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The science of designing and building structures for habitation.
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colarin
Architecture; General architecture
The little frieze of the capital of the Tuscan and Doric column placed between the astragal, and the annulets. It was called hypotrachelium by Vitruvius.
apron
Architecture; General architecture
1. Aised panel below a window or wall monument or tablet. 2. Open portion of a marine terminal immediately adjacent to a vessel berth, used in the direct transfer of cargo ...
boss
Architecture; General architecture
1. Roughly cut stone set in place for later carving. 2. An ornamental projection, a carved keystone of a ribbed vault at the intersection of the ogives.
jettying
Architecture; General architecture
A building technique used in medieval timber frame buildings in which an upper floor projects beyond the dimensions of the floor below.
coffer
Architecture; General architecture
A recessed, usually square or octagonal panel in a ceiling, often used to lighten the weight of a dome.
mansard roof
Architecture; General architecture
A curb hip roof in which each face has two slopes, the lower one steeper than the upper. The term was used in the French mansarde after the accomplished 17th-century French ...
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