Shared Flashcard Set

Details

QR Architecture Terms
N/A
30
Architecture
Not Applicable
11/20/2011

Additional Architecture Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Ambulatory
Definition

- a continuous aisle in a circular building. In a church, it serves as

the semicircular aisle that encloses the apse

Term

Apse

Definition
the semicircular area in a structure
Term
Arcade
Definition

a series of arches supported by columns or piers - may also refer to the

passageway formed by the arches

Term
Arch
Definition

- curved structure used to support the weight of the structure above it - the

stone at the top of the arch is called the keystone

Term
Architrave
Definition
the lowest part of the entablature. It rests on the capital of a column.
Term
Buttress
Definition

a support built against the outside wall of a building. A flying buttress

is an arched support that extends from a column or pier to a wall

Term
Cantilever
Definition

a horizontal projection of a beam which is supported at one end only,

example is a balcony

Term
Captial
Definition
the upper part of a column
Term
Colonnade
Definition

a row of columns - the columns are usually set at an equal distance

from each other

Term
Column
Definition

a vertical support - it consists of a shaft and a capital, and often sits on

a base

Term
Composite Order
Definition

Roman order that resembles the Corinthian order, but has a

capital that combines the Corinthian acanthus leaf decoration with volutes from

the Ionic order

Term
Cornithian Order
Definition

last of the three Greek orders - it resembles the Ionic order, but

has an elaborate capital that is decorated with carvings of leaves of the

acanthus plant

Term
Cornice
Definition
the upper part of the entablature - it extends beyond the frieze
Term
Doric Order
Definition

the first and simplest of the three Greek orders. The Doric is the only

order that normally has no base.

Term
Entablature
Definition

the upper horizontal part of an order between a capital and the roof.

It is made up of the architrave, frieze, and cornice. (Basically, it's all the stuff that

sits atop the column.)

Term
Façade
Definition
the front of a building
Term
Frieze
Definition

the middle part of the entablature - It is decorated frequently with a

horizontal band of relief sculpture.

Term
Ionic Order
Definition

the second of the Greek orders - it has a capital decorated with

carved spiral scrolls called volutes.

Term
Module
Definition

a measurement which architects use to establish the proportions of an

entire structure. Example - the diameter of a column

Term
Nave
Definition

the chief area within a church - it extends from the main entrance to the

transept.

Term
Order
Definition
a type of column and entablature (in classical architecture)
Term
Pediment
Definition

a triangular area between the horizontal entablature and the sloping

roof at the front of a classical-style building

Term
Pendentive
Definition

a curved support shaped like an inverted triangle. Its purpose is to

hold up a dome.

Term
Pier
Definition
a supporting element other than a wall or column
Term
Post and Lintel
Definition

method of construction in which vertical beams (posts) support

a horizontal beam (lintel)

Term
Shaft
Definition

the main part of a column below the capital - Many shafts have shallow

vertical grooves called fluting

Term
Transept
Definition
forms the arms in a "T" or "cross-shaped" church
Term
Tuscan Order
Definition

Roman order that resembles the Doric order, but the shaft has no

fluting (vertical grooves)

Term
Vault
Definition

an arched ceiling commonly made of brick, stone, or concrete

a. Barrel vault - the simplest order of vault; it is a single continuous arch

b. Groined vault - formed by joining two barrel vaults at right angles

c. Ribbed vault - has diagonal arches that project from the inner surface

Term
Volute
Definition
carved spiral scrolls
Supporting users have an ad free experience!