W2 Required Vocab (from 2 pager) Flashcards
Ambiguity
implies that something can be understood in multi- ple ways
Golden Thread
digital record of the life cycle of building systems
and steps to protect both the people and the building
Flipped classroom
students learn in their own time and then engage in lectures
Architectural technology
evaluate the proposed
combining scientific and design
Architectural tropes
storytelling devices
shortcut to describe a situation
Modernism
minimalism
Functionality.
No ornamentation.
Functional, flowing, open space plans.
Le Corbusier
Deconstructivism
oppose the ordered rationality of modernism
distortion
shocking, provoking, geometric + dynamic
Zaha Hadid
Post-modernism
an eclectic, colourful style (Ron Arad)
Parametricism
style within contemporary avant-garde
successor to Modern and Postmodern architecture
High-tech
creating adaptable buildings
seeks to avoid links to the past
Regionalism
differing building strategies in different parts of the world
customs of making buildings in a particular region.
Eco-architecture
to have as little impact on the environment as possible
reducing the carbon footprint of the construction and life of a building
Temporary architecture
mobile or intended only to be used for a short period of time
for “experience touris”, advertisements, exploring technologies, placeholders for real stuff
Resilient architecture
buildings that can adapt to changing environmental conditions,
e.g Acton Passive House by ZED
(cellulose insulation, retains thermal energy in cold winter)
Stereotomic
architecture of subtraction or carving away of solid form
