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parametricism

Pronunciation: /pæɹəˈmɛtɹɪsɪzm̩/

The English word “parametricism” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. An avant-garde, computer-aided style of architecture and urban planning in which (the functions of) spaces are considered parametrically variable (dynamic) rather than static.

Etymology

From parametric + -ism, coined in 2008 by Patrik Schumacher.

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