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parametricism.

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.

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noun/pæɹəˈmɛtɹɪsɪzm̩/
  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.

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Where this word comes from

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

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