Architecture Terms and Ideas

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1 Architecture Terms and Ideas

2 Major Architectural Influences Historically, our architecture has been derived from & is derivative of More recently

3 The face of a building, especially the principal face.

4 Arch Terms

5 a series of arches

6 decorative with no actual openings

7 arch formed by concentric arches set within one another

8 The central wedge-shaped stone of an arch that locks its parts together

9 an arched ceiling

10 Entryway Terms

11 a central arched section flanked by two narrow rectangular sections

12 A wide, low-pitched gable surmounting the faç ade of a building in the Grecian style

13 A porch or walkway with a roof supported by columns, often leading to the entrance of a building

14 A carriage entrance leading through a building or wall into an inner courtyard

15 Brick and Stone Terms

16 Brick Patterns bond (horizontal) and bond (vertical) rows (called courses).

17 Stone Terms : Squared-off blocks of stone used in building

18 : exposed corner masonry

19 Masonry cut in large blocks separated by deep joints, used to give a bold, exaggerated look to the lower part

20 Columns and Supports

21 A projection from a vertical surface providing structural or visual support under cornices, balconies, or any other overhanging member

22 Buttress and buttress

23 the head of a column

24 A decorative motif consisting of a series of uniform, usually vertical grooves

25 Column: fluted and flowery

26 Column: fluted and plain

27 Column: fluted and scrolled

28 Column: no fluting and plain

29 Roofs and Towers

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31 A bell tower, especially one attached to a building

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34 A beam, girder, truss, or other structural member which projects beyond its supporting wall or column

35 A small dome set on a circular or polygonal base or resting on pillar

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38 lower edge of a roof of a building which overhangs the side

39 The generally triangular section of wall at the end of a pitched roof, occupying the space between the two slopes of the roof

40 A two-sided roof with a double slope on each side, the lower slope having the steeper pitch.

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43 A four-sided roof having sloping ends and sides.

44 A four-sided roof having a double slope on all sides, with the lower slope much steeper than the upper.

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46 A tall tower forming the superstructure of a building, such as a church or temple, and usually surmounted by a spire.

47 A flat roof that slopes in one direction and may lean against another wall or building

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50 A small tower or tower-shaped projection on a building

51 Also called Captain's walk

52 Ornamental Features

53 (one) and (a row or a railing)

54 (castle)

55 panel or tablet, often in round or oval form, often for an inscription or coat of arms

56 Molding

57 Attached to a wall by being partly embedded or bonded to it

58 Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building

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60 Having a wooden framework, often exposed, with plaster, brick, stone, or other masonry

61 horizontal molding

62 An ornamental bracket in the form of a block or scroll supporting the cornice.

63 A rectangular column with a capital and base, projecting only slightly from a wall as an ornamental motif.

64 A twisted or spiral decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing

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67 Any molding ornament in which the design is continuous in intertwined or flowing lines

68 or pediment

69 Window Terms

70 small balcony

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72 (rounded bay window)

73 : it rolls out on one side

74 (oculus, bull s eye, ox eye)

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77 roof window

78 two windows, one on top of each other

79 shaped like the top of a lance (spear)

80 criss-crossed

81 A vertical slit for archers in medieval fortification walls

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83 window

84 a large window that is divided into three parts

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86 horizontal window above a door

87 window

88 Landscaping Elements

89 Walkways and driveways: bluestone, flagstone, pavers (dry-laid or mortared) and gravel

90 Walls: Fieldstone, Engineered, Mortared

91 Vegetation Flowers: Perennials (come back each year) and Annuals (last all summer, but die with first frost) Plants and Shrubs: Evergreens Trees: oaks, maples, dogwood, pine Grasses: (ornamental and the regular kind) Ground cover: Pachysandra, Ivy, and Myrtle

92 Lattices and Arbors Sculpture Fences Fountains Lighting Sculptural Elements