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Words that relate to architecture?

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I have to do this project, and I basically have to fill an entire page of words that relate to architecture. Basically list anything that comes to mind.

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  1. adaptive reuse

    adobe

    antebellum

    architect

    architecture

    Art Deco

    Art Moderne

    Arts and Crafts

    Austin stone

    bargeboard

    balustrade

    battlement

    board and batten (board-and-batten)

    building designer

    bungalow

    buttress

    castle

    California mission

    chimney pot

    clerestory

    cob

    columns

    compressed earth block (CEB)

    corbel

    cornice

    Craftsman (see Arts and Crafts)

    crenellation

    cupola

    custom home

    custom home builder

    deconstructivism

    dentil molding

    dormer

    earth rammed

    earth sheltered

    eave

    embrasures

    entertainment architecture

    fanlight

    feng shui

    fiber cement siding

    floor plans

    flying buttress

    formalism

    foursquare

    frieze

    gable

    lots more here:

    http://architecture.about.com/library/bl...


  2. blueprints

    scale

    building permit

    building codes

    material specifications / engineering test reports

    plans

    foundation

    footing

    elevations (Left/Right/Front/Back)

    basement plan

    first floor plan

    second floor plan

    roof plan

    excavation

    quoin

    water table

    brick

    stone

    lintel

    stretcher

    arches

    surrounds

    keystones

    means of egress

    materials

    frost-line

  3. design structure ceilings  

  4. surface, gradient, corridor, space, plane, edge, texture, praxis, movement, periphery, nests, nodes, pores, inhabit, system, patch, link, phase, morphology, render, territory, infrastructure, map, grid, channel, community, laminar flows, cluster, context

  5. Here, use these sites:

    http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/ar...

    http://bcsd.k12.ny.us/middle/michalek/fr...

    http://www.buffaloah.com/a/DCTNRY/vocab....

    I Googled "architecture vocab" and got a lot of hits.

  6. stud, frame, foundation, nail, Sheetrock, Roof, Beam, rafter, shingles, tile, sink, door, texture, filial, fascia, finish, paint, window, sill, attic, basement, tube, vanity, cabinet, fireplace, flue, chimney, crawl space, pad, electrical, plumbing, pillars, screws, ceiling, pier post, stucco, siding, hardy backer board, blue board, post and beam, cathedral, arched, picket, wainscot, paneling, molding, chair rail, crown molding.  

  7. build, design, schematic, construction, building, math, teams, architecture firm, projects, project manager, ruler, compass, college, civil engineering, history, building materials, electrical engineers...these are some that come to mind; good luck, and I hope this helps :)

  8. building

    design

    computer

    landscape

    art


  9. http://www.click4links.com/cad/architect...

    http://www.netlingo.com/lookup.cfm?term=...

    http://www.glossarist.com/glossaries/art...

    http://www.stars21.com/arts/architectura...

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