Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Programming, Planning & Practice > 4 > Flashcards

4 Flashcards

1
Q

handicapped parking

A

One or more spaces designated for physically handicapped persons, requiring special design and dimensions.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

sanitary sewer

A

An underground pipe or drain used to carry off waste matter.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

metropolitan area or region

A

The area over which a city exerts a dominant economic influence.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

macroclimate

A

The general climate of a large geographical area.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

parameter

A

A determining factor or characteristic.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

covenant

A

A deed restriction which regulates land use, construction materials, appearance, or aesthetic qualities of an area.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

alley

A

Any public way or thoroughfare 10 to 16 feet in width which has been dedicated or deeded to the public for public use.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

atrium

A

An inner court open to the sky, but surrounded by a roof.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

duomo

A

A dome, hence often called a cathedral.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

loop street

A

A minor street which starts at a major street, extends in a curvilinear fashion for a short distance, and then returns to the major street.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

edges

A

Lynch’s term for linear elements which separate regions and which are not paths.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

site planning

A

Designing the external physical environment in which buildings and structures are placed.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

archetype

A

An original model after which something is patterned; a prototype.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

proxemics

A

The study of human perception of space and environment, including how the use of space relates to environmental and cultural factors.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

congruity

A

The quality in a design of being appropriate, harmonious, or exhibiting an agreeable arrangement of parts.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

behavior setting

A

The unique characteristics of a place which relate to a specific behavior or a particular activity.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

voussoirs

A

Wedge-shaped blocks used to form an arch or vault.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

eclectic

A

Referring to a design that derives from a wide range of diverse sources or influences.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

linkages

A

Relationships between activities characterized by frequent interaction.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

sector theory

A

A theory of urban development which assumes that land uses tend to be arranged in sectors or pie-shaped wedges radiating from the center of the city.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

encroachment

A

The extension of a building into the property of another.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

subsoil

A

The soil layer beneath the topsoil.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

GNMA

A

Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), an agency which functions in the secondary mortgage market.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Byzantine

A

An architectural style of the Byzantine Empire in the 5th century, which employed masonry arches and domes on pendentives.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

naos

A

The principal inner chamber of a Greek temple.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

algorithm

A

A set of rules for solving a problem in a finite number of steps.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

pendentive

A

A spherical triangle forming a transition between a circular dome and its square or polygonal support.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

cant

A

To set a slant from the horizontal or vertical.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

cognitive mapping

A

The process by which a person acquires, codes, stores, recalls, and decodes information about his or her spatial environment.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

macadam

A

Paving using crushed stone.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

territorial group

A

A social group with which an individual has a territorial identification, such as a family, a school, or an entire town.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

narthex

A

The entrance vestibule of a church.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

topology

A

The study of the properties of geometric forms that remain constant when the forms change. A topological relation exists, for example, in considering inside and outside.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

granolith

A

Concrete used for paving which uses crushed granite as the coarse aggregate.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

dais

A

A platform raised above floor level.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

bench

A

An excavated, level terrace in a slope used to collect running water.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

scientific method

A

A method of research consisting of the identification of a problem, the collection of relevant data, the formulation of a hypothesis, and the testing of that hypothesis.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

metes and bounds

A

A description of property boundaries expressed by directions (bearings) and distances, starting from a known reference point.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

pediment

A

The triangular face of a roof gable.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

vomitorium

A

An entrance (or exit) passage in a large amphitheater.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

agora

A

An open-air market or meeting place in a Greek town.

42
Q

rotary

A

A device used at an intersection of streets in which all vehicles merge and then diverge at relatively low speeds.

43
Q

inductive reasoning

A

A logical process in which a conclusion contains more information than the premises on which it is based, as opposed to deductive reasoning.

44
Q

viaduct

A

A bridge for carrying a road across a valley.

45
Q

mannerism

A

A transitional style in architecture in the late 16th century, particularly in Italy, characterized by the unconventional use of classical elements.

46
Q

art nouveau

A

A late-19th century style characterized by curvilinear motifs derived from natural forms.

47
Q

jalousie

A

A window or door blind made of fixed or moveable horizontal slats.

48
Q

sociopetal

A

An arrangement which tends to bring people together, such as the arrangement of tables and chairs at a sidewalk cafe.

49
Q

frieze

A

A horizontal band on a vertical surface, located beneath a cornice, sometimes decorated with relief sculpture.

50
Q

rococo

A

A type of architecture and decoration which evolved from the baroque style, using a variety of materials to achieve a lavish, very ornamental effect.

51
Q

hippodrome

A

A race course bordered by tiered seating.

52
Q

baroque

A

A style of European architecture developed in the late Renaissance in reaction to classical forms, characterized by elaborate curves, scrolls, and ornamentation.

53
Q

rectilinear pattern

A

A typical pattern of urban development formed by a grid street system with two or more corridors of intense development intersecting at a central core.

54
Q

carrel

A

A small room in a library.

55
Q

juxtaposition

A

The placement of two or more elements close together for comparison or contrast.

56
Q

ambiguity

A

The quality in a design that lacks clarity of meaning, is difficult to classify, or has several possible interpretations.

57
Q

baselines

A

East-west lines, running perpendicular to meridian lines, from which townships are established on government surveys.

58
Q

headway

A

The time interval between the arrival of successive buses or trains.

59
Q

architrave

A

The lowest member of an entablature, which extends from column to column.

60
Q

condemnation

A

The process by which private property is taken for public use under the right of eminent domain, with reasonable compensation paid to the owner.

61
Q

inversion

A

A situation, generally the reverse of normal, in which cold air is close to the ground and a layer of warm air is above it.

62
Q

campanile

A

A bell tower.

63
Q

culvert

A

A length of pipe, running under a road or other barrier, used to drain or carry water.

64
Q

baldacchino

A

A freestanding canopy supported by columns symbolically sheltering an alter, throne, or tomb.

65
Q

chill factor

A

A fictitious temperature assigned to a combination of actual temperature and wind velocity high has the same physiological effect as still air at the chill factor temperature. It is also know as the wind chill index.

66
Q

leasehold

A

A form of real estate tenancy in which the lessee has the right to use a piece of property under conditions described in the lease.

67
Q

apse

A

The eastern or alter end of a church, usually semi-circular in plan.

68
Q

equisse

A

A preliminary sketch or plan.

69
Q

invert

A

The lowest point of the inside of a drain, pipe, channel, or other liquid-carrying conduit.

70
Q

Chicago school

A

The architectural development around 1900, centered in Chicago, that was characterized by tall, steel-framed buildings.

71
Q

brise-soliel

A

A sun break, an architectural shading device for blocking unwanted sun rays.

72
Q

sociofugal

A

An arrangement which tends to keep people apart, such as back-to-back seating in an airline terminal waiting room.

73
Q

plat

A

A plan of a city or subdivision, showing the boundaries of individual properties.

74
Q

entablature

A

The upper part of a Greek or Roman order, comprising architrave, frieze, and cornice.

75
Q

ambulatory

A

Able to walk.

76
Q

constellation pattern

A

A pattern of land use in which several cities of approximately the same size and population are located fairly close to each other, but have no dominating center.

77
Q

garden city

A

A concept developed by Ebenezer Howard in which all land would be owned by the community, the city would be economically balanced and self-contained, and a permanent belt of farmland would surround the city.

78
Q

spot zoning

A

Zoning a parcel of land different from the surrounding area.

79
Q

entasis

A

The slight convexity of a column, used to overcome the optical illusion of concavity that would occur if the column were straight.

80
Q

ashlar

A

A building stone which has been shaped and smoothed into a rectangle for use in masonry construction.

81
Q

lintel

A

A structural member placed over an opening and supporting construction above it.

82
Q

albedo

A

Reflectivity measured as the relative permeability of a surface to radiant energy flowing in either direction.

83
Q

imageability

A

A term used by Lynch to describe the ease with which parts of a city can be recognized and organized into a coherent pattern. Also known as legibility.

84
Q

legibility

A

A term used by Lynch to describe the ease with which parts of a city can be recognized and organized into a coherent pattern. Also known as imageability.

85
Q

contour interval

A

The difference of elevation between adjacent contour lines.

86
Q

exurbia

A

The area beyond a city’s suburbs, whose residents are generally upper-income commuters.

87
Q

HUD

A

Department of Housing and Urban Development, the federal agency concerned with all phases of housing activities.

88
Q

romanesque

A

Describing a style of architecture in Western Europe during the 9th to 12th centuries, characterized by the use of heavy masonry, round arches, and barrel vaults.

89
Q

arterial street

A

A continuous, major street, typically 2 or 3 lanes in each direction, that connects with expressways at strategic locations.

90
Q

demography

A

The statistical study of human populations, such as births, deaths, marriages, and so on.

91
Q

empirical

A

Derived from observation, experience, or experiment, and not based on theory.

92
Q

modular

A

Le Corbusier’s system of proportioning based on the male human body.

93
Q

concentric zone theory

A

A theory of urban development that perceives the modern American city as a series of concentric rings around the central business district.

94
Q

contingency allowance

A

An amount included in a construction budget, normally 5 to 10 percent, to provide for unforeseen or unpredictable costs.

95
Q

legal description

A

A written description of the location and boundaries of a parcel of land, in accordance with a system prescribed by law.

96
Q

arts and crafts

A

A 19th century English movement, led by William Morris, which attempted to revive the hand crafts, as well as the social responsibility of artists. The movement led to the Gothic Revival.

97
Q

churrigueresque

A

Overly lavish, decorated architecture from the baroque period in Spain.

98
Q

lanai

A

A Hawaiian terrace or veranda.

99
Q

articulation

A

The process of formulating, organizing, or expressing an element clearly with relation to other parts.

100
Q

fee simple

A

A form of land ownership in which the owner has absolute title, which can be transferred by sale or bequest.

Programming, Planning & Practice (5 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions