7 Architecture words that you can use to impress and sophisticate

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1. GENIUS LOCI
The guardian spirit of a place. The distinctive character or atmosphere of a place with reference to the impression that it makes on the mind.

2. NOGGING
Masonry, as bricks, used to fill the spaces between studs or other framing members.

3. TECTONICS
The science or art of assembling, shaping, or ornamenting materials in construction.

4. PROMENADE
An area used for such walking.

5. MASSING
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size.

6. HIERARCHY
Any system of person or things ranked one above another

7. COLLONNADE
A series of regularly spaced colums supporting a entablature and usually one side of roof.