For the Italian wine grape also known as Fresa, see Freisa. Fresa (Spanish for strawberry) is a slang social term used in Mexico and some parts of Latin America to describe a cultural stereotype of superficial youngsters who, by the traditional definition of the word, came from a high class and educated family. The word was originally used by teenagers and young adults alike.
avatar noun [C]. âº a âcharacter or creature that you âcreate to ârepresent yourself in a âcomputer âgame, on the âinternet, etc.: The âgame âcreates a âvirtual âworld where âpeople âinteract and âparticipate in âactivities through their avatars.
I founded the Avatar (Advanced Virtual and Technological Architectural Research) group in 2004 to explore how the rapidly changing technologies would affect architecture. These promising possibilities could lead to new building materials, especially by using emerging biotechnologies, and might encourage diversity in the kinds of architectures we produce.