adaptation
The process by which the eye changes sensitivity and becomes accustomed to more or less light than it was exposed […]
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adaptive use, adaptive re-use
The extensive alteration, restoration, and/or renovation of an existing building so that it will serve a new or modified purpose.
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Adamesque style
An inexact term implying a derivation from the Adam style, but having possible differences depending on the time and location
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adaptability
The capacity of building spaces and elements for being altered or being added to for specific needs, as, for example,
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activity duration
In CPM terminology, the amount of time estimated as required to accomplish an activity.
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actual start of construction
The first placement of permanent construction of a building on a site, such as pile driving, or the pouring of