Interior Design and Decorating Terms Glossary - A
Architectural Terms and Definitions for Arcade, Arch, Arch Stone, Architect, Architrave, Archivolt, Arena, Aris, Arrowback Chair, Ash and Ashlar.
Arcade:
An arched passage often with shops on one or either side. A row of arches.
Arch:
A curved unit of construction often formed from stones called voussoirs that form the opening supported on columns.
Arch stone:
The stones shaped like a wedge in an arch more commonly called a voussior. The Keystone being the stone at the very centre top to hold the others in place. The arch is held by the shaped compression.
Architect:
One who designs and supervises the construction of buildings.
Architrave:
The word is derived from the lowest part of the entablature in Greek Architecture. Today it refers to a decorative trim used to hide a joint. E.g. between a door frame and the wall. Wooden trimming round door and window frames to cover the joint between the frame and the wall.
