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Window size and design may play a role in determining pattern , but more often
than not , pattern gets divided into two gross categories — asymmetrical and
symmetrical placement . In the asymmetrical pattern , windows are placed so as
not ...
Window size and design may play a role in determining pattern , but more often
than not , pattern gets divided into two gross categories — asymmetrical and
symmetrical placement . In the asymmetrical pattern , windows are placed so as
not ...
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ASYMMETRICAL WITH TRIPLE , PAIRED , AND SINGLE WINDOWS BAA
CLEARSTORY of Tradoty HINDOWS SYMMETRICAL WITH SINGLE WINDOWS
LEARSTORY TO I D O SYMMETRICAL WITH PAIRED WINDOWS AND A ...
ASYMMETRICAL WITH TRIPLE , PAIRED , AND SINGLE WINDOWS BAA
CLEARSTORY of Tradoty HINDOWS SYMMETRICAL WITH SINGLE WINDOWS
LEARSTORY TO I D O SYMMETRICAL WITH PAIRED WINDOWS AND A ...
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Fenestration was symmetrical , with both bays and pavilions adding more
windows and light than usual to the façade . Roof composition included flat roofs
with a parapet or gable , and clipped gable roofs on pavilions or bays with a flat
or ...
Fenestration was symmetrical , with both bays and pavilions adding more
windows and light than usual to the façade . Roof composition included flat roofs
with a parapet or gable , and clipped gable roofs on pavilions or bays with a flat
or ...
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| Title | American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated Glossary |
| Authors | Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Nov 2007 |
| ISBN | 0442230672, 9780442230678 |
| Length | 270 pages |
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