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Design

The art or practice of designing or making designs.

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spire

Construction; Architecture

A tall, pyramidal, polygonal, or conical structure rising from a tower, turret, or roof (usually of a church) and terminating in a point.

bricks

Construction; Architecture

One of the oldest building materials, brick is based on a mix of clay with silt and sand pressed in molds and then burned in a kiln, which gives the characteristic slightly glazed ...

square

Construction; Architecture

A unit of measure equal to 100 square feet. Three square of shingles, for example, will cover 300 square feet of wall or roof area.

bridging cross

Construction; Architecture

Wood or metal strips nailed diagonally between floor joist to prevent lateral movement and dissipate weight.

stairwell

Construction; Architecture

The enclosure of a stairway.

bridging solid

Construction; Architecture

Wooden blocks used to separate floor joists beneath partition walls.

steel siding

Construction; Architecture

Heavy siding material which remains very durable and weather resistant.