Parti pris

For the Hungarian surname, see Parti (surname). For the block of almshouses, see Partis College, Bath.
Not to be confused with Partie or Party.

A parti or parti pris [1] comes from the French prendre parti meaning "to make a decision".[2] Often referred to as the big idea,[3] it is the chief organizing thought or decision behind an architect's design presented in the form of a basic diagram and / or a simple statement.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ James Stevens Curl. "parti." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. Oxford University Press. 2000. Retrieved May 17, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-parti.html
  2. ↑ Roth, Leland M. (1992). Understanding Architecture. HarperCollins. p. 527. ISBN 0-06-430158-3
  3. ↑ Gargus, Jacqueline. Ideas of Order: A Formal Approach to Architecture. Dubuque: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1994.
  4. ↑ Ching, Francis D. K. (1995). A Visual Dictionary of Architecture. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. p. 53. ISBN 0-442-02462-2.