Architectural Styles

European

The earliest non-native houses were built by _______ settlers in the early 1600s.

Cape Cod

The features of this popular house style includes a gable roof with very little overhang.

Romantic

The main _______ architectural styles in the United States were Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, and Italianate.

Saltbox

The name of this house style is derived from containers used for food products. The low slanting roof helped combat bitter winter winds.

Art Deco

This home style united smooth surfaces, geometric shapes, and projection with strong vertical features.

Georgian

This house style was one or two stories with a gabled roof and a centered entrance located on the front facade.

Log home

This structure was originally a simple one-room, gabled-roof house from large logs with a centrally located door and chimney.

Tidewater

This style of home was developed in the 1700s along the southeastern coastline to help people live comfortably in the moist heat.

Federal / Adam

This style of house was a symmetrical, multistory dwelling with a low-pitched or flat roof.

Design process

1. Identify a problem or a design opportunity. 2. Develop initial concepts. 3. Purpose several solutions/designs and chose among them. 4. Evaluate solutions of design and their concequences. 5. Redesign or move on to working drawings.

Townhouse

A ________ is a two to four-story house connected to one or more similar houses by a common wall.

Architectural Style

A classification of a standard based on its appearance, the materials used, structural and decorative details, building techniques, and artistic expression.

Ranch

A low-pitched, gabled roof and wide overhanging eaves are characteristics of this one-story home style. Some homes have an L-shaped layout and attached garage.

Architect

Arch (master) Tekton (builder)

Architecture

Art and science of designing and erecting a building.

Neomodern

Buildings built in the ______ style emphasize form and function and reject the use of decoration and elements borrowed from past architectural styles.

Engineers

Design and construction supervisors for non-sheltering structures.

Architects

Design and construction supervisors for sheltering structures.

Graphic form

Freehand, drafting, CAD.

Corporation

In a cooperative, a building is owned and managed by a ________.

Longhouse

It could be as large as 200' long, 20' wide, and 20' tall and was used as a permanent shelter to house up to 60 family members.

Craftsman

Most people accredit the original _______ style to Charles and Henry Greene in Pasadena, California.

Pattern books

Publications such as books of architectural design and construction that are used for inspiration and guidance.

Initial concepts (project triangle)

Quality, scope and budget.

Victorian

The ______ period was a time when the house represents wealth of the family.

Longhouses

The construction of _________ Built by the Iroquois and Algonquian tribes was similar to the construction of wigwams.