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A piece of supposed "architecture" created by someone with such meager intelligence, that they would have to be retarded to create such a crappy work of dumbfuckness.
Also see Bastard Ass Hoe, and Loosetooth McGuillicutte
Friend1: Who the hell put all these random pieces of rotton wood here?
Friend2: Who cares, its just a bunch of retarded architecture anyway.
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Architectural Engineers make buildings stand up and people comfortable in their environment. They can specialize in structural or in systems. Arch E's pretty much rock.
without architectural engineers your office would fall down
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the act of formal, visual, verbal or written self gratification (or any combination of the aforementioned) during the process of, or upon 'completion' of designing a building which is commonly post-rationalized to veil a total lack of spatial, theoretical, functional, and conceptual rigour
Architectural Masturbation is exemplified by schools and practices such as Southern California Institute of Architects, Zaha Hadid Architects, Frank Gehry, many studios at the Architectural Association and UCL Bartlett, Coop Himmelblau, all among countless other kindred spirits, next-generation torch bearers and even sloppier imitators of which one notable example is Randall Stout Architects.
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One who is overly obsessed with buildings, structures, etc.
When I was in New York I was so much more of an architecture whore than back at home.
A structure depending on associations made of a bird's nerves rather than the sequences of rooms; there is one smudged purple hallway that is also a throat. A vertical knowing of the dying fall; a way to conduct design by making mistakes. The only option is to go public in the grief of a story which is part of a structure that has no floorboards, only mutterings of cold fisted birds left over from last year's old words. Or: a way of listening to the ramblings of possible light, crossing your arms around your sequence of events. Or: but this is a rumour on the radio, also a nightmare about a cat who kept you company during a pregnancy.
"Hey, that was like SO Architecture 3!" "I know. You know?" "Yeah. Like two years ago at that party? That wasn't as Architecture 3 as this, tho." "Totally. I felt much more incoherent and subconsciously tired this time." "For sho. Remember that night we jumped off the bridge into the cold water?" "Yes and it tasted so good." "That reminds me of drinking Sprite in my uncle's truck in a clearcut." "Architecture 3!" "Yeah!"
One who makes an architects' sketches a reality. This involves incorporating the following:
Structural elements so the building stands up;
Services so that the building caters for the end user;
Compliance with Building Standards with respect to fire escape, disabled access and a thousand other considerations;
Finishes that keep the weather out and are actually suited to the local environment.
They are generally fluent in CAD, and are miracle workers.
The Architectural Technologist acts as interpreter between architect and contractor, and understands their respective roles better than they do themselves.
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