Theory of Architecture (ARCHITECTURAL LINGO)

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1. Ambience Surrounding on all sides, an environment or 16. Juxtaposition To put side by side or close together, to pose
it's distinct atmosphere. for a picture taking, to put in position putting
of dark to light areas.
2. Amenities (Site) parking, public transit access, walk in
customer, exposure, landscape, 17. Libor Rate London international borrowing rate, the
illumination, security and emergency present rate of interest.
access.
18. Macro Group of city such as barangays. In times of
3. Articulation refers to the manner in which the surfaces conflict, territorial instincts are inflated to
of form come together to define its shape include whole group of nations.
and volume. Their overall configuration is
19. Micro Group such as inhabitants of the same floor
legible and easily perceived. It clearly
of a block or flats, through various social
reveals the edges of its surfaces and corners
gatherings.
at which they meet.
20. Milieu An environment, social or cultural setting.
4. Auspicious Promising success, favorable, favored by
fortune, prosperous. 21. Moratorium A legal authority to delay payment of money
due; or a temporary cessation of activity
5. Axonometric Designating a method of projection in
considered as dangerous (construction of tall
which a three- dimensional object as
buildings).
represented by a drawing having all lines
drawn to exact scale resulting in the optical 22. Refurbish To renovate, polish up again, brighten
distortion of diagonals and curves.
23. Retrofit To modify equipment that is already in
6. Configuration To form after an arrangement of parts or a service using parts developed or made
form, or figures determined by the available after the time of original
arrangement of parts. manufacture.
7. Egest To discharge, as from the body; void. 24. Smart Houses Are future homes, an electronic cases, which
electronically wakes you. Up, warms your hot
8. Egress A mean or place of entering; an entry way
tub and brews your coffee. It will respond to
9. Environmental We plan people's relationship to indoors your orders and no one else's because
Planning and the site, the adjoining buildings, the security sensors recognize your voice. HVAC
neighbors, nature. are regulated.
10. Gradation Deals with objects which may have the 25. Tranche French (slice) foreign fund is divided into
same shape, color and direction but may different releases to borrower.
vary in size and tone, this change is
26. Upscale To reduce or increase in magnitude
gradually increasing or decreasing.
according to a fixed scale up and down.
11. Idiosyncracies A characteristic, mannerism, habit or the (Upscale subdivision) a higher priced
like, that is peculiar to an individual location.
synonym: peculiarity, quirk.
27. Value To process of analyzing systems equipments,
12. Indigenous Originating in and characterizing a Engineering materials and obtain the desired function at
particular region or country: native. the lowest overall cost, without sacrificing
quality.
13. Ingest To put in.
28. White Amount of investment given to a building,
14. Ingress A mean or place of entering; an entry way.
Elephant wherein the facilities is never used or needed
15. Intelligent Defined as continuing capabilities in in the first place or property that is trouble
Buildings buildings, drawing from information some or expensive to keep.
services or systems. It is a vital urgent tool
to enable occupants to live, work or even
play under the most satisfying, creative and
productive atmosphere. This involves
automatically monitoring and taking care of
energy consumption and security and fire
protection.