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-Columns in shape of female figures
-The Erechtheion is a prime example
Caryatid
-Mass of masonry or brickwork to support the side of a wall
-Common in Gothic Architecture
Buttress
-Ionic Temple of Athena
-Built during 421-405 B.C.
Erectheum
Wall Niche in a mosque that helps orient congregation toward Mecca for prayer.
Mihrab
-Architectural style prominent in Western Europe and the U.s. from 1890 through WWI.
-Characterized by intricate liner designs and flowing curved bases on natural form.
Art Nouveau
Type of vault made up of crossed diagonal arches that look like ribs.
Rib Vault
-Common building type in Mesopotamia
-Similar to a pyramid with stepped terraces
-Designed to bring people closer to heaven
Ziggurat
-Horizontal part of classical architecture that rests on columns.
Entablature
-Architecture style of the 1950's
-Features unfinished concrete in monumental or geometric blocks.
-Common in the United Kingdom
Brutalism
-Architectural style of the 1920's
-Features elaborate detailing and geometric facades.
-The Empire State Building is a good example.
Art Deco
-Portion of a building that protrudes out.
-Common rules is that 1/3 of the section can overhang, and 2/3 of the section is supported.
-Fallingwater is a good example.
Cantilever
Cone-shaped roof element with a steep point
Spire
-Triangular gable forming the end of the roof.
Pediment
Spherical vault on the top of an edifice
Cupola
-Exterior faces of a building
-Often used to refer to the wall where the entryway is located.
-(The cracked door frame)
Facade
-Small Tower that projects vertically from the wall of a building.
-Medieval castles have this
Turret
-Theme or predominant repeated features of a design.
Motif
-One of the classical orders Greek and Roman architecture
-Has a slender fluted shaft and ornate capital decorated with leaves
Corinthian Column
-One of the three Greek orders of columns
-Fluted shaft with two opposed volutes in the capital.
Ionic Column
-Oldest and simplest order of classical Greek columns.
-Heavy fluted shaft with plain saucer shaped capital and no base.
Doric Columns
-Sometimes called double barrel vault or cross vault
-Created with the intersection at right angles of 2 barrel vaults.
Groin Vault
-Square or rectangular masonry or wood pier that supports a building.
Pier
-Simplest form of the vault
-Also called tunnel or wagon vault
Barrel Vault
-Post modern architecture with fragmented elements.
Deconstructivism.
-Passageway by a series of arches.
Arcade