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2. List of roof shapes - Wikipedia

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   Barrel, barrel-arched (cradle, wagon): A round roof like a barrel (tunnel) vault. Catenary: An arched roof in the form of a catenary curve. Arched roof, bow roof, [11] Gothic, Gothic arch, and ship's bottom roof. Historically also called a compass roof. [12] [13] Circular Bell roof (bell-shaped, ogee, Philibert de l'Orme roof): A bell-shaped roof.

3. Gothic-arch barn - Wikipedia

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   The Tomlinson Lumber Co sold pre-cut materials for a 34 by 50 feet (10 m × 15 m) dairy barn with a Gothic-arched roof supported by three-ply rafters in 1958 throughout Minnesota. [10] The first published plans by an architect for a Gothic-arch barn appeared in 1916. [5]

4. Chief Architect Software - Wikipedia

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   Chief Architect Software is a developer of 3D architectural home design software for builders, interior designers, architects, and DIY home enthusiasts. [1] Chief Architect uses BIM tools to create a 3D model of the structure and automatically generates all of the building systems of the home. [ 2 ]

5. Reciprocal frame - Wikipedia

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   The reciprocal frame, also known as a Mandala roof, [1] has been used since the twelfth century in Chinese and Japanese architecture although little or no trace of these ancient methods remain. More recently they were used by architects Kazuhiro Ishii (the Spinning House) and Yasufumi Kijima, and engineer Yoishi Kan (Kijima Stonemason Museum).

6. Architectural drawing - Wikipedia

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   An architectural drawing or architect's drawing is a technical drawing of a building (or building project) that falls within the definition of architecture.Architectural drawings are used by architects and others for a number of purposes: to develop a design idea into a coherent proposal, to communicate ideas and concepts, to convince clients of the merits of a design, to assist a building ...

7. Rafter - Wikipedia

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   Jack rafter, cripple rafter, cripple-jack rafter: A shortened rafter such as landing on a hip rafter or interrupted by a dormer. Arched rafter: Of segmental form in an arched roof. Knee (crook, kneeling, cranked) rafter: A rafter with a bend typically a few feet from the foot used to gain attic space like adding a kneewall. Rare in America.