Architecture-styles and terms 1

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1. dry 5. arcade
masonry

a structure composed of a series of arches

Patterning with stones, but with no mortar supported by columns

2. post 6. groin
and vault
beam

In architecture, a structural system that uses two

or more uprights or posts to support a horizontal A groin vault is formed at the point at which two
beam ( or lintel) that spans the space between barrel vaults intersect at right angles. Groin vaults
them. are one of the characteristic features of Gothic
cathedrals.
3. barrel
vault 7. dome

An unbroken series of arches; it forms a tunnel like

An arch rotated 180 degrees on its vertical axis.
shape
8. keystone
4. round
arch

an arch formed in a continuous curve; characteristic

of Roman architecture

The final stone that is set in place at the top of an

arch.
9. aqueduct 12. flying
buttress

Water was once carried in a conduit at the top

Stone half arches that counter the sideways thrust
of a series of arches.
of steeper arched Gothic buildings
10. dome on
13. nave
pendentives

Curving triangular sections that support a

the central area of a church
dome.
14. truss
11. Gothic style

An assembly of structural members joined to form

a rigid framework, usually connected to form
triangles..

Characterized by pointed arches, high ceilings,

flying buttresses, and large stained-glass
windows
15. balloon 18. cantilever
frame

a beam or slab projecting a substantial distance

beyond its supporting post or wall; a projection
A wooden structural support system supported only at one end
developed in the United States in the middle 19. Federal
nineteenth century in which standardized, thin Style
studs are held together with nails.
16. International
style

(1780-1820) multi-paned windows, louvered

shutters, lintels, gabled roof, brick facade,
chimney
20. Italianate
Style

A style of 20th-century architecture associated

with Le Corbusier, whose elegance of design
dame to influence the look of modern office
buildings and skyscrapers.
17. suspension
structures

(1840-1880) bracketed cornice, window hoods,

corbelled brick
21. Second
Structures with horizontal planes (road decks, Empire
roofs, and even floors) supported by cables Style
(hangers) supported by vertical suspenders

(1850-1890) mansard roof, paired arched

windows, ornate cornice
22. Queen Anne 25. Tapestry Brick
Style Style

(1876-1900) bay window or turret, roof

cresting, leaded glass transoms
23. Romanesque (1900-1930) patterned brickwork, crowning
Style parapet wall, square topped windows
26. Art
Deco/Modern
Style

(1880-1900) heavy arches, rough wall material (1925-1945) decorative spandrel panels, bas
24. Classic relief panels, strong vertical form, stainless
Revival Style steel
27. bay window

(1890-1930) temple front with pediment,

entablature, and columns
28. louvered
shutters
29. gabled roof

30. mansard roof