Architecture
Public interest design
Public interest design is a human-centered and participatory design practice that places emphasis on the “triple bottom line” of sustainable…
Primitive decorating
Primitive decorating is a style of decorating using primitive folk art style that is characteristic of a historic or early…
Poor door
A 'poor door' is a separate entrance in a housing development for those living in less expensive apartments. The term…
Palladian architecture
Palladian architecture is a European style of architecture derived from and inspired by the designs of the Venetian architect Andrea…
North light in architecture
North light is natural light coming from the north (in the Northern Hemisphere). It consists of light which comes from…
Non place
Non-place or nonplace is a neologism coined by the French anthropologist Marc Augé to refer to anthropological spaces of transience…
Museum architecture
Museum architecture has been of increasing importance over the centuries, especially more recently. A challenge for museum architecture is the…
Modulor
The Modulor is an anthropometric scale of proportions devised by the Swiss-born French architect Le Corbusier (1887–1965). The Modulor is…
Post-war Modern architecture
Modern architecture or modernist architecture is a term applied to a group of styles of architecture which emerged in the…
Pre-war modern architecture
Modern architecture or modernist architecture is a term applied to a group of styles of architecture which emerged in the…