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Circulation

Construction; Architecture

Architecture is not experienced statically. Circulation routes, the means by which access is provided through and around a building, are very often key elements in creating an understanding of ...

Le Corbusier's name for an ideal housing type, the multistory block including social facilities, shops, and play space contained within a single building, around what he called streets in the sky. ...

Cladding

Construction; Architecture

The lightweight outer skin of a building that does not carry any weight or support the building, but does keep wind and rain out. A term used to describe the siding or materials covering the exterior ...

Clapboard

Construction; Architecture

Tapered horizontal boards used as siding, thickest on their bottom edge; each overlaps the one below. Also know as weatherboard or siding.

Valley jacks

Construction; Architecture

Rafters that run from the ridge rafter to the valley rafter.

Classical

Construction; Architecture

Refers to the architecture and design ideas of ancient Rome and Greece.

Classicism

Construction; Architecture

The architectural vocabulary that has shaped Western architecture ever since ancient Greece. characterised by a set of compositional rules and architectural elements, in particular, columns and ...