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List of basic architecture topics

For a more comprehensive list, see the List of architecture topics.

Architecture is the art and science of designing buildings. Architectural design usually must address both feasibility and cost for the builder, as well as function and aesthetics for the user.

The following list of topics is provided as an overview of and introduction to architecture:

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Contents

• 1 Essence of architecuture
• 2 Subclassifications of architecture
• 3 Regional and ethnic architecture
• 4 Architectural education
• 5 History of architecuture
• 6 Architectural theory
• 7 Types of buildings
• 8 Structural elements
• 9 Building materials
• 10 Architectural prizes
• 11 Architecture lists
• 12 Related fields
• 13 See also
• 14 External links

Essence of architecuture

Eureka Tower in Melbourne, Australia, the world's tallest residential tower.

Main articles: Architecture and Building design

• Architect
• Architectural style
• Architecture selected pictures
• Architecture parlante

Subclassifications of architecture

• Religious architecture
• Domestic architecture
• Landscape architecture
• Modern architecture
• Responsive architecture
• Sustainable architecture

Regional and ethnic architecture

• Australian architectural styles
• Canadian architecture
• Georgian architecture
• Iranian architecture
• Islamic architecture
• New York City architecture
• Portuguese architecture
• Spanish architecture
• United States architecture

v • d • eArchitecture of the world   Architecture of Europe

Albania · Andorra · Austria · Azerbaijan1 · Belarus · Belgium · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Croatia · Czech Republic · Denmark · Estonia · Finland · France · Georgia1 · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Iceland · Ireland · Italy · Latvia · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Republic of Macedonia · Malta · Moldova · Monaco · Montenegro · Netherlands · Norway · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Russia1 · San Marino · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland · Turkey1 · Ukraine · United Kingdom

Dependencies, autonomies and other territories
Abkhazia1 · Adjara1 · Åland · Akrotiri and Dhekelia · Crimea · Faroe Islands · Gibraltar · Guernsey · Isle of Man · Jersey · Nagorno-Karabakh1 · Nakhichevan1 · Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus1

1 Has significant territory in Asia.

  Architecture of Asia

Afghanistan · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Bhutan · Brunei · Burma · Cambodia · China (People's Republic of China (Hong Kong · Macau) · Republic of China (Taiwan)) · Cyprus · East Timor · Georgia · India · Indonesia · Iran · Iraq · Israel (See also Palestinian territories) · Japan · Jordan · Kazakhstan · Korea (North Korea · South Korea) · Kuwait · Kyrgyzstan · Laos · Lebanon · Malaysia · Maldives · Mongolia · Nepal · Oman · Pakistan · Philippines · Qatar · Russia · Saudi Arabia · Singapore · Sri Lanka · Syria · Tajikistan · Thailand · Turkey · Turkmenistan · United Arab Emirates · Uzbekistan · Vietnam · Yemen

  Architecture of Africa

Algeria · Angola · Benin · Botswana · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Cape Verde · Central African Republic · Chad · Comoros · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Republic of the Congo · Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) · Djibouti · Egypt · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Gabon · The Gambia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Lesotho · Liberia · Libya · Madagascar · Malawi · Mali · Mauritania · Mauritius · Morocco · Mozambique · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Rwanda · São Tomé and Príncipe · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Somalia · South Africa · Sudan · Swaziland · Tanzania · Togo · Tunisia · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe

Dependencies and other territories
British Indian Ocean Territory · Mayotte · Réunion · St. Helena · Western Sahara (SADR)

  Architecture of North America

Antigua and Barbuda · Bahamas · Barbados · Belize · Canada · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominica · Dominican Republic · El Salvador · Grenada · Guatemala · Haiti · Honduras · Jamaica · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Saint Lucia · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Trinidad and Tobago · United States

Dependencies and other territories
Anguilla · Aruba · Bermuda · British Virgin Islands · Cayman Islands · Greenland · Guadeloupe · Martinique · Montserrat · Navassa Island · Netherlands Antilles · Puerto Rico · Saint-Pierre and Miquelon · Turks and Caicos Islands · U.S. Virgin Islands

  Architecture of South America

Argentina · Bolivia · Brazil · Chile · Colombia · Ecuador · Guyana · Panama · Paraguay · Peru · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago · Uruguay · Venezuela

Territories
Aruba · Falkland Islands · French Guiana · South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

  Architecture of Oceania

Australia

Australia · Norfolk Island · Christmas Island · Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Melanesia

East Timor · Fiji · New Caledonia · Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands · Vanuatu

Micronesia

Guam · Kiribati · Marshall Islands · Northern Mariana Islands · Federated States of Micronesia · Nauru · Palau

Polynesia

American Samoa · Cook Islands · French Polynesia · New Zealand · Niue · Pitcairn · Samoa · Tokelau · Tonga · Tuvalu · Wallis and Futuna

Architectural education

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, New York

• Architectural educator
• Bachelor of Architecture
• Master of Architecture
• Doctor of Architecture
• Continuing Education Programs

History of architecuture

Main articles: Architectural history and Architectural style

• Architectural mythology
• Neolithic architecture
• Ancient Egyptian architecture
• Pyramids
• Armenian architecture
• Coptic architecture
• Dravidian architecture
• Maya architecture
• Sumerian architecture
• Classical architecture
• Mesoamerican architecture
• Architecture of ancient Greece
• Roman architecture
• Incan architecture
• Sassanid architecture
• Byzantine architecture
• Islamic architecture

• Newari architecture
• Buddhist architecture
• Medieval architecture
• Iranian architecture
• Romanesque architecture
• Gothic architecture
• Hoysala architecture
• Vijayanagara Architecture
• Renaissance architecture
• Ottoman architecture
• Baroque architecture
• Neoclassical architecture
• Victorian architecture
• Neo-Renaissance
• Gothic Revival architecture
• Modern architecture
• Postmodern architecture
• Timeline of architecture

Egeskov Castle.

Architectural theory

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Main article: Architectural theory

• Architectural endoscopy
• Architecture Description Language
• Architectural design
• Axonometric projection
• Blueprint
• Building code
• Cost overrun
• Forms in architecture
• Mathematics and architecture
• Pattern language
• Proportion (architecture)
• Space syntax

Types of buildings

Main articles: Building and List of building types

• Apartment building
• Bank
• Bar
  • Pub
• Basilica
• Casino
• Church
• Conservatory
• Courthouse
• Energy efficient building (Green building)
• Fire station
• Fortification
• Forum
• Gas station
• Hotel
  • Motel

• House
• Library
• Market
• Mosque
• Museum
• Office building
• Railway station
• Restaurant
• Shop
• Shopping mall
• Skyscraper
• Stock exchange
• Supermarket
• Temple
• Terminal station
• Warehouse

The Geisel Libraryat UCSD, with its unique architecture, is a San Diegolandmark.

Structural elements

Dome of St Peter's Basilica (topped with a lantern), Rome

• Arch
• Atrium
• Beam
• Buttress
• Cantilever
• Column
• Dome
• Facade
• Pier
• Post and lintel
• Span
• Thrust
• Truss
• Vault
• Wall

Building materials

Main articles: Materiality (architecture),Building material and List of building materials

Architectural prizes

Interior of the debating chamber of Scottish Parliament building by Enric Miralles, winner of the 2005 Stirling Prize.

• Aga Khan Award for Architecture
• AIA Gold Medal
• Alvar Aalto Medal
• Driehaus Prize
• Emporis Skyscraper Award
• European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture
• Praemium Imperiale for Architecture
• Pritzker Prize
• RIBA Royal Gold Medal
• Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture

Architecture lists

Refer to: Category:Architecture lists

• List of architects
• List of architecture firms
• List of architecture prizes
• List of buildings
• List of concert halls

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Related fields

• Building construction
• Civil engineering
• Construction
• Environmental design
• Interior design
• Structural engineering
• Sustainable design
• Urban Design
• Urban planning

See also

• Arts
• List of basic design topics

External links

• Times Architecture
• Architecture.com, published by the Royal Institute of British Architects

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