designslinger - Word of the Week: pilotis


[pilotis (1963) 2400 Lakeview Apartments /Image & Artwork: designslinger]

pilotis [pi-LOT-ee] n. one of a number of isolated columns, posts, or piers that support a building, raising it above the ground level, opening the ground floor to the exterior; a favorite form of the International Style.
Posted by designslinger at 10/19/2011 3:57 AM
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