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Encyclopedia > Lobby (room)

A lobby is a room in a building which is used for entry from the outside. Sometimes referred to as a foyer or an entrance hall. A room is an enclosed space in a house or other building. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...


Many office buildings, hotels and Skyscrapers go to great lengths to decorate their lobbies to create the right impression[1][2] [3] This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... A hotel is an establishment that provides lodging, usually on a short-term basis. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


Since the mid 1980s there has been a growing trend to think of lobbies as more than just ways to get from the door to the elevator, but instead as social spaces and places of commerce. [4][5]Some research has even been done to develop scales to measure lobby atmosphere in order to improve hotel lobby design [6] A set of lifts in the lower level of a London Underground station. ...


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Looking up inside the 32-story atrium of the Shanghai Grand Hyatt, part of the Jin Mao Building. ... Look up Door in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

References

  1. ^ http://www.usatoday.com/money/biztravel/2006-02-13-lobbies-usat_x.htm
  2. ^ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m5072/is_48_23/ai_88698813]
  3. ^ http://www.wayofdesign.com/ebook/prestige.htm
  4. ^ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D05E1D81339F930A25756C0A962948260
  5. ^ http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4189/is_20051111/ai_n15842507
  6. ^ http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/dissertations/AAI3075649/


 

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