Architecture

Question 1

Quad-lobed

Answer 1

A formation of four lobes designed with foils

Question 2

Quatrofoils

Answer 2

A lobe or leaf shaped curve with four foils

Question 3

Tondo/ Tondi

Answer 3

A circular work of art

Question 4

Loggia

Answer 4

A gallery or room with one or more open sides, e.g., one that forms part of a house and has one side open to the garden.

Question 5

Tri-lobed

Answer 5

A formation of three lobes designed with foils

Question 6

Tracery

Answer 6

Open stone works that are used decoratively around windows or other openings.

Question 7

Flowing Tracery

Answer 7

Tracery is characterized by waving or flame-shaped curves.

Question 8

Tripartite

Answer 8

A design of building where the facade is characterised by three major divisions

Question 9

Cornices

Answer 9

A cornice is decorative trim located at the meeting point between walls and a roof or ceiling.

Question 10

Corbel

Answer 10

A projecting block that supports a beam

Question 11

Finials

Answer 11

A formal ornament at the top of a pinnacle

Question 12

Piano Nobile

Answer 12

The piano Nobile is the principal floor of a palazzo. This floor contains the main reception and bedrooms of the house.

Question 13

Ogee

Answer 13

Showing in section a double continuous S-shaped curve.

Question 14

travertine

Answer 14

a form of limestone

Question 15

ashlar

Answer 15

finely dressed stone with straight edges used in masonry

Question 16

rustication

Answer 16

the degree to which masonry has been smoothed or not smoothed

Question 17

spoila

Answer 17

repurposed building stone for new constructions

Question 18

stringcourse

Answer 18

horizontal lines that divide the floors of a structure

Question 19

voussoirs

Answer 19

a wedge-shaped element, typically a stone, which is used in building an arch or vault

Question 20

roundels

Answer 20

a rounded or circular design

Question 21

spandrels

Answer 21

a roughly triangular space between the top of an arch and a rectangular frame

Question 22

lancet window

Answer 22

a tall narrow window with a spear top

Question 23

Coffer

Answer 23

the indented squares on a ceiling

Question 24

Pilaster

Answer 24

a shallow, flattened-out column attached to a wall. It is only decorative, and has no supporting function

Question 25

Barrel Vault

Answer 25

a ceiling in the shape of a round arch