Instead of thinking building elements as static, we're talking about maybe frosted versus normal glass.

不把建筑元素想成一成不变的，而把目光投向比如将磨砂玻璃和普通玻璃进行对比。

The idea is, simply, that somewhere offsite a number of identical building elements are built.

这个想法很简单，就是在异地的某个地方建造了许多相同的建筑元素。

The first building elements started coming together on Monday, January 27—just four days after the project broke ground.

第一批建筑元素于 1 月 27 日（星期一）开始组装——距项目破土动工仅四天。

The future of the famous building is uncertain although it is possible some of the building's design elements may be used in the future, Connelly said.

康纳利说，虽然这座著名建筑的一些设计元素可能会在未来使用，但它的未来还不确定。