MIX REVIEW Flashcards
The word architect is derived from the Latin word _________ word means chief builder or chief carpenter.
architectura
A good building should satisfy the three principles of
- Firmitas (Durability)
- Utilitas (Utility)
- Venustas (Beauty)
a building should stand up a robusty and remain in good conditio
Firmitas (Durability)
It should be suitable for the purpose for which it is used
Utilitas (utility)-
It should be aesthetically pleasing
Venustas (Beauty)
specialists in designing structures
Architects
One of the early architectural developments was the use of the _____________ method. A beam is placed horizontally across upright posts.
Post and Lintel
A series of arches is called an _____
Arcade
Mediums in architecture that unprocessed or minimal processed by industry
Natural Materials
Medium in architecture that are made in industrial settings after much human populations
Synthetic Materials
Is the most common building material. Its advantage are its abundance, relative durability and high tensile and compression strength. However, it is easily destroyed by moisture, insects and fire
Wood
Is the material used in most of the great architecture of the world permanence is desired
Stone
A building material made of sand and gravel mixed with cement
Concrete
For stronger structure, It is concrete reinforced with steel
Ferro Concrete
It is tough alloy of iron in variable amounts. It is malleable under proper conditions and greatly hardened by sudden cooling. It has tensile strength.
Steel
It has been revived as a major construction technique with the development of tensile architecture and synthetic fabrics
Fabric
The amount of each materials used leads to different styles of buildings
Mud and Clay
have existed for as long as history can recall It is the longest lasting building material available and is usually readily available
Rock
walls have been built for as long as human have put one stone on top of another
Dry Stones
is one of the oldest building materials known; grass is a good insulator and easily harvested
Thatch
structures are built entirely from plant parts and are generally found in tropical and sub-tropical areas. Such as rainforests, where very large leaves can be used in the building.
Brush
was used by the Inuit for igloos, but has also been used for ice hotels as a tourist attraction in northern areas that might not otherwise see many winter tourist
ICE
made of kiln-fired material usually clay or shale, but also may be of lower quality mud.
Brick and Block
This period marked the beginning of the historical centralized government by means of uniting South Egypt or Upper Egypt and North Egypt and Lower Egypt into one Country
Early Dynastic Period Art