Out here in the corn fields we calm ‘em
cupolas.
Barney
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Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008
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Subject: [BP] Another legit
question
What's the proper term for the little
doghouse-like louvered ventilator that sits on the ridge of a barn,
stable, or similar building?
My first inclination was to call it
a belvedere, but the dictionary suggests those are for looking out of;
a lantern in that location would be intended to allow light into the
building; and a cupola (or turret) has circular connotations that
don't fit this rectilinear device. A monitor is a glazed saw-toothed roof, so
that doesn't work.
The SMACNA manual calls similar thingies
"louvered penthouses," but penthouse doesn't seem right, either.
Who's got the illustrated architectural
dictionary written by some the famous FAIA type whose name I can't remember,
which I didn't buy because 1) I didn't think he would know anything about
history and 2) I was too cheap.
thanks.
Ralph
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