Parti pris

A parti pris[1] is the chief organizing thought or decision behind an architect's design, presented in the form of a basic diagram or a simple statement.[2]

It may be shortened to "parti". It is also referred to as "the big idea".[3] The term comes from 15th century French, in which "parti pris" meant "decision taken". (Later, it took on the meaning of "bias" or "prejudice".)[4]

The development of the parti frequently precedes the development of plan, section, and elevation diagrams.[5]

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. ↑ Ching, Francis D. K. (1995). A Visual Dictionary of Architecture. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. p. 53. ISBN 0-442-02462-2.
  3. ↑ Gargus, Jacqueline. Ideas of Order: A Formal Approach to Architecture. Dubuque: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1994.
  4. ↑ http://arch100and110.blogspot.com/2012/11/parti.html
  5. ↑ Mandelbaum, Melissa. "Applying Architecture to Product Design: Parti". medium.com. Retrieved 18 July 2016.


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