Usually used by a client to justify some flimsy, tacky, aplique
Curb Appeal -
Usually used to justify brick in the front, siding on the sides, since the only purpose of architecture is to satisfy the desires of someone driving by in their SUV, who happens to glance at the building in the precise second that their gaze is perfectly orthagonal to the front elevation.
It is what it is -
Used by my PM when I point out he's designed the project into a corner, and the building has no hope of redemption.
Any mention of Mastics, Sealants, and Adhesives -
Usually used by Product reps to explain the ease of installing their new system, with copious amounts of the aforementioned substances.
Any others . . .
mad+dash
Dec 14, 04 4:28 pm
Not architecture related... but here we go anyway...
"I think you are a nice guy."
meversusyou
Dec 14, 04 4:29 pm
you forgot the next line of that phrase,
"i think we should just be friends."
mad+dash
Dec 14, 04 4:32 pm
nope...that never follows. probably because my gagging reflex kicks in and I turn to the side looking for a trash can to puke in.
FOG Lite
Dec 14, 04 4:37 pm
"Run it up the flagpole."
My boss says this before every presentation to a client. Sounding like a 1950's era Madison Ave. advertising exec has never been cool.
meversusyou
Dec 14, 04 4:42 pm
i've designed a few not so desirable spaces within an overall scheme that, in the terms of my boss, i've created a bunch of dead cat space.
what if i wanted dead cat space in my design, ever think of that?
Marc Pittsley
Dec 14, 04 4:42 pm
"think outside the box"
so overused nowadays, and most often in defense of what turn out to be utterly conventional ideas...
lola
Dec 14, 04 4:45 pm
"Yeah, but at the end of the day ..."
nluken
Dec 14, 04 4:47 pm
"I think this <some thing> really *wants to be* <some way> ...
I know the Kahn reference, I know, I know, but ... he wasn't asking about how many parking spaces a lot *wanted* to have, or what color fabric a sofa *wanted* to be.
weave
Dec 14, 04 4:48 pm
"so on and so forth..."
my "boss" says this at the end of all sentences, even if there is no 'so on' or 'so forth'.
"it's/i'm all about..."
just stop it. leave room for it to be about something else.
mad+dash
Dec 14, 04 4:52 pm
"if I was you, which I'm not, but if I was...I would"
plexus 1
Dec 14, 04 5:05 pm
in a review i sat on yesterday, a student referred to some subjective design moments as "flare!"
that word makes me cringe.........
plexus 1
Dec 14, 04 5:07 pm
meversusyou......did your boss attend the university of florida?
meversusyou
Dec 14, 04 5:07 pm
office space quote,
'you want to express yourself, dont you?'
meversusyou
Dec 14, 04 5:07 pm
no, cornell
meversusyou
Dec 14, 04 5:09 pm
you see, bad architectural phrases have no boundaries, its a worldwide phenomena
kakacabeza
Dec 14, 04 5:12 pm
flare?! That student must have learned to design from Queer eye for the straight guy.
whistler
Dec 14, 04 5:20 pm
sustainability
ArchAngel
Dec 14, 04 5:27 pm
whimsical
HGTV
Myriad
Compendium
weave
Dec 14, 04 5:28 pm
oh yeah, how could i forget:
"new urbanism"
not so bad when used in an intelligent way....really bad when a developer uses it as a catch phrase to turn a buck on a cheap piece of land. or whenever my boss uses it to describe "the latest trend". one time he actually said, "we need to get some of that 'new urbanism' on this project...you know, make it look town-y"
good topic, kakacabeza
andrew04
Dec 14, 04 5:33 pm
"celebrate the space"
Ms Beary
Dec 14, 04 5:43 pm
not what i would have done, but okayyyyyy
Ms Beary
Dec 14, 04 5:45 pm
If it ain't the hottest thing since sliced bread, then I don't want to see it.
says the boss
Ms Beary
Dec 14, 04 5:46 pm
Well that's neat and all, but this is what we're going to do...
again, says the boss
Dazed and Confused
Dec 14, 04 6:46 pm
"Don't over think it"
- - - then after completion per instructions:
"So, what do you think?"
Dazed and Confused
Dec 14, 04 6:51 pm
"Let's not let the tail wag the dog"
"Now that your husband is an architect, you can start raising a family"
drgonzo
Dec 14, 04 6:54 pm
design element-
usually used in reference to something designed in a half-assed fashion and inappropriately added onto the building in order to hide the fact that the rest wasn't really designed at all; said element also habitually blows 60-75% of the budget to the barest minimum of effect/impact
also:
blade wall
option 3B
master plan
"this is what you do..."
rhythm
"send the files to my home e-mail address so I can work on them this weekend"
el jeffe
Dec 14, 04 6:57 pm
BTW, it's flair, not flare.
The cretins in my office (the designers who actually design the buildings) frequently put themselves in the position of having to "break up the facade." I'm greeted with blank stares when I suggest that making statement should be a warning that there is something wrong with the design prima facie.
and..."fageddaboutit"
i.g.lu.s.
Dec 14, 04 7:01 pm
we had a design interoffice design session last weekend and the phrase
"architectural intervention"
was said at least 300 times
i.g.lu.s.
Dec 14, 04 7:02 pm
hmmm....
design interoffice design session....
meversusyou
Dec 14, 04 7:04 pm
*cringe*
gustav
Dec 14, 04 7:05 pm
Blow and Go.
(Hurry up, the client hasn't paid me in 6 months)
Again, .............
(Again used at the beginning of nearly every sentence to make everyone appear dense)
Architect: The CDs specifically called for a 1/4" gap, you made it 1".
Contractor: That's alright, we'll just fill it with a shitpot full of pooky.
You're pulling that out of your ass.
(When the boss doesn't understand what you're saying)
I'm going to chew out his ass.
(when the boss made a mistake and the contractor found it and called the client)
It's the Golden Rule, a$$h@le.
(the boss recieves the checks from the client, so he thinks he can treat people in the office like his own redheaded stepchild)
There's more....
gustav
Dec 14, 04 7:06 pm
Blow and Go.
(Hurry up, the client hasn't paid me in 6 months)
Again, .............
(Again used at the beginning of nearly every sentence to make everyone appear dense)
Architect: The CDs specifically called for a 1/4" gap, you made it 1".
Contractor: That's alright, we'll just fill it with a shitpot full of pooky.
You're pulling that out of your ass.
(When the boss doesn't understand what you're saying)
I'm going to chew out his ass.
(when the boss made a mistake and the contractor found it and called the client)
It's the Golden Rule, a$$h@le.
(the boss recieves the checks from the client, so he thinks he can treat people in the office like his own redheaded stepchild)
There's more....
gustav
Dec 14, 04 7:07 pm
Sorry for the dupe.
b3tadine[sutures]
Dec 14, 04 7:35 pm
"Diagonal entry lends to added sense of space."
Midcentury Modern
War on Terror
Jeb Bush '08
pencrush
Dec 14, 04 7:48 pm
"shoot me an email" or "i'll just shoot you an email" I really hate that for some reason.. it seems older people say it a lot.
"we'll just photoshop that out"
"that should only take about 20 mins"
pencrush
Dec 14, 04 7:51 pm
and to go along with nluken's "this wants to be.." which is so true it's sad..
"this feels like it should be _______" insert whatever material, formal decision, plan condition, etc.
Fish
Dec 14, 04 8:00 pm
"This begs the question..."
"I've been tasked with..."
meversusyou
Dec 14, 04 8:05 pm
'Would you like fries with that?'
drums please, Fab?
Dec 14, 04 8:07 pm
discussing something and the guy i'm talking to begins every sentence with "yes, but ..."
"where is it at?"
"where are you at?"
"where did you go to?"
my current favorite:
"yeah, no it's great." (do you mean 'yes it is great' or 'no it is not great.' ???)
enzo76
Dec 14, 04 8:16 pm
"keep your grubby hands off my daughter"
man, I HATE that
mauOne™
Dec 14, 04 8:23 pm
"that looks sassy"
" mission accomplished "
" play with that facade "
" facade "
" an architect can draw us some plans " EVERYBODY instead of thinking that an architect designs ?
Ms Beary
Dec 14, 04 8:38 pm
hash it out
touch base
Ms Beary
Dec 14, 04 8:38 pm
hi how are you?
fine thank you, and you?
fine, and you?
spaghetti
Dec 14, 04 9:04 pm
"the design is horrible"
followed by:
"i should kill you for that"
Suture
Dec 14, 04 9:27 pm
"...please not on the face!!!!
-David Cross
comedy CD
sure2016
Dec 14, 04 9:44 pm
"fake column"
Added by interior designer because the space needed it.
MMatt
Dec 14, 04 9:48 pm
Oooh, good topic.
"It's, uhh... organic forms." I was in a digital media studio this past semester and every halfbrained classmate of mine decided that their arbitrary blob was a representation of something organic.
"Basically..." Used to start out a presentation of any sort. No matter how informal. Because, basically, you're an idiot.
"Okay, here's what you need to do." Followed by grabbing my pen and sketchbook and hashing out a halfbrained design change. Thanks, professor/guest critic. That really advanced my education.
alphanumericcha
Dec 14, 04 10:04 pm
put a hat on it
the code says
i like "modern", but will that sell
just push that over a little it'll fit
the checks in the mail
let's think outside the box here
push the envelope
cement wall
that should work
i can't work this weekend on your project sir, i have to help my mother buy a computer...plus you know i don't do deadlines very well
i told the engineer that
<anything> is public enemy number one
point of diminishing returns
attractive nuisance
insurance is a business pal <said whilst fucking me in the ass with a nice smile as to raising premiums again 30%>
Ms Beary
Dec 14, 04 10:12 pm
"stress the horizontals"
spaghetti
Dec 14, 04 11:20 pm
"my concept is foliage. i am putting leaves everywhere" --a friend in my major (interior design)
Another one was happiness, as in colorful bubbles everywhere, and when asked to further explain and elaborate, she says "its just like...sooo happy!"
Bang for your Buck -
Usually used by a client to justify some flimsy, tacky, aplique
Curb Appeal -
Usually used to justify brick in the front, siding on the sides, since the only purpose of architecture is to satisfy the desires of someone driving by in their SUV, who happens to glance at the building in the precise second that their gaze is perfectly orthagonal to the front elevation.
It is what it is -
Used by my PM when I point out he's designed the project into a corner, and the building has no hope of redemption.
Any mention of Mastics, Sealants, and Adhesives -
Usually used by Product reps to explain the ease of installing their new system, with copious amounts of the aforementioned substances.
Any others . . .
Not architecture related... but here we go anyway...
"I think you are a nice guy."
you forgot the next line of that phrase,
"i think we should just be friends."
nope...that never follows. probably because my gagging reflex kicks in and I turn to the side looking for a trash can to puke in.
"Run it up the flagpole."
My boss says this before every presentation to a client. Sounding like a 1950's era Madison Ave. advertising exec has never been cool.
i've designed a few not so desirable spaces within an overall scheme that, in the terms of my boss, i've created a bunch of dead cat space.
what if i wanted dead cat space in my design, ever think of that?
"think outside the box"
so overused nowadays, and most often in defense of what turn out to be utterly conventional ideas...
"Yeah, but at the end of the day ..."
"I think this <some thing> really *wants to be* <some way> ...
I know the Kahn reference, I know, I know, but ... he wasn't asking about how many parking spaces a lot *wanted* to have, or what color fabric a sofa *wanted* to be.
"so on and so forth..."
my "boss" says this at the end of all sentences, even if there is no 'so on' or 'so forth'.
"it's/i'm all about..."
just stop it. leave room for it to be about something else.
"if I was you, which I'm not, but if I was...I would"
in a review i sat on yesterday, a student referred to some subjective design moments as "flare!"
that word makes me cringe.........
meversusyou......did your boss attend the university of florida?
office space quote,
'you want to express yourself, dont you?'
no, cornell
you see, bad architectural phrases have no boundaries, its a worldwide phenomena
flare?! That student must have learned to design from Queer eye for the straight guy.
sustainability
whimsical
HGTV
Myriad
Compendium
oh yeah, how could i forget:
"new urbanism"
not so bad when used in an intelligent way....really bad when a developer uses it as a catch phrase to turn a buck on a cheap piece of land. or whenever my boss uses it to describe "the latest trend". one time he actually said, "we need to get some of that 'new urbanism' on this project...you know, make it look town-y"
good topic, kakacabeza
"celebrate the space"
not what i would have done, but okayyyyyy
If it ain't the hottest thing since sliced bread, then I don't want to see it.
says the boss
Well that's neat and all, but this is what we're going to do...
again, says the boss
"Don't over think it"
- - - then after completion per instructions:
"So, what do you think?"
"Let's not let the tail wag the dog"
"Now that your husband is an architect, you can start raising a family"
design element-
usually used in reference to something designed in a half-assed fashion and inappropriately added onto the building in order to hide the fact that the rest wasn't really designed at all; said element also habitually blows 60-75% of the budget to the barest minimum of effect/impact
also:
blade wall
option 3B
master plan
"this is what you do..."
rhythm
"send the files to my home e-mail address so I can work on them this weekend"
BTW, it's flair, not flare.
The cretins in my office (the designers who actually design the buildings) frequently put themselves in the position of having to "break up the facade." I'm greeted with blank stares when I suggest that making statement should be a warning that there is something wrong with the design prima facie.
and..."fageddaboutit"
we had a design interoffice design session last weekend and the phrase
"architectural intervention"
was said at least 300 times
hmmm....
design interoffice design session....
*cringe*
Blow and Go.
(Hurry up, the client hasn't paid me in 6 months)
Again, .............
(Again used at the beginning of nearly every sentence to make everyone appear dense)
Architect: The CDs specifically called for a 1/4" gap, you made it 1".
Contractor: That's alright, we'll just fill it with a shitpot full of pooky.
You're pulling that out of your ass.
(When the boss doesn't understand what you're saying)
I'm going to chew out his ass.
(when the boss made a mistake and the contractor found it and called the client)
It's the Golden Rule, a$$h@le.
(the boss recieves the checks from the client, so he thinks he can treat people in the office like his own redheaded stepchild)
There's more....
Blow and Go.
(Hurry up, the client hasn't paid me in 6 months)
Again, .............
(Again used at the beginning of nearly every sentence to make everyone appear dense)
Architect: The CDs specifically called for a 1/4" gap, you made it 1".
Contractor: That's alright, we'll just fill it with a shitpot full of pooky.
You're pulling that out of your ass.
(When the boss doesn't understand what you're saying)
I'm going to chew out his ass.
(when the boss made a mistake and the contractor found it and called the client)
It's the Golden Rule, a$$h@le.
(the boss recieves the checks from the client, so he thinks he can treat people in the office like his own redheaded stepchild)
There's more....
Sorry for the dupe.
"Diagonal entry lends to added sense of space."
Midcentury Modern
War on Terror
Jeb Bush '08
"shoot me an email" or "i'll just shoot you an email" I really hate that for some reason.. it seems older people say it a lot.
"we'll just photoshop that out"
"that should only take about 20 mins"
and to go along with nluken's "this wants to be.." which is so true it's sad..
"this feels like it should be _______" insert whatever material, formal decision, plan condition, etc.
"This begs the question..."
"I've been tasked with..."
'Would you like fries with that?'
discussing something and the guy i'm talking to begins every sentence with "yes, but ..."
"where is it at?"
"where are you at?"
"where did you go to?"
my current favorite:
"yeah, no it's great." (do you mean 'yes it is great' or 'no it is not great.' ???)
"keep your grubby hands off my daughter"
man, I HATE that
"that looks sassy"
" mission accomplished "
" play with that facade "
" facade "
" an architect can draw us some plans " EVERYBODY instead of thinking that an architect designs ?
hash it out
touch base
hi how are you?
fine thank you, and you?
fine, and you?
"the design is horrible"
followed by:
"i should kill you for that"
"...please not on the face!!!!
-David Cross
comedy CD
"fake column"
Added by interior designer because the space needed it.
Oooh, good topic.
"It's, uhh... organic forms." I was in a digital media studio this past semester and every halfbrained classmate of mine decided that their arbitrary blob was a representation of something organic.
"Basically..." Used to start out a presentation of any sort. No matter how informal. Because, basically, you're an idiot.
"Okay, here's what you need to do." Followed by grabbing my pen and sketchbook and hashing out a halfbrained design change. Thanks, professor/guest critic. That really advanced my education.
put a hat on it
the code says
i like "modern", but will that sell
just push that over a little it'll fit
the checks in the mail
let's think outside the box here
push the envelope
cement wall
that should work
i can't work this weekend on your project sir, i have to help my mother buy a computer...plus you know i don't do deadlines very well
i told the engineer that
<anything> is public enemy number one
point of diminishing returns
attractive nuisance
insurance is a business pal <said whilst fucking me in the ass with a nice smile as to raising premiums again 30%>
"stress the horizontals"
"my concept is foliage. i am putting leaves everywhere" --a friend in my major (interior design)
Another one was happiness, as in colorful bubbles everywhere, and when asked to further explain and elaborate, she says "its just like...sooo happy!"
ahh, i love my major.