contemporary design

collocation in English

meaningsofcontemporaryanddesign

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contemporary
adjective
uk
/kənˈtem.pər.ər.i/us
/kənˈtem.pə.rer.i/
existing or happening now, and therefore ...
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design
noun
uk
/dɪˈzaɪn/us
/dɪˈzaɪn/
a drawing or set of drawings showing how a building or product is to be made and how it will work ...
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(Definition ofcontemporaryanddesignfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They exemplify an approach that may prove valuable incontemporarydesignpractice in that they suggest a method of working that provides direct control over complex shape computation and visualization.
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This seems, today more than ever, a necessity: only a greater power of simulation can satisfy the rapidly changing needs ofcontemporarydesignat the city scale.
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They serve the purposes of the museum in illustratingcontemporarydesignand bringing people into it.
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Let us do things which are genuine and new, and which give people the opportunity of building to-day in thecontemporarydesignand spirit.
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Traditional quality, and a knowledge of the export markets and sales, combine with the use both of traditional design and ofcontemporarydesign.
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We are the national museum ofcontemporarydesign.
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We take pride in having artefacts ofcontemporarydesignin textiles, ceramics, metalwork and in other parts of the museum.
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I believe that it is wholly within the museum's terms of reference that it should have exhibitions which enable us to show the best ofcontemporarydesign.
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Consequently, in replacing the mosaic—to use a politer term—of the law and procedure produced by our fathers and forefathers with a singlecontemporarydesign, we are making a clean sweep.
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The layout for the magazine has been renowned for itscontemporarydesignand high production values.
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A controversial,contemporarydesignwas introduced with no relation to the previous design.
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Its niche: create objects with acontemporarydesignfrom recycled materials.
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They focused in particular on combiningcontemporarydesignwith their traditions of goldsmithing and jewelry making.
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During this remodelling it was decided to install new sash windows, something of acontemporarydesignstatement.
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The hotel is modern and ofcontemporarydesign.
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The larger central memorial is made of white granite with a cruciform column rising from between four struts in acontemporarydesignfor its time.
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The shop soon became known forcontemporarydesignwithin the classic art of shirtmaking.
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He pushed the idea ofcontemporarydesignin this traditional craft forward as an essential need for this craft to survive.
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He introduced a morecontemporarydesignof locomotive, with inside cylinders and doors on the side of cabs, and without brass domes or copper chimneys.
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Innovation continues today solving challenging problems withcontemporarydesignsolutions for master planning, landscapes, and gardens.
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