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Quantity surveyor A building professional who can take an architect's drawings and specification, determine the quantities of materials needed to complete a building, and assess the cost of the materials and work needed to finish the building.   Quarries In describing windows, quarries are small rectangular or diamond-shaped panes of obscure glass, set in cames to form a whole window, or part of a window.  Related Words Cames Quinquennial inspection An inspection of a building made by an architect or building surveyor, every five years, to specify repairs needed, and to recommend the degree of urgency of particular work. Related Words Architect; Building surveyor Quoins The stones at the corners of a building. In Georgian buildings they are often emphasised by making them project from the wall face, and chamfering all their exposed edges, except the corner itself. This treatment is a form of rustication.     Related Words Chamfer; Georgian; Rustication