A projecting platform on the exterior wall of a building that is usually enclosed by a railing or balustrade. Balconies are either cantilevered outward from the exterior wall or supported from below by columns or brackets.
			A number of short vertical spindles or pickets supporting the handrail of a stair or balcony.
			A complete railing system including an assembly of balusters, top and bottomrailings and banister along the edge of a balcony, stair or on a terrace.
			A continuous flat horizontal member, series of moldings, or fascia projecting slightly from the face of a wall, thereby dividing the wall surface or surrounding a building.
			A wide flat plank used in the construction of thin walls in houses, sheds and barns, that are also used for fences and on the projecting eave of a gable roof.
			A grandiose and lavish style of architecture that is characterized by exuberant decoration, expansive curv- ilinear forms in complex compositions that originated in Italy and spread throughout Europe in the 1600s.
			A clay roof tile shaped like a half cylinder.
			Narrow strips of wood that cover the joint between vertical boards in the same plane.
			Repetitive sections or divisions of a building. A projecting window. The space between columns or piers.
			Finished wood material with a rounded detail milled along the edge of the outer surface that is separated from the remaining face of the board by a shallow groove.
			A structural framing member spanning horizontally.
			A horizontal masonry band on the exterior of a building that usually corresponds with the edge of the interior floor system. Also known as a string course, this band serves to shed water from the wall.
			A small rooftop pavilion from which to observe a view. Also see gazebo.
			A sheet of glass, glass pane or decorative glass element with tapered edges.
			An assembly of slats, a shade or a screen to obstruct vision or block light.
			A method of constructing walls using a mixture of mud and moss as infill between heavy timber posts, beam and braces.
			A strut or angled support attached to a wall providing structural or visual support below a balcony, overhang, projecting roof or cornice.
			A method of constructing walls using bricks bonded together by mortar.
			A series of short columns comprised of solid brick masonry used to elevate the floor level of a building. The mass of solid brick masonry that supports an arch or occurs between doors, windows or other openings.
			An exterior wall of brick attached to an interior wall constructed of another material, usually wood framing or concrete block.
			A method of wall construction utilizing brick infill between heavy timber post and diagonal wooden braces.
			Components used in the construction of buildings such as wood, steel, concrete, brick, tile, mortar, and glass.