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Engineering
9th Grade
05/20/2009

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adobe
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a building made with tightly compacted earth, clay and straw
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antebellum
Definition
elegant plantation home built in the american south in the 30 years preceeding the civi war
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arcade
Definition
a series of arches supported by piers or columns
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arch
Definition
a curved structure used as a support over an open space
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architect
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a lincensed professional who organizes space. Designs houses, buildings, skyscrapers, landscapes, and more
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art deco
Definition
sleek, geometric, and dramatic designed cubic/zigzag building
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art moderne
Definition
sleek streamlined appearance of a modern machine
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balustrade
Definition
row of repeating balusters- small posts which support the upper railing
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Beaux Arts
Definition
Combined Greek, Roman, Reneissance, which is the favored style for grand public building and mansions
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bungalow
Definition
variations of a affordable housing type
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buttress
Definition
support built against a wall to support of reinforce
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cantilever
Definition
a projecting elements supported at a angle point or a long single line by a wall
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caryatid
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a human figure used as a sculptural column as part of a classical composition
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chimney pot
Definition
short pipe placed on top of chimney to improve the draft
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clerestory
Definition
the fenestrated part of a building that rises above the roofs of the other parts
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colonnade
Definition
a row of columns forming a element of an architect with composition, carrying either a flattopped entablature or a row of arches
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corbel
Definition
a projecting wall member used as a support for some elements of the super structure
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cornice
Definition
the uppermost section of moldings along the top of the wall
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cupola
Definition
a small dome-like structure, on top of a building , to provide ventalation and decoration
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custom home
Definition
structure designed by architect hired by owner
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dome
Definition
a hemispherical roof
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domer
Definition
gabled extension built out from sloping roof to accomodate a vertical windows
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eave
Definition
edge of a roof
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facade
Definition
front of a building
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feng shui
Definition
"wind-water" ancient chinese art of placonent
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floor plan
Definition
a diagram usually to scale of a house
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flying buttress
Definition
buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch
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foursquare
Definition
in a square position
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gable
Definition
vertical triangular wall between the sloped ends of the gable roof
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gerodesic dome
Definition
light weight dome constructed of interlocking polygous
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georgian
Definition
nature or resident of the american state of georgia
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gothic style
Definition
type commonly used for printing german
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half-timbered
Definition
exposed wood framing with space filled with mansaury
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hip roof
Definition
roof having slopey ends as well as slopey sides
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keystone
Definition
central topmost stone of an arch
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mansard roof
Definition
roof with two slopes on each side topped off with victorian
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modular home
Definition
house divided into multiple sections
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neoclassical
Definition
characteristics of earlier classical houses
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organic architecture
Definition
philosophy of architecture which provides harmony between human habitation and the natural world through design
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oriel window
Definition
projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered from wall
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palladian window
Definition
window with three openings. the central one arched and wider
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parapet
Definition
low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony
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pediment
Definition
triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and sloping roof
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pier
Definition
a vetical supporting structure as a potion of the wall between two doors or windows
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pilaster
Definition
rectangular column that usually projects above 1/3 of its width from the wall
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plinth
Definition
an architectural support of base (as for a statue)
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post and lintel
Definition
structure consisting of vertical beams supporting horizontal beams
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portico
Definition
a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
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prarie school
Definition
late 19th and 20th century architectural style most common to midwest U.S.
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quoing
Definition
corner, solid exterior angle of a building
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scullery
Definition
room in a house used for domestic tasks including handling food
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stick built
Definition
structure built on site from individual wood studs and other structural members
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stucco
Definition
a plaster usually applied while soft to cover exterior walls
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tromp l'seil
Definition
a design that creates a 3d illusion by means of shadow and graphic walls
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tudor style
Definition
final development of medieval architecture
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turret
Definition
small tower extending from building
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usonian
Definition
word used by Frank Lloyd Wright to refer to his vision for the landscape of the U.S.
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vault
Definition
an arched brick or stone ceiling/roof
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