45 Construction Terms & Concepts All Architects Should Know
For most recent graduates, it quickly becomes evident that what you learn in architecture school is not necessarily enough to become a confident architect. Some things can?t be taught in classrooms at all; instead, they're acquired through years of work on site and solving construction problems first-hand. Among the many things you learn on site are the terminologies used by construction workers that can sound like absolute nonsense to architects at first.
Dune Art Museum. Image Courtesy of Open Architecture
For most recent graduates, it quickly becomes evident that what you learn in architecture school is not necessarily enough to become a confident architect. Some things can?t be taught in classrooms at all; instead, they're acquired through years of work on site and solving construction problems first-hand. Among the many things you learn on site are the terminologies used by construction workers that can sound like absolute nonsense to architects at first.An architecture dictionary might seem like a superb idea, but in practice wouldn't be convenient on a construction site?unless you can memorize the useful entries out of the 25,000 terms in Cyril M Harris' Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Alternatively, here?s a more manageable list of 45 construction terms and concepts every architect should know.1. All-in Rate: In Construction, the term means the total expenses for an item, which include all the direct and indirect costs. The term is a...
Dune Art Museum. Image Courtesy of Open Architecture
For most recent graduates, it quickly becomes evident that what you learn in architecture school is not necessarily enough to become a confident architect. Some things can?t be taught in classrooms at all; instead, they're acquired through years of work on site and solving construction problems first-hand. Among the many things you learn on site are the terminologies used by construction workers that can sound like absolute nonsense to architects at first.An architecture dictionary might seem like a superb idea, but in practice wouldn't be convenient on a construction site?unless you can memorize the useful entries out of the 25,000 terms in Cyril M Harris' Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Alternatively, here?s a more manageable list of 45 construction terms and concepts every architect should know.1. All-in Rate: In Construction, the term means the total expenses for an item, which include all the direct and indirect costs. The term is a...
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