Pritzker Prize Word Search
This Pritzker Prize word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — its ceremony, its trophy, and the craft it honours. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: ARCHITECT, DESIGN, STRUCTURE, AESTHETICS, SUSTAINABILITY, URBANISM, LANDSCAPE, MODERNISM, POSTMODERN, CONCRETE, GLASS, INNOVATION.
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Pritzker Prize word list, defined
- ARCHITECT /ˈɑːr.kɪ.tekt/ · noun
- A person who designs buildings and often supervises their construction; more broadly, the creator or originator of a plan, system, or project. Related: designer, planner, builder, draftsman.
- DESIGN /dɪˈzaɪn/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, design is a plan, drawing, or pattern showing how something is to be made, or the deliberate arrangement of features that gives an object its form and function. As a verb, it means to plan and create something with a specific purpose or intention in mind. Related: plan, scheme, blueprint, pattern.
- STRUCTURE /strʌktʃər/ · noun, verb
- The arrangement of and relations between the parts of something. A building or other construction. Related: framework, organization, arrangement, layout.
- AESTHETICS /ɛsˈθɛtɪks/ · noun
- The branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of beauty, art, and taste, and with the principles governing judgments about them. It also refers more broadly to a set of principles or style concerning the appearance and artistic character of something. Related: philosophy of art, theory of beauty, taste, style.
- SUSTAINABILITY /sʌsˈteɪnəbɪlɪti/ · noun
- The ability to be maintained at a certain level without depleting natural resources or causing harm to the environment. The practice of using resources in a way that does not harm the environment. Related: sustainability, eco-friendliness, environmentalism, greenness.
- URBANISM /ˈɜːrbənɪzəm/ · noun
- The study of the social, economic, and physical aspects of urban areas and their design. The practice of designing and developing cities and urban spaces. Related: urban planning, city design, town planning, architecture.
- LANDSCAPE /ˈlændˌskæp/ · noun
- A natural feature of the land such as a mountain, valley, or area of coast; a view of such a feature. A painting or photograph of such a feature. Related: view, scene, panorama, countryside.
- MODERNISM /ˈmɑːdənɪzəm/ · noun
- A cultural and artistic movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that rejected traditional forms and conventions in favor of experimentation and innovation. Related: contemporary, innovative, experimental, avant-garde.
- POSTMODERN /ˌpɒstˈmɒdərn/ · adjective
- Characterized by or relating to a style of art, literature, philosophy, or architecture that reacts against the certainties of modernism, often by emphasizing the provisional, the fragmented, and the subjective. Related: modernist, contemporary, experimental, deconstructive.
- CONCRETE /ˈkɒŋkriːt/ · noun, adjective, verb
- A heavy, hard building material made from cement, sand, gravel, and water that hardens as it dries. As an adjective, it describes something definite, specific, or tangible rather than abstract. Related: cement, pavement, specific, actual.
- GLASS /ɡlɑːs/ · noun, verb
- A transparent and brittle material used for making windows, drinking vessels, and other objects. To see or perceive something clearly. Related: vitreous, transparent, crystal, pane.
- INNOVATION /ɪnˈvɒɪʒən/ · noun
- The act of introducing new or improved devices, methods, or ideas; the process of creating or implementing new products, services, or processes. Related: improvement, progress, development, invention.
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