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corbelBlock or brick partially embedded in a wall, with one end projecting out from the face. The weight of added masonry above counterbalances the cantilever and keeps the block from falling out of the wall. Corbeling often occurs over several courses, with each block or brick overhanging the one below so as to resemble a set of inverted steps. The form may be continuous, as in a corbeled arch, or a series of separate brackets, as on a medieval battlement. Corbeling was used extensively before the development of true arches and vaults. corbel Architect a bracket, usually of stone or brick How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Under former Bogota mayor Penalosa, Colombian maestro Rogelio Salmona designed several branch libraries whose social brief was nothing less than the reintegration of communities rent by decades of civil war--by means of the civility of library functions, and the visuality of his corbelled brick forms. Its architectural details include decorative surfaces of embossed terra cotta, tall decorative corbelled brick chimneys, stone-columned arched entrances, and square- and round-headed windows topped by terra cotta lintels and brick arches, respectively. Like the doors and balcony behind you, the heavy dark wooden beams spanning over the cylindrical columns of the arcade are traditional in form with carved corbelled brackets and wrought iron straps. |
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