Word of the Day: kinetic

The word kinetic has appeared in 135 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on April 20 in “A Compact Home Office With Something Extra: It’s Also a Train” by Tim McKeough:

Built from weathering steel and glass, with a metal door finished in bright yellow automotive paint, the studio measures just under 300 square feet. It was designed by Tom Kundig, the architect who founded the Seattle-based firm Olson Kundig. Known for its buildings with moving parts — from hand-cranked glass walls to camping huts mounted on enormous casters — the firm actually has a staff member with the job title of gizmologist: Phil Turner, who specializes in making some of Mr. Kundig’s more audacious ideas reality.

… Such an unconventional project was “tantalizing to people like us,” said Tim Odell, the owner of the company, who not only did the steelwork but also helped Mr. Maxon assemble the systems that would make the studio move, working with his employee Jesse Thomson. “When you start talking about a project where we can do something that’s kinetic, we get really excited.”

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