Architecture Group B
Architecture Highlights: A GBD Microsite
“Architecture is basically a container of something. I hope they will enjoy not so much the teacup, but the tea.”
Yoshio Taniguchi
Above: Superimposed arcades; a composition with orders, statuary and carved relief; tower with wall niches and a canopy and spire termination; superimposed arcades, recessed reveals and high relief.
Canopy:
A projecting roof structure that shelters an entrance.
Reveal:
The vertical part of a jamb of an opening in a wall particularly a door or window, that is visible between the door or window surface and outer wall surface.
Spire:
A cone-shaped roof element with a steep point.
Niche:
A decorative recess set into a wall for the purpose of displaying a statue, vase, font, or other object.
