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Question 1

network

Answer 1

A system of circulation channels which covers a large area.

Question 2

PUD

Answer 2

Planned unit development, a zoning designation which is used to achieve the cluster concept, including commercial and industrial as well as housing development.

Question 3

heavy timber

Answer 3

Referring to construction in which fire resistance is obtained by using wood structural members of specified minimum sizes.

Question 4

lantern

Answer 4

A superstructure on a roof, dome, or tower, glazed along its sides, which admits light to the area below.

Question 5

beaux-arts

Answer 5

An architectural style from 19th century France which encouraged the eclectic adaptation of French Renaissance features.

Question 6

parterre

Answer 6

An ornamental garden arrangement.

Question 7

ergonomics

Answer 7

The study of the interaction between humans and machines.

Question 8

arabesque

Answer 8

A surface decoration using intricate flowing lines and geometric patterns.

Question 9

systems analysis

Answer 9

The methodical evaluation of an activity to determine its basic purposes and how these purposes may be realized most efficiently.

Question 10

heuristic

Answer 10

Serving to reveal or disclose; stimulating interest in order to encourage further investigation.

Question 11

effective temperature

Answer 11

A fictitious temperature which would produce the same physiological effect as the combined effects of temperature, humidity, and air movement.

Question 12

baptistery

Answer 12

A building used for baptismal services.

Question 13

grade crossing

Answer 13

The intersection of a railroad and a road at the same elevation.

Question 14

protected

Answer 14

Having fire-resistive protection as specified in the applicable building code.

Question 15

highest and best use

Answer 15

The most profitable use of a parcel of land.

Question 16

panopticon

Answer 16

A building with corridors radiating from a central point, which can be observed by a person located at that point.

Question 17

walk-up apartment

Answer 17

An apartment above the ground floor in a building which has no elevator.

Question 18

adobe

Answer 18

A sun-dried clay brick, used in the Southwest.

Question 19

capacity

Answer 19

The maximum number of vehicles per lane that can pass a given point in one hour under ideal conditions.

Question 20

dry well

Answer 20

A pit, usually filled with coarse stone, into which water is conducted for leaching out into surrounding soil.

Question 21

eminent domain

Answer 21

The right of the state to take private property for public use, with reasonable compensation paid to the owner.

Question 22

lien

Answer 22

A legal claim on property as security for money owed.

Question 23

bituminous

Answer 23

Describing cement, mastic, or roofing material which contains asphalt as a principal ingredient.

Question 24

ring road

Answer 24

A circumferential or loop roadway around an urban area or development.

Question 25

arcuated

Answer 25

Construction employing the arch form.