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Architecture

Architecture. By: Rashad Faison. A. Adobe “bricks” are just tightly pressed earth. B. Bargeboards , also called vergeboards, hang from the projecting end of a roof. C.

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Architecture

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  1. Architecture By: Rashad Faison

  2. A • Adobe “bricks” are just tightly pressed earth.

  3. B • Bargeboards, also called vergeboards, hang from the projecting end of a roof.

  4. C • In Old English, cob was a root word that meant lump or rounded mass. Cob houses are made of clay-like lumps of soil, sand, and straw.

  5. D • A dormer is a window which is set vertically on a slanting roof. The dormer has its own roof, which can be flat, arched, or pointed.

  6. E • An eave is the edge of a roof. Eaves usually are beyond the side of the building.

  7. F • A Flying buttress is a support, usually made of brick or stone, built against a wall to support it.

  8. G • A gable is the triangle formed by a sloping roof. A building may be front-gabled or side-gabled.

  9. H • How to. When a person is new to the job he has to study a lot.

  10. I • An I-Beamis A steel beam often used for floor support.

  11. J • The Jamb is The vertical parts of a window.

  12. K • A Knee Wall is a wall supported by studs in an almost one- story construction.

  13. L • A Light isa type of window glass.

  14. M • A Masonryis just brickwork.

  15. N • A Niche is A place in a wall to place decorations.

  16. O • An Orielis a box like window projecting from the wall of a house.

  17. P • Partition is the name given to an inside part of the wall.

  18. Q • A Quoin is a stone or block keeping the corners of a building from falling.

  19. R • The top of a roof from when roof sides fall away, is called a Ridge.

  20. S • The Stoolis the inside window sill.

  21. T • A frame for supporting a roof is called a Truss.

  22. U • Usonian Houses had no attics and no basements.

  23. V • Valley Jacks are rafters that run from the ridge rafter to the valley rafter.

  24. W • A Wall Opening is where the walls have a cut out in them.

  25. X • Extra- better houses can make them really famous, and the more famous they get the more money you get.

  26. Y • A Yoke is the top horizontal board of a frame.

  27. Z • Zinc is pretty much sculpturing. Many architecture workers use this for counter tops, parts of the roof, walls, etc.

  28. Web titles • Archseek.com • Jobs.com THE END! THANKS FOR WATCHING!

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