THEORIA
Theoria is meaning | meaning of the vocabulary of the visual construct
Graphie
masterplan
a comprehensive urban plan of action
also: master plan
contour drawing
Contour drawing is a technique of drawing lines to represent the contours of a subject, without shading or modelling of form.
area plan
Area plan is a plan showing the principal elements of a design project in the wider context of its surrounding environment.
analytical drawing
Analytical drawing relates to the drawing of lines to represent the three-dimensional structure and geometry of a form, proceeding generally from the whole to...
orthographic projection
Orthographic Projection is a way of drawing an 3D object from different directions. Usually a front, side and plan view is drawn so that a person looking...
sketch
A sketch is a simply or hastily executed drawing representing the essential features of an object or scene without the details often made as a preliminary...
axonometric projection
axonometric projection is the orthographic projection of a three-dimensional object inclined to the picture plane in such a way that its three principal axes...
hybrid drawing
any drawing that mixes and superimposes a variety of ideas, techniques or media into a new, meaningful image
also: hybrid
descriptive geometry
the theory of making projections of three-dimensional objects on a plane surface in order to deduce their geometric properties and relationships.
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Geometry
golden section
The division of a line so that the whole is to the greater part as that part is to the smaller part (i.e. in...
NURBs
Non-uniform rational basis splines (NURBs) are curves and surfaces that introduce precision to the description of free-form surfaces. A NURBs curve is defined by its...
Voronoi diagram
A Voronoi diagram is the division of a space into contiguous
neighbouring cells. The cells relate to a set of points ( Voronoi sites) in that...
Weaire-Phelan model
A regular assembly of two types of irregular polyhedral cells with twelve and fourteen faces, respectively, combined in the ratio or 2:6 in a...
Amman tiling
The Amman tiling is an aperiodic set of two tiles and a foursome of 'golden rhombohedra’, which form aperiodic tilings in three dimensions. The...
Vierendeel truss
The Vierendeel truss is one in which the numbers are not triangulated; the openings in the truss are polygonal, but not triangular. The frame has...
shape
the external form, contours, or outline of something.
also: shapes
irregular shape
A polygon that does not have all sides equal and all angles equal
also: irregular polygon
cube
a solid object with six square sides of equal size.
variations: cube | cubes | cubic
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Logic
cracking
to form something by forcing or pushing it out.
variations: cracking | crack | cracks | cracked
lodge
to become firmly embedded in a place…
variations: lodge | lodged | lodging
inscribing
to mark in a conspicuous way…
variations: inscribing | inscribe | inscribed
expanding
to make larger or more extensive…
variations: expanding | expand | expansion | expanded
lifting
to raise to a higher position or level…
variations: lifting | lift | lifted | lifts
loop
to enfold or encircle in or with something arranged in a loop...
variations: loop | looped | loops | looping
crumple
to press or crush into irregular folds or into a compact mass, to bend out of shape, rumple, or wrinkle…
variations: crumple | crumpling | crumpled
extract
to remove or take out…
variations: extract | extracting | extraction | extracts
entangled
to cause to become twisted together with or caught in…
variations: entangled | tangle | entangle | entangler | entanglement
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Gestalt
systems
a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network; a complex whole.
keyword: system
wordings
the words used to express something; the way in which something is expressed.
keyword: wording
layers
one thickness, course, or fold laid or lying over or under another.
keyword: layer
motions
the action or process of moving or being moved.
keyword: motion
detours
a longer, less direct way to get where you're going; rerouting.
keyword: detour
encounters
to unexpectedly be faced with or experience something.
keyword: encounter
exposures
the fact of experiencing something or being affected by it because of being in a particular situation or place
keyword: exposure
effects
a change which is a result or consequence of an action or other cause.
keyword:
effect
crossovers
The process or result of changing from one activity or style to another.
keyword: crossover