Monday, October 28, 2013

Charette #2: Matt Williams and Sara Hyman

Architrave: (in classical architecture) a main beam resting across the tops of columns, specifically the lower third entablature


Column: an upright pillar, typically cylindrical and made of stone or concrete, supporting an entablature, arch, or other structure or standing alone as a monument


Brise Soleil: a device, such as a perforated screen or louvers, for shutting out direct or excessive sunlight

Buttress: a projecting support of stone or brick built against a wall

Arch: a curved symmetrical structure spanning an opening and typically supporting the weight of a bridge, roof, or wall above it


Cornice: an ornamental molding around the wall of a room just below the ceiling 


Balustrade: a railing supported by balusters, esp. an ornamental parapet on a balcony, bridge, or terrace


Came: A slender grooved lead bar used to hold together the panes in stained glass or latticework windows


Awning: a sheet of canvas or other material stretched on a frame and used to keep the sun or rain off a storefront, window, doorway, or deck

Caryatid: a stone carving of a draped female figure, used as a pillar to support the entablature of a Greek or Greek-style building

Casement: a window or part of a window set on a hinge so that it opens like a door. 


Baluster: a short pillar or column, typically decorative in design, in a series supporting a rail or coping

Corbel: a projection jutting out from a wall to support a structure above it



Asymmetry: lack of equality or equivalence between parts or aspects of something; lack of symmetry


Colonnade: a row of columns supporting a roof, an entablature, or arcade


Coffer: a recessed panel in a ceiling


Arcade: a covered passageway with arches along one or both sides

**see Matt Williams' blog for more photos/definitions

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