Glossary

Arcade
 * 1) A series of arches supported by columns, piers, or pillars, either freestanding or attached to a wall to form a gallery.
 * 2) A series of arches employed for decorative purposes.
 * 3) A roofed passageway or lane, especially one with shops on one or both sides.
 * 4) A commercial establishment featuring rows of coin-operated games.

Translation: Arcade


 * Arcades inside the Mosque of Uqba also known as the Great Mosque of Kairouan, located in Kairouan, Tunisia.**

Bracket
 * 1) A simple rigid structure in the shape of an L, one arm of which is fixed to a vertical surface, the other projecting horizontally to support a shelf or other weight.
 * 2) A small shelf or shelves supported by such structures.
 * 3) __//Architecture//__ A decorative or weight-bearing structural unit, two sides of which form a right angle with one arm flush against a wall and the other flush beneath a projecting surface, such as eaves or a bay window.

Translation: Ménsula
 * Brackets also are an element in the systems used to mount modern facade cladding systems onto the outside of contemporary buildings, as well as interior panels.**

Partition

A //partition// is something that divides space. When your younger brother decides to stop bathing, setting up a //partition// between his side of the room and yours seems like a good idea...until you realize your //partition// is not air-tight. Translation: Tabiquería


 * Understand as partitions to free standing walls or interior partitions or non structural used to define,shape or separate spaces of a building. **

Plating
 * 1) A thin layer of metal, such as gold or silver, deposited on or applied to a surface.
 * 2) A coating of metal sheets or plates.

Translation: Enchapado
 * Plating is used to give a simple furniture, a fine finish.They are sliced ​​thin sheets of the trunk, and stick to a structure of wood chipboard or cheaper. **

Starchitecs


 * Starchitect** is a neologism used to describe architects whose celebrity and critical acclaim have transformed them into idols of the architecture world and may even have given them some degree of fame amongst the general public. Celebrity status is generally associated with avant-gardist novelty. Developers around the world have proven eager to sign up "top talent" (starchitects) in hopes of convincing reluctant municipalities to approve large developments, of obtaining financing or of increasing the value of their buildings.

Translation: Architectos estrella
 * Whether Gang will be regarded as a "starchitect" will in the future depend, following Bonta's theory, on whether her buildings achieve lasting iconic status and become part of the canonical history of architecture.**

Stud


 * 1) A bar made of wood or metal that slides into a socket and is used to fasten doors and gates.
 * 2) A metal bar or rod in the mechanism of a lock that is thrown or withdrawn by turning the key.
 * 3) A fastener consisting of a threaded pin or rod with a head at one end, designed to be inserted through holes in assembled parts and secured by a mated nut that is tightened by applying torque.
 * 4) A sliding metal bar that positions the cartridge in breechloading rifles, closes the breech, and ejects the spent cartridge.
 * 5) A similar device in any breech mechanism.
 * 6) A short, heavy arrow with a thick head, used especially with a crossbow.
 * 7) A flash of lightning; a thunderbolt.
 * 8) A sudden or unexpected event: //The announcement was a veritable bolt.//
 * 9) A sudden movement toward or away.
 * 10) A large roll of cloth of a definite length, especially as it comes from the loom.

Translation: Perno
 * a stud is connected with the screw but has a rounded head end, a smooth part and the other threaded end to the pin, screw, or rivet, and is used to fasten parts on a structure, usually of large volume**