Architecture

Architecture

Contributors in Architecture

Architecture

The different characteristic of a home influenced by the homes of immigrants: English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italians, and others. contemporary styles is a termed "release from tradition" ...

House shapes

Construction; Architecture

The general top view of the house outline. (Square, Rectangle, L-shaped, U-shaped, H-shaped, etc.

I-beam

Construction; Architecture

A steel beam often used for floor support. Cross section of beam resembles a capital I.

Infiltration

Construction; Architecture

The act of wind blowing into the house through poorly weather-stripped windows and doors.

Insulation

Construction; Architecture

A material designed to control the passing of heat and / or sound.

Abacus

Construction; Architecture

The flat stone slab underneath the entablature that forms the top of the capital of a classical column supporting a beam.

Arch

Construction; Architecture

A curved structure used as a support over an open space, as in a doorway. A Semicircular opening in a wall, or a freestanding structure dependent for its structural stability on the horizontal load ...