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Architectural Studies
Tyler Wells, 2011
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Heraion
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A name used to refer to a
temple of the goddess Hera.
Specifically, a site in ancient
Olympia in Greece.
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Hip Roof
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A roof having sloping ends and
sides meeting at an inclined
projecting angle.
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Hogan
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A Navajo Indian dwelling
constructed usually of earth and
logs and covered with mud and
sod.
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Honeycomb
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Voids on a formed concrete
surface, caused by segregation
during placement or by
insufficient consolidation.
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Horns of Consecration
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Stone or clay structures placed at
sites of the ancient Minoan
civilization, representing the horns
of a bull.
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Hypocaust
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An under-floor heating system.
Heated using hot water, as in a
caldarium.
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Hypostyle hall
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A large hall having many
columns in rows supporting a
flat roof, and sometimes a
clerestory: prevalent in ancient
Egyptian.
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Iktinos

Greek architect, also known as
Ictinus, who along with
Kallikrates, designed the
Parthenon in Athens.
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Imbrication
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The overlapping of shingles or
roofing tiles with break joints to
form a weather-tight covering.
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In Antis
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Having a recessed portico with a
row of columns between the
antae, as in some Greek
temples.
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Inset Flutes
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The grooves on columns that
are sunken into the column
itself, giving a texture to the
surface.
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Insula
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Ancient Roman apartment
building, of sorts. Held most of
the urban population of the city
of Rome.
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Insulating Concrete
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Lightweight concrete made with
lightweight aggregate (perlite,
etc.) or with a foaming agent or
gas-forming chemical.
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Interlacing Arcade
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An arcade composed of arches
resting on alternate supports
and overlapping in series where
they cross.
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Ionic
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A classical order that developed
in the Greek colonies of Asia
Minor in the 6th century B.C.
Characterized by spiral volutes
of its capital, as well as fluted
columns with molded bases and
an entablature with an
architrave of three fascias and a
richly ornamented frieze.
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Ionic Order
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Jalousie window

A window having horizontal glass or
wood louvers which pivot
simultaneously in a common frame,
used primarily in mild climates to
control ventilation and to cut off
visibility from the outside.
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Kakemono
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A vertical hanging
scroll containing
either text or a
painting, intended
to be viewed on a
wall and rolled
when not in use.
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Kairo

The covered gallery surrounding
a precinct of a Japanese temple
or shrine.
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Kallikrates

Ancient Greek architect, who
along with Iktinos, designed the
Parthenon and much of the
Athenian Acropolis.
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Keystone

The wedge-shaped, often
embellished voussoir at the
crown of an arch, serving to lock
the other voussoirs in place.
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Kiva
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A large underground or partly
underground chamber in a
Pueblo Indian village, used by
the men for religious
ceremonies or councils.
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Kodo
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An assembly hall for monks in a
Japanese Buddhist temple, in
which sacred texts are read.
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Lacunar

A ceiling, soffit, or vault adorned
with a pattern of recessed
panels (see Coffered Ceilings).
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Lanai

A veranda, especially a fully
furnished one used as a living
room.
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Loophole

A small or narrow opening in a
wall of a fortification for the
discharge of missiles.
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Louver
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An opening fitted with slanting,
fixed or movable slats to admit
air but exclude rain and snow or
to provide privacy. Also, louvre.
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Louvered Ceiling
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A suspended ceiling of multicellular louvers for shielding the
light sources mounted above it.
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Luminous Ceiling
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A suspended ceiling of
translucent panels for diffusing
the light from luminaires
mounted above it.
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