For the Hungarian surname, see Parti (surname).
"Big idea" and "Big ideas" redirect here. For other uses, see Big idea (disambiguation) and Big ideas (disambiguation).
"Partis" redirects here. For the block of almshouses, see Partis College, Bath.
A Parti or Parti pris [1] / from the French Prendre parti meaning " to make a decision " [2], often referred to as the big idea [3] , is the chief organizing thought or decision behind an Architect's design presented in the form of a basic diagram and / or a simple statement.[4]
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ Roth, Leland M. (1992). Understanding Architecture. HarperCollins. p. 527. ISBN 0-06-430158-3
- ^ Gargus, Jacqueline. Ideas of Order: A Formal Approach to Architecture. Dubuque: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1994.
- ^ Ching, Francis D. K. (1995). A Visual Dictionary of Architecture. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. p. 53. ISBN 0-442-02462-2.
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