Architecture contemporaine

Architecture contemporaine

Of or pertaining to the building style of the present day. Not to be confused with modern architecture which refers to the building style of the early to mid-20th century.

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Energy efficiency

Architecture; Architecture contemporaine

The goal of efforts to reduce the amount of energy required to provide products and services : local end eco-friendly material, tight building design, including energy-efficient windows, well-sealed ...

Acier

Architecture; Architecture contemporaine

Steel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and carbon.

Slate

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Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism.

Siding

Architecture; Architecture contemporaine

Siding is the outer covering or cladding of a house meant to shed water and protect from the effects of weather. On a building that uses siding, it may act as a key element in the aesthetic beauty of ...

Slab

Architecture; Architecture contemporaine

In many domestic and industrial buildings a slab, supported on foundations or directly on the sub soil, is used to construct the ground floor of a building