7 Architecture Facts pt.33 | Windows, Ranch, 圖紙 & 盧浮宮

This video is about seven facts of architecture; The Mansard roof is a configuration similar to the Gambrel but it’s four sided. Much like the gambrel, the mansard roof creates a significant amount of usable space on upper floors—the lower section is steeply pitched while the top is shallow; 一世. 米. Pei’s Louvre addition in Paris, 法國, is innovative because of how different it is aesthetically to the building complex it was added to. Today it still stands as a lasting example of, what architects call, stylistic juxtaposition; In architecture school students present their building project. These presentation drawings typically include the site plan, building plan, Elevations, Sections and perspectives—much like these Paul Rudolph images from a book; The ANZAC War Memorial in Hyde Park, Sydney Australia is an example of Art Deco style architecture. It was designed by Bruce Dellit as a winning competition entry in 1929. The building veneer is pink granite; The Ranch is an American architectural residential style that grew out of the 1920’s. The term refers to single story homes that have long low rooflines with relatively simple floor plans. The style is out of fashion but the homes are ubiquitous; In classical architecture the word architrave refers to the beam just above the columns at the lower third of the entablature. On or in a building it can also refer to the trim or casing that surrounds a door or opening; 歷史上, a single pane window has a frame and muntin bars that hold individual panes of glass. Today’s windows tend to have decorative muntin bars with at least two larger panels of glass plus gas and coatings added for energy efficiency.

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