Tudor homes are characterized by their steeply pitched gable roofs, elaborate masonry, embellished doorways, groupings of windows, and decorative half-timbering, this left an exposed framework with the spaces between the timbers filled with masonry or stucco.
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The Arts & Crafts style used cold forms and strong colours that were based on medieval designs. The style was simple in form, without excessive decoration and expressed the quality of the materials used that resulted in a rustic effect.
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Prairie style homes are an architectural style that was developed by a creative group of architects led by Frank Lloyd Wright and known as the “Prairie School”. Prairie style homes have strong lineal lines with low angled roof pitches.
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Modern architecture is generally characterized by using a simple building form and creating the theme for the structure by using large angled roof lines and the expansive use of glass. Along with the use of traditional and contemporary materials are elements in modern architecture.
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