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2. Architectural metals - Wikipedia

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   Copper belfry of St. Laurentius church, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler Metals used for architectural purposes include lead, for water pipes, roofing, and windows; tin, formed into tinplate; zinc, copper and aluminium, in a range of applications including roofing and decoration; and iron, which has structural and other uses in the form of cast iron or wrought iron, or made into steel.

3. Glass fiber reinforced concrete - Wikipedia

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   Glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) is a type of fiber-reinforced concrete.The product is also known as glassfibre reinforced concrete or GRC in British English. [1] Glass fiber concretes are mainly used in exterior building façade panels and as architectural precast concrete.

4. Cladding (construction) - Wikipedia

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   Cladding can be made of any of a wide range of materials including wood, metal, brick, vinyl, and composite materials that can include aluminium, wood, blends of cement and recycled polystyrene, wheat/rice straw fibres. [2] Rainscreen cladding is a form of weather cladding designed to protect against the elements, but also offers thermal ...

5. Stucco - Wikipedia

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   It is used as a decorative coating for walls and ceilings, exterior walls, and as a sculptural and artistic material in architecture. Stucco can be applied on construction materials such as metal, expanded metal lath, concrete, cinder block, or clay brick and adobe for decorative and structural purposes. [2]

6. Lintel - Wikipedia

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   It can be a decorative architectural element, or a combined ornamented/structural item. In the case of windows, the bottom span is referred to as a sill , but, unlike a lintel, does not serve to bear a load to ensure the integrity of the wall.

7. Molding (decorative) - Wikipedia

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   Muntin: Narrow strip of wood or metal separating and holding panes of glass in a window. Ogee: see "Cyma" Order: Each of a series of mouldings; Ovolo: Simple, convex quarter-round moulding that can also be enriched with the egg-and-dart or other pattern; Neck moulding; Panel mould: A moulding that is flat on the back and profiled on the face ...