General Flashcards by Dickinson Donner

More regular and symmetrical than Greek plans

Roman

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Town plans for based on a system of rectilinear blocks devoted to residential uses the city center containing public buildings in commerce.

Greek

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Surrounded by a wall but it’s less geometrically rigid than Roman or Greek

Medieval

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The idea of giving human characteristics to nonhuman things.

Includes proportion and relation to form and shape of the human body.

Anthropomorphism

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Uses information on similar size properties with similar amenities that are for sale in the area at the time of valuation to determine the value of the property

Comparison method or market data approach

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The costs of developments would be deducted from the projected sales prices to determine the value for the land

Development method or anticipated use method

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The income that will be generated by the property is estimated compared against the cost of the site improvements

residual method, or income approach method

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Deducting the value of site improvements from the total value of the property

Allocation method

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Wooden framework corrected to support the masonry comprising the dome before it’s complete

Centering ( a technique of dome construction)

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A property where redevelopment or reuse maybe complicated by the presence of contaminants

Brownfield

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The design build model that allows the owner to secure an early fixed-price

Bridging

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Direct costs will increase.

Overhead costs will decrease.

Likely results of shortening the critical path

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Not included in a contractors project overhead costs

Payroll taxes

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Granted by the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution

Eminent domain

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Can also eat be used by a private for-profit company on the project serves the public interest by promoting economic development

Eminent domain

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Use group does not affect the

Building footprint

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Kevin lynches book ,the image of the city, an area this is perceived as a symbol of a part of a city is a

Core

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Maximum flood level with a 1% probability of occurring within a given year

100 year flood

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Best for scheduling small projects with few participants, consist of a list of deadlines and assignments of responsibility for each task

Milestone chart

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Bar charts are also known as

Gantt charts

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When cost evaluations contained something that will add costs to a project in comparison to the model, such as short construction periods, challenging site conditions,

A premium

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The document a 101 that establishes unit prices

Owner contractor agreement

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To allow residents to control areas around their homes

Defensible space

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Detains water allows it to be absorbed slowly by the ground

An infiltration basin

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The stage for an event that occurs at a particular place on a regular schedule. Every building is designed around a sequence of these.

Behavior setting

Oscar Newman's book describes some of the techniques used to help create a sense of pride of ownership in the neighborhood

Defensible space

These centers serve about 7500 to 20,000 people within a 6 mile driving radius

Neighborhood centers

Often anchored by large supermarket contains some sort of variety store and serve approximately 20,000 to 100,000 people

Community centers

Typical American shopping mall containing a cluster of large big box retailers

Regional center

These books advocate environmentally sensitive, human focused approach to design drawing heavily from vernacular historical precedent

Christopher Alexander

This book discusses how people interpret their environments and find their way through unfamiliar places by forming a mental image of the place

Kevin lynch, the image of the city 1960

Silt and Clay allow water to migrate above the water table on a site because they're very porous, this is an example of

Soil mechanics

The act of revising a written document over and over until two parties can agree and its contents

Shuttle diplomacy

Not considered in bubble diagrams

Scale

The period between Renaissance and Baroque

Mannerism

Spatial arrangement for highly irregular contours

Cluster arrangement

This movement restored human scale to the new industrial cities

The city beautiful movement

The system of roads follows natural topography

Curvilinear system

Best building shape in a temperate northern climate

Elongated in the East West direction

Noted by mansard roofs and the pavilion

Second Empire style

This is associated with uncomplicated building programs , formality and authority

Symmetry

This is to permit autonomous functioning | includes the blind who can walk but are still handicapped

Barrier free

About life safety

Barrier free

Not a classification in the IBC

Office

Not considered a basic architectural service

Programming

More expensive on a sloping a regular site because there's a manhole required every time the sewer changes direction

Underground sewer

He should be at least 100 feet from any surface water or well

Septic drain field

This is determined from the centerline of lot frontage

Building height

This climate receive some most solar radiation on Southwall in winter

Temperature northern latitudes

The deterioration of concrete or masonry caused by excessive moisture

Spalling

A behavioral system in which a person, animal, or group place claim to an area and defends it against others

Territoriality

Term coined by anthropologist Edward T Hall and now used to describe the study of spatial requirements of humans and the effects of population density, communication, and social interaction

Proxemics

The number of people per-unit area

Density

The official valuation of property for the purpose of levying a tax

Assessment

Started the rectangular survey system of townships and sections

The ordinance of 1785

The first planning to use the idea of zoning developed in response to the Industrial Revolution

Garnier's Cite Industrialle

Most difficult parking configuration for the driver

90 degree

Planning scheme utilized by this town for both pedestrians and drivers

Radburn

Place Invented the concept of the historic distric in 1937

Charleston, SC

This arch exerts less thrust than a rounded arch

Gothic

Environmental protection act

1973

1 mi.² parcel of land containing 640 acres

Section

An area 24 mi.² bounded by parallels and meridians

A check

6 miles on a side

Township

The distance is going to business travel from most remote point in the occupied portion of the exit access to the entrance of the nearest exit

Exit access travel distance

The portion of an exit access the occupants are required to traverse for two separate and distinct pads of egress travel to two exits are available

Common path of egress travel

Minimum distance by which two exits must be separated when two exits required

Exit separation distance

Zoning requirements include

Setbacks, floor area ratios and height limitations. Through segregation of use they help to stabilize property values. Also helps governments plan for the future by restricting the capacity of the land and helping protect the types of utility systems necessary

Two exits are required when

Occupancy is over 50

The most for stricter fire zone is

Fire zone 1

The uses given an IBC table 1004.1.2 determine

Occupant load

The legal basis for building codes in the United States is the

U.S. Constitution

Exit doors must swing in the direction of travel when the occupant load is greater than

Increases the taxes after the development period to repay the bonds

Tax increment financing

Typically used to fund a specific project such as a library or fire station, a majority vote is typically required

General obligation bonds

Used to fund infrastructure improvements made necessary by new development

Developer impact fees

Used to fund public space improvements such a streetscapes to enhance various appeal and indirectly it's property Values

Business improvement District

B141

Standard form of architect services: | design and construction administration

Method to increase the likelihood of making a profit

Multiple of direct personnel expense. Aka hourly

Spaces between floors for maintenance duties

Interstitial spaces

Indicate required adjacency relationships and priorities of relationships

Bubble diagram