W2 Extended Vocab

Question 1

ARCADE

Answer 1

passageway under a series of arches, the area between arches and a wall, or just a covered walkway between arches

Question 2

ARCHITRAVE

Answer 2

the molding around rectangular openings like doors and windows.

the lowest part of the entablature that rests just above the columns

Question 3

BALUSTRADE

Answer 3

railing or wall on a staircase or balcony

Question 4

Barrel vault

Answer 4

ceiling or roof consisting of a series of semicylindrical arches.

Question 5

BELFRY

Answer 5

where the bell can be found in a bell tower—

Question 6

BÉTON BRUT

Answer 6

the aesthetic of unfinished concrete after being removed from formwork

Question 7

BRACING

Answer 7

reinforcement to a structural system
tension and compression (X shape)

Question 8

BRISE SOLEIL (breaking the sun)

Answer 8

deflecting the sunlight

Question 9

CARYATID

Answer 9

sculptural column in the form of a woman

Question 10

CRUCIFORM

Answer 10

taking the form of a cross

Question 11

CUPOLA

Answer 11

small dome-like structure that tops a building

Question 12

EGRESS

Answer 12

pathways people take to safely exit a building

Question 13

ENTABLATURE

Answer 13

a grouping of horizontal moldings

Question 14

ENVELOPE

Answer 14

exterior walls of a building.

Question 15

FENESTRATION

Answer 15

combination of windows and doors on a façade and how they are arranged on a building.

Question 16

FRIEZE

Answer 16

between the cornice and the column capitals

Question 17

GABLE

Answer 17

triangular portion between intersecting roof pitches

rain drains easily, good for ventilation

Question 18

GENTRIFICATION

Answer 18

unique qualities of an urban area are lost and appropriated when wealthier people begin to move in

current residents priced out

Question 19

GROIN VAULT

Answer 19

double barrel vault or a cross vault

two barrel vaults intersect and create a groin edge.

Question 20

Isometrics

Answer 20

helps represent 3D objects in 2D drawings

Question 21

KEYSTONE

Answer 21

keeps all the other pieces in place

Question 22

LINTEL

Answer 22

horizontal block that spans an opening

Found over doors or windows.

Question 23

Louvers

Answer 23

keep light from entering a building

Question 24

MASSING

Answer 24

the general size and shape of a building

Question 25

MEZZANINE

Answer 25

a half floor in a building.

Question 26

MIHRAB

Answer 26

orient the congregation towards Mecca during prayer.

Question 27

MINARET

Answer 27

traditional tower in or near a mosque

Question 28

MULLION

Answer 28

vertical members that separate portions of a window

Question 29

NAVE

Answer 29

long, narrow central part of the Christian church

Question 30

OCULUS

Answer 30

a circular opening at the center of a dome

Question 31

FLYING BUTTRESS

Answer 31

built on a separate pier and connects to the wall that it supports

Question 32

PARAPET

Answer 32

low boundary along the edge of a roof that acts as a railing for people that might fall over the edge.

Question 33

PARTI

Answer 33

scheme that describes the concept behind an architectural project

diagram

Question 34

PEDIMENT

Answer 34

triangular gable forming the end of the roof slope over a portico

Question 35

Piloti

Answer 35

supports that lift a building above the ground or a body of water.

Question 36

truncated

Answer 36

without its top or end section.

Question 37

Biometric architecture

Answer 37

multi-disciplinary scientific approach to sustainable design

goes beyond using nature as inspiration for aesthetics but rather deeply studying and applying construction principles that are found in natural environments and species.

Question 38

cape cod architecture

Answer 38

low, broad, single or double-story frame building with a moderately-steep-pitched gabled roof, a large central chimney, and very little ornamentation.