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  2. Morphology (architecture and engineering) - Wikipedia

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    Visual Representation of the Concentric Zone Model as Proposed by Bugress (1925). Visual representation of Ullman and Harris' 1945 Multiple Nuclei Model. Morphology in architecture is the study of the evolution of form within the built environment. Often used in reference to a particular vernacular language of building, this concept describes ...

  3. Form (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    Modern architecture, utilizing the steel frame, enabled space partitioning without any practical limits, transparent walls of architectural glass enable visual journeys into the boundless world behind them. At the same time modern materials reduced the contrast between the space and mass, primarily through the reduced mass of the walls.

  4. Glossary of architecture - Wikipedia

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    Any architectural element's underside, especially the board connecting the walls of a structure to the fascia or the end of the roof, enclosing the eave. Sommer or Summer A girder or main "summer beam" of a floor: if supported on two storey posts and open below, also called a "bress" or "breast-summer".

  5. Le Corbusier's Five Points of Architecture - Wikipedia

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    Developed in the 1920s, Le Corbusier's 'Five Points of Modern Architecture' (French: Cinq points de l'architecture moderne) are a set of architectural ideologies and classifications that are rationalized across five core components: [3] Pilotis – a grid of slim reinforced concrete pylons that assume the structural weight of a building. They ...

  6. Course (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    This is the simplest arrangement of masonry units. If the wall is two wythes thick, one header is used to bind the two wythes together. [3] Header course: This is a course made up of a row of headers. [1] Bond course: This is a course of headers that bond the facing masonry to the backing masonry. [1] Plinth: The bottom course of a wall.

  7. Corbel arch - Wikipedia

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    A corbel arch (or corbeled / corbelled arch) is an arch-like construction method that uses the architectural technique of corbeling to span a space or void in a structure, such as an entranceway in a wall or as the span of a bridge. A corbel vault uses this technique to support the superstructure of a building's roof.

  8. Architectural style - Wikipedia

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    An architectural style is a classification of buildings (and nonbuilding structures) based on a set of characteristics and features, including overall appearance, arrangement of the components, method of construction, building materials used, form, size, structural design, and regional character.

  9. Structuralism (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    A remarkable characteristic of the architectural movement is the 'structuring of the built volume with units and grid', in different variations. In the book Structuralism in Architecture and Urban Planning [8] this design principle is published under the following titles: 1. Structures formed of building units; 2. Structures formed of building ...