Architecture & Buildings & Things Like That

What is made of metal and wood and dropped vertically from grooves to block passage into the gate of a castle?

The word skyscraper originally referred to a type of sail on a sailing ship.

Arch, truss, suspension and cantilever are all types of what?

What do you call the front area of a building?

A bridge built in Lima, Peru around 1610 made of mortar mixed with 10,000 egg whites collapsed in 2012.

What is another name for a small or shallow balcony, or balconet?

Who designed the Guggenheim, which opened in 1959?

How wide is Keret House, the skinniest house in the world?

The Parthenon contains no straight lines and no right angles

What is the craft of building a roof with dry vegetation straw, water, reed, rushes, heather or palm branches called?

The Winter Palace in Russia was built in the Baroque style and its dining room is so huge it can seat how many guests?

When was the Ballarat Town Hall built?

Which architectural style features windows with pointed arches, vaulted roofs, and flying buttresses?

Paganin House designed by Ivan Ivanoff is a 1965 mid-century modern house, located where?

What's this symbol in an architectural drawing?

What is the term for overly large, opulent mass-produced homes that lack architectural authenticity or class?

One of the reasons buildings in Amsterdam 'lean' inwards is because...

What's this symbol in an architectual drawing?

What type of architecture is this?

Roman, horseshoe and gothic are all styles of what?

This McDonalds built in 1937 is an intact example of which style of Art Deco...

What name is given to post-war houses in Melbourne built or renovated by immigrants from Europe?

Flat roofs, horizontal extension, uniformity and lack of decor are features of what style of architecture?

Riser, nosing and newel are all components of what?

Which architectural wonder has mortar made with sticky rice?

Who designed London's Gherkin Building?

The world's tallest unoccupied building the Ryugyong Hotel (the Hotel of Doom) is located where?

A formal ornamentation fixed to the top of a peak, arch, gable, etc is called a...

Construction of the Basílica de la Sagrada Família began in 1882 and still isn't finished.

Where is the world's largest concentration of Bauhaus-style buildings?

Made from wood (even the nails) what type of religious building was popular in the middle ages & 28 remain in Norway?

What type of column is number 3 in this picture?

Council House in Perth is a landmark icon and a good example of what style of architecture?

What type of column is number 1 in this picture?

Where is the Pantheon?

What's the name of this famous building?

One of Australia's most famous modernist architects, who wrote The Australian Ugliness?

The Walkie Talkie building in London melts cars with a “death ray” caused by the angles of its reflective glass.

The Chrysler Building is a good example of this style of architecture...

Which architect whose works are prevalent in Barcelona, Spain, favored avant-garde designs with curves & vibrant colors?

In Scotland, homeowners paint their front door red when they pay off their mortgage.

Early Colonial dwellings in Australia were also known as...

These Corinthian columns can be found where?

What's this symbol in an architectural drawing?

What's this symbol in an architectural drawing?

Traditional Japanese buildings do not use nails or glue.

What architectural style is this?

Where is this Court House?

Who lived in this house in Stratford-Upon-Avon?

Built in 1420, which construction has withstood over 200 earthquakes?

What type of house is shown in this pic with spacious verandas built on high timber stumps?

According to musicians who've played there, the Sydney Opera House has terrible acoustics.

Verandas made from cast iron lacework are a feature of what style of Australian architecture?

What type of column is number 2 in this picture?

The evolution of McMansions & a throwback to mid-century architecture what houses are currently faves of millennials?

Which city boasts the highest concentration of art nouveau buildings in the world?

Who lived in this Memphis mansion?

When was the architecturally significant (?) Kryal Castle built?

What is a keystone?

"The Sims" computer game was originally designed as an architecture simulator