performalism
n.— «Grobman and Neuman call the new trend in architecture “performalism,” a term that is derived from the words “performance” (the way in which a building and urban planning in general function, and the degree to which they meet our demands) and “form” (the building’s external appearance).» —“In search of ‘personal’ space” by Ziva Sternhell Haaretz (Tel Aviv, Israel) Oct. 12, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
An Army veteran in Madison, Alabama, wonders about the use of the charrette (sometimes spelled with one R, charette) in the military to mean a gathering to workshop ideas and work through all potential solutions to a problem. The term seems to have...
Following up on our conversation about the many meanings of the word proud, Connie from Santee, California, writes to say that architects use proud to describe something that’s sticking out past something else — not flush, in other words. Something...