Architecture GlossaryAlumno. Paola Gómez Méndez

Grupo: 1011Materia: Dibujo al natural

Fecha: 13/09/15

Bracket (canecillo o soporte)• A bracket is

an architectural element: a structural or decorative member. They can be made of wood, stone, or metal — that projects from a wall, usually to carry weight and sometimes to "...strengthen an angle".

Capital (capitel)•  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. 

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Column (columna)• Vertical element,

usually a rounded shaft with a capital and a base, which in most cases serves as a support. A column may also be nonstructural, used for a decorative purpose or as a freestanding monument.

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Scaffolding (andamio)• A temporary

platform, either supported from below or suspended from above, on which workers sit or stand when performing tasks at heights above the ground.

Jalousie (celosía)• Dense lattice made

of strips of wood or other material that is placed in windows or is used to separate spaces from others, especially to see through it without being seen.http://www.frivera.es/galeria/

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Stucco (estuco)• Fine plaster used for coating wall

surfaces or molding into architectural decorations.

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Beam (viga)• It’s a horizontal member spanning an

opening and carrying a load that may be a brick or stone wall above the opening, in which case the beam is often called a lintel

Cement• A powdery substance made with

calcined lime and clay. It is mixed with water to form mortar or mixed with sand, gravel, and water to make concrete.

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Concrete (hormigón)• Structural material co

nsisting of a hard, chemically inert particulate substance, known as aggregate (usuallysand and gravel), that is bonded together by cement and water.

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Brick• A small, hard block of baked clay that

is used to build structures (such as houses) and sometimes to make streets, paths, etc.

Gypsum• A soft white or gray mineral

consisting of hydrated calcium sulfate. It occurs chiefly in sedimentary deposits and is used in the building industry.

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Foundation (cimiento) • the lowest division of a building, wall,

or the like, usually of masonry and partly or wholly below the surface of the ground. http://

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Steel rebars• A steel rod with ridges for use in

reinforced concrete

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Arch• An arch is a curved structure that

spans a space and may or may not support weight above it. Arch may be synonymous with vault but vault may be distinguished as a continuous arch forming a roof.

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Architrave • The lowermost member of a classical

entablature, resting originally upon columns.

• A molded or decorated band framing a panel or an opening, especially a rectangular one, as of a door or window.

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Niche • An ornamental

recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.

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Marble• Metamorphosed limestone,

consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.

Cistern• A tank on the roof of a building that

holds water for the building

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Cornice• Any prominent,

continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.

Pulley• A wheel, with a grooved

rim for carrying a line, that turns in a frame or block and serves to change the direction of or to transmit force, as when one end of the line is pulled to raise a weight at the other end: one of the simple machines.

Tile• A thin, flat or convex slab of hard

material such as baked clay or plastic, laid in rows to cover walls, floors, and roofs.

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