Terra Cotta
(ter'a kot'a) [Ital. = burned earth]
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A terrace can be defined as an outdoor, occupiable extension of a building above ground level.
terra cotta
A mixture of sand and baked clay commonly used to make pipe for sewage disposal systems. A mixture of sand and baked clay used to form a shingle used on certain styles of architecture.
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Terra Cotta - Clayware of structural character used in facing of buildings and for relief ornament. The surface is colored and usually glazed.
Terra Cotta -- Cast and fired clay units, used as ornamentation.
Transom -- Horizontal window like element above the door.
Terracotta
Unglazed, fired clay used for tiles, architectural ornament, garden pots or roofing material and identifiable by its natural, burnt-orange color. Commonly found in architecture with Spanish or Mediterranean influences.
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Terra cotta - Hard fired clay, either glazed or unglazed, molded into ornamental elements, wall cladding and roof tiles.
Tracery - An ornamental configuration of curved mullions in a Gothic sash.
terra cotta Fired clay commonly shaped in a mould and frequently glazed after firing.
terrazzo A sturdy flooring finish of marble chips mixed with cement mortar. After drying, the surface is ground and polished.
terra-cotta: a hard unglazed pottery material made of brick earth, usually burnt in moulds and used for decoration or facings.
tholos: a circular building.
Terracotta, glazed. Pottery or china decorated with a vitreous finish obtained by combining silica (found in clay) and lead oxide. The pottery thus becomes impermeable and lustrous.
terraceTerrace derives from the Latin terre=earth and describes a flat area of earth, often supported by a retaining wall.
TERRACOTTA
Moulded and fired clay ornament or cladding.
TESTER
A cover or canopy suspended over a tomb or a pulpit.
terra cotta - A red-brown fired, but unglazed clay used for roof tiles and decorative wall covering. Glazed terra cotta was frequently used for exterior decoration on buildings of the early 20th century. (p. 38 - siding of lower floor, p.
Terra-cotta
(a) an earthenware material, with or without a glaze; (b) an object made of this material.
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Terra-cotta - Unglazed, slow-fired pottery produced from a fine clay, usually of a reddish colour and used to make wall decorations, chimney pots and roofing tiles. A common material of the Edwardian period. Later, glazed.
Terrace
- a flat paved area next to the house, usually raised above the level of the garden below, down to which one descends via sets of steps. A terrace acts as an interface between the house and the garden.
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Terrace - Open area connected to building; usually paved
Terra Cotta - Fired clay used for decorative ornamental details
Tracery - Interlaced lines that form the lacy openwork of a Gothic-style window ...
TERRACOTTA
Clay pressed into a mold and baked at extreme temperatures. A variety of finishes are achieved by different glazing techniques. Seen on decorative building ornaments such as cornices, moldings, and plaques.
TERRA COTTA
Hard fired clay, brownish-orange in color, used for pottery, roofing, floor tiles (ladrillos), and bricks. Here at the San Luis Rey lavanderķa neophytes scrubbed their clothes on these ladrillos, wearing circular depressions into them.
TERRACOTTA - Fired but unglazed clay, used mainly for floor and roof tiles.
TERRAZZO - A sturdy floor finish of marble chips mixed with cement mortar. These are generally polished.
Terrace: Any type of earthworks which were built up above the normal ground level. See artillery terrace.
Volterra - Italy (100 B.C.)
Chartres Cathedral - France (1300)
Topkapi Palace - Istanbul - Turkey (1500) ...
H. Terrasse, La Mosquee al-Qaraouiyin a Fes, Paris 1968.
--- La Mosquee des Andalous Fes. Paris (n.d.).
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Airbrick - a perforated brick, terracotta or plastic vent built into a wall for providing ventilation. Often used to ventilate the underside of timber ground floors, fireplaces or a roof space.
obelisk an upright, four-sided, tapered pillar that terminates in a pyramid; it may be inscribed or plain, and it is often placed prominently in the center of a pool, at the crown of a hill, or at the end of a terrace walk.
Ginter Park Terrace, c. 1913, (Historic), Richmond City, Independent Cities VA
Hanover Historic District, c. , (Historic), Hanover Boro, York County PA
Highland Park Historic District, c. 1900, (Historic), Lafayette City, Tippecanoe County IN ...
Wet trades - Trades that use concrete, mortar or plaster including brickwork and finishings such as screeds, terrazzo or tiling bedded in mortar. Completed work must be protected from frost and given time for curing.
The so-called Governors' Palace at Uxmal, sited on a great artificial terrace, is a long, horizontal building, the proportions and ornamentation of which suggest the eye and hand of a master designer.
PARAPET (Ital. parapetto, Fr. parapet, from Mara, imperative of Ital. parare, to cover, defend, and petto, breast, Lat. pectus; the German word is Brustwehr), a dwarf wall along the edge of a roof, or round a lead flat, terrace walk, &c.
called wainscoting if limited to the lower part of the wall Parapet A wall built higher than the eaves line of a roof - often ornately decorated with balustrades Party-wall A common wall that divides two attached buildings such as terrace ...
They range from the low terraces that ranged from 50 cms to 2 meters high. Sometimes, there were no terraces so they were palaces and inhabitable buildings, elevated up to 45 meters in the case of a temple. An example is the Temple IV of Tikal.
It favoured red brick or terracotta, usually combined with white-painted woodwork. It is particularly associated with the architect Richard Norman Shaw (1831-1912) and with the turn away from the Gothic Revival.
The Deposition (1521, Pinacoteca, Volterra), one of his most successful pictures, is a more open and less compressed figural composition than Pontormo's, but, at the same time, is more intricate and even less immediately readable.
Exterior view #1 from turret
Exterior view #2 from turret
Exterior view from upper outside passage
Exterior view #1 from upper terrace
Exterior view #2 from upper terrace
Exterior view #3 from upper terrace ...
Altana - A covered terrace or loggia raised above the roof, like a belvedere. Venetian in origin and usually of wood, it was intended for drying clothes and is still so used in Venice.
Caementa: irregular chunks of stone or terracotta used as a aggregate in Roman concrete; by mixing caementa of different weights, domes (such as the Pantheon) could be constructed with heavy bases and lighter crowns).
Sullivan's designs, which often used intertwining vines and leaves combined with geometric shapes, were often imitated. Other less-gifted architects often relied on stock terra cotta ornamentation produced by suppliers such as Chicago 's Midland ...
Parapet
A low wall for protection at the edge of a balcony, terrace, roof, bridge, etc. Image courtesy of Gayle Goudy Kochanski
Pedestal
A supporting substructure for a column or statue. Image courtesy of Heather Russell ...
parapet - a protective railing or low wall at the edge of a roof, balcony or terrace
parging (pargeting) - to coat with plaster, particularly foundation walls and rough masonry (see stucco) ...
In Indian architecture pierced screens were used as windows, room dividers, and railings around thrones, platforms, terraces, and balconies. Installed in outer walls, they were ideal for cutting down glare while permitting air to circulate.
parapet : A parapet is a low wall projecting from the edge of a platform, terrace, or roof. Parapets may rise above the cornice of a building or form the upper portion of a defensive wall on a castle.
Parapet : a dwarf wall along the edge of a roof, or round a lead flat, terrace walk, etc., to prevent people from falling over, and as a protection to the defenders in case of a siege.
Infill site - The redevelopment of land that has adjacent buildings, for example along a row of terraced houses where one has been demolished or where a gap always existed.
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Close copies of medieval churches and town halls were built; at the same time Gothic arches and carving were added randomly to shops, stations and terraced houses.
The home is integrated with the landscape through porches, terraces, planters, window boxes and panels of windows that define spaces. Inside are large fireplaces, built-in amenities, and rich wood finishes on trim and paneling.
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