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2. Contemporary architecture - Wikipedia

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   Contemporary architecture is the architecture of the 21st century. No single style is dominant. [ 1] Contemporary architects work in several different styles, from postmodernism, high-tech architecture and new references and interpretations of traditional architecture [ 2][ 3] to highly conceptual forms and designs, resembling sculpture on an ...

3. Sigulda Medieval Castle - Wikipedia

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   Sigulda Medieval castle is situated on the edge of the ancient Gauja valley on a projection formed by three steep slopes. A deep ditch at the south side of the castle was constructed to protect the castle buildings by separating them from the rest of the land.

4. Queenslander (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   Queenslander architecture is a modern term for a type of residential housing, widespread in Queensland, Australia. [ 1] It is also found in the northern parts of the adjacent state of New South Wales, and shares many traits with architecture in other states of Australia, but is distinct and unique. The form of the typical Queenslander-style ...

5. Modern architecture - Wikipedia

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   Modern architecture emerged at the end of the 19th century from revolutions in technology, engineering, and building materials, and from a desire to break away from historical architectural styles and invent something that was purely functional and new. The revolution in materials came first, with the use of cast iron, drywall, plate glass, and ...

6. Australian residential architectural styles - Wikipedia

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   The architectural style was characterised by rough-cast walls, shingles, faceted bay windows, stone bases, tall chimneys, high-pitched roofs and overhanging eaves. It was widely used in Australia during the Federation period. Pibrac, Warrawee; built 1888; architect, John Horbury Hunt.

7. Dormer - Wikipedia

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   A dormer is a roofed structure, often containing a window, that projects vertically beyond the plane of a pitched roof. [ 1] A dormer window (also called dormer) is a form of roof window . Dormers are commonly used to increase the usable space in a loft and to create window openings in a roof plane. [ 2] A dormer is often one of the primary ...