An example of ionic columns can be seen at the entry of a residential building at 726A S.W. 11th Ave., Portland. (Damon Johnstun) Walk-by architecture Portland is a great city to see architectural ...

The Ionic capitals are typically associated with fluted columns. This column is contributed by Gregory J. Scott, FAIA, a local architect with 50 years of national experience in innovation and design.

He responded with two-story Ionic columns that give the little building a humble majesty between its later, square-shouldered neighbors. The building’s pediment was added in 1881, after PSFS sold the ...

The Ionic order's most distinctive characteristic is the large double scroll which adorns the capital. The columns typically have more flutes than their Doric counterparts, and the base consists ...

There are three basic types of columns, the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian, Doric being the unadorned simplest and Corinthian being the most ornate. The Ionic seem to have only a scroll design at the ...

IONIC columns have a stacked torus base, and have two scroll motifs at the top, like a violin. Corinthian columns are also common, and are identifiable by the elegant floral designs on their capitals.

Debuting during the London Design Festival, the “Ionic” display cases find the architect comfortably ordering classical bronze columns and ribbed glass panels.

Comments Baird Point on Lake LaSalle was dedicated on Sept. 10, 1978, nearly two decades after the massive Ionic columns were given to the university. Before these graceful columns became symbolic of ...