Architecture at University for the Creative Arts

1.

Anatomy - a study of the structure or internal workings of something.

Emotive - causing strong emotions.

Exterior - relating to the outside of something.

Holistic - dealing with the many aspects of something, not just one part.

Interior - the inside of something.

Spatial designer - someone who studies how people move and interact in spaces, and then designs ways to improve them.

The Berlin Wall - a wall built by the Soviet Union to separate territory it occupied in Germany from the rest of Germany. It was brought down in 1989 when the Soviet Union collapsed

2.

Accessibility - being able to be accessed, often used in reference to allowing access for people with disabilities.

Built environment - the human-made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity.

Carbon footprint - the total amount of climate-harmful greenhouse gases (including carbon Dioxide and methane) caused by our actions.

Climate crisis - threat of highly dangerous, irreversible changes to the global climate.

Inclusivity - providing equal access to opportunities and resources for people who might otherwise be excluded.

Liberated - freed (in this case from social expectations or traditional ideas).

Parkour/ free running - the activity of running through urban areas while performing various gymnastic movements like jumping and climbing over or on obstacles such as walls and buildings.

Reconstruction - rebuilding, repairing, or restoring something.

Sociopolitical - combining social and political factors

Technologically - relating to or involving technology.

Timber - wood used for building.

UNESCO World Heritage setting - a place with a cultural or natural landmark that has been Recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization for having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance.

3.

Grandiose - impressive, grand or ambitious.

Industrial estate - an area of land developed as a site for factories and other industrial businesses.

Lexicon - a set of vocabulary.

Metropolitan - relating to a large city environment.

Reappropriate - to use something in a way use different from its original purpose.

4.

Axonometric/perspective drawings - 3D drawings of a building

Elevations - the drawing of one face of the building, the front, back or side.

Plans - an architect's drawing of a building from above

Sections - an architect's drawing of a building from the side view, like taking a vertical slice through the building.

5.

Extensive - to a large or wide extent

Heritage buildings - buildings with historical or cultural importance, which are a vital part of the country's heritage and require conservation.

Stakeholder - a person with an interest or concern in something, especially a business.

Tangentially - in a way that relates loosely to something else

6.

Component - a part or element of something

Concentric - shapes which share the same centre point

Inhibition - a feeling that makes you self-conscious and unable to act in a relaxed and natural way

Intuitive - based on your first instinct

Observational drawing - a drawing of what you see

Preconception - an idea or opinion formed beforehand

Spontaneous - done as a result of a sudden impulse, without pre-planning or outside influence

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