The Visual Dictionary of Architecture (Reference)

This book is a guide to the many and varied terms used frequently within architecture. From Column to Cornice, Skyscraper to Ha-Ha, this book will prove an invaluable resource to anyone interested in architecture. Each term is explained and contextualised, giving the reader an enhanced understanding of architectural terminology. More than 270 common architecture terms are distilled and illustrated. From practical terms such as Vaulted, Spire and Cladding to conceptual terms such as Modernism and Postmodernism, including modern terminology and many of the traditional terms still in current usage. ''The Visual Dictionary of Architecture'' is produced in collaboration with a leading London architectural practice and an architectural historian. Title Page......Page 2 Copyright......Page 3 How to get the most out of this book......Page 5 Introduction......Page 7 Contents......Page 13 The Dictionary......Page 18 Abacus......Page 19 Abutment......Page 20 Acanthus......Page 21 Achievement......Page 22 Acropolis......Page 23 Adam, Robert......Page 24 Addorsed......Page 25 Adobe......Page 26 Aedicule......Page 27 Aestheticism......Page 28 Affronted......Page 29 Alcazar......Page 30 Alcove......Page 31 Amenity Space......Page 32 Amphitheatre......Page 33 Ancient Egyptian Architecture......Page 34 Ando, Tadao......Page 35 Angkor Wat......Page 36 Apartment......Page 37 Aperture......Page 38 Appropriation......Page 39 Arabesque......Page 40 Arcade......Page 41 Arch......Page 42 Architect......Page 43 Architectural Styles......Page 44 Architecture......Page 45 Architrave......Page 46 Arcology......Page 47 Art Deco......Page 48 Art Nouveau......Page 49 Arts and Crafts Movement......Page 50 Astylar......Page 51 Asymmetry......Page 52 Atrium......Page 53 Axis......Page 54 Balustrade......Page 55 Banister......Page 56 Barcelona Pavilion......Page 57 Baroque......Page 58 Basilica......Page 59 Bas-relief......Page 60 Bauhaus......Page 61 Bay......Page 62 Beaux-Arts......Page 63 Belfry......Page 64 Blobitecture......Page 65 Brickwork......Page 66 Brutalism......Page 67 Buttress......Page 68 Byzantine......Page 69 CAD......Page 70 Calatrava, Santiago......Page 71 Canopy......Page 72 Cantilever......Page 73 Cape Cod & Cape Dutch......Page 74 Capitoline Hill......Page 75 Carving......Page 76 Castle Elements......Page 77 Cathedral......Page 79 Church Elements......Page 80 City Beautiful Movement......Page 82 Cladding......Page 83 Classicism......Page 84 Climate......Page 85 Colonnade......Page 86 Colosseum......Page 87 Column......Page 88 Composite......Page 89 Concave / Convex......Page 90 Conceptual Sketch......Page 91 Constructivism......Page 92 Corinthian......Page 93 Cornice......Page 94 Deconstructivism......Page 95 Decorated Period......Page 96 Dentil......Page 97 De Stijl......Page 98 Dome......Page 99 Door......Page 100 Doric......Page 101 Duomo......Page 102 Early English Period......Page 103 Eaves......Page 104 Eclectic......Page 105 Edifice......Page 106 Egyptian RevivalArchitecture......Page 107 Elevation Drawing......Page 108 Elizabethan Architecture......Page 109 Empire......Page 110 Entasis......Page 111 Etruscan Architecture......Page 112 Exposition Universelle......Page 113 Façade......Page 114 Fascia......Page 115 Faux Château......Page 116 Fibonacci Numbers......Page 117 Finial......Page 118 Fleur-de-lis......Page 119 Floor Plans......Page 120 Foster, Sir Norman......Page 121 Frame......Page 122 Fresco......Page 123 Frieze......Page 124 Functionalism......Page 125 Gabion Walls......Page 126 Gable......Page 127 Gargoyle......Page 128 Gaudí, Antonio......Page 129 Gazebo......Page 130 Gehry, Frank......Page 131 Genius Loci......Page 132 Geodesic......Page 133 Georgian Architecture......Page 134 Gingerbread Houses......Page 135 Girder......Page 136 Golden Section......Page 137 Gothic......Page 138 Gothic Revival Architecture......Page 139 Ha-ha......Page 140 Hierarchy......Page 141 House Styles......Page 142 International Style......Page 143 Ionic......Page 144 I Quattro Libridell’Architettura......Page 145 Ishtar Gate......Page 146 Italianate Architecture......Page 147 Jones, Inigo......Page 148 Jugendstil......Page 149 Khan, Louis......Page 150 Keystone......Page 151 Le Corbusier......Page 152 Lintel......Page 153 Live Load......Page 154 Lloyd Wright, Frank......Page 155 Louvre......Page 156 Machu Picchu......Page 157 Mackintosh, Charles Rennie......Page 158 Mannerism......Page 159 Manueline......Page 160 Masterplanning......Page 161 Materials......Page 162 McMansion......Page 163 Memorial......Page 164 Messaging......Page 165 Metaphor......Page 166 Metropolis......Page 167 Mezzanine......Page 168 Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig......Page 169 Minaret......Page 170 Minimalism......Page 171 Model......Page 172 Moderne......Page 173 Modernism......Page 174 Modular......Page 175 Monumentalism......Page 176 Moorish Architecture......Page 177 Mosaic......Page 178 Mudéjar......Page 179 Nash, John......Page 180 Nazi Architecture......Page 181 Neoclassical......Page 182 New Town......Page 183 Norman Architecture......Page 184 North Point......Page 185 Oast House......Page 186 Obelisk......Page 187 Orders......Page 188 Organic......Page 189 Oriental Style......Page 190 Orientation......Page 191 Painted Ladies......Page 192 Palladian......Page 193 Panthéon......Page 194 Parthenon......Page 195 Partition......Page 196 Pei, IM......Page 197 Perpendicular......Page 198 Perpendicular Period......Page 199 Phallic Architecture......Page 200 Photomontage......Page 201 Piloti......Page 202 Pitch......Page 203 Place......Page 204 Plattenbau......Page 205 Portico......Page 206 Post-and-lintel Architecture......Page 207 Postmodernism......Page 208 Prefabricated......Page 209 Preferred Numbers......Page 210 Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore......Page 211 Quadrangle......Page 212 Queen Anne Architecture......Page 213 Regency Architecture......Page 214 Reinforced Concrete......Page 215 Religious Architecture......Page 216 Renaissance......Page 217 Restoration......Page 218 Rococo......Page 219 Roman Architecture......Page 220 Rotunda......Page 221 Rubble......Page 222 Saltbox House......Page 223 Scale......Page 224 Sculpture......Page 225 Sculpturesque......Page 226 Sears Catalog Homes......Page 227 Second Empire......Page 228 Section Drawing......Page 229 Secular Architecture......Page 230 Served and Servant Areas......Page 231 Shotgun House......Page 232 Skyline......Page 233 Skyscraper......Page 234 Sod House......Page 235 Soffit......Page 236 Solar Orientation......Page 237 Spanish Baroque......Page 238 Spire......Page 239 Stained Glass......Page 240 Stairs......Page 241 Stalinist Architecture......Page 242 Steel......Page 243 Stone......Page 244 Storey......Page 245 Structure......Page 246 Sustainability......Page 247 Symmetry......Page 248 Synagogue......Page 249 Tatlin’s Tower......Page 250 Tessellation......Page 251 Thermopane......Page 252 Transom......Page 253 Troglodyte Dwellings......Page 254 Truss......Page 255 Tudor Architecture......Page 256 Typology......Page 257 Urban Design......Page 258 Vector......Page 259 Vernacular Architecture......Page 260 Viaduct......Page 261 Victorian Architecture......Page 262 Vitrolite......Page 263 Vitruvian Man......Page 264 Volute......Page 265 Window......Page 266 Wood......Page 267 Wrapping......Page 268 Wren, Sir Christopher......Page 269 Zeitgeist......Page 270 Ziggurat......Page 271 Zoomorphic......Page 272 The Details......Page 274 The Timeline......Page 275 Conclusion......Page 287 Acknowledgements......Page 288 Index of Synonyms and Cross References......Page 289 Back Cover......Page 290 Title Page 2 Copyright 3 How to get the most out of this book 5 Introduction 7 Contents 13 The Dictionary 18 A 19 Abacus 19 Abutment 20 Acanthus 21 Achievement 22 Acropolis 23 Adam, Robert 24 Addorsed 25 Adobe 26 Aedicule 27 Aestheticism 28 Affronted 29 Alcazar 30 Alcove 31 Amenity Space 32 Amphitheatre 33 Ancient Egyptian Architecture 34 Ando, Tadao 35 Angkor Wat 36 Apartment 37 Aperture 38 Appropriation 39 Arabesque 40 Arcade 41 Arch 42 Architect 43 Architectural Styles 44 Architecture 45 Architrave 46 Arcology 47 Art Deco 48 Art Nouveau 49 Arts and Crafts Movement 50 Astylar 51 Asymmetry 52 Atrium 53 Axis 54 B 55 Balustrade 55 Banister 56 Barcelona Pavilion 57 Baroque 58 Basilica 59 Bas-relief 60 Bauhaus 61 Bay 62 Beaux-Arts 63 Belfry 64 Blobitecture 65 Brickwork 66 Brutalism 67 Buttress 68 Byzantine 69 C 70 CAD 70 Calatrava, Santiago 71 Canopy 72 Cantilever 73 Cape Cod & Cape Dutch 74 Capitoline Hill 75 Carving 76 Castle Elements 77 Cathedral 79 Church Elements 80 City Beautiful Movement 82 Cladding 83 Classicism 84 Climate 85 Colonnade 86 Colosseum 87 Column 88 Composite 89 Concave / Convex 90 Conceptual Sketch 91 Constructivism 92 Corinthian 93 Cornice 94 D 95 Deconstructivism 95 Decorated Period 96 Dentil 97 De Stijl 98 Dome 99 Door 100 Doric 101 Duomo 102 E 103 Early English Period 103 Eaves 104 Eclectic 105 Edifice 106 Egyptian RevivalArchitecture 107 Elevation Drawing 108 Elizabethan Architecture 109 Empire 110 Entasis 111 Etruscan Architecture 112 Exposition Universelle 113 F 114 Façade 114 Fascia 115 Faux Château 116 Fibonacci Numbers 117 Finial 118 Fleur-de-lis 119 Floor Plans 120 Foster, Sir Norman 121 Frame 122 Fresco 123 Frieze 124 Functionalism 125 G 126 Gabion Walls 126 Gable 127 Gargoyle 128 Gaudí, Antonio 129 Gazebo 130 Gehry, Frank 131 Genius Loci 132 Geodesic 133 Georgian Architecture 134 Gingerbread Houses 135 Girder 136 Golden Section 137 Gothic 138 Gothic Revival Architecture 139 H 140 Ha-ha 140 Hierarchy 141 House Styles 142 I 143 International Style 143 Ionic 144 I Quattro Libridell’Architettura 145 Ishtar Gate 146 Italianate Architecture 147 J 148 Jones, Inigo 148 Jugendstil 149 K 150 Khan, Louis 150 Keystone 151 L 152 Le Corbusier 152 Lintel 153 Live Load 154 Lloyd Wright, Frank 155 Louvre 156 M 157 Machu Picchu 157 Mackintosh, Charles Rennie 158 Mannerism 159 Manueline 160 Masterplanning 161 Materials 162 McMansion 163 Memorial 164 Messaging 165 Metaphor 166 Metropolis 167 Mezzanine 168 Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig 169 Minaret 170 Minimalism 171 Model 172 Moderne 173 Modernism 174 Modular 175 Monumentalism 176 Moorish Architecture 177 Mosaic 178 Mudéjar 179 N 180 Nash, John 180 Nazi Architecture 181 Neoclassical 182 New Town 183 Norman Architecture 184 North Point 185 O 186 Oast House 186 Obelisk 187 Orders 188 Organic 189 Oriental Style 190 Orientation 191 P 192 Painted Ladies 192 Palladian 193 Panthéon 194 Parthenon 195 Partition 196 Pei, IM 197 Perpendicular 198 Perpendicular Period 199 Phallic Architecture 200 Photomontage 201 Piloti 202 Pitch 203 Place 204 Plattenbau 205 Portico 206 Post-and-lintel Architecture 207 Postmodernism 208 Prefabricated 209 Preferred Numbers 210 Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore 211 Q 212 Quadrangle 212 Queen Anne Architecture 213 R 214 Regency Architecture 214 Reinforced Concrete 215 Religious Architecture 216 Renaissance 217 Restoration 218 Rococo 219 Roman Architecture 220 Rotunda 221 Rubble 222 S 223 Saltbox House 223 Scale 224 Sculpture 225 Sculpturesque 226 Sears Catalog Homes 227 Second Empire 228 Section Drawing 229 Secular Architecture 230 Served and Servant Areas 231 Shotgun House 232 Skyline 233 Skyscraper 234 Sod House 235 Soffit 236 Solar Orientation 237 Spanish Baroque 238 Spire 239 Stained Glass 240 Stairs 241 Stalinist Architecture 242 Steel 243 Stone 244 Storey 245 Structure 246 Sustainability 247 Symmetry 248 Synagogue 249 T 250 Tatlin’s Tower 250 Tessellation 251 Thermopane 252 Transom 253 Troglodyte Dwellings 254 Truss 255 Tudor Architecture 256 Typology 257 U 258 Urban Design 258 V 259 Vector 259 Vernacular Architecture 260 Viaduct 261 Victorian Architecture 262 Vitrolite 263 Vitruvian Man 264 Volute 265 W 266 Window 266 Wood 267 Wrapping 268 Wren, Sir Christopher 269 Z 270 Zeitgeist 270 Ziggurat 271 Zoomorphic 272 The Details 274 The Timeline 275 Conclusion 287 Acknowledgements 288 Index of Synonyms and Cross References 289 Back Cover 290 294037354X,9782940373543,2940447063,9782940447060 The Visual Dictionary of Architecture is a comprehensive guide to the numerous terms associated with, and used within, the field of architecture. Over 250 architectural terms are explained and contextualised in this handy text, with concise definitions accompanied by illustrations and examples taken from historical and contemporary architecture. The dictionary covers traditional terms still in current usage, as well as modern terminology such as blobtecture and McMansion. It also defines a wide variety of practical terms, such as belfry, cladding and rotunda, and movements and styles including Deconstructivism, Functionalism and Modernism. From A-line to yukata, from batik to yoke, The Visual Dictionary of Fashion explores and explains the many terms used in the fashion industry. Each term is defined and put in context to give the reader a clear understanding of fashion terminology. More than 270 common fashion terms are explained and illustrated, from practical day-to-day words such as lapel, pattern, and crewelwork to conceptual terms such as postmodernism. The Visual Dictionary of Fashion is like having a personal translator for rag-trade shop talk. * More than 270 entries in visual format * Clear, concise sourcebook * Handy take-along format