Phuong Vi Nguyen

Wordbank

ART103 and ART104

  • Apply/ Application

With my understanding in art, ”apply” means using specific things for other thing. For example, I apply bamboo texture for the roof.

Cambridge Dictionary:
-> to effect or be relevant to somebody/something
-> use skills or techniques

Cambridge Dictionary (2023). apply. [online] @CambridgeWords. Available at: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/apply [Accessed 7 Aug. 2026].

  • Detail

With my understanding, ”detail” means specific or small features of something.

Cambridge Dictionary:
-> the small features of something that you only notice when you look carefully
-> tell or include all the facts about something

Cambridge Dictionary (2023). detail. [online] @CambridgeWords. Available at: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/detail [Accessed 7 Aug. 2026].

  • Connection

With my understanding, ”connection” means the relationship between 2 or more than 2 different things.

Cambridge Dictionary:
-> the state of being related to someone or something else
-> the act of joining or the state of being joined to something else, or the part or process that makes this possible

Cambridge Dictionary (2024). connection. [online] @CambridgeWords. Available at: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/connection?q=connection+ [Accessed 7 Aug. 2026].

Landscape architecture terms and new words I learn this semester

  1. Facade (or façade): the front of a building, especially a large or attractive building
    -> Facade cost: Cost of the building facade
  2. Phytoremediation: is a cost-effective, eco-friendly technology that uses plants to clean up contaminated soil, sludge, sediment, and water
  3. Buffer zone: is a neutral tract of land or set-aside space that lies between two or more conflicting or different areas.
  4. Microclimate: a small, localized area where the climate conditions such as temperature, wind, humidity, and rainfall, differ from the surrounding regional weathe
  5. Hybridity: a mix of two or more things
  6. Eclecticism: a conceptual approach or style that does not stick to just one single rule, system, or belief (the fact of combining things from many different areas or systems)
  7. Intervene / Intervention: intentionally become involved in a difficult situation in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse.
  8. Exotic plant: non-native species prized for striking, unusual flowers or bold, tropical leaves (they do not harm the ecosystem)
  9. Invasive alien species: non-native plants, animals, or other organisms brought to a new area by people, either on purpose or by accident. They grow fast, hurt local wildlife, damage nature, and cost billions of dollars in economic harm.
  10. Subdue: reduce the force of something, or to prevent something from existing or developing
  11. Hollow: having a hole or empty space inside.
  12. Bioretention: a sustainable stormwater management practice using shallow landscaped depressions
  13. Thermal modernity: a cultural, architectural, and technological condition where human comfort from heat and cold is artificially managed through mechanical climate control.
  14. Reversibility: the quality or state of being able to be reversed, returned, or restored to an original condition, position, or state.
  15. Topiary: the art of cutting bushes into attractive shapes, especially of animals and birds, or bushes shaped in this way

French:
– Friche: fallow land, uncultivated ground, or an industrial wasteland/ruin.
– Trame d’eau (water network): used in urban planning, ecology, and geography to describe a connected system or network of surface waters.

ART105

  1. Rendering: Creating realistic images
  2. Photogrammetry: creating accurate 3D models, maps, and measurements from 2D photographs
  3. CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor): sensors are the most common type of sensor in modern cameras
  4. CCD (Charge-Coupled Device): slower processing speeds and higher power consumption.
  5. Aperture: the lens that controls light passes through the sensor. The size of the aperture is measured by f-number.
  6. Extrusion: A tool/modeling technique where a 2D shape is extended into 3D.
  7. Mesh: a 3D digital object made up of a collection of vertices (points), edges, and faces (polygons) that define the shape and structure of a 3D model.
  8. Texture mapping: applying texture/material into a surface/ a face of an object.
  9. GIS (Geographic Information System): is a computer technology that lets you create, manage, analyze, and map all kinds of data
  10. BIM (Building Information Modeling): is a smart digital process. Using it to plan, design, build, and manage buildings and public works