A slab forming the crowning member of a column.

This may vary in duration, from a few paces through a compressed space to a lengthy and circuitous route.

Designating a method of projection in which a three-dimensional object as represented by a drawing having all lines drawn to exact scale resulting in the optical distortion of diagonals and curves .

It is a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape or pyramidion at the top. Originally they were called tekhenu by their builders, the Ancient Egyptians.

Repetition of standard bays, both plan and elevation, an affinity with bay system, programmatically adopted with the introduction of iron construction.

A covered porch or balcony extending along the outside of a building, planned for summer leisure.

Complementary Colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors.

Root ridges are laden with elaborate ornamental cresting and the up-tilted angles are adorned with fantastic dragons and grotesque ornament. Roofs one on top of each other using S-shape enamelled tiles.

Novel development of the dome to cover polygonal and square plans for churches. Tombs and baptisteries, by means of a pendentive. "Fresco" decoration is

used-marble and Mosaic were

used broadly.

Taller buildings were

designed due to reinforced concrete

and cast-iron frames.

"FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION"

An elegant two storey, rectangular town house with a massive stone first floor and a light and airy second floor, mother of pearl or 'capiz' windows and picturesque wide tile roof.

A house composed of natural materials. It is an eclectic and organic look that grows and changes with antiques and a clutter of different collections, made of rough plaster, old

beams, wood framed windows

and slate or brick floors.

Follow paths of natural light (direct or indirect sun) to and into the building. Encourage or block as needed.

Follow paths of circulation and at spaces to provide

artificial illumination where necessary.

We plan people's relationship to

indoors and the site, the adjoining

buildings, the neighbors, nature.

The renovation, repainting of interior and exterior surfaces, replacing roofs, replacing plumbing fixtures, replacing furnitures.

Any physical change made on a building/structure to increase its value, utility and/or to improve its aesthetic quality.

A type of standpipe system in which the pipes are normally not filled with water. Water is introduced into the system thru fire service connections when needed.

What is the maximum allowable slope for PWD ramps according to BP 344?

The term applied to a tower

crowned by a spire.

Earth baked (unglazed) or burnt

in moulds. For use in construction

and decoration, harder in

quality than brick.

"A HOUSE IN A HOUSE"

'MODERN ARCHITECTURE NEED NOT BE WESTERN"