Definitions

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  • noun A landscape above ground formed by roofs of buildings.

Etymologies

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roof +‎ -scape

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Examples

  • This skin is created principally from a glass exterior skin, steel structure, wood decking and grassed, faceted roofscape.

    Docks de Paris by Jakob+MacFarlane 2009

  • Preservation advocate Christabel Gough of the Society for the Architecture of the City told the Landmarks Restoration Commission last year that the towers 'roofscape "should be sacrosanct under the landmarks law."

    Elizabeth Sargent, Last Carnegie Hall Towers Resident, Kicked Out 2010

  • The development, which is already partially built, is united by an undulating roofscape, with the same fluid lines found in Ms. Hadid's individual buildings and furniture.

    Designer Cities: 2008

  • Buildings were designed by other architects using Ms. Hadid's plan as a guide, and elements such as the wavy roofscape and skybridges preserve the Hadid flair, says Dillon Lin, Ms. Hadid's project architect.

    Designer Cities: 2008

  • There's so much detail in this downtown Guelph roofscape.

    Great Guelph Photos and Cool Blog Links by Creative Guelphites 2007

  • I looked around in broad daylight to see the roofscape of Fallujah, littered with thousands upon thousands of old mufflers and tailpipes, guarded by U.S.

    Five Days in Fallujah 2004

  • I looked around in broad daylight to see the roofscape of Fallujah, littered with thousands upon thousands of old mufflers and tailpipes, guarded by U.S.

    Five Days in Fallujah 2004

  • "We've taken advantage of the roofscape in order to fit in an exterior space that's entirely enclosed, set away from the street and completely private."

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Dave LeBlanc 2011

  • Restoration Commission last year that the towers 'roofscape "should be sacrosanct under the landmarks law."

    Fore, right! 2010

  • Restoration Commission last year that the towers 'roofscape "should be sacrosanct under the landmarks law."

    Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2010

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