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- In urban planning, zoning is a method in which a municipality or other tier of government divides land into "zones", each of which has a set of regulations...85 KB (8,271 words) - 19:49, 22 May 2024
- A brick is a type of construction material used to build walls, pavements and other elements in masonry construction. Properly, the term brick denotes...59 KB (7,078 words) - 11:37, 17 May 2024
- A tunnel is an underground or undersea passageway. It is dug through surrounding soil, earth or rock, or laid under water, and is enclosed except for the...98 KB (11,941 words) - 01:41, 2 May 2024
- Timber framing (German: Fachwerkbauweise) and "post-and-beam" construction are traditional methods of building with heavy timbers, creating structures...91 KB (10,840 words) - 15:13, 18 May 2024
- An entablature (/ɛnˈtæblətʃər/; nativization of Italian intavolatura, from in "in" and tavola "table") is the superstructure of moldings and bands which...5 KB (610 words) - 03:28, 1 March 2021
- A diorama is a replica of a scene, typically a three-dimensional model either full-sized or miniature. Sometimes it is enclosed in a glass showcase for...37 KB (4,573 words) - 03:01, 19 May 2024
- A dugout or dug-out, also known as a pit-house or earth lodge, is a shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression...25 KB (3,157 words) - 01:44, 1 May 2024
- In architecture, a steeple is a tall tower on a building, topped by a spire and often incorporating a belfry and other components. Steeples are very common...4 KB (392 words) - 13:13, 7 July 2023
- Dry stone, sometimes called drystack or, in Scotland, drystane, is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar...23 KB (2,787 words) - 21:32, 4 April 2024
- This is a list of places of interest in Cornwall, England. See List of places in Cornwall for a list of settlements in the county. List of farms in Cornwall...3 KB (40 words) - 22:51, 7 November 2022
- A chapter house or chapterhouse is a building or room that is part of a cathedral, monastery or collegiate church in which meetings are held. When attached...11 KB (1,284 words) - 19:07, 26 April 2023
- A portal is an opening in a wall of a building, gate or fortification, especially a grand entrance to an important structure.[page needed] Doors, metal...2 KB (205 words) - 09:11, 25 February 2023
- An architectural model is a type of scale model made to study aspects of an architectural design or to communicate design intent. They are made using a...14 KB (1,603 words) - 10:38, 16 April 2024
- The Villa Giulia is a villa in Rome, Italy. It was built by Pope Julius III in 1551–1553 on what was then the edge of the city. Today it is publicly owned...8 KB (837 words) - 20:55, 11 April 2023
- A Bailey bridge is a type of portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge. It was developed in 1940–1941 by the British for military use during the Second World...27 KB (2,996 words) - 22:01, 8 May 2024
- The Nationality Rooms are a group of 31 classrooms in the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning depicting and donated by the national and ethnic...132 KB (13,957 words) - 16:50, 6 April 2024
- Architectural acoustics (also known as building acoustics) is the science and engineering of achieving a good sound within a building and is a branch of...9 KB (1,040 words) - 21:07, 1 July 2022
- Windsor House is an office building in Victoria Street, City of Westminster, London, England. It was built in 1973 by R. Seifert & Partners, The building...3 KB (276 words) - 19:03, 10 March 2023
- The Braamfontein Gate Building is a skyscraper in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa. It was built in 1976 to a height of 128 metres. The building...2 KB (126 words) - 03:02, 5 March 2023
- The British Museum Reading Room, situated in the centre of the Great Court of the British Museum, used to be the main reading room of the British Library...18 KB (1,761 words) - 05:36, 6 May 2024