Microsoft PowerPoint - aat_in_depth.pptx

5/4/2019

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Introduction to the AAT

revised May 2019 For educational purposes

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AAT term represents a single concept

high rise building

[work type]

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skyscraper

[work type]

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office building

[subject]

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steelwork

[materials]

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concrete

[materials]

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sheet glass

[materials]

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Neo-Modern

[style]

Taipei 101 (Taipei, Taiwan); C.Y. Lee and Part

ner, Architects, and Turner International

Industries, Inc., project and constructi

on management; concrete and steel megaframe,

glass cladding; 2003-2004; height: 508 meters

(1,667 feet), 101 floors; style: Neo-

Regionalist Modern; building type: commercial

office tower, skyscraper, shopping center.

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Each of the above terms represents a concept applicable to these images.

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Neo-Modern skyscraper

is

NOT a term. It comprises two terms, style plus building type (not bound)=

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Neo-Modern + skyscraper

WHAT IS A TERM IN AAT

Patricia Harpring © 2019 J. Paul Getty Trust. For educational purposes only. Do not distribute.

What is a discrete concept?