Blanning |blæniŋ| noun 1. the act of creating mediocre cities by hiding one's lack of courage and vision behind the standards and flags of process and stakeholder "engagement" (q.v.).

2. the opposite of Starchitecture (q.v.).

Stakeholder |ˈstākˌhōldər| noun

1. a person with an interest or concern in something.

2. in city planning, referring to the unemployed, dubiously employed or independently wealthy few who actually have the time to show up for a development hearing at 4:30 on a Tuesday afternoon while the rest of us bust our asses to raise a family and meet rent. As such they are, ironically, the least likely to be impacted by any development decisions actually made at said hearing.

3. literally anyone with the ability to show up somewhere and quote, verbatim, Margret Mead bumper stickers.

Engagement |enˈgājmənt| noun

1. the action of engaging or being engaged: How much longer is this goddamn charette? I have a date to watch Game of Thrones with the person I'm engaged to.

Starchitecture |stɑ:kitektʃər| noun

1. a word used by people who think celebrity architects have the power and influence to create anything they want anywhere they want. Usually used to defer culpability because, after all, you're the one who elected the assholes who actually made the decision to allow Daniel Libeskind to turn your community centre into some giant shitty broken glass cube, you dumbass.

2. the opposite of Blanning (q.v.).

CAC |kak| abbreviation Community Amenity Contributions.

1. descriptive of the choking sounds made by a neighbourhood being forced to swallow paltry concessions and token compromise in any large development process: "I guess–CAC–a Costco is like a farmer's market and–CAC–Starbucks is could be seen–CAC–as a community centre".

See also blanning.

Parti |ˌpärtē| noun

1. another term for the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design. Often, when spoken by a designer, used to signal the exact moment you should begin regretting that you hired said designer to redo your kitchen.

Shillboleth |ˈSHillbələTH| noun

1. a custom, principle, or belief distinguishing a particular class or group of people, especially a long-standing one regarded as outmoded or no longer important.

"In a recent discussion about housing, Justin called Danny a “shill”, an act clearly identifying him as a class or group of people not worth engaging with."