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2. Pergola - Wikipedia

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   Pergola type arbor. A pergola is most commonly an outdoor garden feature forming a shaded walkway, passageway, or sitting area of vertical posts or pillars that usually support cross-beams and a sturdy open lattice, often upon which woody vines are trained. [1] The origin of the word is the Late Latin pergula, referring to a projecting eave.

3. Deck (building) - Wikipedia

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   The decking is selangan batu, a Malaysian timber. In architecture, a deck is a flat surface capable of supporting weight, similar to a floor, but typically constructed outdoors, often elevated from the ground, and usually connected to a building. The term is a generalization from the deck of a ship. A level architectural deck may be intended ...

4. List of Olmsted works - Wikipedia

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   The landscape architecture firm of Frederick Law Olmsted, and later of his sons John Charles Olmsted and Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. (known as the Olmsted Brothers), produced designs and plans for hundreds of parks, campuses and other projects throughout the United States and Canada. Together, these works totaled 355.

5. Nichols Arboretum - Wikipedia

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   Nichols Arboretum. Nichols Arboretum, locally known as the Arb,[1]: 22 is an arboretum on the campus of the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Arb is located adjacent to the Huron River, and features over 400 species, including 110 species of trees, in a varied, hilly landscape. [2] A signature feature of Nichols Arboretum is ...

6. Trellis (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   Trellis (architecture) Trellis in the courtyard of the Wernberg monastery, Wernberg, Carinthia, Austria. A trellis (treillage) is an architectural structure, usually made from an open framework or lattice of interwoven or intersecting pieces of wood, bamboo or metal that is normally made to support and display climbing plants, especially shrubs.

7. Palapa (structure) - Wikipedia

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   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 ] It is very useful in hot weather and, therefore, very common on Mexican beaches and deserts. According to Rubén Carrillo, palapa is derived from the traditional construction ...