constructing
Assembling from parts
Constructing is the act of building or putting together—whether physical structures or abstract things.
You might be constructing a shed or constructing an argument.
The word emphasizes the process of assembly, piece by piece, rather than the finished result.
Skillful manual creation
- composingCreating musical works
- devisingCreating through thought
- fashioningMaking or constructing something
- assemblingFitting parts together
piecing · shaping · forming · molding · building · creating · making · producing
Temporary elevated work structure
- craneLifter or wader
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- excavationAct of unearthing
- girderMain structural support beam
joist · mortar · cement · bricklaying · plastering · tiling · wiring · plumbing
Temporary exterior work platform
- girdersHorizontal structural supports
- trussesTriangulated load-bearing frames
- joistsHorizontal building beams
- beamsRays or supports
rafters · struts · bracing · supports · crossbeam · cantilever · lintel · purlin
Detailed technical drawing
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- masonryBuilding with mortared blocks
- corniceOrnamental upper trim
- balustradeRail supported by posts
gable · turret · pediment · frieze · pilaster · portico · stucco · dormer
Reasoned case or dispute
- narrativeAccount of events
- theoryExplanatory set of principles
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
reasoning · logic · premise · thesis · case · rationale · explanation · model
Relating to building framework
- civilMinimally polite
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
- geotechnicalRelating to soil engineering
- surveyingMeasuring and charting terrain
stress · load · CAD · specifications · compliance · regulations · calculations · tolerances
Population shift toward cities
- expansionIncrease in scope
- housingDwellings or protective covering
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- planningArranging for future events
modernization · gentrification · renewal · redevelopment · regeneration · sprawl · sustainability · mixed-use
crafting
Skillful manual creation
- composingCreating musical works
- devisingCreating through thought
- fashioningMaking or constructing something
assembling · piecing · shaping · forming · molding · building · creating · making · producing · fabricating
scaffold
Temporary elevated work structure
- craneLifter or wader
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- excavationAct of unearthing
girder · joist · mortar · cement · bricklaying · plastering · tiling · wiring · plumbing · insulation
scaffolding
Temporary exterior work platform
- girdersHorizontal structural supports
- trussesTriangulated load-bearing frames
- joistsHorizontal building beams
beams · rafters · struts · bracing · supports · crossbeam · cantilever · lintel · purlin · stanchion
blueprint
Detailed technical drawing
balustrade · gable · turret · pediment · frieze · pilaster · portico · stucco · dormer · keystone
argument
Reasoned case or dispute
hypothesis · reasoning · logic · premise · thesis · case · rationale · explanation · model · interpretation
structural
Relating to building framework
- civilMinimally polite
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
- geotechnicalRelating to soil engineering
surveying · stress · load · CAD · specifications · compliance · regulations · calculations · tolerances · materials
urbanization
Population shift toward cities
planning · modernization · gentrification · renewal · redevelopment · regeneration · sprawl · sustainability · mixed-use · high-rise
church
Place of Christian worship
synagogue · chapel · shrine · sanctuary · pagoda · stupa · minaret · steeple · nave · altar
- creatingcreating, inventing, producing, generating, making
- exertioneffort, straining, strain, heaving, labor
- makingcrafting, making, building, creating, DIY projects
- setupsetting up, installation, assembling, installing, initialization
- creativityimagination, creativity, brainstorming, unique voice, inspiration
- growthgrowth, grow, growing, growth rate, increase
constructingdestroying
Causing complete ruin
demolishing · tearing down · razing · wrecking · bulldozing
constructingdeconstructing
Breaking into constituent elements
dismantling · disassembling · taking apart · breaking down · undermining
- under constructionCurrently being made
- construction paperSturdy colored sheets for projects
- construction siteWhere edifices get erected
- construction workerOne who erects structures
- construction permitApproval to erect structures
- construction zoneArea under active building
construction, constructive, reconstruction, reconstructing, constructively, deconstruction, misconstruction, nonconstructive, unconstructive