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atrium

[ey-tree-uhm] / ˈeɪ tri əm /
NOUN
central building area
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The principal space of the Koolhaas building is the dramatic atrium stair that corkscrews up the front of the building.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The piece dominates a soaring atrium, capped with a curved, crystalline glass roof.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

The opening of an inquest into his death was told Mr Silcox fell into an atrium stairwell "following the collapse of a wooden bannister" in the early hours of 25 October.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

At the centre of the main atrium stands an 83-tonne statue of Ramses II, the pharaoh who ruled Egypt for 66 years and presided over its golden age.

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

As I followed the other kids out of the library and across the atrium, I could see that they had tried to re-create the circular theatrical seating of the Academy on a smaller scale.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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