E as in Entablature

Eames chair ⟨i:ms tʃɛɹ⟩
equipment A legendary lounge seat (and ottoman) made of bent plywood and tufted cushions.

Easement ⟨'izmɛnt⟩
place Private property that someone other than the owner has the right to access.

embellishment A gentle, smoothed connection.

Eave ⟨i:v⟩
element A portion of a roof that extends beyond the wall beneath it.

Eclectic ⟨ɛk'lɛktɪk⟩
category Incorporating elements and ideas from a number of different architectural styles until the final building no longer relates to the historic precedents that comprise it, but rather resembles other buildings designed through the same method.

Ecotone ⟨'ikoʊtoʊn⟩
place The gradient space or boundary between two biomes.

Ecstasy ⟨'ɛkstəsi⟩
concept A emotional response of overwhelming pleasure, like that of getting into your first choice MArch program.

Ecumenopolis ⟨ɛkju:mɛˈnɑpəlɪs⟩
place A city that sprawls across an entire planet.

Edge banding ⟨ɛdʒ bæn'dɪŋ⟩
material + method A strip of wood veneer applied to the exposed sides of other engineered wood boards.

Edifice ⟨'ɛdɪfɪs⟩
concept A large structure, whether architectural or abstract.

Efflorescence ⟨'ɛfləɹɛs⟩
action A powdery patina of salt left on a masonry surface from seepage.

Egg-and-dart ⟨ɛg ænd dɑɹt⟩
embellishment Having a repeated, linear pattern that alternates between a round, U- or O-like shape (egg) and a sharp, I- or V-like shape (dart), typically found on mouldings and capitals.

Egress ⟨'igɹɛs⟩
consideration The way out of a building, particularly in emergencies.

Eidetic ⟨aɪ'dɛtɪk⟩
category Existing clearly as a mental image; formally transcendent.*

e.g. Many will recognize a particular pentagon (a square with a triangular hat) as the silhouette of the eidetic house.

* Hayes.

Einfühlung ⟨'ʔaɪnfy:lʊŋ⟩
concept Empathy, literally in-feeling;* sensing oneself in any object, work of art or architecture.

* Vischer.

Ekistics ⟨ɪ'kɪstɪks⟩
concept When you can't stop thinking about how people form settlements.

Ekphrastic ⟨'ɛkfɹeɪsɪs⟩
document Vividly describing art or another subject so as to evoke similar feelings to how the author was affected originally.

Elevation ⟨ɛlə'veɪʃən⟩
rep tech An orthographic (non-perspectival) drawing of a building's facade, walls or other vertical surfaces.

measure The height of a surface relative to another.

Elevator ⟨'ɛləveɪtəɹ⟩
equipment A room that can change what floor it is on with the push of a button.

Embrasure ⟨ɪm'bɹeɪʒəɹ⟩
embellishment A window or crenellation that is wider on the interior than on the exterior.

Emerging ⟨ɪ'mɛɹdʒɪŋ⟩
category Of an architect or design practice, up-and-coming.

Emergy ⟨'ɛməɹdʒi⟩
consideration A portmanteau of 'embodied' and 'energy'; the amount of energy that goes into the production of an object.

Encaustic ⟨ɛn'kɑ:stɪk⟩
material + method Colored through a heated process often used in decorative tiles.

Enceinte ⟨ɑn'sɛnt⟩
place A fortified enclosure.

Enclosure ⟨ɛn'kloʊʒəɹ⟩
place A bound space.

Enfilade ⟨'ɔnfɪlɑd⟩
category A layout where rooms lead directly from one to another without the use of halls or other secondary spaces between them, often in a linear procession.

Engage ⟨ɪn'ɡeɪdʒ⟩
action To meaningfully interact with or consider, typically followed by “with the space.”

Enneastyle ⟨'ɛniəstaɪl⟩
measure Of a classical facade, having nine columns.

Entablature ⟨ɛn'tæblətʃəɹ⟩
embellishment A decorated lintel over a set of columns that consists of an architrave, frieze and cornice.

Entasis ⟨'ɛntəsɪs⟩
embellishment A convex bulge in a column or other vertical linear element that corrects for an optical illusion which would otherwise make the element appear slightly concave, waning at its center.

Entresol ⟨ɑntʁə'sɔl⟩
place A mezzanine above the ground floor, typically with an eye towards bringing light into the space.

Envelope ⟨'ɑnvəloʊp⟩
element The barrier that separates the conditioned interior of a building from its exterior; see Enclosure.

Epistyle ⟨ɛpɪ'staɪl⟩
embellishment See Architrave.

Ergonomic ⟨ɛɹɡə'nɑmɪk⟩
consideration Comfortable; designed for the human body, specifically to prevent fatigue and extend possible working hours.

Ersatz ⟨'ɛɹsɑts⟩
category A cheap imitation.

Escalator ⟨ɛs'kʌleɪtəɹ⟩
equipment A moving flight of stairs.

Escarp ⟨ɛs'kɑɹp⟩
element A steep ditch, typically one beside a defensive wall like a dried moat.

Escutcheon ⟨ɛs'kʌtʃɪn⟩
embellishment A ring or plate found around door hardware, curtain rods or other locations where an element comes perpendicularly off a plane.

Espalier ⟨ɪ'spælieɪ⟩
element A plant that has been pruned to act as a wall covering or fence.

Esplanade ⟨ɛsplə'nɑ:d⟩
place An public, open air walkway, typically between a major building or body of water and the rest of the city; see Promenade.

Estípite ⟨es'tipite⟩
embellishment A column that tapers towards its base.

Étagère ⟨'etaʒɛʁ⟩
equipment A light framed bookshelf.

Eustyle ⟨ju'staɪl⟩
measure Having a space of 2¼ column diameters between columns; a proportionally pleasing intercolumniation.*

* Vitruvius.

Event ⟨ə'vɛnt⟩
action An occurrence that changes something; a large gathering for a specific purpose.

Existential ⟨ɛgzɪs'tɛnʃəl⟩
concept Foundational; the reason for being; at its core. Of a crisis, threat or dread, bringing into question the subject's purpose and continued perseverance, whether from an internal or external source. Both subjects and situations can change.

… MALarch Glossary kept alive what Journal could no longer maintain. Between work, home, applications and other avocations, a dailyish definition felt more feasible than biweeklyish essays. It has been, but it has been slow, and soon I will leave work, move and matriculate.

… There are now more undefined As than defined As on the docket, all added after A's archival. E is only 5 of 26. F–Z may come (comment F to pay your respects to the departed Glossary, or to cheer forth its next entry, or to grade my work), but the Glossary must regroup first.

… What is the point to it all? Defining words? Architecture oozes jargon, not only of its own, but of the construction industry, of engineering fields, of theoretical discourse, across languages and cultures and brows. Architecture makes space for all. Its vocabulary does not.

… Glossary is a space for space's lingual inaccessibility. I am still working on its space's accessibility.

Exoticism ⟨ɛg'zɑtɪsɪsm⟩
category A preoccupation with styles from other parts of the world.

Expediter ⟨'ɛkspədaɪtəɹ⟩
person Someone who assists and speeds up the acquisition of permits and other official documents from bureaucracies.

Experience ⟨ɛk'spiɹiɛns⟩
concept The perspective of an individual throughout an event, interface or other unknown.

action To become part of something for a moment, beyond simply doing.

Expressionism ⟨ɛk'spɹɛʃənɪsm⟩
category A formally ambitious style of the Modern era that focused on the subjective, individual experience of architecture.

Extrados ⟨'ɛktɹədɔs⟩
enforcement The outer curve of an arch.

Extrude ⟨ɛk'stɹu:d⟩
action To create a three-dimensional object by stacking a two-dimensional shape along its normal axis, resulting in a tube whose profile is the original shape.

Exurban ⟨ɛks'ɛɹbɪn⟩
place Beyond suburban; the farthest reaches of a metropolitan area before it disperses into rural countryside.