Architecture Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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con-tel n. The fully furnished modular units would be sold as condominiums, but would be rented out when not used by their owners. Town officials have referred to it as a “con-tel,” short for condominium and hotel. [English Architecture] [full cite] (Apr. 14, 2005)

concretable n. For the most part, portables don’t have the same stigma they did a few years ago. Before 2002, all the portables were the old wooden or metal-framed ones. Many are 30 or more years old. Today, about 560 portables are concrete modular varieties, resembling Monopoly houses. These buildings, often referred to as “concretables,” were built this decade and have the look and feel of a regular classroom. [English United States Architecture Education] [full cite] (Dec. 26, 2004)

concretable n. Both new additions, which came online when school opened in August, are constructed of concrete portable modules built by Royal Concrete Concepts Inc. of Palm Beach County. Approved by the School Board in January 2006, the “concretables” were assembled over eight days at the beginning of summer vacation and were ready for students less than two months later. [English Architecture Construction & Buildings Houses & Housing] [full cite] (Apr. 9, 2007)

concretable n. In an industrial lot alongside Pike Road, amid steel frames and giant cranes, is where portables are born. The concrete cottages that go together like an erector set and promise more permanence are finding their way to school campuses.…"I call these relocatables,” said Sanger, patting the walls of a finished classroom that was ready to be loaded and hauled to Wellington High School last week.…Sanger said using concrete portables—concretables—is a response to a state law that is requiring the district to house all children in buildings that meet building codes. [English Architecture Construction & Buildings] [full cite] (Apr. 9, 2007)

concretable n. In the run for the money are 30 Palm Beach County Schools, including six from Boca Raton and Delray, which are in need of permanent additions to better accommodate the rising number of students. Calusa Elementary, Del Prado Elementary, Verde Elementary, and Waters Edge Elementary are all slated for additional modulars—classroom facilities that can be stacked on top of each other if need be—to replace the more expensive concretables, which cannot be stacked. [English Architecture] [full cite] (Apr. 9, 2007)

condop n. While the term condop was originally coined to describe a legal combination of co-op and condo, the term now seems to have morphed into a way of describing—usually for marketing purposes—a relatively unusual type of co-op. When the term condop is used in the legal sense,…it describes a building (or a complex of buildings) that is part co-op and part condo. [ Language English Subject Architecture] [full cite] (Nov. 26, 2005)

condotel n. Also known as condotels or aparthotels, condo hotels have been growing in popularity as an approach to owning a luxurious second home in a great vacation destination. [English Architecture Houses & Housing] [full cite] (Jun. 19, 2006)

Cracker Chic n. “Cracker Chic” is a new term now relating to a decorating style currently gaining popularity. It consists of very simple and smaller scaled antiques, bungalows and furniture mostly void of ornate carvings and fretwork. The house at Cross Creek is definitely a good example of “Cracker Chic.” [English Architecture Houses & Housing] [full cite] (May. 19, 2007)

cubby n. Two landlords who converted Logan Heights storage space into illegal rental housing for low-income people have agreed to pay more than $22,000 to settle a civil complaint, it was announced Tuesday. The illegal units, referred to as “cubbies,” were rented for $250 to $650 a month and did not have the required minimum amount of light and ventilation, city officials said. [English United States California Architecture] [full cite] (Jun. 22, 2004)

curbstoning n. The measure regulates realty dealers by prohibiting any one from selling land as agents for another without securing a certificate of license.…The passage of this act would effectually abolish “curbstoning,” and much of the unreliable tactics employed by irresponsible real estate sharks. [English Architecture Business Crime & Prisons] [full cite] (Nov. 30, 2004)

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