ARCHITECTURAL TERMS 2
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The document defines several architectural terms in 1-3 sentences each: Curtain wall, dado, dome, dormer window, eaves, elevation, English bond, FAR, facade, foundation, forum, fresco, garbhagriha, gopuram. Key details include that a curtain wall is non-structural outer building covering, a dome resembles an upper half sphere, FAR is the ratio of building floor area to land area, a forum was a Roman public square and marketplace, a fresco uses water-soluble paints on limestone, and a gopuram is an ornate tower at the entrance of Hindu temples.
ARCHITECTURAL TERMS 2
- 1. CURTAIN WALL A curtain wall system is an outer covering of a building in which the outer walls are non- structural, but merely keep out the weather.
- 2. DADO The lower portion of the wall of a room, decorated differently from the upper section
- 3. DOME A dome is a structural element of architecture that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere. Dome structures made of various materials have a long architectural lineage extending into prehistory.
- 4. DORMER WINDOW Extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window
- 5. EAVES the overhang at the lower edge of a roof
- 6. ELEVATION A scale drawing of the side, front, or rear of a structure.
- 7. ENGLISH BOND
- 8. F.A.R The Floor Area Ratio (FAR) or Floor Space Index (FSI) is the ratio of the total floor area of buildings on a certain location to the size of the land of that location, or the limit imposed on such a ratio.
- 9. FACADE The front or face of a building, emphasized architecturally.
- 10. FOUNDATION A foundation is the lowest and supporting layer of a structure. Foundations are generally divided into two categories: shallow foundations and deep foundations
- 11. FORUM A forum was a public square in a Roman municipium, or any civitas, reserved primarily for the vending of goods; i.e., a marketplace. In addition to its standard function as a marketplace, a forum was a gathering place of great social significance, and often the scene of diverse activities, including political discussions and debates, rendezvous, meetings, et cetera.
- 12. FORUM A forum was a public square in a Roman municipium, or any civitas, reserved primarily for the vending of goods; i.e., a marketplace. In addition to its standard function as a marketplace, a forum was a gathering place of great social significance, and often the scene of diverse activities, including political discussions and debates, rendezvous, meetings, et cetera.
- 13. FRESCO A mural is any piece of artwork painted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other large permanent surface A mural is any large painting on a wall, ceiling or any other large structure. There are many techniques used to make them. A fresco, executed using water-soluble paints on wet or dry limestone, is one of the techniques and probably the most popular. A primary characteristic of a fresco is that the paintings, though often done in parts, are generally related by a common thread
- 14. GARBHA GRIHA Garbhagriha or Garbha griha is the small unlit shrine of a Hindu temple. A sanskrit word meaning the interior of the sanctum sanctorum, the innermost sanctum of a Hindu temple where resides the murti (idol or icon) of the deity of the temple. Literally the word means "womb chamber", from the Sanskrit words garbha for womb and griha for house.
- 15. GOPURAM A Gopuram or Gopura, is a monumental tower, usually ornate, at the entrance of any temple, especially in Southern India. This forms a prominent feature of Hindu temples of the Dravidian style
- 16. GOPURAM A Gopuram or Gopura, is a monumental tower, usually ornate, at the entrance of any temple, especially in Southern India. This forms a prominent feature of Hindu temples of the Dravidian style