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RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN DEGREE PROJECT THESIS BARCH 2009
Reconsidering Modularity is an inquiry into the processes of modular design and its implications and use in Architecture today. In reconsidering modularity and its relationship to universality and standardization, the thesis asks how a system that is universal be responsive to localized and individualized conditions.
geomorphology
The scientific study of the formation, alteration, and configuration of landforms and their relationship with underlying structures.
morphology
noun
Synonyms: anatomy, architecture, arrangement, build, complex, configuration, conformation, construction, design, fabric, fabrication, format, formation, frame, framework, interrelation, make, morphology, network, order, organization, skeleton, system, texture
mod⋅ule
–noun
1. a separable component, frequently one that is interchangeable with others, for assembly into units of differing size, complexity, or function.
2. a standard or unit for measuring.
3. a selected unit of measure, ranging in size from a few inches to several feet, used as a basis for the planning and standardization of building materials.
Origin:
1555–65; < class="ital-inline">modulus;
mod⋅u⋅lar
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to a module or a modulus.
2. composed of standardized units or sections for easy construction or flexible arrangement: a modular home; a modular sofa.
3. Mathematics. (of a lattice) having the property that for any two elements with one less than the other, the union of the smaller element with the intersection of the larger element and any third element of the lattice is equal to the intersection of the larger element with the union of the smaller element and the third element.
4. Computers. composed of software or hardware modules that can be altered or replaced without affecting the remainder of the system.
Origin:
1790–1800; < class="ital-inline">modulāris.
modulation mod·u·la·tion (mŏj'ə-lā'shən)
n.
The functional and morphological fluctuation of cells in response to changing environmental conditions.
The variation of a property in an electromagnetic wave or signal, such as amplitude, frequency, or phase.
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