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Describing Architecture: A Starter Kit (Spring 2023) > Class Glossary I, part 1 (image > word) * AUDIO * > Flashcards

Class Glossary I, part 1 (image > word) * AUDIO * Flashcards

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citadel

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pagoda

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Chicago window

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blind arcade

(interlacing blind arcade)

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boulevard

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choir

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catacomb

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squinch

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architrave

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arcade

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stoa

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acanthus

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stela (stele)

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masonry

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compound pier (or cluster pier)

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apse

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bastion

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caryatid

(caryatid porch)

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capital

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half-timbering

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abbey

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rammed earth

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belvedere

(belvedere turret)

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chinoiserie

(pavilion)

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adobe

(adobe building: mosque)

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gable

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cement

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abacus

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aisle

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capstone

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dormer

(gable dormer)

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chinoiserie

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colonnade

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blind arch

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bay

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dome

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boulevard*

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allée

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bungalow

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aqueduct

(Roman)

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cathedral

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volute

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frieze

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colonnade

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lancet window

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caryatid

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central plan

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Corinthian (capital)

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polychromy

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onion dome

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Palladian motif (or Serliana)

(also Venetian motif)

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column

(Doric order)

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ogee

(ogee arch)

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cladding (metal cladding)

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ashlar masonry

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mansard roof

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crenellation

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centering (or falsework)

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rammed earth

(also: pisé)

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balloon frame

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annular vault

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bay window

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compound pier (or cluster pier)

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belvedere

(building)

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curtain wall

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quoin

(brick)

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Ionic order

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flying buttress

Describing Architecture: A Starter Kit (Spring 2023) (6 decks)

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