10 Architecture Flashcards
1
Q
Architecture is: (of all the fine arts)
A
The most complicated
The most expensive
The most comprehensive
The most communal
Reveals the major investment of a society
Reveals the values of different periods and places
The most interactive
The largest art form
May reveal the very quality of our environment.
2
Q
Ashlar Masonry
A
Hewn or Dressed (Trapezoidal wall)
3
Q
Bearing Wall Construction
A
When one stone or flat block is stacked atop another forming a wall (brick block wall)
4
Q
Pendentive
A
A sloping triangular piece of vaulting between the arches that supports a dome on its rim.
