Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art in Paris, France by Jean Nouvel, architect
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Foundation - The stonework below the ground that supports the entire structure.
Fresco - Painting on wet plaster whereby the pigment becomes absorbed into the wall rather than sitting on top of it.
Foundation
The lowest part of a building that serves to transmit the load from the larger structure directly to the earth below; usually below ground level.
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Foundation The base of a house providing stability.
Frame Of wood construction.
Foundations: Normally concrete, laid underground as a structural base to a wall: in older buildings may be brick or stone.
Foundations Also called 'footings', normally concrete, laid underground as a structural base to a wall; in older buildings these may be brick or stone.
foundation - the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little foundation for his objections"
common ground - a basis agreed to by all parties for reaching a mutual understanding
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Foundation
A supporting structure that transfers loads to the earth. Foundations are designed to have an adequate load capacity with limited settlement by a geo-technical engineer, ...
The foundation of the Bauhaus occurred at a time of crisis and turmoil in Europe as a whole and particularly in Germany.
The foundation of the building is local field stone and the exterior finish is stucco. Like most historic buildings in Cobourg this villa is very well maintained.
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1 - A foundation stone
2 - A stone prominently situated near the base of a corner in a building, carrying information recording the dedicatory ceremonies, ...
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Iconography : Religious imagery painted upon wooden panels. The term is also used to define the study of symbolism as it relates to the subject of a work of art.
2. The foundation of a stone building, its top course sometimes being a stylobate.
[Latin stereobats, from Greek *stereobats : stereos, solid; see stereo- + -bats, walker (from bainein, to go; see gw- in Indo-European roots).] ...
pier - point foundation, such as may support a column, or porch
pilaster - a flat form of a pillar or column applied to a wall and used as decoration
pitch - the degree of slope of a roof, usually given in the form of a ratio, such as 6:12 ...
Footing - A foundation unit constructed in brickwork, masonry or concrete under the base of a wall or column for the purpose of distributing the load over a large area.
Form - Shape mode of arrangement.
Base - a carved foundation stone for a column, usually larger in diameter.
Buttress - any vertical prop or support for a structure, sometimes independent of the structure itself.
Pile. A deep foundation. These are formed by creating a hole deep enough to locate solid sub-soil. The hole is usually filled with concrete and reinforced or a section of solid steel is installed.
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a substructure or foundation of masonry visible above ground level.
Stigmata (pl.)
marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ (from stigma, "a mark" or "scar").
Bay Window - a window formed in a projection of a wall and carried on foundations.
Beam - a structural component spanning an opening and designed to carry the weight of the structure above. Usually concrete or steel in newer construction.
The OTS Foundation
Sarasota, FL USA - Monday, October 18, 1999 at 17:15:49 (EDT) I liked the page but it would be helpful if the pictures were labeled with locations and dates. More history would be good too. Overall a nice site.
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Renaissance Italy saw the foundation of a new Platonic Academy in Florence, which re-established the link between philosophy and gardens. adonis gardenAdonis was the nourisher of seeds in Greek mythology.
Like the Fatih complex the Suleymaniye is located on a large artificially levelled terrace and has foundations which reach 12 m into the ground.
He began in the past with foundation of the world, the production of mankind, and later on the mighty cataclysm that avenged the iniquity of that age; by prophecy down to his own day and thereafter, ...
had continued the traditions of civilization where Greek, Roman, and Asiatic elements were fused in a curious alembic one result of which was an architectural style that later, and modified by many peoples, was to serve as the foundation-stone of the ...
Classical architecture is also known for the elegant foundations and figures. It often uses flowers as ornamentation and animal or human sculptures around the outside of buildings. Some examples include: the Coliseum and the Temple of Apollo.
The development of this designation finds its foundations on a history of European scholarship more than an all-pervasive stylistic or cultural reality.
The saving of this house from demolition in 1955 by a group of women is what started the Historic Savannah Foundation, the primary group responsible for Savannah's historic preservation efforts since then.
10. Savannah, GA. c.1834.
or bay if angled, an oriel window if suspended above ground level, or a conical bay if its roof is cone-shaped Beam A large horizontal support - may be of solid timber, laminated timber or steel Bearers The main beams above the foundation ...
Balloon framing: Balloon framing is a system of wood-frame construction, first used in the 19th century, in which the studs are continuous from the foundation sill to the top wall plate.
Probably there was as much foundation for this legend as for the more rationalistic explanation of William Newton (Display of Heraldry, p. 145), that the fleur-de-lis was the figure of a reed or flag in blossom, ...
The BRE was purchased from the government in 1997 by the Foundation for the Built Environment, a non profit distributing company. The BREs expertise is available to all associated with the construction industry from individuals to corporations.
Set on masonry or stone foundations
Wide porches
Cross gables
Roughhewn stone on lower levels
Two or three stories tall
Irregular roof lines
Prominent but not ornate chimneys
Curvy "eyebrow" dormers
Turrets, towers, verandas, and oriels ...
balloon frame - introduced in the 1830s, a system of framing a building in which wood studs extend in one piece from the top of the foundation sill-plate to the top roof plate; ...
Massive cut stone foundations are typical of period houses. Created by English architect Richard Norman Shaw, the style was popularized after the Civil War by architect Henry Hobson Richardson and spread rapidly, especially in the South and West.
Excavate - To dig out a volume of earth for a basement, footings or foundation.
Expansion Tank - A tank located near the heating plant of a hot water system used to help balance the pressure.
Exterior Wall - An outside wall.
ASHLAR: smooth square stones laid in a horizontal fashion; used for foundations or facing of masonry walls. (IMAGE)
BELLCAST: a curved shape resulting in a lower pitch at the bottom of a roof slope. (IMAGE) ...
This commercial shop may have been a residence made more-permanent (note porch and foundation), or simply constructed to emulate a chattel-house style. Signs are for "hair styling" and 'plus-size' womens clothing.
water table - a sloping horizontal surface, of brick or stone, on an exterior wall, usually at the foundation level. This feature was employed to repel water from the foundation.
thin flat strips of wood used collectively as a foundation for supporting plaster.
Lintel
the horizontal beam or stone bridging an opening.
Footing - The spreading course or courses at the base or bottom of a foundation wall, pier, or columns.
Foyer - An entrance hallway within a living unit or building.
Stylobate
In architecture, this is the platform or foundation for a row of columns. On the Parthenon, the top step of the three-step platform is known as the stylobate. On the stylobate rest the bases of the columns which support the entablature.
water table - A projection of molding at the first-floor level that protects the foundation from water
wheel window - A round window with glazing bars radiating from the center ...
Stucco, smooth-faced stone, concrete foundations, and metal railings are common materials associated with this style. This style had two phases: Zigzag Moderne of the 1920s and Streamline Moderne of the 1930s and 1940s.
horizontal course(s) of finer stones at the base of a wall to provide better foundation, often projecting from the wall face
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Pointed arch machicolation: A machicolation dating from the 14th to the 15th century, which was supported on buttresses which extended down to the foundations.
Our knowledge of Romano-British architecture depends mostly on archaeological reconstructions from foundations and fragments, though some notable fortifications and other military works survive above ground level in recognizable form.
Wood shingles in gable peak
5. Brackets
6. Gable detailing on porch
7. Grouped columns set on brick piers
8. Brick arch
9. 1 over 1 double hung sash windows
10. Stone belt course
11. Stone water table
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Hoggin is frequently used on top of good quality sand and gravel, and it is often required to meet the Type 2 GSB specification with no further treatment. The clay constituent can be high for certain purposes. It is most often used in foundations ...
The bitter controversy surrounding its foundation is symptomatic of the crumbling authority of the Presidents-General in this era. By 1850, the missions had been broken up into private property and there were no more Presidents-General.
building funds or upon the completion of a pilgrimage. The basic principles behind the doctrine of Purgatory go back at least to early Christian times, but they were more clearly formulated in the Middle Ages, leading to a rise in chantry foundations.
stylobate the immediate foundation of a colonnade; literally "column base" in Greek. tetrastyle an architectural unit consisting of four columns.
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