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23 Cards in this Set

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stuctural engineering
establishment of the size of elements required to hold up a building
analysis
the splitting of a whole into its consituent parts for evaluation
positive architectural theory
knowledge about how people actually react in different situations
geotechnical engineer
deals with soil strength, characteristics and foundation design
centre pompidou
an example of coordinated engineering and architecture
urban design
function, longecity, and visual delight
landscape profession
dedicated to stewardship and resource conservation
vernacular
how well an entity has been designed to integrate with its context
art nouveau
building and interiors during a period of history that employ a bilogical metaphor
special knowledge and services that protect the health, safety and welfare of the public
a bureaucratic definition of a profession
sustainable
humans and nature balanced
thoughtfully making spaces that serve a human purpose
a defenition of architecture
creativity
the act of bringing into being to arrange as
infrastructure
the mostly invisible support systems of a city
process
our intellectual understanding of how we design
prototype
a model to base other objects on
bosque
tress planted in a grid
context
those things that surround us
cardo/decumanus
perpendicular main streets in ancient Roman cities
commitas, firmitas, venustas
commodity, firmness, delight
layering
placing one design system on top of another
teleology
the desire to link design with nature
studio
a place to do design work alone or in a team