Jeanne Gang Architecture Vocab

4. having minute spaces or holes through which liquid or air may pass
8. the variety of all living things on Earth—spanning genes, species, and ecosystems—and the interactions between them
11. relating to more than one branch of knowledge
12. characterized by or decorated with regular lines and shapes
13. an eclectic, haphazard mixture of diverse elements, often implying a poorly organized or incongruous group
14. an architectural design method developed by Studio Gang Architects that uses the incident angles of the sun’s rays to sculpt a building’s form
16. a subdivision of a French department, for local government administration.
17. each of a series of convex rounded projections forming an ornamental edging cut in material or worked in lace or knitting in imitation of the edge of a type of sea shell
18. similar in quality, character, or appearance, or related by blood

1. the job of supervising or taking care of something, such as an organization or property.
2. the front or outer face of a building
3. individuals or groups treated as insignificant, powerless, or outside the center of society’s power, rights, and resources
5. a round or eye-like opening or design, such as a circular window or an opening at the apex of a dome
6. the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness
7. a large, open-air or skylit central space within a building, often spanning multiple stories
9. the world's most widely used green building rating system
10. the quality or character of being material or composed of matter
14. relating to, caused by, or relating to earthquakes or vibrations of the earth
15. cause to become more marked or intense