ArchitectureWeek - Puzzler Answer #177

Answers . 21 January 2004

Quizzical Pursuit
—The Architecture Puzzler

Created by Dave Guadagni

Solution to Last Week's Puzzler
Architecture Puzzler #177

Question

What do the terms Ovolo, Cavetto, Thumb, Venetian, Beak, Scotia, and Torus all refer to? What is the fundamental difference between Scotia and Torus?

Answer

They all refer to classical molding shapes. A Scotia is a concave shape, while Torus is convex.

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Dave Guadagni, AIA, is an architect with Robertson/Sherwood/Architects

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