a beam is a horizontal structural member, usually made of wood, bearing a load.

a column is a vertical structural member with support function

a detached house [a house which doesn't attach to another house on any side]
a multi-storey car park is multi-storey car park which is designed to be for car parking.
a semi-detached house [is one which joins to another house on one side but not on the other side]
a skyscraper is a very tall modern city building.
a wall is an upright flat structure made of stone or brick, that divides one area from another.
an apartment block/building a large building with flats/apartments on each floor
an eyesore is something that is very ugly, especially a building surrounded by other things that are not ugly.
an porch is an entrance covered by a roof outside the front door of a house or church.
art deco Art deco was a popular international art design movement from 1925 until the 1940s,
attic [in classical architecture, the part of a building above the main order on a faade]
concrete is a substance used for building that is made by mixing sand, small stones, cement, and water.
demolish [to completely destroy a building]
derelict [describes buildings or places that are not cared for and are in bad condition]
elegant means beautiful, attractive, or graceful.
energy-efficient means using energy in a more effective way than usual
extension [another room which is added to a building]
faade is the front of a building, especially a large and important one.
floor plan [a drawing of the shape of a room or building]
foundations are the solid layer of cement, bricks, stones etc that is put under a building to support it.
glass is a transparent solid substance used for making windows, bottles etc.
high-rise means very tall and having a lot of floors.
housing estate [a large number of houses that have been built together in a planned way]
inner-city [the part near the middle of a city, especially where the buildings are in a bad condition and the
people are poor]
international style The International style was a major architectural style that emerged in the 1920s and 1930s.
low-rise means low, with only a few floors.
planning permission [official permission to build a new building or change one that already exists]
pleasing geometric forms means circles or squares that give pleasure or enjoyment.
practical means useful for a purpose or situation. = functional
preservation [the act of keeping something in its original state or in good condition]
reinforced concrete is concrete with metal bars in it to make it stronger.
renovate [to repair and improve something, especially a building]
restoration [the process of returning a building or any of its parts to its original form and condition]
slum [a very poor and crowded area, especially of a city]
steel is strong metal that can be shaped easily, consisting of iron and carbon.
stone is a hard solid mineral substance.
timber is wood used for building or making things.
traditional means conventional.
ugly means extremely unattractive and unpleasant to look at.
well-designed has a positive meaning. It means good, beautiful, etc.