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  • a
  • abut
  • abutment
  • access
  • accordion door
  • acoustics
  • adobe
  • adobe pueblo
  • A-frame
  • air conditioner
  • air pocket
  • airport
  • alcove
  • alloy
  • aluminum siding
  • amusement park
  • anchor
  • antenna
  • ante-room
  • apartment
  • apartment building
  • aqueduct
  • arcade
  • arch
  • arched doors
  • architectural elements
  • architectural elevation
  • architectural plan
  • architectural section
  • archway
  • area
  • armor
  • art gallery
  • artificial lighting
  • asbestos
  • asphalt
  • asymmetrical
  • atrium
  • attic
  • auto body shop
  • average
  • awning
  • b
  • bakery
  • balance
  • balcony
  • balloon frame
  • ballroom
  • balustrade
  • bank
  • bannister
  • bannister
  • barn
  • base
  • baseboard
  • basement
  • bay
  • bay window
  • beam
  • bedroom
  • blind
  • blind window
  • brace
  • bracket
  • brass
  • brick veneer
  • bricks
  • bridge
  • bronze
  • bubble diagram
  • building
  • buttress
  • c
  • cable
  • cafeteria
  • campus
  • canal
  • cantilever
  • capital
  • carpenter's tools
  • carpet
  • carpet
  • carpet-padding
  • carport
  • carriage house
  • casement
  • casement window
  • cast iron
  • castle
  • catenary arch
  • cave
  • ceiling
  • ceiling tile
  • cellar
  • cement
  • cemetery
  • ceramic tile
  • chamber
  • chandelier
  • chimney
  • cinderblock
  • circle
  • circulation
  • circus tent
  • city hall
  • clapboard
  • clay
  • clay tile
  • clerestory
  • clerestory windows
  • climate control
  • closet
  • cloth
  • clothing store
  • collapse
  • college
  • colonnade
  • column
  • column
  • commercial
  • compression
  • concrete
  • cone
  • conservatory
  • construct
  • construction
  • construction site
  • cooling towers
  • copper
  • corbel
  • corbelled arch
  • corinthian
  • cork
  • corner
  • cornerstone
  • cornice
  • corridor
  • corrugated metal
  • cottage
  • counter
  • crawl space
  • crenellation
  • cube
  • cupola
  • curtain wall
  • curtain
  • cylinder
  • d
  • dam
  • dead weight
  • deck
  • den
  • department store
  • dimensions
  • diner
  • dining room
  • display
  • display window
  • doctor's office
  • dog house
  • doll house
  • dome
  • door
  • door knob
  • door knocker
  • doorbell
  • doorway
  • doric
  • dormer
  • double hung
  • downspout
  • draft
  • drain
  • drapery
  • drawing room
  • dressing room
  • duct
  • duplex
  • dutch doors
  • dwelling
  • e
  • eave
  • edifice
  • electric eye
  • electricity
  • element
  • elevation
  • elevator
  • energy systems
  • entrance
  • equalize
  • erosion
  • escalator
  • etched glass
  • f
  • facade
  • factory
  • fan
  • fan light
  • farm
  • fast food restaurant
  • fence
  • fenestration
  • fire escape
  • fire house
  • fireplace
  • flagstone
  • flashing
  • flat roof
  • flexible
  • floor
  • floor plan
  • flue
  • fluorescent
  • fluorescent lighting
  • flying buttress
  • folding door
  • folding doors
  • force
  • formica
  • fort
  • foundation
  • fountain
  • foyer
  • frame
  • french doors
  • frieze
  • frosted
  • frosted glass
  • frosted glass
  • frozen pipes
  • furnace
  • furniture
  • g
  • gable
  • gable roof
  • gambrel roof
  • garage
  • garden apartment
  • garret
  • gas station
  • gate
  • gazebo
  • geodesic dome
  • ghetto
  • gingerbread
  • glass
  • glass doors
  • government building
  • gravity
  • gravity
  • greenhouse
  • grocery store
  • gutter
  • h
  • half-bathroom
  • half-circle
  • hall
  • hangar
  • hard
  • hatch doors
  • haunted house
  • H-beam
  • heat
  • heat loss
  • heater
  • heavy
  • height
  • hinges
  • hipped roof
  • hogan
  • hojme
  • horizontal
  • hospital
  • hotel
  • house
  • house
  • house numbers
  • house of cards
  • hut
  • i
  • I-beam
  • igloo
  • imitation brick
  • incandescent lighting
  • industrial
  • institutional
  • insulation
  • insulation
  • ionic
  • iron
  • j
  • jamb
  • joint
  • joist
  • k
  • keyhole
  • keystone
  • kitchen
  • knocker
  • l
  • lamp
  • lantern
  • latch
  • lattice
  • lead
  • leaded glass
  • lean to
  • lean-to
  • leaves
  • ledge
  • library
  • library
  • light
  • lighthouse
  • lighting
  • lightning rod
  • lightweight
  • line
  • linoleum
  • lintel
  • lintel
  • lintels
  • live load
  • living room
  • load
  • load bearing
  • load bearing floor
  • lobby
  • log cabin
  • louver
  • louvered doors
  • lumber
  • m
  • mailbox
  • mall
  • mansard roof
  • mansion
  • marble
  • marble
  • masonite
  • masonry
  • mass
  • material
  • materials
  • measurement
  • measurement
  • memorial
  • metal
  • meter
  • mezzanine
  • mirror
  • mirrored glass
  • mobile home
  • module
  • monumental
  • monumental
  • mortar
  • mosque
  • motared wall
  • motel
  • moulding
  • movie house
  • mullion
  • museum
  • n
  • natural gas
  • natural lighting
  • neon
  • neon light
  • newel
  • non-structural
  • nook
  • nuclear generator
  • nursery
  • o
  • observatory
  • office
  • office building
  • opaque
  • optical illusion
  • outlet
  • overhang
  • p
  • pagoda
  • paint
  • palladian window
  • pane
  • panelling
  • pantile
  • pantry
  • park
  • parquet
  • parquet
  • partition
  • passageway
  • passive solar energy
  • patina
  • pattern
  • pediment
  • pediment
  • peephole
  • penthouse
  • perimeter
  • picture
  • picture window
  • pier
  • pilaster
  • pile
  • piling
  • pillar
  • pipes
  • pitched roof
  • pizza shop
  • plan
  • planter
  • plaster
  • plastic
  • plumb
  • pole
  • police station
  • porch
  • porch
  • porch doors
  • portable home
  • portal
  • porthole
  • porthole windows
  • portico
  • portico
  • post
  • post and lintel
  • post office
  • power house
  • pressure
  • prison
  • private
  • professional building
  • projects
  • proportion
  • public
  • pyramid
  • q
  • quoin
  • r
  • race track
  • radiator
  • radio station
  • rafter
  • rafter
  • railing
  • ranch house
  • ratio
  • recreation room
  • recreational
  • recreational buildings
  • rectangle
  • register
  • reservoir
  • residence
  • residential
  • resistance
  • revolving door
  • revolving doors
  • rib
  • rifle windows
  • rigid
  • rigid
  • risers
  • roof
  • room
  • room
  • root cellar
  • rose window
  • rough
  • rowhouse
  • rubber
  • rug
  • rust
  • s
  • safety glass
  • sag
  • saloon door
  • sash
  • scaffold
  • scale
  • scale
  • school
  • screen
  • screen doors
  • scrren door
  • seal
  • section
  • semi-circle
  • semi-sphere
  • shack
  • shade
  • shade
  • shaft
  • shape
  • shape
  • shelves
  • shingle
  • shingle
  • shiny
  • shutter
  • shutters
  • sign
  • sill
  • silo
  • sitting room
  • skating rink
  • skeleton
  • skin
  • skylight
  • skyscraper
  • slate
  • sliding doors
  • slum
  • smooth
  • soft
  • solar
  • spackle
  • span
  • sphere
  • spiral staircase
  • spiral stairway
  • spire
  • square
  • stability
  • stable
  • stadium
  • stained glass
  • stainless steel
  • staircase
  • stairs
  • stairway
  • steel
  • steel doors
  • steeple
  • step
  • sticks
  • stone
  • stoop
  • store
  • storefront
  • storm doors
  • storm window
  • story
  • stress
  • structural
  • structure
  • strut
  • stucco
  • stud
  • study
  • sub-structure
  • subway system
  • sun room
  • supermarket
  • support
  • suspension
  • suspension bridge
  • swinging doors
  • switch
  • symmetry
  • synagogue
  • system
  • t
  • tar
  • tar paper
  • teepee
  • teepee
  • temperature
  • temple
  • tenement
  • tension
  • tent
  • terra cotta
  • thatching
  • thermal glass
  • thermal windows
  • thermostat
  • threshold
  • thrust
  • tile
  • tin
  • tool shed
  • tower
  • tracery
  • trailer
  • trailer park
  • train station
  • translucent
  • transom
  • transparent
  • trap doors
  • treads
  • tree house
  • triangle
  • triangulation
  • trim
  • trinity
  • truss
  • tunnel
  • turret
  • twin
  • u
  • university
  • upholstery
  • v
  • valve
  • vault
  • veneer
  • venetian blinds
  • vent
  • ventilation
  • verandah
  • vertical
  • vestibule
  • vinyl
  • volume
  • volume
  • voussoirs
  • w
  • wainscoting
  • wall
  • wall paper
  • wallboard
  • warehouse
  • weather vane
  • weight
  • weight distribution
  • widow's walk
  • width
  • wind resistance
  • windmill
  • window
  • window box
  • window pane
  • windows
  • wood
  • wood inlay
  • wood panelling
  • wood varieties
  • wood veneer
  • wrought iron
  • y
  • yurt
  • z
  • ziggurat
  • zoo

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