Matt Williams and Sara Hyman: Charette 2 Continued

                                       

  Courtyard-An open space surrounded by walls or buildings, adjoining or within a building such as a large house or housing complex.

Cresting-An ornamental ridge, as on top of a wall or roof.

Dormer-A window set vertically into a small gable projecting from a sloping roof.

Eave-The overhanging lower edge of a roof.

Entablature-The upper section of a classical building, resting on the columns and constituting the architrave, frieze, and cornice.

Facade-The face of a building, especially the principal face.

Fascia-A flat horizontal band or member between moldings.

Finial-The crowning ornament of a pointed element, such as a spire.

Frame-The stationary portion of a window unit that is affixed to the facade and holds the sash or other operable portions of the window.

Gable-The upper portion of an end wall formed by the slope of the roof.

Keystone-The central wedge-shaped stone of an arch that locks its parts together.

Lacunar-A ceiling with recessed panels.

Lattice-1. A lattice or lattice like structure.

2. An open, crisscross pattern or weave.

Lintel: A horizontal structural element over an opening which carries the weight of the wall above it.

Loggia-An open-sided, roofed or vaulted gallery, either free-standing or along the front or side of a building, often at an upper level.

Mullion-A vertical member, as of stone or wood, dividing a window or other opening.

Muntin-A strip of wood or metal separating and holding panes of glass in a window.

Ogee-An arch formed by two S-shaped curves meeting at a point.

Pilaster-A rectangular column with a capital and base, projecting only slightly from a wall as an ornamental motif.

Portico- A porch or walkway with a roof supported by columns, often leading to the entrance of a building.

Quoin

a. An exterior angle of a wall or other piece of masonry.

b. Any of the stones used in forming such an angle, often being of large size and dressed or arranged so as to form a decorative contrast with the adjoining walls.

Rosette-A painted, carved, or sculptured ornament having a circular arrangement of parts radiating out from the center and suggesting the petals of a rose.