Post-Constantinian Conception of Christ
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Apse Mosaic from the Church of Santa Pudenziana, in Rome, late 4th century.
Post-Modernism
The post-modern era is most associated with architecture appearing since the late 1970s, continuing through today.
King post
A vertical member connecting the apex of a triangular truss with the base.
The king post is usually strictly a tie intended to prevent the sagging of the tie beam in the middle.
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post - an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them" ...
POST - the main vertical pieces of wood in a wall.
BRACE - the diagonal (can be curved or straight) piece of wood that helps strengthen the frame.
STUD - smaller posts in the wall.
POST-WAR MODERN HOUSING
(1950-1980)
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post and lintel
A method of construction in which vertical beams (posts) are used to support a horizontal beam (lintel).
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Post-and-beam: Post-and-beam framing is a traditional system of wood-frame construction, in common use into the 19th century, in which the skeleton of the house is formed from heavy posts (vertical members) and beams (horizontal members).
post and lintel: a term descriptive of trabeated construction, i.e. vertical supports carrying horizontal beams.
presbytery: the eastern part of a church, lying between the choir and the retrochoir, and containing the high alter.
post and lintel - a structural system in which the main support is provided by vertical members, or posts, carrying horizontal members called lintels. This system of construction demonstrates the very essence of classical architecture.
King-post
a vertical post extending from a tie-beam or a collar-beam to the apex of a roof, and supporting a ridge-piece.
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King Post A central post of a period roof framework. Can be decorative.
Landslip Downhill movement of unstable earth, clay, rock etc. often following prolonged heavy rain or coastal erosion, but sometimes due to sub-soil having poor cohesion.
Newel Post - A post form which the steps of a winding stair radiate; a post at the end of a stair- or hand-rail.
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Operative Builder - One active in carrying on the operation of building.
Newel Post - The post that terminates a balustrade.
Oriel window - A bay window that projects from the building above ground level. In medieval architecture, a bay window is corbeled out from the wall of an upper story.
Newel post
A heavy post placed at the end of the handrail at the bottom of a stairway.
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Prick post
Old architectural name given sometimes to the queen posts of a roof, and sometimes to the filling in quarters in framing....
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[edit] Post-Georgian developments
After about 1840 Georgian conventions were slowly abandoned as a number of Revival styles, including Gothic revival, enlarged the design repertoire.
Corner Post - Three 2x4's nailed together and erected at all exterior corners of a house providing adequate nailing space for plaster lath.
Corinthian - The type of Greek column characterized by simulated acanthus leaves.
Powder Post Beetle: (Bostrychidae or Lyctidae family of beetles) A relatively uncommon pest that can, if untreated, cause widespread damage to structural timbers.
Purlin: Horizontal beam in a roof upon which rafters rest.
Post Modernist architecture are simply dandyish afterthoughts or mannerist jokes on architecture, and it was difficult for many to comprehend the point of it, particularly when public money was being spent, ...
Post
A vertical element that may be used to support walls or horizontal beams.
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A post that goes across the top of a window or door.
Source:Victorian Architecture Vocabulary
Portico
A porch with a roof.
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They post, or person watching the gate could look out the windows, and monitor the visitors to the city.
Normal modern street in Brugge with Belfry at the end.
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KING POST - Single central upright in traditional roof truss system.
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LOGGIA - A gallery open on one or more sides, sometimes pillared. It may also be a separate structure, usually in a garden.
Crown post
- a vertical post standing on the centre of a tie beam and supporting a collar beam.
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centre-post of a spiral staircase
Niche
vertical recess in a wall, often to take a statue ...
Egypt In post-Fatimid Egypt minarets developed into a complex and distinctive form. Each tower is composed of three distinct zones: a square section at the bottom, an octagonal middle section and a dome on the top.
Newel Post supporting a staircase handrail at top and bottom. Also, the central pillar of a winding spiral staircase.
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The earliest post-WWII suburbs are filled with Cape Cod houses. The largest concentration of these houses in Eau Claire are in Putnam Heights. But they are found in older neighborhoods as "fill-ins" or were even built before WWII.
newel The main post at the foot of a stairway or stoop.
oriel A projecting bay window carried on corbels or brackets.
Jointed crucks have blades formed from more than one timber; the lower member may act as a wall-post; it is usually elbowed at wall-plate level and jointed just above.
newel - The post supporting the handrails of a staircase
oriel window - A bay window located above the first floor, usually supported by brackets or corbels
ornamental plasterwork - Decorative carved or molded plasterwork ...
newel cap and post - the end post of a balustrade, the cap is on the top of the newel; an ornamented post at the top, bottom, or landing of a stairway that supports the handrail. (p. 16, p. 20, p. 22, p. 24, p. 28, p 32 p. 34, ).
NEWEL The main post from which the steps of a stair rise. One end of a handrail is usually attached to the newel.
OCULUS A small round or oval window.
Newel - Center post of spiral staircase.
Nookshaft - Shaft set in angle of jamb or pier.
Offset - Ledge marking the narrowing of a wall's thickness.
JAMB
A vertical post supporting a window frame or doorway.
JOIST
A timber stretched from wall-to-wall to support floorboards.
Baluster - a post or vertical pillar supporting a handrail or parapet rail.
Balustrade - a collective name for a row of balusters or other infilling below a handrail on a stair or parapet.
The two basic solutions to spanning are post-and-lintel construction and arch and vault construction, and its offshoot the dome.
lintel See post and lintel. loggia A rostrum developed in medieval Italian towns, roofed, slightly elevated, and open on three sides, from which orators could address crowds. Back to Top
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columnA Column is a post or pillar used for support or decoration (from the Latin columna=post). conceitThe noun Conceit is derived from the verb 'to conceive' and used for a fanciful idea (eg an ornamental structure with little or no use).
that of the archaic temple of Diana at Ephesus, the width of the abacus is twice that of the depth, constituting therefore a bracket-capital; it is probable that at first it consisted of an oblong block of timber, which, raised on a vertical post or ...
Their secular buildings were rectangular post built structures, where timber posts were driven into the ground to form the framework of the walls upon which the roofs were constructed.
jamb A vertical post supporting a window frame or doorway. Kaiserdom In German, a imperial cathedral (i.e. associated with a Holy Roman Emperor). keystone A wedge-shaped or tapered stone placed at the top of an arch or vault.
Newel The upright post of a staircase which supports the handrail - often turned and decorated Nogging Either infill of masonry laid as panels between a timber wall-frame or small horizontal pieces of timber fixed between the wall studs ...
Mullion - A vertical post or other upright dividing a window or other opening into two or more lights.
Muntin - The vertical part in the framing of a door, screen, panelling, etc., butting into, or stopped by, the horizontal rails.
Mullion - A vertical post that divides a window into two or more parts.
Nave - The central vessel of the church, between the aisles and under the high vaults; also the western half of the building ("nave end").
He owned the New York Post and was president of the Northern Pacific Railroad. Villard married Helen Frances Garrison, the only daughter of William Lloyd Garrison, the abolitionist.
NEWEL
Decorative structural post at either end of a stair rail. The post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs, supporting the handrail.
NEWEL CAP
Decorative element atop a newel.
balustrade A railing composed of post (balusters) and a handrail.
bargeboard Board or other decorative woodwork fixed to the edges or projecting rafters of a gabled roof. Sometimes called gingerbread.
newel - the principal post in a banister at the foot of a staircase and at the corners of landings
oriel - a projecting window on an upper floor, often supported with brackets ...
Common use today is to place a post as a structural support and call it a column, but if you do a little research, architectural columns are designed to follow strict guidelines in order to make them architecturally correct, ...
Porch supports are either thin wooden post, classical columns, or wide piers of shingle or stone finish. Towers are found in some examples of shingle houses.
style largely confined to churches and administrative buildings erected in post-1880 period
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FINIAL A decorative piece set atop a spire, cupola, gable or gate post.
These then support a vertical timber, a hammer-post and another arched timber. Using this system, a wide space can be roofed, and the ceiling becomes an open, dominant feature of a building.
Strut - An upright roof timber connected to the rafter above it or sloping to connect another post to the rafter.
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Line: A work raised by an army extending from one position or post to another, the army encamped behind the work and used it to guard the territory the work traversed.
Structurally, the building depends on the post-and-lintel method of construction. The base measures some 225 feet in length and 100 feet in width, and the columns, designed in the Doric Order, reach a height of 34 feet.
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