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Architecture

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Pocket door

Construction; Architecture

A door which slides open into cavities within walls, seeming to disappear when open.

The centerline of openings or objects that align in a row along an imaginary line. A primary element in architectural composition, around which it is possible to create a sense of symmetry both in ...

Porch

Construction; Architecture

An open or enclosed gallery or room on the outside of a building.

Axonometric

Construction; Architecture

A drawing technique devised to represent three dimensional objects on flat paper. Verticals are drawn to scale, but diagonal dimensions are distorted.

Portico

Construction; Architecture

A roofed space, open or partly enclosed, forming the entrance of the facade of a temple, house, or church, often with detached or attached columns and a pediment.