Sample entries
accurate visual representation
(AVR) (also verified view) A picture showing a proposed building or structure alongside what already exists, for use in assessing the visual impact…
autoguano
The toxic materials and other wastes that drip or are expelled from motor vehicles. Stephen Goldsmith coined the term in 2001...
address
1 n. A place with a fashionable address. Example: ‘It’s a great neighbourhood, but it’s not an “address” – and I say “address” with...
Christopher Alexander
(1936-2022) Architect, mathematician and theorist. Born in Vienna, he was raised and educated in England, and 1963 was professor of…
alley
A narrow LANE or passage. The English word comes from the Latin ambulare, meaning ‘to walk ’, by way of an Old French word. There is an…
anti-urbanism
1 The belief that cities or towns are an unacceptable setting for human life. 2 The belief that existing, large or dense cities are unacceptable...