| | Architectural types and styles classify architecture in terms of form, techniques, materials, time periods, contexts, region, climates, etc. <ref>[http://types.greatbuildings.com/ A Menu of Architectural Types]</ref> The Oxford English Dictionary defines architectural style as, "A definite type of architecture distinguished by special characteristics of structure and ornament"... ''The language of ornament employed throughout a building frequently identifies the architecture of a particular period.'' <ref>[http://www.wbdg.org/resources/style.php Style] by Phoebe Crisman, Assistant Professor, | | Architectural types and styles classify architecture in terms of form, techniques, materials, time periods, contexts, region, climates, etc. <ref>[http://types.greatbuildings.com/ A Menu of Architectural Types]</ref> The Oxford English Dictionary defines architectural style as, "A definite type of architecture distinguished by special characteristics of structure and ornament"... ''The language of ornament employed throughout a building frequently identifies the architecture of a particular period.'' <ref>[http://www.wbdg.org/resources/style.php Style] by Phoebe Crisman, Assistant Professor, |
| | University of Virginia, School of Architecture. | | University of Virginia, School of Architecture. |
| − | </ref> Terms like Balustrade, Column, Cupola, Entablature, Façade, Gothic arch, Jamb, [[Masonry]], Portico, Volute, or Wattle, are typical of this architectural profession. | + | </ref> Terms like Balustrade, Column, [[Cupola]], Entablature, Façade, Gothic arch, Jamb, [[Masonry]], Portico, Volute, or Wattle, are typical of this architectural profession. |