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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 ...

Unite d'habitation

Construction; Architecture

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 ...

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