Architecture

Architecture

Contributors in Architecture

Architecture

The formal written instructions prepared by a client for an architect, setting out the necessary requirements for a building in functional terms. They usually include the required accommodation, size ...

stile

Construction; Architecture

The vertical sides of a window sash.

broken pediment

Construction; Architecture

a Baroque and Rococco style of pediment that is purposely broken either at the bottom or at the top for decorative effect.

stool

Construction; Architecture

The inside window sill.

brutalism

Construction; Architecture

A short-lived architectural movement of the 1960s that set itself in opposition to the picturesque Scandinavian-influenced mainstream of the period, and instead advocated the brutally frank ...

story

Construction; Architecture

A horizontal division of a building, from the floor to the ceiling above it.

building code

Construction; Architecture

A set of laws drafted by the governing body of a borough, town or city to control building construction "to promote the public health, safety and general welfare" of the people in that locality.