accessory dwelling unit (adu)
adaptive reuse
as-built drawing
authority having jurisdiction (ahj)
awning window
bubble diagram
build to rent (btr)
building height
building setback
bulk plane regulations
casement window
charrette
circulation
construction drawings
deed restriction
design development (dd)
design review
dormer
double hung window
easement
eave
elevation
façade
fascia
fenestration
finial
finished vs. unfinished
fixed window
flashing
flat roof
frieze
fur out
gable
gable roof
grade
green building
head height
LEED
lot coverage
massing
mullion
muntins
net zero energy
parapet
passive solar design
permit set
program
rafters
rake
redline
roof types
scale
schematic design (sd)
section
sidelite
single hung window
site plan
sliding window
soffit
specifications
survey
urban infill
volume spaces
window types
zoning
Sources Cited
KGA Studio Architects, “Architecture Terms: The Ultimate Cheat Sheet,” https://kgarch.com/architecture-terms. Last accessed December 29, 2023.
Key Facts
At time of upload on December 30, 2023:
- 40 duplicative terms of those already existing in the Architectural Dictionary
- 24 original terms
- 64 total terms in source
- 37.5% original terms in source
- 132 sources in dictionary
- 21,454 unique terms in dictionary
- 36,126 total terms all sources in dictionary
- 59.4% unique terms in dictionary