The branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of art, beauty, and taste, with a view to establishing the meaning and validity of critical judgment concerning works of art.

The aggregate of qualities in person or thing that gives intense pleasure to the senses or deep satisfaction to the mind or spirit, whether arising from harmony of form or color, excellence of craft, truthfulness, originality, or other, often unspecifiable property.

A high degree of pleasure or enjoyment.

Critical judgement, discernment, or appreciation of what

is fitting, harmonious, or beautiful prevailing in a culture or

personal to an individual.

something value, use, or convenience.

The ordering of the physical environment

by means of architecture, engineering, construction, landscape

architecture, urban design and city planning.

The aspect of architecture and city planning that

deals with the design of urban structures and spaces.

The activity or profession of determining the future of physical arrangement and condition of a community, involving an appraisal of the current conditions, a forecast of future requirements, a plan for the fulfillment of these requirements, and proposals for legal, financial, and constructional programs to implement the plan. Also called town planning, urban planning.

The aspect of architecture and interior design that deals with the planning, layout, design and furnishing of spaces within a proposed or existing building.

The art, business, or profession of planning the design and supervising the execution of architectural interiors, including their color schemes, furnishings, fittings, finishes, and sometimes architectural features.

A branch of knowledge dealing with a body of facts or truths obtained by direct observation, experimental investigation, and methodical study, systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws.

Applied science, the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical methods and materials, and their interrelation with life, society and the environment.

The science of an art or of the arts in general.

The science or art of shaping, ornamenting, or

assembling materials in construction.

The unifying structure or concept of an artistic

work.

The art and science of applying scientific principles

to practical ends in the design and construction of structures,

equipment, and systems.

The state or quality of being solidly constructed.

Any of the sciences, that seek to discover general truths from the observation of human behavior in society.

The science of human social institutions and relationships: The study of the origin, development, structure, functioning, and collective behavior of organized groups of human beings.

The science of human beings: The study of the origin, physical and cultural development, and environmental and social relations of humankind.

The art, business or profession of designing, arranging, or modifying the features of a landscape for aesthetic or practical reasons.

The creation and organization of formal elements in a work of art.

The shape and structure of something as distinguished

from its substance or material.

The edge or contour of a shape.

The outline or surface configuration of a particular form

or figure.

The visual and esp. tactile quality of a surface, apart from its color or form.

The apparent texture of a surface resulting from the combination and interrelation of colors and tonal values.

The physical dimensional structure of a surface, a part from its color or form.

Of or pertaining to shapes and forms having Irregular contours which appear to resemble those of living plants or animals.

Of or pertaining to shapes and forms not representing natural or actual objects.

Of or pertaining to shapes and forms which resemble or employ the simple rectilinear or curvilinear dements of geometry.

Or of pertaining to shapes and forms having an intellectual and affective content dependent solely on their intrinsic lines, colors, and relationship to one another.

Something that stands for or represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention, deriving its meaning chiefly from the structure in which it appears.

A mark or figure having a conventional meaning and used in place of a word or phrase to express a complex notion.

A unified composition of two-dimensional shapes or three-dimensional volumes, esp. one that has or gives the impression of weight, density, and bulk.

Characterized or produced by addition, accumulation, or uniting, often resulting in a new identity.

Characterized or produced by removal of a part or portion without destroying a sense of the whole.

A method or manner of jointing that makes the united parts, clear, distinct, and precise in relation to each other.

The manner of arranging and coordinating the parts of a

composition so as to produced a coherent image.

The significance or meaning of an artistic work, as

distinguished.

An individual, minute, or subordinate part of a whole.

The systematic arranging of interdependent

coordinated parts into a coherent unity or functioning whole.

The organization of elements or parts in a complex

system as dominated by the general character of the whole.

The characteristic structure given to a surface or

substance by the size, shape, arrangement, and proportions of the

parts.

An artistic or decorative design, esp. one having a

characteristic arrangement and considered as a unit of which an idea can be given by a fragment.

The basic scheme or concept for an architectural design, represented by a diagram.