predesign
- noun
- /ˌpriːdɪˈzaɪn/
- Specialized
- The next stage for the city is to finish the predesign plans and move to the heavy lifting portion of the project—the final design.
Examples
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PORT ANGELES -- Plans for a new marine research and public outreach center on the Port Angeles waterfront are hinging on the results of a predesign study that will be available in draft form in December, city business leaders learned earlier this week.
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Optimizing the design of systems (using evaluation tools and an iterative process in predesign and schematic design—after this, it can get expensive to add green technologies to a project that wasn't designed with these in mind from the beginning).
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City officials are in the predesign stage for the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant, which will replace treatment plant No. 2 in Empire.
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Engineering Service Coordinator Jennifer Wirsing said the predesign of the new plant should be done by summer 2013.
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Not some predesign to die and balk at negotiation, other than surrender from Thatcher.
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The city, sanctuary, and marine life center in June hired the Seattle consultant firm Miller Hull to conduct a $50,000 predesign study of a 20,000- to 30,000-square-foot facility that would include science labs and a conference room with waterfront views.
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The architects presented their predesign plans for the new community center, detailing the layout and features expected in the final design.
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Before starting the actual construction, the team must complete the predesign phase, which involves creating initial drawings and concepts.
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City planners are reviewing the predesign documents for the new park, which include sketches and proposals for landscaping and facilities.
Synonyms
An early version of a document or plan
The planning and preparation stage before making a film or show
The planning and preparation before construction work starts
A drawing made as a first plan for an artwork or building
The stage before building or other project work begins
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Predesign combines the prefix pre- meaning 'before' and design meaning 'plan' or 'drawing'. So a predesign is a simple plan made before the main design to show the basic idea.