architectural design
Structure's visual concept
Architectural design is the process of planning and creating buildings or structures, encompassing both aesthetic vision and functional requirements.
The term covers everything from initial concept sketches to detailed specifications for construction: She studied architectural design at Yale.
It can also refer to the resulting plan itself or the distinctive style of a completed structure: The cathedral's architectural design reflects Gothic influences.
- massingGathering in quantity
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- modernismFavoring contemporary approaches
- building codesLaws governing structure safety
green building · adaptive reuse · symmetry · fenestration · open concept · residential · form follows function · concrete · blueprint · steel · prefabrication · commercial · circulation · negative space · balance · columns · load bearing · atrium
- constructionconstruction site, building site, hammer, building, beam
- designfunctionality, emphasis, unity, typography, logos
- planningplan, planned, planners, to-do lists, calendars
- spatial puzzlesmaze, labyrinth, jigsaw puzzle, tangram, block puzzle
- spatial skillsmental rotation, spatial awareness, spatial memory, depth perception, perspective taking
- design IP
architectural designinterior decorating
Arranging and furnishing rooms
interior design · furniture design · ornamentation · styling · soft furnishings
architectural designstructural engineering
Design of load-bearing frameworks
civil engineering · mechanical engineering · landscape architecture · urban planning · construction management