PERSONAL GLOSSARY

25 Architecture terms

This glossary will introduce you to the architectural terms

Asphalt.: Substantive.; Mixture of this mineral with lime, sand and other substances that is used mainly in the paving of public roads.; Example: The car slides on the asphalt; we passed between the mundane swing, at dusk, of the Carrera de San Jerónimo.; es: Asfalto.
Auditorium: Substantive; Large-capacity room or premises specially equipped for holding conferences, colloquia, concerts, shows, etc.; Example: News conference in Washington's State Department auditorium presidents' actions have been closely polictics.; es: Auditorio
Basement.: Substantive; Part of a building located between the foundations, below the ground level of the street.; Example: You usually have to climb a ladder to get to the basement.; es: Sótano.
Beams.: Substantive.; Rigid architectural element, generally horizontal, designed to support and transmit the transverse loads to which it is subjected to the support elements.; Example: Travis was holding a beam, while Mike forced himself to place the lower end.; es: Vigas.
Brick.: Substantive .; Piece of fired clay, generally shaped like a rectangular prism, used in the construction of walls, walls, pillars, etc.; Example: The brick walls had been pierced.; es: Ladrillo.
Building: Substantive; A structure with a roof and walls, such as a house, school, store, or factory.; Example: The boy crashed into a concrete wall that was next to the front staircase of the building.; es: Edificio.
Coating.: Substantive.; Layer of some type of material with which a surface is covered.; Example: The exterior coating is chestnut, which withstands inclement weather well.; es: Revestimiento.
Column.: Substantive; A vertical, elongated piece of architecture that generally serves to support the weight of the structure, although it can also have decorative purposes. Its section is usually circular; when it is quadrangular it is usually called a pillar, or pilaster if it is attached to a wall.; Example: As we will study, plants can take different forms (cross, circular, octagonal, etc.) and are often divided into parts, separated by walls, columns or other elements.; es: Columna.
Construction.: Substantive.; A construction is the act of making a new structure using ingenuity and different materials and the completed work, building or structure.; Example: Currently metals, plastics, wood, and all kinds of construction materials are used.; es: Construcción.
Floor.: Substantive.; Tread surface, generally covered with some material to make it smooth and resistant.; Example: The floor is ceramic.; es: Suelo / piso.
Foundation.: Substantive.; Laying or construction of the foundation of a building or other work.; Example: The structural elements are the beams, the columns or columns and the foundation.; es: Cimentación.
Hall.: Substantive.; A room in a building or part of a house immediately next to the main entrance door.; Example: The owner left in the direction of the reception hall.; es: Vestíbulo.
Hallway.: Substantive.; Long and narrow space of a building or a house that communicates some rooms with others.; Example: She climbed the stairs slowly and slipped a little embarrassed through the hallway.; es: Pasillo.
Mortar.: Substantive.; A mixture of various materials, such as lime or cement, sand and water, used in construction to fix bricks and cover walls.; Example: Sand is made up of very small rock fragments and is used to make mortar and concrete.; es: Mortero.
Ornament.: Substantive.; Ornament or decorative motif that serves to embellish a thing.; Example: Edward would have continued, but I stopped in my tracks at the end of the hall, staring in disbelief at the ornament hanging on the wall above my head.; es: Ornamento.
Piles.: Substantive; Constructive element used for the foundation of works, which allows the loads to be transferred to a resistant layer of the ground.; Example: Driving piles to reinforce the foundation of a construction.; es: Pilotes.
Proportions.: Substantive.; Correspondence relationship between the parts and the whole, or between various things related to each other, in terms of size, quantity, hardness, etc.; Example: His style, of great severity and sense of proportions, is characterized as a synthesis between the Herrerian style and neoclassicism.; es: Proporciones.
Roof.: Substantive.; Set of constructive provisions of the upper part of a building, construction, cabin, etc., that covers and closes it, mainly to protect its interior against the weather and humidity.; Example: The rest were adobe huts with thatched roofs.; es: Techo.
Sketch.: Substantive.; Outline or project that contains only the main features of an artistic or technical work.; Example: I make sketches before designing.; es: Boceto.
Steel.: Substantive.; Iron alloy with small amounts of carbon, which acquires great hardness and elasticity with hardening.; Example: It consists of an articulated structure of painted steel wires and thin aluminum sheets, which due to its lightness and unstable position permanently modifies its appearance.; es: Acero.
Terrain.: Noun and adjective.; An extension of land, especially when bounded by something.; Example: Each block would be occupied by two parallel housing blocks, with a third of the terrain used as a garden.; es: Terreno.
Unevenness.: Substantive.; Height difference between two or more points or surfaces.; Example: The slope was very steep, sometimes the unevenness exceeded forty-five degrees.; es: Desnivel
Vanishing point.: Substantive.; A vanishing point, in a conic projection system, is the geometric place where the projections of straight lines parallel to a given direction in space, not parallel to the projection plane, converge.; Example: Vanishing points are very important for the realization of drawings, as they allow to give a sense of depth and maintain the perspective that an observer would have from a certain point of view.; es: Punto de fuga.
Volumes.: Substantive.; Measurements of the three-dimensional space occupied by a body.; Example: The exterior appearance presents the same freedom of volumes and shapes, in a desire to convey to the urban environment a feeling of joy and variety.; es: Volúmenes.
Wall.: Substantive.; A wall is a vertical masonry work that limits an architectural space.; Example: It was not far from the south wall.; es: Muro.