Saturday, September 6, 2008

ARCHITECTURAL DICTIONARY - I

Icon - An image in the Greek church.
Illustrate - To exemplify, to explain, to adorn.
Image - A statue, an idol, a representation in the mind.
Inarticulate - Not jointed or hinged.
Inch - The twelfth part of a foot, equal to 2.54 cm.
Indoor - Within a building.
Indwelling - Dwelling within, residence within.
Infill - Rough material, such as rubble, used to fill in a framework to create walls which are then finished with plaster or similar; also the insertion of new buildings between existing ones.
Infrastructure - Inner structure, structure of component parts.
Inn - A house open to the public for lodging and entertainment of travellers.
Institute - Organisation for education.
Interior - Inside of anything
Interior decoration - The construction and furnishing of the interior of a building.
International Style - US term referring to what in Europe was Modern Movement of the early 20th century; the style featured undercoated cubic forms, white rendering and a horizontal aspect emphasisied in large windows.
Ionic Order - Intermediate form of the three Classical Orders.


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