Visual Dictionary of Architecture Volume 1 (copy)

Aesthetics

Branch of philosophy that deals with art, beauty and taste. Also called Esthetics.

Art

Use of skill, craft and creative imagination in the production of what is beautiful.

Aesthetics

Branch of philosophy that deals with art, beauty and taste. Also called Esthetics.

Art

Use of skill, craft and creative imagination in the production of what is beautiful.

Beauty

Aggregate of qualities that gives intense pleasure to the senses.

Taste

Critical judgement of what is beautiful to an individual

Delight

A high degree of pleasure or enjoyment

Environmental Design

Ordering of physica environment by architecture, engineering, construction, landscape, urban design and city planning.

Urban Design

Aspect of architecture and city planning that deals with the design of urban structures and spaces

City planning

The future physical arrangement and condition of the community

Interior design

The design and supervising the execution of architectural interiors

Space planning

The planning, layout, design and furnishing of spaces within a building

Commodity

Something of value, use or convenience.

Science

Branch of knowledge dealing with body of facts.

Technology

Branch of knowledge deaing with the creation and use of technica methods and materials.

Technics

Science of an art or arts in general

Tectonics

Science or art of shaping, ornamenting or assembling materials in construction.

Architecture

The unifying structure or concept of an artistic work.

Engineering

Arr and science of applying scientific principles to practical ends in the design and consturction.

Firmness

Being solidly constructed.

Behavioral science

Science that seek to discover general truth from the behavior of society.

Sociology

Study of origin, development, stucture, functioning and bahavior of human beings.

Anthropology

Science of human beings.

Landscape architecture

Designing, arranging or modifying features of landscape for aesthetic or practical reasons.

Building

Enclosed struture constructed over a lot

Superstructure

Vertical extension of a building

Shell

Exterior framework of a building

Substructure

Underlying structure of a building

Skyscraper

Buildig of exceptional height

Edifice

A buildig of large size or with imposing appearance

Story

Complete horizontal division of a building

High rise

Building having a lare number of stories

Low rise

Building of one to three stories and of no elevator

Mid rise

Building of 5 to 10 stories with elevators

Loft building

Building having several floors with large areas of unobstructed space

Attic

A room directly under a roof

Half story

A usable living space within a sloping roof

Crawl space

A building having a clearance less than human height

Cellar

Storage of food or fuel beneath a buildingc

Cyclone cellar

A shelter during biolent storms

Bulkhead

A horizontal or inclined door over a stairway giving access to a cellar

Areaway

Sunken area affording access, air ad light to a basement or window

Facade

Front of a building

Frontspiece

Principal facade

Pavilion

A central or flanking projecting subdivision of a facade

Bay

Any of principal divisions of a wall, roof or other part of a bulding

Blind

A recess in wall having the appearance of a window

Fenestration

Design, proportioning and disposition of windows and other exterior openings

Stoop

Raised platform, approached by steps and sometimes having a roof at the entrance of a house

Porch

An exterior appendage to a building

Veranda

Large open porch usually roofed and partly enclosed by a railing

Lanai

A veranda, fully furnished and used a a living room

Colonnade

Series of regularly spaced columns

Forecourt

A courtyard before the entrance to a building

Terrace

An open paved area as outdoor living

Deck

An open, unroofed porch or platform

Porte cochère

Porch roof projecting over a driveway. Also called carriage porch

Postern

A side entrance next to porte cochére

Portal

Doorway, gate or entrance

Loggia

An open colonnaded or arcaded space at the upper story overlooking a courtyard

Piano noble

Principal storey of a large building

Cortile

A large or principal courtyard of an italian palazzo

Ell

A wing at right angles to the length of a building

Courtyard

A court adjacent to or within a building. Enclosed on all sides.

Patio

A courtyard enclosed by low buildings or walls

Gazebo

A freestanding roofed structure in a garden

Promenade

An area used for stroll or walk

Alley

Broad walk planted with trees

Arbor

Shelter of shrubs and branches intertwined with climbing vines

Trellis

A frame supporting open latticework as scree or support for growing vines

Pergola

A structure of parallel colonades aupporting an open roof

Parterre

Ornamental arrangement of flower beds of different shapes and sizes

Belvedere

A building feature designed and situated to look out upon a pleasing scene

Ceiling

Overhead interior surface of a room

Plafond

A flat or vaulted ceilig of decorative character

Rotunda

A round, dome bldg o a large and high circular space in such a bldg esp one surmounted by a dome

Tower

A structure high in proportion to ita lateral dimensions

Block

A large blg divided into number of separate apt, offices or shops

Slab

A rectangular bldg having a little width with respect to is length and height

Piloti

Any series of columns supporting a bldg above an open grd lvl

Wing

Part of a bldg projecting from and subordinate to a central or main part

Atrium

A skylit, central court in a bldg

Claim

To assert or demand a recognition or possession

Front

To face in a specific direction or look out upon

Merge

To combine, blend or unite gradually by stages so as to blur identity or distinctions

Surround

To enclose or encompass on all sides

Quadrangle

A square or quadrangular space or court surrounded by a building as on a campus.

Galleria

A spacious promenade, court or indoor mall

Promenade

Area used for stroll or walk in a public space

Alley

Broad walk planted with trees

Orientation

The position of a bldg on a site in relation to true north, to points on the compass, to a specific place or feature or to local conditions of sunlight, wind and drainage

Folly

A whimsical or extravagant structure built to serve as conversation piece, lend interest to a view or commemorate a person or event

Ceiling

The overhead interior surface or lining of a room often concealing the underside of floor or roof above

Cove ceiling

A ceilig having a cove

Cove

A concave surface forming a part of a ceiling at its edge so as to eliminate usual interior angle bw the wall and ceiling

Beam ceiling

The underside of a floor showing the supporting beams and finished to form a ceiling

Camp ceiling

Ceiling having a truncated pyramid

Coffer

One of a number of recessed, usually sqaure or octagonal panels in a ceiling, soffit or vaults. Also called caisson and/or lacunar

Lacunar

Ceiling, soffit ir vault adorned with a pattern of recessed panels

Drop ceiling

A secondary ceiling formed to provide space for piping or ductwork or to alter the proportions of a room

Suspended ceiling

A ceiling suspended from an overhead floor or roof to provide space for pipes, ductwork, lighting fixtures or other service equipment

Plenum

Space bw a suspended ceiling and floor structure above