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brief
Construction; 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 ...
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.
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.
