Xeamül. Alternative Design Vocabulary

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adwrap add: to unite the quantity and importance wrap: to enclose in something a shift in perception of something or somewhere through learning an unexpected information

phrase I adwraped the corridor to a balcony as I learned there used to be a courtyard behind

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atouch noun

a: preface describing the feeling of being attached touch: be in contact with

phrase the atouch sequence of the city was so intense that I almost felt at home

Dilek Ă–ztĂźrk

a feeling of being attached to a space/object through the delicate details

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APM abbreviation

architecture per minute: city pulse rate of 3 APM;

phrase hey Steve what’s your APM today? seems like 5 building per minute, so it’s gonna be not an easy day, after all it’s Friday

Danil Daneliuk

amount of architecture that you see, while moving along, per minute

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bi-curic noun

bi: expressing both sides curiosity: a desire to learn or know about anything

in an urban environment

phrase

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cintact verb

intact: not changed or diminished; stable contact: the action of communicating or meeting

phrase i cintacted myself from my partner as he started to complain about our relationship

Dilek Ă–ztĂźrk

a form of in-direct communication seeking distance during a dialogue which preserves both privacy and openness

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de-pose p de-: reversing the order pose: to unintentionally place yourself in a particular position in order to reenact your gender role break-up with pose stereotypes (a way of standing, sitting, gesturing during a conversation) which expresses deeply stored patterns of masculinity or femininity

phrase he stood there like a soldier at his post, as if all this space belonged just to him; I said, or you'll de-pose or I'll leave

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etrual noun

être: to be ritual: a sequence of activities involving gestures, words and objects

phrase the etruality of the toys in the showroom display made a long queue in the street

Dilek Öztürk

a non-responding thing becoming a part of an interaction in daily life

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fingerstrolling verb

to either hand stroll: walk in a leisurely way discovering the building's texture for pleasure, with a wedding ring, etc

phrase walls for a little while

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hackroute verb

to hack: cut with rough or heavy blows route: a way or course taken in getting from a starting point to a destination

phrase she hackrouted the building by riding her bike through corridors

Agata Skรณrka

act of movement that disrupts the space and thus liberate the mind

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integrack a framework, typically with rails, bars, hooks, or pegs,

phrase Chloe went to corridor where Colin told her to pick up a jacket, but she couldn’t see where it is, cause it was hanging on integrack out of sight, delicately using ceilling space

Danil Daneliuk

or storing things (integrated clothing rack)

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me-nument noun

me: the subjective case of I monument: something triggering the memory through a physical piece interpretation of monument emerged through intuitions

phrase this is my me-nument in Poznan!

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metascape type of scene: metascape, landscape of buildings that has

rectangular patterns

Danil Daneliuk

phrase

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monumode noun

monument: a statue, building, or other structure mode: a way or manner in which something occurs or is experienced, expressed, or done a state of escaping from reality through immersing into mobile devices

Agata Skรณrka

phrase she turned herself on monoumode just after he had left

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technomance noun

technology: machinery and devices developed from romance: a feeling of instant excitement and mystery associated with love to someone or something that results in thinking about object of this emotion in a sentimental or idealized way a feeling that describes relations with new urban technologies that are spectacular yet prevents from acting in cities in the long term

phrase nowadays we’re technomancing so much with this smart city concept; everybody is talking about it, we pump a lot of money and hope in it, but I’m sure that no real improvement will come of it

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uXperience experience: practical contact with and observation of facts U: referes to you , and user an unintended scenario of using something

Agata Skรณrka

phrase I uXperienced my way to school this morning

a dictionary for alternative design interfaces seeking manipulative briefs in the built environment

Agata Skórka Dilek Öztürk Maciej Frackowiak