par·a·site [par-uh-sahyt] An organism which lives in or on another organism (its host) and bene ts by deriving nutrients at the other’s expense. Origin: mid 16th century: via Latin from Greek parasitos ‘(person) eating at another’s table’, from para- ‘alongside’ + sitos ‘food’. Our parasitic architecture can be de ned as an adaptable, transient and exploitive form of architecture [...]