New England Colonial House
October 4, 2015
Because it developed during the Colonial period of our history. The first colonists built primarily one room deep, two story houses with a central…
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Most popular architectural styles
May 25, 2016
A Colonial is an OCD fever dream come true: It’s symmetrical and features an entry door in the middle of the front of the home with two windows…
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Moorish style Architecture
December 4, 2013
Arch Noun shape that looks like an upside-down U. architecture Noun style and design of buildings or open spaces. calligraphy Noun decorative…
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Modern styles of Architecture
March 2, 2015
Trying to define modernism can be a frustrating exercise. As a style, it is less coherent, its boundaries looser, than, say, classicism. Many…
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Images of types of houses
March 17, 2012
We re big fans of off-grid homes here at Gizmag – and for good reason: an off-grid home frees the owner from the vagaries of unscrupulous energy…
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House architectural styles
April 13, 2015
Although the term bungalow is now commonly used to describe a small one- or one-and-a-half-story home or casual beach house, the word is actually…
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Home Plans Architect
May 14, 2016
From grand European estates to charming country designs, Danze & Davis Architects delivers outstanding design and functional livability…
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Home Architecture styles
October 19, 2015
In the world of architecture, there are countless designs and styles to choose from. Years of history and many cultures lend their attributes…
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Historical architectural styles
October 12, 2016
Historical Architectural Styles and Building Types A brief description of common architectural building styles 1835-1895 Vernacular Revival Vernacular…
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Hamptons style Architecture
September 20, 2016
In the course of his 25-year career, architect Frank Greenwald has designed houses everywhere from the Hamptons, where he lives, to as far away…
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Gothic Architecture in American
December 2, 2014
While a Gothic vocabulary is relevant to many American styles, a full-blown Gothic Revival took hold in mid-19th-century America. By Patricia…
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Gothic architectural style
July 15, 2015
This lesson covers the three main features of Gothic architecture: the pointed arch, the rib vault and the flying buttress. We then look at a…
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Googie style Architecture
September 22, 2016
At the peak of the modern era, a meshing of car culture and the Space Age brought about the gaudy and garnished Googie architecture. The signatures…
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Federalist House
September 26, 2013
Newt Gingrich or Mitt Romney for Speaker? Balderdash! Since 1377 when the Rolls of Parliament noted that the House of Commons had a “Speaker…
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