architectural element
forms primarily as components of architecture
girder
horizontal member that is installed between columns in a building and receives rafters
bell-gable
architectural element
machicolation
floor opening between the supporting corbels of a battlement
Big Ben
tower of the Palace of Westminster, London containing the bell Big Ben
embrasure
opening in a crenellation or battlement between the two raised solid portions or merlons
roof
top covering of a building
ravelin
traingle shape fortification
redan
feature in fortifications, a rampart shaped like the letter V, with its apex toward the enemy
atrium
architectural feature
gable
architectural element
apophyge
the lowest part of the shaft of an Ionic or Corinthian column, or the highest member of its base if the column be considered as a whole
piscina
shallow basin placed near the altar of a church
counterscarp
outer side of a ditch or moat in a fortification
Banquette
foot path along the inside of a rampart or parapet
faced facades
component to structure and structuring of the façade
porch
a room or gallery at the front entrance of a building forming a low front
gutta
small cone-shaped projection used in the architrave of the Doric order
lancet window
very narrow pointed window
Rocaille
architectural element
Rocaille
architectural element
grille
grid of slits in a barrier, that allows passage of fluids but blocks large objects
parapet
barrier which is an extension of the wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure
lintel
structural horizontal beam that spans the space between two vertical supports above an opening
underfloor heating
system of heating
Riegel
wooden element in Fachwerkbau
springer
architectural term
fighting platform
uppermost defensive platform of an ancient or medieval gateway, tower
overhead line rosette
type of overhead line supports
arcs renaissance
arch shape common in ancient Roman architecture
bevel
edge of a structure that is not perpendicular to the faces of the piece
retrenchment
type of military fortification
handrail
type of railing that is designed to be grasped by the hand, commonly found in stairways and escalators
regula
narrow band between the taenia and guttae on a Doric entablature
bracket
architectural element with a flat-topped, angular projection or support. Used to support, sometimes with a shelf, various objects, such as a clock, a statuette, a plant, a lamp.
decoration
architectural features intended to beautify an area, a building or an object
brise soleil
architectural feature that reduces heat gain within a building by deflecting sunlight
water feature
architectural element including water, such as fountain, water cascade or water pool of standing water
coupled columns
architectural element
thermal mass
use of thermal energy storage in building design
tread
horizontal or weakly inclined part of a stairway
voussoir
building element
extrados
Upper surface of a vault or arc
architectural science
study of design in architecture and styles of buildings in the built environment
cresting
ornamentation attached to the ridge of a roof, cornice, coping or parapet