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• a  used of buildings of one or only a few stories and usually no elevator; low
  looking out over the roofs of low-rise apartment buildings

• In 2002 she introduced low-rise jeans for men and overhauled the brand's core line after the largest fit test in denim history to create a style and fit for nearly everybody, and .
• Where other towns boast tall and impersonal boxes of steel, Chandigarh celebrates the handmade feel of low-rise complexes sculpted in brick.
• When Rockefeller Center was built, some of the low-rise office buildings along Fifth Avenue were devoted to Great Britain, France and Italy in the hope of attracting businesses .

• high-rise

News & Articles

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• Change Is On The Horizon For London's Famous Skyline
  The city of London boasts centuries of architectural history. But a building boom is threatening the city's traditionally low-rise aesthetic and the views of some of that history. Critics — including UNESCO — are very worried about London's changing skyline.
  June 19, 2013 - NPR

Quotes

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• Tina Fey in Seattle Post Intelligencer
  It was right before the low-rise thing kicked in officially, and I inadvertently bought these jeans, and they had this enormous rise,Fey says. "And I was going around the office complaining about them all night, joking about it, and Maya...
• Jason Mercer in Canada NewsWire (press release)
  The high cost of home ownership, particularly for low-rise housing types, will prompt many households to purchase a condominium apartment,said Jason Mercer, CMHC's Senior GTA Market Analyst.
• Barack Obama in The Carpetbagger Report
  Low-rise isn't going to solve all your problems,Obama said sternly. "I've worked in the projects, and, let me tell you, low rise has problems of its own."