https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg Greek Architecture Definitions en-us 2018-08-30 14:48:00 UTC 2019-01-10 16:04:14 UTC hello@padlet.com ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/276608384 A pediment is an architectural element found particularly in classical, neoclassical and baroque architecture, and its derivatives, consisting of a gable, usually of a triangular shape, placed above the horizontal structure of the entablature, typically supported by columns.]]> 2018-08-30 14:51:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/276608384 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/276608467 A broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, especially on a wall near the ceiling.]]> 2018-08-30 14:52:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/276608467 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/276608507 In architecture the capital (from the Latin caput, or "head") or chapiter forms the topmost member of a column (or a pilaster). It mediates between the column and the load thrusting down upon it, broadening the area of the column's supporting surface.]]> 2018-08-30 14:52:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/276608507 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/276608574 An upright pillar, typically cylindrical and made of stone or concrete, supporting an entablature, arch, or other structure or standing alone as a monument.]]> 2018-08-30 14:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/276608574 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/276608685 Parts of column. In order. The shaft, which rests upon the base, is a long, narrow, vertical cylinder that in some orders is articulated with fluting (vertical grooves). The shaft may also taper inward slightly so that it is wider at the bottom than at the top. ]]> 2018-08-30 14:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/276608685 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/276608768 The lowest part or edge of something, especially the part on which it rests or is supported.]]> 2018-08-30 14:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/276608768 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/276608803 An ornamental molding around the wall of a room just below the ceiling.]]> 2018-08-30 14:52:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/276608803 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/276608831 A square space between trigylphs in a Doric frieze.]]> 2018-08-30 14:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/276608831 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/276608855 A tablet in a Doric frieze with three vertical grooves. Trigylph alternate with metopes.]]> 2018-08-30 14:53:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/276608855 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/276608894 A main beam resting across the tops of columns, specifically the lower third entablature.]]> 2018-08-30 14:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/276608894 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/277571813  Spiral, scroll-like ornament that forms the basis of the Ionic order, found in the capital of the Ionic column. It was later incorporated into Corinthian order and Composite column capitals.]]> 2018-09-04 14:29:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/277571813 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/277572210 Refers to the system of moldings and bands which lie horizontally above columns, resting on their capitals. Considered to be major elements of classical architecture, entablatures are commonly divided into three parts: the architrave, frieze, and cornice]]> 2018-09-04 14:30:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/277572210 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/310948779  refers to the process of reusing an old site or building for a purpose other than which it was built or designed for. Along with brownfield reclamation, adaptive reuse is seen by many as a key factor in land conservation and the reduction of urban sprawl.]]> 2018-12-04 15:36:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/310948779 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/310949525 An architect's scale is a specialized ruler designed to facilitate the drafting and measuring of architectural drawings, such as floor plans and orthographic projections.]]> 2018-12-04 15:37:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/310949525 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/310950187 An architectural drawing or architect's drawing is a technical drawing of a building (or building project) that falls within the definition of architecture. ... Conventionally, drawings were made in ink on paper or a similar material, and any copies required had to be laboriously made by hand.]]> 2018-12-04 15:38:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/310950187 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/310951200 Balloon framing is a style of wood-house building that uses long, vertical 2" x 4"s for the exterior walls. These long "studs" extend uninterrupted, from the sill on top of the foundation, all the way up to the roof]]> 2018-12-04 15:39:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/310951200 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/310954692 A building code (also building control or building regulations) is a set of rules that specify the standards for constructed objects such as buildings and non building structures. ... Codes regulate the design and construction of structures where adopted into law.]]> 2018-12-04 15:44:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/310954692 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/310955785 Building information modeling is a process involving the generation and management of digital representations of physical and functional characteristics of places. Building information models are files which can be extracted, exchanged or networked to support decision-making regarding a building or other built asset.]]> 2018-12-04 15:46:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/310955785 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/310956902 A building code is a set of rules that specify the standards for constructed objects such as buildings and nonbuilding structures. Buildings must conform to the code to obtain planning permission, usually from a local council.]]> 2018-12-04 15:47:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/310956902 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/310957244 A contour line of a function of two variables is a curve along which the function has a constant value, so that the curve joins points of equal value. It is a plane section of the three-dimensional graph of the function f parallel to the x, y plane.]]> 2018-12-04 15:48:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/310957244 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/310958037 describe item by item; give the full particulars of]]> 2018-12-04 15:49:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/310958037 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/310959091 An elevation is a rise or the raising of something. Mountains have an elevationbased on how high they are and your mood has an elevation as you get happier.Elevation is a noun that tells how high something is raised above a surface or ground line. It's also a term for measuring things like temperatures or degrees.]]> 2018-12-04 15:51:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/310959091 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/310963294 In architecture and building engineering, a floor planis a drawing to scale, showing a view from above, of the relationships between rooms, spaces, traffic patterns, and other physical features at one level of a structure. Dimensions are usually drawn between the walls to specify room sizes and wall lengths.]]> 2018-12-04 15:56:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/310963294 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/310965440 The foundation plan is a plan view drawing, in section, showing the location and size of footings, piers, columns, foundation walls, and supporting beams. A foundation plan ordinarily includes the following: •]]> 2018-12-04 15:59:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/310965440 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/310967562 The header spans an opening for a window or door, or a cut-out in the roof or floor for a skylight, chimney, or staircase. Typically at least twice the size of surrounding framing members, a header is often built up from two studs, joists, or rafters.]]> 2018-12-04 16:02:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/310967562 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/310970467 A joist is a horizontal structural member used in framing to span an open space, often between beams that subsequently transfer loads to vertical members. When incorporated into a floor framing system, joists serve to provide stiffness to the subfloor sheathing, allowing it to function as a horizontal diaphragm.]]> 2018-12-04 16:07:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/310970467 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/311404254 An architectural model is a type of scale model - a physical representation of a structure - built to study aspects of an architectural design or to communicate design ideas. Depending on the purpose, models can be made from a variety of materials, including blocks, paper, and wood, and at a variety of scales.]]> 2018-12-05 15:25:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/311404254 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/311404865 Nosing is the horizontal, protruding edge of a stair where most foot traffic frequently occurs. ]]> 2018-12-05 15:26:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/311404865 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/311405480 In architecture and building engineering, a floor plan is a drawing to scale, showing a view from above, of the relationships between rooms, spaces, traffic patterns, and other physical features at one level of a structure. Dimensions are usually drawn between the walls to specify room sizes and wall lengths.]]> 2018-12-05 15:27:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/311405480 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/311406110 Platform framing (also known as western framing) is the most common framing method for residential construction where each floor of a pole barn or conventional building is framed independently by nailing the horizontal framing member to the top of the wall studs.]]> 2018-12-05 15:27:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/311406110 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/311406675 A plot plan is an architecture, engineering, and/or landscape architecture plan drawing—diagram which shows the buildings, utility runs, and equipment layout, the position of roads, and other constructions of an existing or proposed project site at a defined scale. Plot plans are also known more commonly as site plans.]]> 2018-12-05 15:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/311406675 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/311407022 A high-rise building is a tall building, as opposed to a low-rise building and is defined by its height differently in various jurisdictions]]> 2018-12-05 15:29:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/311407022 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/311408109 A stair riser is the near-vertical element in a set of stairs, forming the space between one step and the next. It is sometimes slightly inclined from]]> 2018-12-05 15:30:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/311408109 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/311408481 A schedule or a timetable, as a basic time-management tool, consists of a list of times at which possible tasks, events, or actions are intended to take]]> 2018-12-05 15:31:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/311408481 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/311408963 In reference to architectural drawing, the termsection typically describes a cut through the body of a building, perpendicular to the horizon line. Asection drawing is one that shows a vertical cut transecting, typically along a primary axis, an object or building.]]> 2018-12-05 15:32:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/311408963 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/311409463 A sill plate or sole plate in construction and architecture is the bottom horizontal member of a wall or building to which vertical members are attached. The word plate is typically omitted in America and carpenters speak simply of the "sill". Other names are ground plate, ground sill, groundsel, and midnight sill.]]> 2018-12-05 15:33:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/311409463 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/311414116 A site plan is a landscape architectural plan, and a detailed engineering drawing of proposed improvements to a given lot. A site plan usually shows a building footprint, travelways, parking, drainage facilities, sanitary sewer lines, water lines, trails, lighting, and landscaping and garden elements.]]> 2018-12-05 15:41:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/311414116 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/311414427 Specifications in the UK are part of the contract documents that accompany and govern the construction of a building. They are prepared by construction professionals such as architects, architectural technologists, structural engineers, landscape architects and building services engineers.]]> 2018-12-05 15:41:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/311414427 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/311414771 the top surface of a step or stair.]]> 2018-12-05 15:42:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/311414771 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/311415296 a framework, typically consisting of rafters, posts, and struts, supporting a roof, bridge, or other structure.

]]> 2018-12-05 15:42:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/311415296 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/319306150 Cripple Stud. A cripple stud is a type of stud that is used above a door or above or beneath a window. They aren't very different from other studs except that they are cut shorter so there is room for the opening.]]> 2019-01-10 15:56:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/319306150 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/319307539 In light-frame construction, a trimmer is a timber or metal beam (joist) used to create an opening around a stairwell, skylight, chimney, and the like. Trimmers are installed parallel to the primary floor or ceiling joists and support headers, which run perpendicular to the primary joists.]]> 2019-01-10 15:58:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/319307539 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/319308733 The header spans an opening for a window or door, or a cut-out in the roof or floor for a skylight, chimney, or staircase. Typically at least twice the size of surrounding framing members, a header is often built up from two studs, joists, or rafters.Mar 11, 2015]]> 2019-01-10 16:00:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/319308733 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/319310607 Joists are typically made of engineered wood, laminated wood, or dimensional lumber. The subfloor is the next layer above the joists and acts as a foundation for both the underlayment and surface levels of flooring. A subfloor provides a stable, level surface that new flooring can be easily installed on.]]> 2019-01-10 16:03:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/319310607 ecsaenz22 https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/319310962 A wall stud is a vertical framing member in a building's wall of smaller cross section than a post. They are a fundamental element in frame building.]]> 2019-01-10 16:03:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ecsaenz22/jn7ll6vkixeg/wish/319310962