architectural ornamentation

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• Architectural metals — used in buildings and structures are comprised of several distinctive metallic materials. Metals serve a wide variety of uses in the built landscape, including structural features, such as nails and trusses, as well as decorative features, such… …   Wikipedia

• architectural ornament — noun (architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance • Topics: ↑architecture • Hypernyms: ↑decoration, ↑ornament, ↑ornamentation • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• ornamentation — noun 1. the state of being ornamented • Derivationally related forms: ↑ornament • Hypernyms: ↑state 2. the act of adding extraneous decorations to something • Syn: ↑embellishment • Derivationally rela …   Useful english dictionary

• architectural concrete — noun : concrete used for the exterior or interior ornamentation or finish of a building or structure, often being cast integral with the reinforced concrete frame …   Useful english dictionary

• Glazed architectural terra-cotta — is a ceramic masonry building material popular in the United States from the late 19th century until the 1930s, and still one of the most common building materials found in U.S. urban environments. It is the glazed version of architectural terra… …   Wikipedia

• Manueline — ▪ architectural style Portuguese  Manuelino,         particularly rich and lavish style of architectural ornamentation indigenous to Portugal in the early 16th century. Although the Manueline style actually continued for some time after the death …   Universalium

• Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …   Universalium

• South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …   Universalium

• metalwork — metalworker, n. /met l werrk /, n. objects made of metal. [1840 50; METAL + WORK] * * * Useful and decorative objects fashioned of various metals. The oldest technique is hammering. After с 2500 BC, casting was also used, molten metal being… …   Universalium

• Sullivan, Louis — ▪ American architect Introduction in full  Louis Henry Sullivan  born September 3, 1856, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. died April 14, 1924, Chicago, Illinois  American architect, regarded as the spiritual father of modern American architecture… …   Universalium

• arts, East Asian — Introduction       music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature.       Some studies of East Asia… …   Universalium