Architecture單詞卡 | Quizlet

abbey

The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.

acropolis

Greek for "high city". The chief temples of the city were located here.

aisle

a passageway between rows of seats

ambulatory

a place for walking, especially an aisle or cloister in a church or monastery.

amenity

something that adds to one's comfort or convenience

antique

Pertaining to ancient times.

apartment

a set of rooms for someone to live in on one level of a building or house

arcade

A series of arches supported by piers or columns.

arch

a curved assemblage that is used to span an opening and to support loads from above

atrium

an open-roofed entrance hall or central court in an ancient Roman house.

baptistery

In Christian architecture, the building used for baptism, usually situated next to a church.

baroque

An artistic style of the seventeenth century characterized by complex forms, bold ornamentation, and contrasting elements

basilica

a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse, used in ancient Rome as a court of law or for public assemblies.

buttress

a structure of stone or brick built against a wall to strengthen or support it.

canopy

a cover fixed over a seat or bed, etc. for shelter or decoration

chancel

The part of a cathedral that contains the high altar

choir

a group of people who sing together

clerestory

A row of windows in the upper part of a wall.

cloister

a covered walk in a convent, monastery, college, or cathedral, typically with a colonnade open to a quadrangle on one side.

coffering

a square or polygonal ornamental sunken panel used in a series as decoration for a ceiling or vault.

colonnade

a row of columns supporting a roof, an entablature, or arcade.

column

a vertical element, usually a rounded shaft with a capital and a base, which in most cases serves as a support.

condominium

An individually owned housing unit in a building with several such units

cooperative

each resident is a shareholder in the corporation based in part on the relative size of the unit that they live in

corbel

a projection jutting out from a wall to support a structure above it.

cornice

projecting molding on building (usually above columns or pillars)

crypt

an underground room or vault beneath a church

dome

a rounded vault forming the roof of a building or structure, typically with a circular base.

dormer

window projecting from roof

engraving

a print made from an engraved plate, block, or other surface.

facade

the front of a building

finial

an ornament at the top of a spire or gable. upper portion of the pinnacle, bench-end.

flat

apartment

fluting

a series of shallow concave grooves, vertical on the shaft of a column.

fresco

a painting done rapidly in watercolour on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, so that the colours penetrate the plaster and become fixed as it dries.

gable

the triangular upper part of a wall at the end of a ridged roof

gargoyle

A grotesque carved human or animal figure, especially one used as a rainspout carrying water clear of a wall

Gothic

of the middle ages; of or relating to a mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction

groin

refers to the edge between the intersecting vaults

lintel

A horizontal beam used to span an opening.

mosaic

Art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass

narthex

the vestibule or entrance porch of a church

occupancy

the action or fact of occupying a place

pagoda

A multistoried Chinese tower, usually associated with a Buddhist temple, having a multiplicity of projecting eaves.

pantheon

A group of gods; a group of people so accomplished in a skill or field that they seem like gods

pediment

the triangular top of a temple that contains sculpture

picturesque

like a picture; pleasing or charming to look at

pilaster

a rectangular column, especially one projecting from a wall.

property

anything of value that is owned or controlled

pyramid

A solid shape with a polygon as a base and triangular faces that come to a point (vertex or apex)

quoin

both the external angle or corner of a building and, more often, one of the stones used to form that angle

railing

a fence or barrier made of rails.

renovation

state of being renewed

residence

a home; a place where a person settles to live

rib

each of a series of slender curved bones articulated in pairs to the spine (twelve pairs in humans), protecting the thoracic cavity and its organs

Romanesque

a style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD

rotunda

A circular domed building or hall

sanctuary

A place of protection

spacious

having ample space

spandrel

a triangular space enclosed by the curves of arches

spatial

relating to space

spire

a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top

stupa

Buddhist shrine that is shaped like a dome or mound

sublime

of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe

tenant

A person who pays for the right to live in a residence owned by someone else

tenement

a room or a set of rooms forming a separate residence within a house or block of flats

tracery

Tracery is an architectural device by which windows are divided into sections of various proportions by stone bars or ribs of moulding.

transept

(in a cross-shaped church) either of the two parts forming the arms of the cross shape, projecting at right angles from the nave.

urban

in, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town.

urban congestion

traffic congestion; a condition in transport that is characterised by slower speeds, longer trip times, and increased vehicular queueing

urban fringe

the ring of small towns and suburbs that surround a big city

vault

a curved ceiling made of arches; a large room or chamber used for storage, especially an underground one.