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Building materials
Timber: gỗ
Stone: đá
Steel: a strong hard metal that is made of a mixture of iron and carbon (thép)
Glass: kính. Example: These days, they can make glass that is so strong that you can have whole walls
made out of it.
Concrete: building material that is made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones and water (bê
tông). Example: Concrete is a very popular building material because it is strong and can be moulded (đổ
khuôn) into different shapes.
Reinforced concrete: bê tông cốt thép. Example: Reinforced concrete is the perfect material for
constructing large structures such as tower blocks and bridges.
Marble: a type of hard stone, often with a beautiful lined pattern going through it, that can be highly
polished. (đá hoa/ đá có vân). Example: The Taj Mahal is the most famous building in the world made from
marble.
2. Types of buildings
Porch: hiên
Façade: the front of a building (mặt tiền)
Balcony: ban công (Example: My dream home would have a balcony overlooking the sea.)
Cellar: hầm rượu
Roof: mái nhà
Pillar: cột đình
Attic: tầng gác mái
Staircase: cầu thang
Basement: tầng hầm
Exterior: the outside of something
Interior: the inside of something (nội thất)
Dome: a rounded roof. Example: The dome of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul is one of the most recognisable
domes in the world.
4. Aesthetic perception
Modernist: typically characterized by simple designs in glass, steel and reinforced concrete and no
ornamentation.
Post-modern: an eclectic, colourful style of architecture and the decorative arts (hậu hiện đại)
Standardized (a): được tiêu chuẩn hóa
Traditional (a): theo kiểu truyền thống
International style: phong cách quốc tế
Art deco: characterised by simple, clean shapes, usually with a ‘streamlined’ look and decoration that is
geometric or stylised forms of plants, animals and sunrays.
High tech: is a style that incorporates elements of high-tech industry and technology into building design.
Futuristic: extremely modern and unusual in appearance, as if belonging to a future time.
Gothic: characterised by large expanses of glass, clustered columns, sharply pointed spires, intricate
sculptures and pointed arche
Classical: characteristic of the architecture of ancient Greece and Rome.
6. Features