SCOTT, AIA Correspondent Sep 9, 2010 Sep 9, 2010 Updated Sep 11, 2013 A style based on ingenuity, improvisation and access to abundant North American wood ... Gothic - usually limited to the large ...

To build the huge cathedrals with large, open interiors, the high, steep Gothic arch was developed ... The roof of Notre Dame was supported by wooden beams that were installed in the cathedral ...

Is Grant Wood’s famous painting serious or comic ... a grim-faced Iowan couple in front of their scrupulously neat, gothic-arched, timber house – in a style also called Carpenter’s Gothic ...

Adjacent to the neo-Gothic West Campus, the visitors center reflects Duke’s identity as a “university in the forest.” Exposed wood elements featured across the buildings and a main courtyard ...

Gothic churches were taller and brighter than the earlier Romanesque. They were made with a skeleton of support. The key to Gothic is the pointed arch ... to handle large crowds during holy ...

In 1749, he built his estate in London, called Strawberry Hill, modeled off of Gothic cathedrals and medieval castles. Defined by arched windows ... and vergeboard (wooden trim attached to ...

From overlooked roadside attractions to offbeat museums and obscure natural wonders, Local Hidden Gems will showcase some of the unique and unexpected treasures that make America extraordinary.

with an arched Gothic-style window, modeled after the one in Eldon. The real American Gothic House was built in the 1880s. According to information provided by the museum, Wood saw the house in ...

From overlooked roadside attractions to offbeat museums and obscure natural wonders, Local Hidden Gems will showcase some of the unique and unexpected treasures that make America extraordinary.