THAD FINAL TERMS

Mound

annual cultural ceremony where tribes from all over gather w/ a bucket of mud at a point to create a mound.

Form & Matter

a concept associated with masc vs. fem, sensuality in control vs. out of control.

Disegno

artistic technique of emphasizing the outline of the figure to contain it.

Bauhaus

a building advocating modernism, geometric abstraction, and simplicity as it sets itself as a pure stage. its windowed corners create a relationship between pos and neg space, evoking a sense of openness/transparency.

THE archive vs. AN archive

broadly anything that collects references to the past vs. materials that exist today due to its enduring value to the individual/group that collected them.

Provenance

info regarding the origin/ownership of an item.

Original Order

phys/intellectual collection order established by the creator

Snowtown

poor multi-racial neighborhood labeled as the “slums” of PVD when in reality is just a neighborhood of ppl who were outlawed for owning a business (especially black businesses). Was plowed to make way for train tracks.

Craft

engagement/work of the human body; antithesis to industry

Industrial Revolution

From Britian 1700s, a rise in cheap labor and large scale production carried out by the divided labor system and machinery.

Problem Solving

The western intervention in third world countries in attempts to solve the problem but only creates more for them.

Subaltern

People that are marginalized or considered “invisible” to design.

Pure Space

modern, geometric abstract, organized space emphasizing form being in control ; anti-ornament

Woodwork

attention to materiality and craftsmanship of wood to create a structure.

important to arts&crafts mov

METI School

“Hand-made” school in Bangladesh constructed from local materials and help from the community. The lack of research on the local area caused a bamboo shortage for the community, resulting in bamboo theft overtime.

Isotype (International System of Typographic Picture Education)

universal form of communication through the pictorial.

Taylorism

the division of tasks within a long industrial process.

Ford Model T

mass produced automobile that changed prescence and status of cars globally. assembled from divded labor system of taylorism which brings parts to the workers to which then the workers assemble the parts as a part of the longer process.

Brutalist Architecture

shows desire to start anew and showcases the bare building materials/structure rather than decorative designs.

Data Humanism

make data representative of human nature/values ; humanize data to restore human dignity from numbers.