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morphology
the study of the evolution of form within the built environment
architectural syntax
the way how an architect becomes aware of the spaces that surround him/her
triliths
a megalithic structure consisting of two upright stones and a third across the top as a lintel.
function is prosaic
lacking imaginativeness or originality.
profane
not relating to that which is sacred or religious; secular
sacred
connected with God or a god or dedicated to a religious purpose and so deserving veneration.
Hierophany
The manifestation of the divine or the sacred
articulated
having two or more sections connected by a flexible joint.
the process of stepping and recessing external walls of a building in plan and in section.
Monumentalize
mbuing importance and meaning to artefacts.
programme
what happens within a building or site
temporal-spatial
Spatial refers to space. Temporal refers to time
cardinal points
main compass directions: north, south, east, and west,
hierachy
a system of organizing people into different ranks or levels of importance,
religions
belief in and worship of a superhuman power or powers, especially a God or gods
boundary
an act of architecture that supports and marks space through our phenomenological (consciousness) experience
