1. Architectural Elements I

2. Standard
Students will identify components related to the design process.
Demonstrate an understanding of architectural and building styles.

3. Arcade
A series of arches supported by columns or piers, either free-standing or attached to a wall.

4. Arch
Arch is a set of wedge-shaped blocks (usually of stone) spanning an opening and to support loads from above.

5. Ashlar
Thin, squared and finely cut stone laid horizontally on the façade of a wall

6. Balustrade
A row of balusters (or small posts) topped by a rail, usually found on edge of stairs or roof

7. Bargeboard
Richly decorated carved or cut-out designs that hang under a gable

8. Bay Window
Window projecting from the wall to form an alcove of a room; usually created with 3 windows

9. Bonneted Window
Dormer with an arched roof, normally has an arched window.

10. Bracket (Corbel)
Wood, stone, or metal projection from a wall to support a weight; typically serves a decorative purpose

11. Buttress
An exterior, projecting support for a wall to either strengthen it or resist a side thrust from an arch or roof

12. Casement Window
Windows with hinges on the sides, opens outward or inward along its entire length (like a door)

13. Clearstory (or Clerestory)
Windows between two roof levels that let in light and/or ventilation

14. Columns - Doric
One of the oldest columns, found in classical architecture, they are the most plain of the three main types of columns

15. Columns - Ionic
Identified by its large paired spiral scrolls and it has the tallest base of the three types of columns.  

16. Columns - Corinthian
The most ornate, slender and sleek of the three types of columns

17. Cornice
Molding at the top of the walls of a room, between the walls and ceiling
House eaves may also be called "cornices" if they are finished with decorative molding

18. Cupola
Small structure, usually domed, on the top of a roof for observation or decoration