Brise soleil Brise soleil Brise soleil, sometimes brise-soleil (, plural, "brise-soleil" (invariable), or "bris-ole", from French, "sun breaker"), is an architectural feature of a building that reduces heat gain within that building by deflecting sunlight. Brise-soleils can comprise a variety of permanent sun-shading structures, ranging from the simple patterned concrete walls popularized by Le Corbusier in the Palace of Assembly to the elaborate wing-like mechanism devised by Santiago Calatrava for the Milwaukee Art Museum or the mechanical, pattern-creating devices of the Institut du Monde Arabe by Jean Nouvel. In the typical form, a horizontal projection extends from the sunside facade of a
Zed (Cirque du Soleil) du Soleil had come to an agreement to permanently close the production on December 31, 2011. The closure was due to the business environment that arose from the impacts of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. "Zed" had reached its one-millionth guest faster than any show in Japan, and had seen great success with over 1,000 performances. Cirque du Soleil spent three years constructing the Cirque du Soleil Theatre Tokyo for its resident show "Zed". The theatre, which is located at the Tokyo Disney Resort, was exclusively designed for "Zed". The roof was formed by polyhedrons and was made to