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gallery roofs supported by lightweight wooden colonnettes, 4) placement of the principal rooms well above grade, (sometimes a full story above the ground), 5) the use of a form of construction utilizing a heavy timber frame combined with an infill made of brick (briquette entre poteaux) or a mixture of mud and moss called bousillage, 6) multiple French doors, and 7) French wraparound mantels. Creole architecture is also characterized by certain geometric conventions. These include the characteristic system of establishing the floorplan, which consists of a central core of a few rooms and various optional ancillary spaces which encircle the central core. This gives the Creole house a tradition of expanding outward in all directions.
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820:Territorial
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1115:High-tech
1110:Earthship
1095:Brutalist
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38:and the
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1397:Detroit
1387:Chicago
1382:Buffalo
1372:Atlanta
1336:Temples
1306:Saltbox
1246:I-house
1206:Chickee
1170:Usonian
1105:Dingbat
962:Pre-war
934:Shingle
843:Federal
479:Federal
460:⁄
420:atelier
395:Florida
387:Houston
373:Spanish
357:Alabama
243:Symbols
135:Creoles
98:History
85:Society
46:style.
1498:Hawaii
1491:States
1377:Boston
1365:Cities
1356:Wigwam
1316:Sipapu
1301:Ramada
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1007:Googie
785:Creole
767:Pueblo
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369:French
363:, and
268:Anthem
233:Sports
183:Zydeco
130:Cajuns
120:People
113:Voodoo
1503:Texas
1442:Omaha
1427:Miami
1351:Tupiq
1291:Qargi
1256:Jacal
1251:Igloo
1236:Hogan
1186:Adobe
1155:Ranch
755:Mound
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499:Ponce
433:porch
391:Texas
206:Gumbo
193:Other
173:Music
1341:Tipi
1261:Kiva
1037:Deco
919:Folk
838:Adam
668:ISBN
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601:2016
371:and
273:Bird
258:Seal
253:Flag
178:Jazz
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158:Art
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