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Pin up

Meaning in architecture, with examples

phrasal verbCommon term

In architecture, pin up means: To fix drawings and boards to a wall with pins so that a tutor, jury or team can look at them and discuss them together.

In Turkish: duvara asmak, paftaları asmak

How it is used

Everyday studio language. Students pin up their work before a crit, and the noun 'pin-up' is an informal review where work is shown on the wall. Offices also pin up drawings to review a design as a team.

Example sentences

  1. Pin up your plans and sections by ten so we can start on time.

  2. We have an informal pin-up on Wednesday before the final jury.

Common collocations

  • pin up your drawings
  • pin-up review
  • informal pin-up
  • pin up the boards
  • critA session in which a tutor or a group of reviewers discusses a student's work and gives critical feedback; short for critique.
  • juryA panel of tutors and invited architects who review students' projects and give feedback and grades, or a panel that judges a design competition.
  • presentation boardA large sheet, often A1 or A0, on which drawings, images, diagrams and short texts are arranged to present a project to a jury, client or competition.
  • mark upTo add comments, corrections or changes by hand or digitally on a drawing or document so that someone else can update it.

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