Interior Design Professional Practice Exam

Curtain walls are an example of a non-load-bearing wall.

A curtain wall is type of cladding, which generally envelops the full extent of a building’s exterior. In glazing, the term “curtain wall” typically refers to aluminum framed systems set with recurring units of glass, panels, or other building materials. When a building is covered in a glass curtain wall, it often appears to be made out of floor-to-ceiling windows, multiple stories high.