Elements 1
What type of designs are made up of mostly straight lines and right angles, opposite to curvilinear?
What are rectilinear designs?
In architecture, what uses a curve to span a space from two points, and is a core structural concept for various kinds of architecture?
What is an arch?
What type of architecture includes curved lines and is often considered the opposite of rectilinear?
What is curvilinear architecture?
What is a railing along the edge of a balcony or roofline, which can be either ornamental or functional?
What is a balustrade?
Translating to "raw concrete" from French, what term refers to the aesthetic of unfinished concrete and gave rise to Brutalism?
What is Béton brut?
What is a thin material applied to another material, often a sheet of stone, wood, or other options?
What is a veneer?
What concept suggests that humans have a natural desire to be surrounded by nature, influencing architectural design?
What is Biophilia?
What term encompasses the pathways people take to safely exit a building, including vertical circulation and hallways?
What is building egress?
What is the term for the cantilevering coverage of an outside area, often built over entrances to provide shelter?
What is a canopy?
In architecture, what is a vertical void that can serve as a circulation center with elevators and stairs?
What is a core?
What term is used to describe any interior volume in a building, similar to a courtyard but typically enclosed and conditioned?
What is an atrium?
What structural system takes the form of a half sphere and originates from a simple arch?
What is a dome?
What are the triangular spaces often found above doorways or on gables, accentuated by moldings or sculptures?
What are pediments?
French doors are typically made of wood with large glass areas. What separates these glass areas?
What are mullions?
What is the long, thin area between the cornice and the column capitals, commonly covered in sculptural elements?
What is a frieze?
What form of structure helps reinforce a wall and is built against or near it, reaching across for support?
What is a buttress?
What are small columns that elevate a building off the ground plain, often resembling stilts?
What are pilotis?
What is a porch at the entrance of a Classical building, covered by a roof supported by columns?
What is a portico?
What term is used to describe a defined passageway in architecture that can be marked in various ways, including under a series of arches?
What is an arcade?
What is a small, narrow window above a door or other window, sometimes hinged to open?
What is a transom?
What is a partially transparent or porous facade element in architecture, often referred to as a rain screen system?
What is a screen?
What is a circular opening at the center of a dome, with a famous example found in the Pantheon?
What is an oculus?
When architecture copies processes or forms found in nature, what term is used for both aesthetic and functional purposes?
What is Biomimicry?
According to the common rule for cantilevers, what fraction of a section can overhang without support?
What is 1/3?
What is a small entrance area that people pass through before reaching a larger space, helping to reduce heat loss?
What is a vestibule?