Architectural design
Water table in architecture
A water table is a masonry architectural feature that consists of a projecting course that deflects water running down the…
Virtual home design software
Virtual home design software is a type of computer-aided design software intended to help architects, designers, and homeowners preview their…
Vanity height
Vanity height is defined by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) as the height difference between a…
Value sensitive design
Value sensitive design (VSD) is a theoretically grounded approach to the design of technology that accounts for human values in…
Universal design
Universal design (close relation to inclusive design) refers to broad-spectrum ideas meant to produce buildings, products and environments that are…
Two-up two-down
Two-up two-down is type of small house with two main rooms on the ground floor and two bedrooms upstairs. Often…
Transarchitecture
Transarchitecture, a term coined by Markos Novak, is the branch of architectural design that embraces and explores: the bridging between…
Theming
Theming refers to "the use of an overarching theme...to create a holistic and integrated spatial organization of a consumer venue.”…
Terreform ONE
Terreform ONE is a 501c3 non-profit architecture and urban think tank that advances ecological design in derelict municipal areas. By…
Stockade Building System
The Stockade Building System was designed by Richard Buckminster Fuller and his father-in-law, James Monroe Hewlett, and was patented in…
Skyspace
A skyspace is an architectural design in which a room, which is painted in a neutral color has a large…
Shophouse
A shophouse is a vernacular architectural building type that is commonly seen in areas such as urban Southeast Asia. Shophouses…
Benjamin Hick
Benjamin Hick (1 August 1790 – 9 September 1842) was a successful English civil and mechanical engineer, art collector and…
George Freedman
George Freedman (Brooklyn, New York, USA, 6 March 1936 - Sydney, NSW, Australia, 21 July 2016) was Australia’s leading Interior…
RIBA Competitions
RIBA Competitions is the Royal Institute of British Architects' unit dedicated to organising architectural and other design-related competitions. Architectural design…