This document defines and provides examples of various architectural elements. It includes definitions for bracket, column, scaffold, screen, plaster, lintel, cement, concrete, brick, gypsum, foundation, rebar, arch, entablature, niche, marble, cistern, cornice, pulley, and tile. Images are provided for some of the elements to illustrate their appearance.

1. Alumno. Paola Gómez Méndez
Grupo: 1011
Materia: Dibujo al natural
Fecha: 13/09/15

2. • A bracket is
an architectural element: a
structural or decorative
member. They can be
made of wood, stone, or
metal — that projects from
a wall, usually to carry
weight and sometimes to
"...strengthen an angle".

3. • The topmost
member of
a column (or
a pilaster). It
mediates between
the column and the
load thrusting down
upon it, broadening
the area of the
column's supporting
surface.
http://europaenfotos.com/atenas/pho_at
enas_18.html

4. • Vertical element, usually
a rounded shaft with
a capital and a base,
which in most cases
serves as a support. A
column may also be
nonstructural, used for a
decorative purpose or as
a freestanding
monument.
http://i01.i.aliimg.com/photo/v11/743553223
/White_strong_column_molds_roman_archi
tecture_columns.jpg

5. • A temporary platform,
either supported from
below or suspended
from above, on which
workers sit or stand
when performing
tasks at heights
above the ground.

6. • Dense lattice made of
strips of wood or other
material that is placed
in windows or is used to
separate spaces from
others, especially to
see through it without
being seen.
http://www.frivera.es/galeria/displayimage.php?a
lbum=2&pos=0

7. • Fine plaster used for coating wall surfaces
or molding into architectural decorations.
http://www.kasica.es/es/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/marmorino-th.jpg

8. • It’s a horizontal member spanning an
opening and carrying a load that may be a
brick or stone wall above the opening, in
which case the beam is often called a lintel

9. • A powdery substance made with calcined
lime and clay. It is mixed with water to form
mortar or mixed with sand, gravel, and
water to make concrete.
http://img01.deviantart.net/2191/i/2005/162/d/7/cement_texture_by_d
ella_stock.jpg

10. • Structural material co
nsisting of a hard,
chemically inert
particulate substance,
known
as aggregate (usually
sand and gravel), that
is bonded together
by cement and water. http://harbun.me/wp-
content/uploads/2015/03/concrete-
mortar-mix.jpg

11. • A small, hard block of baked clay that is
used to build structures (such as houses)
and sometimes to make streets, paths,
etc.

12. • A soft white or gray mineral consisting of
hydrated calcium sulfate. It occurs chiefly
in sedimentary deposits and is used in the
building industry.
http://www.construmatica.com/construpedia/images/b/bf/Yeso.JPG

13. • the lowest division of a building, wall, or
the like, usually of masonry and partly or
wholly below the surface of the ground.
http://www.constru
ccionescarly.es/wp
-
content/blogs.dir/1/
files/casa-de-
campo-a-cuatro-
vertientes/4-
hierros-cimientos-
1.jpg

14. • A steel rod with ridges for use in reinforced
concrete
http://www.edificamex.mx/wpcontent/uploads/2013/04/varilla5.jpg

15. • An arch is a curved structure that spans a
space and may or may not support weight
above it. Arch may be synonymous with
vault but vault may be distinguished as a
continuous arch forming a roof.
"InsideGWWatchtower" by
Leonard G. - own work by
Leonard G.. Licensed under
CC SA 1.0 via Commons -
https://commons.wikimedia.or
g/wiki/File:InsideGWWatchtow
er.jpg#/media/File:InsideGWW
atchtower.jpg

16. • The lowermost member of a classical
entablature, resting originally upon columns.
• A molded or decorated band framing a panel
or an opening, especially a rectangular one,
as of a door or window.
Arquitrabe en Templo de
Afaia
com/photos/50901644@N0
0/2046201606/sizes/m

17. • An ornamental
recess in a wall or
the like, usually
semicircular in plan
and arched, as for a
statue or other
decorative object.
http://www.fiberglasscolumns.com/i/products/niches/fiore_t.jpg

18. • Metamorphosed limestone, consisting
chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite,
capable of taking a high polish, occurring
in a wide range of colors and variegations
and used in sculpture and architecture.

19. • A tank on the roof of a building that holds
water for the building
http://www.ecocasa.com.br/acpu_img/produto-
cisterna_alvenaria-esquema.jpg

20. • Any prominent,
continuous,
horizontally projecting
feature surmounting a
wall or other
construction, or
dividing it horizontally
for compositional
purposes.

21. • A wheel, with a grooved rim
for carrying a line, that turns
in a frame or block and
serves to change the
direction of or to transmit
force, as when one end of
the line is pulled to raise a
weight at the other end: one
of the simple machines.

22. • A thin, flat or convex slab of hard material
such as baked clay or plastic, laid in rows
to cover walls, floors, and roofs.

23. • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_(architecture)#cite
_ref-1
• http://www.britannica.com/technology/column-
architecture
• http://www.thefreedictionary.com/scaffold
• http://es.thefreedictionary.com/celos%C3%ADa
• http://www.britannica.com/technology/beam-
architecture
• http://www.britannica.com/technology/concrete-
building-material
• http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brick
• http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/foundation

24. • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch
• http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/arc
hitrave
• http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cor
nice
• http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pull
ey