Architecture Flashcards

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Any of the sciences, such as sociology and anthropology, that seek to discover general truths from the observation of human behavior in society.

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Behavioral science

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Critical judgment, discernment or appreciation of what is fitting, harmonious or beautiful prevailing in a culture or personal to an individual.

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Taste

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The consicience use of skill, craft and creative imagination in the production of what is beaufiful, appealing or of more than ordinary significance.

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Art

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The ordering of the physical environment by means of architecture, engineering construction, landscape architecture, urban design and city planning.

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Environmental Design.

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The science of human beings, specifically the study of the origins, physical and cultural development and environmental and social relations of humankind.

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Anthropology

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Applied science: The branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical methods and materials and their interrelation with life, society and the environment.

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Technology

A steam turbine with the case opened. Such turbines produce most of the electricity used today. Electricity consumption and living standards are highly correlated.[1] Electrification is believed to be the most important engineering achievement of the 20th century.

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The state or quality of being solidly constructed.

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Firmness

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The activity or profession of determining the future physical arrangement and condition of a community, involving an appraisal of the current conditions, a forecast of future requirements, a plan for the fulfillment of these requirements and proposals for legal, financial and constructional programs to implement the plan.

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City Planning/ Town Planning / Urban Planning

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Architecture also exists without necessary assistance from an architect; and architects sometimes create buildings which are not architecture.

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Norval White

Norval Crawford White (June 12, 1926 - December 26, 2009) was an American architect, architectural historian and professor. He designed buildings throughout the U.S., but he is best known for his writing, particularly the AIA Guide to New York City (with Elliot Willensky). White was widely considered to be one of the great figures of New York architecture.[1]

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A high degree of pleasure or enjoyment.

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Delight

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The aspect of architecture and city planning that deals with the design of urban structures and spaces.

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Urban Design

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The art and science of applyingg scientific principles to practical ends in the design and construction of structures, mahines and systems.

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Engineering

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Apparent

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Maliwanag

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Something of value, use or convenience.

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Commodity. “Paninda o Kagamitan”

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The art, business or profession of designing, arranging or modifying the features of a landscape for aesthetic or practical reasons.

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Landscape Architecture

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The aspect of architecture and interior design that deals with the planning, layout, design and furnishing of spaces within a proposed or existing building.

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Space Planning

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The science of an art or of the arts in general.

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Technics

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Architecture is produced by ordinary people, for ordinary people, therefore it should be easily comprehensible to all.

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Steen Eiler Rasmussen

Steen Eiler Rasmussen, Hon. FAIA (9 January 1898 – 19 June 1990) was a Danish architect and urban planner who was a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, and a prolific writer of books and poetry. He was made a Royal Designer for Industry by the British Royal Society of Arts in 1947.

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The science of human social institutions and relationships, specifically the study of the origin, developement, structure functioning and collective behavior of organized groups of human beings.

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Sociology

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The branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of art, beauty and taste with a view to establishing the meaning and validity of critical judgements concerning works of art.

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Aesthetics or Esthetics

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The unifying structure or concept of an artistic work.

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Architectonics

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Deeds

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Kasulatan; Gawa

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An approach to architecture that strives to counter a lack of identity or sense of place by utilizing the geographical context of a building to guide its design response to topography, climate light and tectonic form.

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Regionalism

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The aggregate of qualities in person or thing that gives intense pleasure to the senses or deep satisfaction to the mind or spirit, wether arising from harmony of form or color, excellence of craft, truthfulness, originality or other often unspecific property.

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Beauty

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A branch of knowledge dealing with a body of facts or truths obtained by direct observation, experimental investigation and methodical studym systeneatically arranged and showing the operation of general laws.

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Science

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The art, business or profession of planning the design and supervising the execution of architectural interiors including their color schemes, furnishings, fittings, finishes and sometimes architectural features.

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Interior Design