Lesson 1° Types of architectural drawings and buildings
An unusual home can be a dream house.
Unusual = abstract
rare
waterfalls → sea, forest
(beauty)
franchise
Architecture = abstract + beauty
Architect
architectural
key
Synonyms :
- Abyssal
- Sensational
- Incredible
- Magical
- Odd
- Unusual
- Amazing
- Magical
- Impressive
- Strange
- Blend
- Bigger
- Rare
Vocabulary : different types of habitat
| Animals | Humans |
|---|---|
| a live a nest, a shelter | a house, a shelter, a refuge, a building, a shelter, a hostel, a place, a residence, an apartment |
| a den (cave) | a pocket |
| sky | window, chimney |
| porch | stable, stable, stable |
| pawl, burrow | |
| Day | living, cave, etc. |
Architecture quiz
Can you find the answers to the following questions?
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Why is a blueprint called a blueprint?
- Answer: I don't know
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Architecture comes from a Greek word
- Answer: Yes
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What is a design?
- Answer: A plan
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What is meaning?
- Answer: Building
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What is the name of the only real best architecture that has developed from Ancient Rome times?
- Answer: Basilica
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What does it mean?
- Answer: Church
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What did the architect Filippo Brunelleschi install in the roof of a cathedral to help its construction?
- Answer: I don't know
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Name four digital revolutions in the 21st century which have added architects in design.
- Answer: CAD 3D / augmented reality
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What is the difference between softwood and hardwood?
- Answer: Hardwood is a building...
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What building has been described as the worst building in the history of mankind and Hall of Doom?
- Answer: The Pruitt-Igoe housing project
Types of architectural drawings
Label each of the drawings below with the correct type of drawing it is (Plan, Section or Elevation).
(Images of architectural drawings)
Architecture
| Image | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | cathedral |
| 2 | arch |
| 3 | bridge |
| 4 | castle |
| 5 | aqueduct |
| 6 | pagoda |
| 7 | mosque |
| 8 | dome |
| 9 | pyramid |
| 10 | ciangale |
| 11 | mansion |
| 12 | monastery |
| 13 | palace |
| 14 | rose window |
| 15 | ruins |
| 16 | skyscraper |
| 17 | sphinx |
| 18 | spire |
| 19 | statue |
| 20 | tower |
| 21 | tunnel |
| 22 | wall |
Vocabulary - Architecture toolbox
| English word | Meaning in French | Example / Idea |
|---|---|---|
| design | design | plan, project |
| to construct | construire | to build |
| habitable environment | environnement habitable | place where people can live |
| needs requirements | besoins, exigences | what is necessary |
| function | fonction | purpose, role |
| structure | structure | framework, skeleton |
| cultural values | valeurs culturelles | beliefs, traditions |