ARCH DES Flashcards

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THE ART AND SCIENCE OF DESIGNING AND CONSTRUCTING BUILDING.

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ARCHITECTURE

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THE PRODUCT RESULT OF ARCHITECTURAL WORK, BUILDINGS, EFFECTIVELY.

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ART

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A STYLE OR METHOD OF BUILDING CHARACTERISTIC OF A PEOPLE, PLACE, OR TIME.

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SCIENCE

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THE CONSCIOUS ACT OF FORMING THINGS RESULTING IN A UNIFYING OR COHERENT STRUCTURE.

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CONSTRUCTING

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THE PROFESSION OF DESIGNING BUILDINGS AND OTHER HABITABLE ENVIRONMENTS.

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DESIGNING

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THE CONSCIOUS USE OF SKILL, CRAFT, AND CREATIVE IMAGINATION IN THE PRODUCTION OF WHAT IS BEAUTIFUL, APPEALING OR OF MORE THAN ORDINARY SIGNIFICANCE.

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ART

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A BRANCH OF KNOWLEDGE DEALING WITH A BODY OF FACTS OR TRUTHS OBTAINED BY DIRECT OBSERVATION, EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION, AND METHODICAL STUDY, SYSTEMATICALKLY ARRANGED AND SHOWING THE OPERATION OF GENERAL LAWS.

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SCIENCE

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THE WORD “ARCHITECTURE” ORIGINATES FROM THE _ CULTURE.

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GREEK

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ARCHITECTURE DERIVED FROM THE WORD _.

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ARKHITEKTON

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TO COMPOSE A PLAN FOR A BUILDING.

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DESIGN

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ARKHITEKTON WHICH MEANS _ IN SIMPLE TERMS.

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MASTER BUILDER

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THE ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT OF A BUILDING AS REPRESENTED BY PLANS, ELEVATIONS, RENDERINGS, AND OTHER DRAWINGS.

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DESIGN

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ANY VISUAL CONCEPT OF A MAN-MADE OBJECT, AS OF A WORK OF ART OR A MACHINE.

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DESIGN

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THREE PRINCIPLES OF ARCHITECTURE.

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VENUSTAS, FIRMITAS, UTILITAS

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BEAUTY . DELIGHT

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VENUSTAS

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STRENGTH . FIRMNESS

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FIRMITAS

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UTILITY . COMMODITY

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UTILITAS

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ANY BUILDING MUST BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PROTECT ITSELF AND OTHERS FROM NATURAL DISASTERS.

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FIRMNESS OF ARCHITECTURE

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ARCHITECTURE PROVIDES FUNCTIONALITY FOR PEOPLE TO SUSTAIN THEIR EVERYDAY NEEDS AND LIFESTYLE.

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FUNCTIONALITY AND PRODUCTIVITY.

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APPEARANCE PLAYS A VITAL IF NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE OVERALL BUILDING.

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THE BEAUTY BEHIND ARCHITECTURE

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ARCHITECTURE NEED TO ENSURE THAT, WHATEVER THEY ARE DESIGNING, IT NEEDS TO LOOK AESTHETICALLY PLEASING AS THIS IS THE FIRST THING PEOPLE SEE WHEN LOOKING AT THE STRUCTURE.

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THE BEAUTY BEHIND ARCHITECTURE

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1 - SITE ANALYSIS
2 - ZONING ANALYSISD
3 - PROJECT SCOPE
4 - BUILDING PROGRAM
5 - PROJECT BUDGETING
6 - PROJECT SCHEDULE
7 - SELECTION OF THE PROJECT TEAM

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PRE-DESIGN PHASE

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THE FIRST PHASE OF DESIGN.

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SCHEMATIC DESIGN

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THE ARCHITECT AND THE CLIENT DISCUSS ALL REQUIREMENTS NEEDED FOR THIS PROJECT GOING FORTH.

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SCHEMATIC DESIGN

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A LOT OF RESEARCH IS DONE IN THIS STEP, AS THE ARCHITECT MUST ANALYZE THE BUILDING ZONES AS WELL AS TO ESTABLISH THE LOCATION AND SIZE OF THE BUILDING.
SCHEMATIC DESIGN
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THIS PHASE INVOLVES THE SELECTION OF MATERIALS NEEDED, SUCH AS INTERIOR FINISHES.
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE
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THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERS WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER IN PHASE, AS THE DRAWING IS REVISED BY THE ARCHITECT, SPECIFYING THE DETAILS.
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE
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ARE THE BASIC COMPONENTS THAT ARCHITECTS UTILIZE TO DESIGN EFFICIENT AND VISUALLY APPEALING BUILDING AND STRUCTURES.
ELEMENTS OF ARCHITECTURE
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THE OVERALL SHAPE AND APPEARANCE OF A STRUCTURE, AND ITS MASS, VOLUME, AND SILHOUETTE.
FORM
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THE AREAS WITHIN AND AROUND A STRUCTURE, INCLUDING ROOMS, CORRIDORS, AND OUTDOOR AREAS.
SPACE
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AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT THAT CAN AFFECT THE MOOD, ATMOSPHERE, AND FUNCTIONALITY OF A SPACE.
LIGHT
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THE SUBSTANCES USED TO CONSTRUCT A STRUCTURE, SUCH AS CONCRETE, WOOD, BRICK, OR STELL.
MATERIAL
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AN ELEMENT THAT CAN AFFECT THE MOOD, ATMOSPHERE, AND APPEARANCE OF A SPACE.
COLOR
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THE SIZE OF A DESIGN IN RELATION TO IT'S SURROUNDINGS, WITH THE GOAL OF CREATING A SENSE OF UNITY AND COHESIVENESS.
SCALE
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1 - VERTICAL BALANCE 2 - RADIAL BALANCE 3 - ASYMMETRICAL BALANCE 4 - SYMMETRICAL BALANCE 5 - PROPORTION AND SCALE 6 - EMPHASIS 7 - GRADATED RHYTHM 8 - RANDOM RHYTHM 9 - REGULAR RHYTHM 10 - HARMONY 11 - CONTRAST
PRINCIPLES OF ARCHITECTURE
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OCCURS WHEN WE CAN DIVIDE THE COMPOSITION VERTICALLY INTO TWO HALVES.
VERTICAL BALANCE
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IS WHEN THE ELEMENTS RADIATE FROM THE COMMON CENTER, RADIAL EQUILIBRIUM IS ACHIEVED.
RADIAL BALANCE
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THIS FORM OF EQUILIBRIUM PRODUCES A STRONG FOCUS POINT, AND THE VIEWER'S GAZE IS NATURALLY DRIVEN INWARD INTO THE CENTER.
RADIAL BALANCE /RADIAL EQUILIBRIUM
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ALSO KNOWN AS INFORMAL BALANCE, HAPPENS WHEN THERE ARE DIFFERENT ASPECTS TO BE EXHIBITED ON BOTH SIDES OF A COMPOSITION.
ASYMMETRICAL BALANCE
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CAN DIVIDE THE CENTRAL AXIS INTO TWO IDENTICAL SIDES.
SYMMETRICAL BALANCE
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IS NOTHING BUT THE SIZE OF EACH ELEMENT ON THE DESIGN AND PROPORTION IS THE SIZE OF AN ELEMENT IN COMPARISON WITH THE OTHER OBJECT OF THE ELEMENT, 3 IS TO 5 RATIOS IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE GOLDEN MEAN.
PROPORTION AND SCALE
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AN UNUSUAL ELEMENT IS ADDED TO THE DESIGN TO CREATE THE IMPORTANCE OF UNIQUENESS OF A DESIGN TO CAPTURE THE ATTENTION OF A VIEWER.
EMPHASIS
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IN THIS KIND OF RHYTHM ELEMENT IS IDENTICAL.
GRADATED RHYTHM
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HOWEVER, WITH EACH STEP, THE SIZE OF THE ELEMENT IS INCREASING, OR DECREASING WITH EACH REPITITION.
GRADATED RHYTHM
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OPPOSITE OF REGULAR RHYTHM.
RANDOM RHYTHM
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IN THIS KIND OF RHYTHM, ELEMENTS ARE REPEATED AT REGULAR INTERVALS IN THE DESIGN.
RANDOM RHYTHM
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AS THE NAME IMPLIES, REFERS TO THE REPITITION OF AN ELEMENT IN A DESIGN'S INTERVAL.
REGULAR RHYTHM
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IS ANOTHER NAME FOR UNITY.
HARMONY
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THE UNITY PRINCIPLE GIVES A DESIGN A SENSE OF ORDER OR WHOLENESS.
HARMONY
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IT CAN ONLY BE ACCOMPLISHED IF ALL OF THE DESIGN ASPECTS ARE IN SYNC WITH ONE ANOTHER.
HARMONY
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IS WHEN TWO OR MORE ELEMENTS IN A DESIGN OR OF DIFFERENT QUALITIES, CAN BE ACHIEVED IN FORM LIKE COLOR, TEXTURE, SIZE, PROPORTION, SHAPE, MOVEMENT, ETC.
CONTRAST
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1- ANALOGY 2 - METAPHOR AND SIMILES 3 - ESSENCES 4 - PROGRAMATIC 5 - IDEALS
DESIGN CONCEPTS
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LOOKING AT OTHER THINGS.
ANALOGY
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LOOKING AT ABSTRACTIONS.
METAPHORS AND SIMILES
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LOOKING BEYOND THE PROGRAMMATIC NEED.
ESSENCES
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LOOKING AT THE STATED REQUIREMENTS.
PROGRAMMATIC
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LOOKING AT THE UNIVERSAL VALUE.
IDEALS
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IS ACHIEVED WHEN ALL THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS IN A DESIGN WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE A UNIFIED WHOLE.
UNITY
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UNTIL THE RISE OF THE MODERN MOVEMENT IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY, IT WAS ASSUMED BY CLIENTS AND ARCHITECTS ALIKE THAT ALL THE GREAT _ OF THE WORLD HAD ALREADY BEEN BUILT.
ARCHITECTURE
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THE TASK OF THE _ WAS TO FIGURE OUT WHICH PREVIOUS BUILDING WAS THE APPROPRIATE MODEL FOR THE NEW BUILDING BEING DESIGNED.
ARCHITECT
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1 - ANALOGIES 2 - METAPHORS 3 - ESSENCES 4 - PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS 5 - IDEALS
TYPES OF CONCEPTS
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ANALOGY EXAMPLE
FACE HOUSE KAZUMASA YAMASHITA KYOTO, JAPAN
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TO TAKE THE SAME SHAPE OF SOMETHING WITHOUT ANY CHANGE.
SUPERFICIAL ANALOGY
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TO MAKE AS STRUCTURE OF BUILDING FROM A SHAPE OR SOMETHING.
STRUCTURAL ANALOGY
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COMBINATION OF BOTH S.A AND S.A.
HOLISTIC ANALOGY
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AN _ IS MORE LIKE A SIMILE.
ANALOGY
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AN ANALOGY IS MORE LIKE A _.
SIMILE
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A SIMILARITY BETWEEN LIKE FEATURES OF TWO THINGS ON WHICH A COMPARISION MAY BE BASED.
ANALOGY
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IS A COGNITIVE PROCESS OF TRANSFERRING INFORMATION FROM A PARTICULAR SUBJECT (SOURCE) TO ANOTHER PARTICULAR SUBJECT (TARGET), AND A LINGUISTIC EXPRESSION CORRESPONDING TO SUCH PROCESS.
ANALOGY
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IS MORE LIKE AN ALLEGORY.
METAPHOR
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IT IS AN IMPLICIT SIMILE.
METAPHOR
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IT IS AN EXPLICIT SIMILE.
ANALOGY
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IT IS LITERALLY FALSE.
METAPHOR
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IT IS LITERALLY TRUE.
ANALOGY
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NEED A BIT MORE IMAGINATION TO INTERPRET.
METAPHOR
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ARE READILY APPARENT.
ANALOGY
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METAPHOR EXAMPLE
NOTRE DAME DU HAUTE-RON CHAMP CHAPEL LE CORBUSIER FRANCE 1955
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THE LARGEST AND THE MOST CRUCIAL PHASE OF THE DESIGN PROCESS.
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
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THIS IS WHEN ALL THE PLANS ARE FINALIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS.
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
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THIS ENTAILS FINDING AND SECURING A CONTRACTOR TO PROCEED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING.
BIDDING
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BIDS ON THE PROJECT ARE SUBMITTED ON BEHALF OF THE CONTRACTORS.
BIDDING
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ONCE A CONTRACTOR HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR THE JOB, THE ARCHITECT, ENGINEERS, CLIENT, AND CONTRACTOR DISCUSS ANY QUESTION ASKED BEFORE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT BEGINS.
BIDDING
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THE FINAL AND LONGEST. (DESIGN PROCESS)
CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION
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IT INVOLVES THE ACCOUNTING SECTOR OF THE PROJECT, WHICH IS MANAGED BY A CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT.
CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION
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WHILST THIS IS PROCESSING, THE CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES.
CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION
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THE ARCHITECT VISITS THE SITE AND OVERVIEWS THE PROJECT, ENSURING THAT THE CONTRACTOR IS FOLLOWING WITH PLAN DISCUSSED.
CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION
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1 - IDEALIZED DIAGRAM 2 - SITE-RELATED DIAGRAM 3 - CONCEPTUAL DESIGN 4 - EVALUATION 5 - DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
CONCEPTUALIZATION