Architecture In Helsinki

An awesome Avant-garde band from Australia, uses a wide array of instruments and produces a wide array of awesome.

Band Members

Cameron Bird
James Cecil
Gus Franklin
Isobel Knowles
Jamie Mildren
Sam Perry
Tara Shackel
Kellie Sutherland

Albums

Fingers Crossed (2003, Trifekta)
In Case We Die (2005, Tailem Bend/Bar-None/Moshi Moshi)

Singles and EPs

Like A Call (2003, Trifekta, out of print)
Kindling (2003, Trifekta, out of print)
Keepsake (2004, Trifekta, out of print)
Do The Whirlwind (2005, Tailem Bend)
Maybe You Can Owe Me/It'5! (2005, Moshi Moshi)

Can I ride with you
Until the sunset gets all red?
And we'll get chased by the moon

- Architecture In Helsinki lyrics

by Cheesegod January 26, 2006

architectural humor

Humor that focuses explicitly on engineering (not architectural) downfalls, particularly the failure to adequately develop sound structural foundations. Furthermore, this body of humor focuses particularly on the poor education, living standards, and general hygiene that have led to the training of under-qualified and inexperienced engineers who, in turn have been unable to execute sound excavation practices.

Will: Haha, look at that stupid pink building, it sure does suck
Dan: Wow Will, do you just use architectural humor?
Will: Yes Dan.....Yes I did

by Sue Do-Nym February 4, 2010

Archigasm

Occurs when an architecture project or design is so brilliant, viewers or occupants are transformed into an orgasmic like state.

Wow a double archigasm!!! Its so beautiful *starts crying*

Guy 1: Did you see that guys project?
Guy 2: Yeah, did have you an archigasm or something!?
Guy 1: Yeah, it was awesome

by macaulay1 October 27, 2010

architexture

The blueprinting of a texture.

The architexture of this towel is comforting after a long day.

by nadja m February 28, 2020

Architecture 1

A grid system in four parts: site, threshold, damage, and a shaky content that's subject to change. Or: a way of holding things in one place long enough to understand what's happening. Narrative. Then it rains. It rains for three days straight, and the city disappears. Then you disappear. I am thinking of the night you opened the door of your house and threw the book into the garden. Dark garden. An intermediary text, architecture is not for babies. Architecture is not for the house, but what surrounds it. If the grid gets wet, then you just slide off it, into the rain. This is an act of repetition made possible by the structure, but only when the structure fails.

"Hey mister! If I'd of wanted architecture, I'd of asked for architecture." "It's architecture 1, dummy." "Who you calling dummy?" "You, dummy." "Don't call me dummy. Architecture 1, my ass." "I love it when you talk dirty." "Oh shut up, do you want me to come over there and..." "Oh shut your pie-hole. This ain't a donut shop, in case you hadn't noticed." "No, I hadn't, actually."

by Bhanu: A Failed Novelist January 29, 2008

archispeak

Large, made-up words that architects and designers use to make themselves sound smarter than you (you being the client or the confused observer of design). It does nothing to inform or enlighten the consumer of architecture and mostly serves to numb them into obedience or self doubt.

"I went to Rem Koolhaas' lecture last night."

"What did he talk about?"

"I have no idea. It was all in archispeak. Either I'm stupid or the guy is brilliant!"

by MBD/AK October 19, 2009

Archie Slap

Is defined as a backhand or slap that induces sudden pain. This was derived from the movie rock n' rolla.

A woman catches her boyfriend cheating and proceeds to Archie Slap him right across the face.

by E.A.D October 18, 2009