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Shoebox style (architecture)
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In architecture
, shoebox style refers to the functionalist style of modern architecture
characterised by predominantly rectilinear, orthogonal shapes, with regular horizontal rows of windows or glass walls.
Along the same analogy, it refers to undistinguished styles of apartment houses, such as dingbat
apartments.
The puritan and repetitive shoebox style is seen as a way to low-cost construction.
The term "shoebox style" is also applies to concert halls of rectangular shape, as opposed to the traditional circular amphitheatre
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Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
, shoebox style refers to the functionalist style of modern architecture
Modern architecture
Modern architecture is generally characterized by simplification of form and creation of ornament from the structure and theme of the building. It is a term applied to an overarching movement, with its exact definition and scope varying widely...
characterised by predominantly rectilinear, orthogonal shapes, with regular horizontal rows of windows or glass walls.
Dingbat (building)
A dingbat is a type of formulaic apartment building that flourished in the Sun Belt region of the United States in the 1950s and 1960s, a vernacular variation of shoebox style "stucco boxes". Dingbats are boxy, two- or three-story apartment houses with overhangs sheltering street-front parking...
apartments.
The puritan and repetitive shoebox style is seen as a way to low-cost construction.
The term "shoebox style" is also applies to concert halls of rectangular shape, as opposed to the traditional circular amphitheatre
Amphitheatre
An amphitheatre is an open-air venue used for entertainment and performances.There are two similar, but distinct, types of structure for which the word "amphitheatre" is used: Ancient Roman amphitheatres were large central performance spaces surrounded by ascending seating, and were commonly used...
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Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
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Horseshoe
A horseshoe, is a fabricated product, normally made of metal, although sometimes made partially or wholly of modern synthetic materials, designed to protect a horse's hoof from wear and tear. Shoes are attached on the palmar surface of the hooves, usually nailed through the insensitive hoof wall...
shapes.