Lingo
Architecture is a language. When you are very good, you can be a poet.
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Every firm has its own language. Ours just happens to include a few more acronyms, jargon, and phrases that somehow became verbs along the way. Here’s a quick guide to the lingo you’ll hear around the studio — part architecture, part Perkins&Will, and entirely useful.
Around the Office
A/SA
A/E/C
BOD
BOD
CA
CEL
CD
DA
DD
DX
DLC
TDC
HR
IDP
IDEP
IT
L+D
L+L
LEED
MEP
MP
Associate/Senior Associate
Architect/Engineer/Contractor
Basis of Design
Construction Administration
Client Engagement Leader
Construction Documents
Design Applications
Design Development phase
Design Exchange Program
Design Leadership Council
Technical Design Community
Human Resources
Intern Development Program
Interior Design Experience Program
Information Technology
Learning + Development
Lunch + Learn
Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design
Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing
Managing Principal
NSR
OPS
P/AP
PA
PDC
PM
PDM
PMS
PPR
PPT
PTO
R+D
RFP
RFI
RFQ
SD
SDI
SRI
WA
WIP
Practices + Specialties
CCC
CI
HC
HE
K-12
S+T
ID
Corporate + Commercial + Civic
Corporate Interiors
Healthcare
Higher Education
K-12 Education
Science + Technology
Interior Design
BE
P+S
P+R
SR
SAS
T
UD
Net Sales Revenue
Operations
Principal/Associate Principal
Project Architect
Project Delivery Council
Project Manager
Project Delivery Manual
Pantone Matching System
Project Progress Report
PowerPoint document
Paid Time Off
Research and Development
Request for Proposal
Request for Information
Request for Qualifications
Schematic Design phase
Sustainable Design Initiative
Social Responsibility Initiative
Work Authorization
Work in Progress
Branded Environments
Planning + Strategies
Preservation + Reuse
Sports + Recreation
Sustainable Advisory Services
Transportation
Urban Design