In architecture an accolade is an embellishment of an arch, found most typically in late Gothic architecture. One kind of accolade forms a pair of reverse ogee curves over a three-centered arch, ending in a vertical finial.
In architecture, a hypostyle hall has a roof which is supported by columns. Etymology The…
An alure (O. Fr., from aller, "to walk") or allure is an architectural term for…
A windtower (wind catcher) (Persian: بادگیر bâdgir: bâd "wind" + gir "catcher") is a traditional…
The First national architectural movement (Turkish: Birinci Ulusal Mimarlık Akımı), also referred to in Turkey…
The Fab Tree Hab is a hypothetical ecological home design developed at MIT by Mitchell…
The tenth century began an economic awakening in medieval Europe, which gives rise to the…
Indoor air quality (IAQ) is the air quality within and around buildings and structures. IAQ…
Totalitarian architecture refers to the type of architecture created by totalitarian states. It is typically…
Modern architecture or modernist architecture is a term applied to a group of styles of…
An aisle is, in general (common), a space for walking with rows of seats on…
The architecture of Normandy spans a thousand years. Architecturally, Norman cathedrals, abbeys (such as the…
Two-up two-down is type of small house with two main rooms on the ground floor…
Photomontage is the process and the result of making a composite photograph by cutting, gluing,…