Media of Architecture

Materials that are used for Creating Building and Infrastructures:

 Stones and Bricks - Stones are favored over other materials for its durability, adaptability
to sculptural treatment and its use for building simple structures in its natural state.

 Lumber (wood) - All parts of a building can be constructed using wood except the
foundations.

 Iron and Steel - Provide stronger and taller structures with less use of material when
compared to stone or wood.

 Concrete - Mixture of cement and water, with aggregates of sand and gravel.

Types of Literature
 Poetry- It used to follow strict rules s to the number and length of lines and stanzas but in
recent years they have become more free-flowing

 Fiction- Written work that is not real and which uses elaborate figurative language.

 Non-fiction- Subject matter comes from real life.

 Drama- Includes all plays or any written works that are meant to be performed.