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A freestanding structure near the main building or an ending structure on building wings. Pedestal (also Plinth) The base or support on which a statue, obelisk, or column is mounted. A plinth is a lower terminus of the face trim on a door that is thicker and often wider than the trim which it augments. Pediment
Typically, rows of bricks—called courses— [21] [22] are laid on top of one another to build up a structure such as a brick wall. Bridge – is a structure built to span a physical obstacle, such as a body of water, valley, or road, without closing the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle ...
Large-scale structure of the cosmos; Structural geology, the three dimensional distribution of rock bodies and their planar or folded surfaces, and their internal fabrics; Data structure, a way of storing data in a computer so that it can be used efficiently; The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, a 1962 book by Thomas Kuhn on the history of ...
A structure is an arrangement and organization of interrelated elements in a material object or system, or the object or system so organized. [1] Material structures include man-made objects such as buildings and machines and natural objects such as biological organisms , minerals and chemicals .
In flat organizations, the number of people directly supervised by each manager is large, and the number of people in the chain of command above each person is small. [2] A manager in a flat organization possesses more responsibility than a manager in a tall organization because there is a greater number of individuals immediately below them who are dependent on direction, help, and support.
The Bennati House, in Lake Arrowhead, California. Rudolph Schindler's original A-frame design, 1934. An example of an A-frame house in Gillette, Wyoming Traditional A-frame thatched house (palheiro), Santana, Madeira, Portugal An A-frame house owned and restored by Nicky Panicci in the Hollywood Hills, an example of an architectural A-frame.
In architecture, a cupola (/ ˈ k (j) uː p ə l ə /) [1] is a relatively small, usually dome-like structure on top of a building [2] often crowning a larger roof or dome. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Cupolas often serve as a roof lantern to admit light and air or as a lookout.
A palapa on the Huach River. A palapa (a Spanish word of Tagalog origin, originally meaning "petiole of the palm leaf") is an open-sided dwelling with a thatched roof made of dried palm leaves. [1]