Architecture

Architecture

Contributors in Architecture

Architecture

Med bricks reinforced with straw. Used particularly in Latin America and southwestern USA, adobe produces a distinctive architectural style based on organic forms, a smooth finish, and a minimum of ...

keystone

Construction; Architecture

The central stone of a true arch of rib vault.

adyton

Construction; Architecture

The inner sanctuary of a Greek temple whence oracles were delivered; also, more loosely, any private chamber or sanctuary.

knee wall

Construction; Architecture

A wall supported by jack studs in half- story construction.

aedicule

Construction; Architecture

A term now applied to the frames surrounding a classical doorway or window flanked by a pair of columns and topped by a pediment, but which has its origins in the architectural treatment of the ...