bricolage

bri·co·lage

(brē′kō-läzh′, brĭk′ō-)

Something made or put together using whatever materials happen to be available: "Even the decor is a bricolage, a mix of this and that" (Los Angeles Times).

[French, from bricole, trifle, from Old French, catapult, from Old Italian briccola, of Germanic origin.]

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bricolage

(ˈbrɪkəˌlɑːʒ; French brɪkɔlaʒ)

1. (Architecture) the jumbled effect produced by the close proximity of buildings from different periods and in different architectural styles

2. (Architecture) the deliberate creation of such an effect in certain modern developments: the post-modernist bricolage of the new shopping centre.

[French: odd jobs, do-it-yourself]

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