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circulation
Construction; Architecture
Architecture is not experienced statically. Circulation routes, the means by which access is provided through and around a building, are very often key elements in creating an understanding of ...
unite d'habitation
Construction; Architecture
Le Corbusier's name for an ideal housing type, the multistory block including social facilities, shops, and play space contained within a single building, around what he called streets in the sky. ...
cladding
Construction; Architecture
The lightweight outer skin of a building that does not carry any weight or support the building, but does keep wind and rain out. A term used to describe the siding or materials covering the exterior ...
clapboard
Construction; Architecture
Tapered horizontal boards used as siding, thickest on their bottom edge; each overlaps the one below. Also know as weatherboard or siding.
valley jacks
Construction; Architecture
Rafters that run from the ridge rafter to the valley rafter.
classical
Construction; Architecture
Refers to the architecture and design ideas of ancient Rome and Greece.
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