In the center of the courtyard, there is a huge glass and steel pyramid surrounded by water fountains and smaller pyramids.

VOA: special.2010.06.23

As you go through the rooms of the exhibit, you can listen to the videos and see back into the courtyard through the glass.

VOA: special.2010.03.03

What a courtyard does in a traditional Chinese house is really it connects all the rooms. Maya Lin is a Chinese-American building designer and artist.

VOA: special.2010.03.03

The Salk Institute has two structures that surround a marble garden area or courtyard.

VOA: special.2009.12.13

The courtyard walls contain several glass openings where videos are shown.

VOA: special.2010.03.03

The main exhibit wraps around the central courtyard.

VOA: special.2010.03.03

Secondly,conceptually this is what we call a courtyard.

VOA: special.2010.03.03

And on the inner wall close to the courtyard actually what you see are some glittering tiles, thats what we call the luminary wall. Each lit rectangle tells about Chinese-American who has been important in American or world history.

VOA: special.2010.03.03

The first squatters began moving in two weeks ago. They're still arriving along with a couple of cats, which prowl in the courtyard.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

Other cases are different. As they wash dishes in the safety of the courtyard, Liseth and her friends are reconsidering their plans after the harrowing trip across Guatemala.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01