Connecting with the Arts: A Teaching Practices Library

Constructing a Community

Architecture Vocabulary Worksheet

Find the answer below and mark the correct letter for each word in the space provided. 1. Pilaster ___ 2. Column____ 3. Base____ 4. Shaft_____ 5. Pediment____ 6. Capital_____ 7. Balustrade_____ 8. Elevation______ 9. Section______ 10. Plan______ 11. Baluster_____ 12. Faade_____ 13. Arch_____ 14. Post_____ 15. Portico_____ 16. Lintel_____ 17. Fanlight_____ 18. Transom_____ 19. Entablature_____ 20. Sidelights______ a. Top part of a column b. Triangular gable above doors or windows c. Architects drawing of a building from the front or back or side d. Middle part of a column e. Architects drawing of the birds eye view of a building f. Flat faced column that projects slightly from the wall g. Architects drawing of the inside of a building h. Supporting pillar made up of base, shaft and capital i. Bottom part of column j. Series of balusters with a rail k. Windows on the side of a door l. Entrance m. Square window on top of a door n. An upright vase shaped support for a rail o. Horizontal support p. Vertical support q. The face of a building r. Decorative band under a roof s. A curved structural support t. Half round window above a door

Source: Maria Bonilla, Intermediate School. 230, Queens, N.Y.