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30 Cards in this Set
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grid
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Network of evenly spaced streets or roads set at right angles to each other
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Baroque plan
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a plan in which bold, sweeping diagonals terminate in places for buildings, parks and monuments
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planned picturesque
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an approach to planning involving asymmetry, curbing streets and extensive green space
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city
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an extensive area with a concentration of buildings, activities, and people
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suburb
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a district on the edge of a city; place between city and country
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Exurb
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a residential area beyond city and suburb
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Edge cities
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an area outside, but near, a larger city that contains a variety of elements, including commercial, entertainment, and residential development
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Sprawl
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uncontrolled and unchecked growth
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Megalopolis
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an extended area in which large cities sometimes meet or grow together as a result of extended suburban and/or exurban development
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Metropolis
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A very large city
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New Urbanism
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Communities attempting to foster community through careful planning, they are based on earlier forms, such as small towns and early suburbs; and which privilege the pedestrian rather than the automobile
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Networks
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infrastructure, that is, public systems, services, and facilities of a city, including water and power, roads, streets, etc
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Pocket park
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a small park accessible to general public
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Open spaces
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areas set apart and available for use in a variety of forms, such as parks, gardens, and plazas
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Free plan
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large, open space of a modern building
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Civilization
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an advanced state of human society
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Citadel
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place of protection from the masses; a strong, fortified place
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allee
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an arrangement of objects forming rows that flank an axial element, such as a road or path
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parterre
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an ornamental arrangement of flower beds or shrubs
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topiary
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a tree or other plant clipped to form an interesting shape
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vernacular
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ordinary or everyday; when applied to architecture, it usually refers to buildings NOT designed by an architect
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parti
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a basic, simple sketch (often a plan) that shows the architect's ideas for a particular design
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landscape
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an expanse of natural scenery seen by the eye in one view
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arcology
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a combo of architecture and ecology invented by the visionary architect, Paolo Soleri in the 1960s as an alternative to urban sprawl
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Softscape
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refers to the elements of a landscape that comprise live, horticultural elements. It can include, flowers, plants, shrubs, trees, flower beds, etc.
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Hardscape
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in the practice of landscaping, refers to the paved areas like streets & sidewalks, large business complexes & housing developments, and other industrial areas where the upper-soil-profile is no longer exposed to the actual surface of the Earth.
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Formal
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An architectural form that is balanced, symmetrical and regular; the opposite of picturesque.
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Picturesque
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In this work, architectural forms that are asymmetrical, irregular, additive, colorful, and dynamic. It is the opposite of formal
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Scale
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The relationship of one part of a building to another, or the relationship of a whole or part of a building to the human figure
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Plan
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The diagram of the horizontal arrangement of spaces in a building; or, the horizontal section of any part of a building
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