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Architecture
Undergraduate 1
05/03/2009

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Abstract
Definition
Referring to art which simplifies, emphasizes, or distorts qualities of a real life image, often in order to present the essence of that image.
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Accent
Definition
To stress, single out as important.
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Articulate
Definition
To connect or juxtapose forms and shapes logically.
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Balance
Definition
Quality of stability and equilibrium controlled by location and emphasis of major parts of a design.
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Bas Relief
Definition
A 3D form that is raised from a 2D surface.
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Composition
Definition
The arrangement or structuring of various elements.
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Edge
Definition
A line determining the limits of an area.
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Figure/Ground
Definition
Referring to the relationship between foreground objects or elements as figure, and the background field or surrounding space as ground. It implies a compositional balance of positive and negative, though the areas may not be equal.
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Focal Point
Definition
The primary area or point within a composition to which the eye is drawn.
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Form
Definition
The volume and shape of an object; the overall physical aspects of a work as opposed to its content.
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Ground
Definition
Background or surface upon which marks or shapes are created.
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Juxtaposition
Definition
Adjacent placement of visual elements.
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Tonal Value
Definition
The overall range of lights and darks in an image or object.
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Sir Isaac Newton discovered what about light?
Definition
Color is a property of light (he put white light through a prism).
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Johannes Itten
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"Colors are the children of light, and light is their mother."
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Primary Colors
Definition
The fundamental colors, from which all other colors can theoretically be mixed - Red, Yellow Blue.
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Secondary Colors
Definition
Colors made by combining two primary colors - Orange (Red and Yellow), Green (Yellow and Blue), Violet (Blue and Red).
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Tertiary Colors
Definition
Colors created by mixing a primary color and an adjacent secondary color - Red-Orange, Yellow-Orange, Yellow-Green, Blue-Green, Blue-Violet, Red-Violet.
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Complementary Colors
Definition
Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel - Red and Green, Yellow and Violet, Blue and Orange. When combined, complementary colors theoretically produce gray.
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Hue
Definition
The redness, yellowness, or blueness of the color.
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Chroma
Definition
The intensity of the color (ie., How much or how little gray it contains).
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Value
Definition
The lightness or darkness of a color (ie., The amount of white or black in it). Adding white creates a Tint, adding black creates a Shade.
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Additive Color Mixing
Definition
Color mixing in light, where each additional color increases light energy, and all the combined colors give white light.
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Analogous Colors
Definition
Hues lying adjacent on the color wheel, often used together in color schemes.
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Contrast
Definition
The interaction of areas dissimilar in color, value, shape, texture, size, etc.
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Cool Colors
Definition
Those colors in the green, blue and purple range.
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Duotone Color Scheme
Definition
A color scheme utilizing black, white, and one color.
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Local Color
Definition
The natural color of an object or material.
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Monochromatic
Definition
Color scheme developed from tints and shades of a single hue.
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Neutral
Definition
Color of a very low saturation, approaching gray.
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Opaque
Definition
Having the property of blocking all light.
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Optical Color Mixing
Definition
Colors that occur as a result of visual perception, as along the contact line where two contrasting hues are juxtaposed.
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Pigment
Definition
A powdered colorant that is the coloring ingredient for paint and other color media.
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Polychrome, Polychromatic
Definition
Multicolor.
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Saturation
Definition
The measure of brightness or intensity in a color.
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Simultaneous Contrast
Definition
Exaggerated visual contrast resulting when two highly contrasting colors are juxtaposed.
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Subtractive Color Mixing
Definition
Creating color with pigments, where added pigment results in a darker value, subtracting from reflective light. All colors combined create black.
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Tritone Color Scheme
Definition
A color scheme utilizing black, white, and two colors.
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Warm Colors
Definition
Those colors in the red, orange, and yellow range.
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CMYK
Definition
Cyan, Magnenta, Yellow, Black. This is a subtractive color model used in color printing.
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RGB
Definition
Red, Green, Blue. This is an additive color model used to create a broad array of colors in liquid crystal displays (LCDs), cathode ray tubes (TVs), and high definition televisions (HDTVs).
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Alignment
Definition
The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also, the line of adjustment; esp., an imaginary line.
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Anthropomorphic Proportions
Definition
Of or relating to the measurements of the human body.
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Articulate
Definition
To connect or juxtapose shapes or forms logically.
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Asymmetry
Definition
When one side of a composition does not reflect the design of the other.
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Asymmetrical Balance
Definition
Balance achieved by different visual elements which command similar visual emphasis.
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Datum
Definition
Any level surface, line, or point used as a reference for the positioning or arrangement of elements design.
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Planar
Definition
Characterized by juxtaposition of planes.
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Plane
Definition
The element of form which can be described in two dimensions, predominantly characterized by surface.
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Appropriation
Definition
The use of existing imagery not created by the artist in order to communicate a new idea.
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Assemblage
Definition
A 3D artwork made from found objects.
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Biomorphic
Definition
Shapes and forms associated with those found in nature.
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Economy
Definition
Deletion of nonessential details to reveal the essence of a form.
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Referential
Definition
Having the property of resemblance to an identifiable object, idea, or emotion.
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Beam
Definition
A Horizontal member within a building's structure whose primary purpose is to carry transverse loads.
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Cantilever
Definition
An element within a structure that projects beyond is supporting wall or column.
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Column
Definition
A relatively long, slender structural compression member that is placed vertically, supporting a load which acts in or near the direction of its longitudinal axis.
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Diagonal Bracing
Definition
An inclined structural member in compression and/or tension; usually employed to stabilize a frame against horizontal forces such as win, etc.
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Foundation System
Definition
The elements within a structural system that transmit the load to the earth or rock, usually below ground level.
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Girder
Definition
A large or principal beam used to support concentrated loads at isolated points along its length.
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Lateral Movement
Definition
That which is caused by a horizontal force such as wind or earthquake.
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Live Load/Dead Load
Definition
Live loads are those which are created by movable elements within and forces applied to a structure; dead loads are those which are part of the building itself.
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Load
Definition
A force or system of forces carried by a structure.
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Movement Frame
Definition
A structural frame which resists loads and forces by a stiffening of the connections between its members.
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Shear Wall
Definition
A structural plane which resists loads and forces.
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