astylar

Thân thiện

The architect designed an astylar building with a smooth, unadorned facade.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Lacking columns or pillars: Used in architecture to describe a building or structure that does not have columns or pillars as a decorative or structural element.

Usage

• The term is a specialized architectural adjective. It is used to describe the specific style or feature of a building's façade or design.
• It is typically used in formal, academic, or descriptive writing about architecture.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The austere, astylar façade of the building emphasized its modern, minimalist design.
  • Unlike the neighboring Greek Revival homes, the new library was deliberately astylar.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in contrast to architectural styles that prominently feature columns, such as Classical, Doric, Ionic, or Corinthian.
  • The architect chose an astylar design to break from the traditional columned structures of the past.

Variants and Related Words

• Columned (adj): Having columns. (This is the direct antonym in an architectural context).
• Pillared (adj): Supported by or featuring pillars.

Synonyms

• Columnless: Lacking columns. (A more direct, less common synonym).
• Uncolumned: Not furnished with columns.

Antonyms

• Columned: Having columns.
• Pillared: Having pillars.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. lacking columns or pillars