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Exam 1 HDE 3
Vocabulary words for history test
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Architecture
Undergraduate 2
09/27/2015

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Term
Oriel Window
Definition
a form of bay window that projects from the wall of a building
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Spandrel
Definition
-the space between the top of the window in one story and the sill of the window in the story
above.
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Atelier
Definition
a workshop or studio, especially one used by an artist or designer
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Parti
Definition
the basic scheme or formal concept of an architectural design
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Chicago Window
Definition
Window with 2 double hung windows flanking a fixed center window
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Pile
Definition
heavy post driven vertically into the ground to support foundations
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Guastavino Tile
Definition
Tile Arch System patented in the USA in 1885 based on Catalonian Arch
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Triple Hung WIndow
Definition
Window Utilizing 3 vertically operable sashes
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Piano Nobile
Definition
This floor contains the principle reception spaces
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Tabula Rasa
Definition
means "blank slate"
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porte-cochere
Definition
structure at a main or secondary entrance to a building through which a horse and carriage
(or motor vehicle) can pass in order for the occupants to alight under cover, protected from the weather.
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