Home›Categories›Elements and MaterialsCategoriesElements and MaterialsCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextArchitecture and Design Atlas. "Elements and Materials." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://architecture.interactiveatlas.org/categories/elements.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextArchitecture and Design Atlas. (n.d.). Elements and Materials. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://architecture.interactiveatlas.org/categories/elementsCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{architectureanddesignatlas-elements-and-materials, author = {Architecture and Design Atlas}, title = {Elements and Materials}, year = {2026}, url = {https://architecture.interactiveatlas.org/categories/elements}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe elements and materials buildings are made of: arch, vault, dome and column, concrete, steel and the curtain wall, the working vocabulary every style speaks in its own accent.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Cross-Tradition ConnectionsContainsAdobe, Elements and Materials Well-attested Source WikipediaArch, Elements and Materials Well-attested Balloon Frame, Elements and Materials Well-attested Barrel Vault, Elements and Materials Well-attested Source WikipediaButtress, Elements and Materials Well-attested Source WikipediaCantilever, Elements and Materials Well-attested Column, Elements and Materials Well-attested Concrete, Elements and Materials Well-attested Cornice, Elements and Materials Well-attested Corten Steel, Elements and Materials Well-attested Source WikipediaCross-Laminated Timber, Elements and Materials Well-attested Source WikipediaCurtain Wall, Elements and Materials Well-attested Dome, Elements and Materials Well-attested Dougong, Elements and Materials Well-attested Flying Buttress, Elements and Materials Well-attested Geodesic Dome, Elements and Materials Well-attested Groin Vault, Elements and Materials Well-attested Source WikipediaLoad-Bearing Wall, Elements and Materials Well-attested Source WikipediaPendentive, Elements and Materials Well-attested Pilaster, Elements and Materials Well-attested Post-and-Lintel Construction, Elements and Materials Well-attested Prestressed Concrete, Elements and Materials Well-attested Rammed Earth, Elements and Materials Well-attested Source WikipediaReinforced Concrete, Elements and Materials Well-attested Rib Vault, Elements and Materials Well-attested Source WikipediaSafety Elevator, Elements and Materials Well-attested Space Frame, Elements and Materials Well-attested Source WikipediaStructural Steel, Elements and Materials Well-attested Tensile Structure, Elements and Materials Well-attested Truss, Elements and Materials Well-attested Vault, Elements and Materials Well-attested SourcesEncyclopedia BritannicaEncyclopedia Britannica, Inc.View the SourceWikipediaWikimedia FoundationContains: Barrel VaultView the SourceWikipediaWikimedia FoundationContains: Groin VaultView the SourceWikipediaWikimedia FoundationContains: Rib VaultView the SourceWikipediaWikimedia FoundationContains: Space FrameView the SourceWikipediaWikimedia FoundationContains: Cross-Laminated TimberView the SourceWikipediaWikimedia FoundationContains: Corten SteelView the SourceWikipediaWikimedia FoundationContains: Load-Bearing WallView the SourceWikipediaWikimedia FoundationContains: ButtressView the SourceWikipediaWikimedia FoundationContains: Rammed EarthView the SourceWikipediaWikimedia FoundationContains: AdobeView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year