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2. Nissen hut - Wikipedia

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   Nissen huts, Cultybraggan Camp, close to Comrie, in west Perthshire. A Nissen hut is a prefabricated steel structure originally for military use, especially as barracks, made from a 210° portion of a cylindrical skin of corrugated iron. It was designed during the First World War by the Canadian-American-British engineer and inventor Major ...

3. List of roof shapes - Wikipedia

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   List of roof shapes

4. List of octagonal buildings and structures - Wikipedia

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   The Butter Market, Barnard Castle, County Durham. Hertford College 's Middle Common Room, Oxford. Octagonal Tower, Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, built by Robert Beauchamp 1425. Octagonal drawing room, Castell Coch, Tongwynlais, Cardiff, built by William Burges for John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute, 1870s.

5. Second Empire architecture in the United States and Canada

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   Renwick's gallery was one of the first major public buildings in the style, and its favorable reception furthered interest in Second Empire design. [13] These early buildings display a close affinity to the high-style designs found in the new Louvre construction, with quoins, stone detailing, carved elements and sculpture, a strong division ...

6. Shed style - Wikipedia

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   The Vanna Venturi House, one of the influences of the shed style (note the two shed roofs, rather than a single gable). Shed style refers to a style of architecture that makes use of single-sloped roofs (commonly called "shed roofs"). The style originated from the designs of architects Charles Willard Moore and Robert Venturi in the 1960s. [ 1]

7. List of works by Frank Gehry - Wikipedia

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   List of works by Frank Gehry. Frank Gehry is a Pritzker Prize -winning architect. His buildings, including his private residence, have become tourist attractions. His style is sometimes described as Deconstructivist or postmodern, although he has rejected the second term. [1][2]