Part Six VI › Division II II › Section 626 626

Architecture, Garden and Landscape Design, and Urban Design

Subject Outline

AThe art of architecture
- 1Elements of design and principles of composition
- 2Aesthetic aspects of building materials and constructional systems used in architecture [for technological aspects, see 733]
  - aBuilding materials; e.g., stone, brick, wood, iron and steel, concrete
  - bConstructional systems; e.g., load-bearing wall and nonload-bearing wall, post and lintel, arch, vault, dome, truss, framed structures
- 3Diverse structural elements and details of buildings; e.g., floors, walls, ceilings, roofs, windows, doors, stairways
- 4Architectural ornamentation: mimetic ornament, applied ornament, organic ornament
- 5Diverse kinds of architecture and building types determined by their functions
  - aDomestic, or residential, architecture; e.g., houses, apartments, castles, hotels
  - bReligious and commemorative architecture; e.g., temples, churches, synagogues, mosques, tombs, shrines, memorials, monuments
  - cGovernmental architecture; e.g., town halls, capitols, courthouses, post offices
  - dRecreational architecture; e.g., theatres, auditoriums, athletic facilities, museums, libraries
  - eEducational and public welfare architecture; e.g., schools and universities, hospitals, prisons, aqueducts
  - fCommercial and industrial architecture; e.g., office buildings, banks, stores, factories, refineries
  - gAgricultural architecture; e.g., barns, stables, silos
  - hMilitary architecture; e.g., forts, castles, armouries [see also 736]
- 6Primitive and folk architecture [see also 613]
- 7The history of architecture
  - aWestern architecture
  - bThe architecture of non-Western peoples [see also 613]
BGarden and landscape design