The art and science of designing buildings or structures.
Example: She studied architecture and art history at the universisty.
I find a lot of modern architecture very nice.
en: El arte y la ciencia de diseñar edificios o estructuras.
Bioclimatic
Adjective
Of or relating to the effects of climate on living organisms.
Example: Bioclimatic models forecast the loss of key high elevation species throughout the region.
en: de o relacionado con los efectos del clima en los organismos vivos.
Building
Noun.
A building is a a structure with roof and walls standing more or less permanently in one place such as a house or factory.
Example: We live in an apartment building.
en: A building is a a structure with roof and walls standing more or less permanently in one place such as a house or factory.
Comfort
Noun
A state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint.
Example: She evidently dresses for comfort.
en: Un estado de tranquilidad física y ausencia de dolor o limitación.
Construction System
Noun
Construction systems are the ways in which materials are combined to construct the elements of a building. They can be classified according to the mass of the system into heavyweight and lightweight construction.
Example: The traditional construction system is made up of reinforced concrete structures.
en: Los sistemas de construcción son las formas en que se combinan los materiales para construir los elementos de un edificio. Se pueden clasificar según la masa del sistema en construcción pesada y ligera.
Culture
Noun
The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.
Example: She's very keen to learn about Japanese culture.
en: Las costumbres, artes, instituciones sociales y logros de una nación, pueblo u otro grupo social en particular.
Desing
Transitive verb
A design is a plan or specification for the construction of an object or system or for the implementation of an activity or process, or the result of that plan or specification in the form of a prototype, product or process.
Example: The new plane is in its final design.
The design certainly looks good on paper.
en: Un diseño es un plan o especificación para la construcción de un objeto o sistema o para la implementación de una actividad o proceso, o el resultado de ese plan o especificación en forma de prototipo, producto o proceso.
Floor Plan.
Adjective.
A scale diagram of the arrangement of rooms in one story of a building.
Example: The floor plan gives the yard a significant role.
en: Un diagrama a escala de la disposición de las habitaciones en un piso de un edificio.
Government
Noun
The group of people who control and make decisions for a country, state, etc.
Example: The government has been slow to react to the crisis.
en: El grupo de personas que controlan y toman decisiones para un país, estado, etc.
Graphic scale
Noun
A linear scale, also called a bar scale, scale bar, graphic scale, or graphical scale, is a means of visually showing the scale of a map, nautical chart, engineering drawing, or architectural drawing.
Example: The architectural plan has a graphic scale.
en: Una escala lineal, también llamada escala de barras, barra de escala, escala gráfica o escala gráfica, es un medio de mostrar visualmente la escala de un mapa, carta náutica, dibujo de ingeniería o dibujo arquitectónico.
House
Noun
A building for human habitation, especially one that is lived in by a family or small group of people.
Example: My wife and I are moving to a new house.
en: Un edificio para habitación humana, especialmente uno en el que vive una familia o un pequeño grupo de personas.
Image
Noun
A picture that is produced by a camera, artist, mirror, etc.
Example: They stood there for a moment, watching their image in the mirror.
en: Una fotografia producida por una cámara, artista, espejo, etc.
Land
Can be an adjective, a noun, or a verb.
The term "land" includes not only the ground, but also: Any buildings, parts of buildings, or similar structures. Anything permanently attached to the ground.
Example: The land was flat, giving no scope for defense.
en: El término "terreno" incluye no solo el terreno, sino también: Cualquier edificio, parte de un edificio o estructuras similares. Cualquier cosa adherida permanentemente al suelo.
Location.
Noun
The term "location" describes a particular place or position.
Example: This is a lovely location for a house.
en: El término "ubicación" describe un lugar o posición en particular.
North
Noun, adjective, or adverb.
North is one of the four compass points or cardinal direction. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to East and West. Indicates direction or geography.
Example: It is a few miles north of here.
The wind is coming from the north.
en: El norte es uno de los cuatro puntos cardinales o direcciones cardinales. Es lo opuesto al sur y es perpendicular al este y al oeste. Indica dirección o geografía.
Perspective
Adjective and noun.
The art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other when viewed from a particular point.
Example: When oyu look at the painting, oyu are viewing the artist's perspective of the world.
en: El arte de dibujar objetos sólidos en una superficie bidimensional para dar la impresión correcta de su altura, ancho, profundidad y posición entre sí cuando se ven desde un punto en particular.
Project.
Noun.
A project is an individual or collaborative enterprise that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim.
Example: He is in charge of the municipal housing project.
en: Un proyecto es una empresa individual o colaborativa que se planifica cuidadosamente para lograr un objetivo particular.
Retirement
Noun
Withdrawal from one's position or occupation or from active working life
Example: The staff all wished her a long and happy retirement.
en: Retirarse de su puesto u ocupación o de la vida laboral activa.
Space
Verb, noun, and adjective.
Space is an essential tool of architecture used to create environments that make us aware of our external reality. The way we move our bodies and handle or transport objects all suggests space.
Example: There isn't much space between our houses.
en: El espacio es una herramienta fundamental de la arquitectura utilizada para crear entornos que nos hagan conscientes de nuestra realidad externa. La forma en que movemos nuestros cuerpos y manipulamos o transportamos objetos sugiere espacio.
Sport.
Noun
Physical activity or exercise, subject to certain rules, in which there is evidence, with or without competition, of ability, dexterity or physical strength.
Example: Winning is not the prime objective in this sport.
en: Actividad o ejercicio físico, sujeto a determinadas normas, en que se hace prueba, con o sin competición, de habilidad, destreza o fuerza física.
Structure
Noun
Within the context of the built environment , the term 'structure' refers to anything that is constructed or built from different interrelated parts with a fixed location on the ground.
en: Dentro del contexto del entorno construido, el término "estructura" se refiere a todo lo que se construye o a partir de diferentes partes interrelacionadas con una ubicación fija en el suelo.
Sustainable
Adjective.
The ability of the ecosystem to keep diverse and productive through time despite of humans deriving their needs from natural resources.
Example: Wind turbines have a high level of sustainability because wind is an endless resource.
en: La capacidad del ecosistema para mantenerse diverso y productivo a lo largo del tiempo a pesar de que los seres humanos derivan sus necesidades de los recursos naturales.
Urban
Adjective
Urban means "related to a city". In that sense, the term may refer to: Urban area, geographical area distinct from rural areas. Urban culture, the culture of towns and cities.
Example: Most of the population is an urban population.
en: urbano significa "relacionado con una ciudad". En ese sentido, el término puede referirse a: Área urbana, área geográfica distinta de las áreas rurales. Cultura urbana, cultura de pueblos y ciudades.
Vegetation
Noun.
Vegetation is an assemblage of plant species and the ground cover they provide. It is a general term, without specific reference to particular taxa, life forms, structure, spatial extent, or any other specific botanical or geographic characteristics.
Example: Vegetation becomes sparse higher up the mountains.
en: La vegetación es un conjunto de especies de plantas y la cobertura del suelo que proporcionan. Es un término general, sin referencia específica a taxones particulares, formas de vida, estructura, extensión espacial o cualquier otra característica botánica o geográfica específica.
Weather
Noun, verb.
The state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
Example: The wild flowers are spectacular in Yankee Boy Basin and with this weather, we'll have the place to ourselves.
en: El estado de la atmósfera en un lugar y momento en cuanto al calor, la sequedad, la insolación, el viento, la lluvia, etc.
