Illustrated Architecture Dictionary

Diaper pattern (Diaper work)

An overall pattern with small repeated motifs, especially on a rectangular or diagonal grid

Diaper work can take the form of lozenges (diamond shape), squares, stylized foliage, or scales

Found in almost all styles of architecture

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Examples from Buffalo architecture:

• Illustration above: St. Mary of Sorrows/King Urban Life
  
  
• St. Vincent De Paul RC Church
  
  
• C. F. Callahan House
  
  
• Hotel Touraine
  
  
• St. John the Evangelist RC Church
  
  
• St. Frances de Sales RC Church Example #1
  
  
• St. Frances de Sales RC Church Example #2
  
  
• Rand Building

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