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Many shapes have metaphorical names, i.e., their names are metaphors: these shapes are named after a most common object that has it. For example, "U-shape" is a shape that resembles the letter U , a bell-shaped curve has the shape of the vertical cross section of a bell , etc.
Novelty architecture, also called programmatic architecture or mimetic architecture, is a type of architecture in which buildings and other structures are given unusual shapes for purposes such as advertising or to copy other famous buildings. Their size and novelty means that they often serve as landmarks.
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat defines a twisting building as one that progressively rotates its floor plates or its façade as it gains height. [1] There are 41 spiraled skyscrapers, and 4 more are under construction. [2] Turning Torso, in Malmö, Sweden is regarded as the first twisted tower or building. [3]
Lists of shapes cover different types of geometric shape and related topics. They include mathematics topics and other lists of shapes, such as shapes used by drawing ...
A gable or facade with a decorative shape characteristic of traditional Dutch architecture. The top of the gable is shaped like a church bell. Coffer A sunken panel in the shape of a square, rectangle, or octagon that serves as a decorative device, usually in a ceiling or vault. Also called caissons, or lacunar. [15] Colarin or Hypotrachelium
Terms for buildings as a whole (e.g. church, mansion) refer to: Category:Buildings and structures and List of building types. Names for parts of buildings defined by their function (e.g. kitchen, nave) refer to: Category:Rooms. The names of styles of buildings or architectural movements (e.g. Gothic, Bauhaus) refer to: Category:Architectural styles
Across the pond, in a suburb of South Yorkshire, the long-suffering residents of Butt Hole Road couldn't take the jokes visiting tourists and back-side baring teens any longer.
Hyperboloid building cathedral vaults Antoni Gaudí: An unfinished building with hyperbolic paraboloid vaults. Shukhov Tower: 1922 Moscow Russia: Hyperboloid broadcast tower 160 m (525 ft) Vladimir Shukhov: Unless the international campaign can save it, the 1922 Shukhov Tower is under current threat of demolition. Shukhov tower on the Oka River ...