Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Charette 2 Hare Coursing part 2



Courtyard-- an unroofed area that is completely or mostly enclosed by the walls of a large building.



Cresting-- an ornamental decoration at the ridge of a roof or top of a wall or screen.


Dormer-  a window that projects vertically from a sloping roof.



Eave-- the part of a roof that meets or overhangs the walls of a building.

Enfilade-- a suite of rooms with doorways in line with each other


Façade-- the face of a building, esp. the principal front that looks onto a street or open space.



Finial-- a distinctive ornement at the apex of a roof, pinnacle, canopy, or similar structure in a building.



 Frame-- a rigid structure that surrounds or encloses something such as a door or window.


Gable-- the part of a wall that encloses the end of a pitched roof.


Keystone-- a central stone at the summit of an arch, locking the whole together.


Latticework-- interlacing strips of wood, metal, or other material forming a lattice




Lintel-- a horizontal support of timber, stone, concrete, or steel across the top of a door or window.


Mullion-- a vertical bar between the panes of glass in a window.


Muntin-- a bar or rigid supporting strip between adjacent panes of glass.


Ogee-- having a continuous S-shaped curve.


Transom-- a strengthening crossbar, in particular one set above a window or door.



Truss-- a framework, typically consisting of rafters, posts, and struts, supporting a roof, bridge, or other structure.


Turret-- a small tower on top of a larger tower or at the corner of a building or wall, typically of a castle.


Vault-- a roof in the form of an arch or a series of arches, typical of churches and other large, formal buildings



Volute-- a spiral scroll characteristic of Ionic capitals and also used in Corinthian and composite capitals.


Voussoir -- a wedge-shaped or tapered stone used to construct an arch.






























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