Building Components
This component connects a sill plate to the foundation wall
What is an anchor bolt?
OSB, LVL's and Glulam are all made of this material, combined with glues and binders.
What is wood?
The 4500-year-old statue near Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza.
What is the Sphinx?
This architect designed Falling Water, Taliesin, and the Guggenheim Museum in New York City
Who is Frank Lloyd Wright?
This is a type of multifamily housing.
What are apartments?
King, cripple, and jack are all types of these.
What are studs?
This building material is typically 3-5/8 inches wide, 2-1/4 inches high, and 7-5/8 inches long, and can be assembled in a herringbone, running bond, or basketweave pattern.
What are bricks?
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln are the faces on this US Monument.
What is Mount Rushmore?
This style of architecture is named after the French word for "raw concrete".
What is Brutalism?
A principal, shareholder, or leader within an architectural firm.
Who is a Partner?
This stair component connects the tread to the riser.
What is a stringer?
A combination of cement and aggregate, this material works best in compression.
What is concrete?
Built on an unstable foundation, this Italian landmark is actually a freestanding belltower of a cathedral.
What is the Tower of Pisa?
The first large-scale, mass-produced housing development, located in Long Island, NY
What is Levittown?
Leonidas was the legendary king of this Ancient city-state.
What is Sparta?
King Post, Fink, and Scissor are all types of these.
What are Trusses?
CMU is the acronym for this building material?
What are concrete masonry units
Located in London, this is the name of the giant belltower that crowns the Houses of Parliament.
What is Big Ben?
This Iraqi architect won the Pritzker prize in 2004.
Who is Zaha Hadid?
The 2006 movie starring Matt Damon, Leonardo Dicaprio and Jack Nicholson
What is "The Departed"?
The fascia board, nailer, and soffit make up this architectural component.
What is the eave?
ICF is the acronym for this building material.
What are Insulated Concrete Forms?
The Terra Cotta Army, an ancient set of sculptures, are located in this country.
What is China?
A mentor of Frank Lloyd Wright, he is considered the "Father of the Skyscraper".
Who is Louis Sullivan?
A simple diagram or concept sketch used in architecture to represent the overall design idea and organization of a building or space
What is a Parti?