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• Rebar
  ==History== ...he following list provides examples of the different notations used in the architectural, engineering, and construction industry.
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• Propædia
  The one-volume '''''Propædia''''' is the first of three parts of the [[History of the Encyclopædia Britannica#First version (1974–1984)|15th edition]] ...rt, Division or Section has more than one digit; for example, the Section "History and Philosophy of Logic" has the code "10/11" indicating that it is the 1st
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• Carbon grid
  ...performance of [[concrete]] [[structure]]s such as insulated wall panels, architectural panels, double tee parking garage tee beams, concrete countertops and other '''History:'''
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• Polystyrene
  ==History== ...]],<ref>[http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/plastics.htm The history of plastics]</ref> an [[apothecary]] in [[Berlin]]. From [[storax]], the re
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• Scagliola
  ...for producing [[stucco]] columns, [[sculpture]]s, and other [[architecture|architectural]] elements that resemble [[inlay]]s in [[marble]] and [[semi-precious]] sto == In history ==
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• List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: others)
  | encyclopedia = Japanese Architectural and Art Historical Terminology [[Category:Military history of Japan]]
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• List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: swords)
  | url = http://www.yamasa.org/history/english/yayoi_jidai.html | title = Nihon Koto Shi (History of Koto)
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• Burmantofts Pottery
  ...coal mine owned by William Wilcox and John Lassey.<ref name=pev>''Pevsner Architectural Guides - Leeds, Susan Wrathwell, 2005, ISBN 0-300-10736-6</ref> In 1863 Las ...or buff-coloured [[architectural terracotta]], glazed bricks, and [[Glazed architectural terra-cotta|glazed terracotta (faience)]] .<ref name=pev/> Architect [[Alfr
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• Architectural glass
  ...e external walls. [[Glass]] is also used for internal partitions and as an architectural feature. When used in buildings, glass is often of a safety type, which inc ...jpg|thumb|300px|A building in Canterbury, England, which displays its long history in different building styles and glazing of every century from the 16th to
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• Architectural terracotta
  [[Image:Natural History Museum London Jan 2006.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Natural History Museum]] has an ornate [[terracotta]] facade typical of high [[Victorian ar [[Image:Natural History Museum Detail.jpg|thumb|right|The architectural detail on the facade of the building represents the contents of the Museum]
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• Glazed architectural terra-cotta
  ...chly ornamented detail. Glazed terra-cotta played a significant role in [[architectural style]]s such as the [[Chicago school (architecture)|Chicago School]] and [ ==History==
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• Gibbs and Canning Limited
  ...h]] [[manufacturing|manufacturer]] of [[terracotta]] and, in particular, [[architectural terracotta]], based in Glascote, [[Tamworth]] and founded in [[1847]]. ...atues of lions and pelicans to adorn the Natural History Museum in London; architectural terracotta for banks and schools; and garden urns and planters. By the 1950
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• Architectural metals
  '''Architectural metals''' used in buildings and structures comprise several distinctive met ...w melting point of lead permitted its use on a wide scale throughout human history. Water pipes were frequently constructed of lead, until its health hazards
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• Stucco
  ...s for figurative representation, it provides an ideal transitive link from architectural details to [[wall painting]]s such as the typically Baroque [[trompe l'oeil ...India|Indian architecture]] knows stucco as a material for sculpture in an architectural context. It is rare in the countryside.
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• Meleke
  ==History== ....html?res=9B05E2D81E38F932A35751C1A963948260&sec=travel&spon= “Quarrying History in Jerusalem, ''[[The New York Times]]''], 1 December 1985</ref> Richard S.
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• Cob (material)
  ==History and usage== ...eering, [[Donald Routledge Hill]], pp. 751–795, in ''Encyclopedia of the history of Arabic science'', vol. 3, Roshdi Rashed and Régis Morelon, eds., Routle
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• Roman concrete
  ...used in construction during the late [[Roman Republic]] through the whole history of the [[Roman Empire]]. Roman [[concrete]] was based on a [[hydraulic ceme ...at sea.<ref>Heather Lechtman and Linn Hobbs "Roman Concrete and the Roman Architectural Revolution", ''Ceramics and Civilization Volume 3: High Technology Ceramics
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• Bottle wall
  ==Bottle Houses Throughout History== ...ever got a chance to materialize. Rinus van den Berg, a Dutch industrial & architectural designer, designed several buildings while working with John Habraken in th
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• Terracotta
  [[File:Natural History Museum London Jan 2006.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Natural History Museum]] in London has an ornate terracotta facade typical of high [[Victor ...nish orange color, which varies considerably. In [[archaeology]] and [[art history]], "terracotta" is often used of objects not made on a [[potter's wheel]],
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• Metal roof
  ==History== .... The newest innovation is Anodizing of the Aluminum Coil stock for use in Architectural details and standing seam panels. Anodizing is imbedded in the grain of the
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