architectures
Structural design systems
Architectures is the plural of architecture, used when discussing multiple distinct systems, styles, or structural designs.
In computing, it refers to different hardware or software frameworks: The app runs on both ARM and x86 architectures.
In building, it might compare design traditions: Gothic and Romanesque architectures influenced the cathedral.
The plural emphasizes variety or comparison across types.
Software communication standard
- microservicesDecomposed application architecture
- monolithicMassive and undifferentiated
- serverlessCloud-managed compute model
- event-drivenTriggered by occurrences
MVC · REST · layered · client-server · peer-to-peer · distributed · modular · hexagonal
Upright structural shafts
- beamsRays or supports
- archesWeight-bearing curved spans
- trussesTriangulated load-bearing frames
- cantileversBeams anchored at one end
girders · buttresses · vaults · domes · facades · foundations · load-bearing · spans
Processor's built-in operations
- microarchitectureCPU's internal component organization
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- cacheConcealed storage spot
- processorComponent that executes instructions
bus · multiprocessing · virtualization · parallelism · RISC · ARM · x86 · registers
Technical construction drawings
- schematicsTechnical drawings of systems
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
- elevationsHeights above reference point
- sectionsDivided portions of something
floor plans · specifications · CAD · renderings · scale drawings · models · projections · layouts
Theory of beauty
- functionalityPractical operational capacity
- spatialRelating to physical extent
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
composition · sustainability · ergonomics · form · materiality · circulation · fenestration · massing
Ornate artistic period
- RomanesqueRound-arched medieval building style
- VictorianOf a prim era
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
Beaux-Arts · Bauhaus · Prairie · Tudor · Moorish · Palladian · vernacular · organic
API
Software communication standard
- microservicesDecomposed application architecture
- monolithicMassive and undifferentiated
- serverlessCloud-managed compute model
event-driven · MVC · REST · layered · client-server · peer-to-peer · distributed · modular · hexagonal · middleware
columns
Upright structural shafts
cantilevers · girders · buttresses · vaults · domes · facades · foundations · load-bearing · spans · joists
instruction set
Processor's built-in operations
- microarchitectureCPU's internal component organization
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- cacheConcealed storage spot
processor · bus · multiprocessing · virtualization · parallelism · RISC · ARM · x86 · registers · firmware
blueprints
Technical construction drawings
- schematicsTechnical drawings of systems
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
- elevationsHeights above reference point
sections · floor plans · specifications · CAD · renderings · scale drawings · models · projections · layouts · diagrams
aesthetics
Theory of beauty
- functionalityPractical operational capacity
- spatialRelating to physical extent
- proportionComparative relation of parts
symmetry · composition · sustainability · ergonomics · form · materiality · circulation · fenestration · massing · orientation
Baroque
Ornate artistic period
- RomanesqueRound-arched medieval building style
- VictorianOf a prim era
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
Renaissance · Beaux-Arts · Bauhaus · Prairie · Tudor · Moorish · Palladian · vernacular · organic
skyscraper
Very tall urban building
chateau · palace · mansion · bungalow · townhouse · condominium · high-rise · apartment · dormitory · cottage
- frameworksframework, frameworks, schema, schemas, schemata
- organizingorganizing, categorizing, grouping, structuring, classifying
architectureschaos
Complete disorder and confusion
disorder · disorganization · randomness · entropy · confusion
architecturesformlessness
Lacking definite shape
shapelessness · amorphousness · structurelessness · incoherence · fragmentation
- modern architectureRecent building styles
- ancient architectureBuilding styles from antiquity
- classic architectureAncient Western building tradition
- classical architectureGreek and Roman building styles
- Roman architectureAncient imperial building style
- architecture booksPublications about building design
architecture, architectural, architecturally, green architecture, landscape architecture, software architecture