Important term glossary Flashcards
Feasible
Possible and practical to do easily or conveniently
Proposal
A plan or suggestion, especially a formal or written one, put forward for consideration for others
Hemisphere
A half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator
Iconic
A (person or) thing regarded as a representation symbol or as worthy of veneration
Landmarks
An object or feature of a landscape or town that is easily seen and recognised from a distance, establishes location
Demographic
Relating to the structure of populations: a particular sector of a population
Residential
Designed for people to live in
Commercial
Concerned with or engaged in commerce: business or trade
Constraint
A limitation or restriction
Orientation
The relative position or direction of something
Stakeholder
A person with an interest or concern in something
Open-plan
Having large rooms with few or no interior dividing walls
Aesthetics
A set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty
Users
A person who uses or operates something
Materials
The matter from which a thing is or can be made
Environment
The surroundings or conditions where living things survive and operate
Sustainability
Able to be maintained at a certain rate or level; avoiding depletion of natural resources
Functions
An activity that is natural to a thing, or the purpose something is made for
Budget
The anmount of money needed or available for a purpose
Benchmarks
A standard or point of reference you can compare to
Bubble diagram
A simple drawing that has bubbles to show spaces, and connecting lines to show relationships between spaces
Schedule of Accomodation
A list that has the type, number, description and size of spaces needed for a design
Layout
The way that the parts of something are arranged
Vision
The ability to plan the future, an image of what something could look like
Durability
The ability to withstand pressure or damage
Efficiency
when something achieves maximum productivity with minimum input
Energy
Power from physical or chemical resources to work machines
Level
A horizontal plane above or below a point; a floor within a multi-story building
Contour
An outline of natural features such as hill, shows height on a map
Boundary
A line which marks the limits of an area
Orientation
The relative position or direction of something
Feasibility study
As assessment of the practicality of a proposed plan or method
Matrix
A grid-like arrangement of elements; a lattice
Embodied energy
The total energy required to produce any goods or services
Energy-on-demand
Info to follow
Timescale
The time allowed for or taken by a process
Deliverable
A thing able to be provided, especially as a product or service
Organogram
A diagram of the structure of roles, showing their relationships
Whole life costs
the costs associated with the life of a building, the development to the building lifetime
Evaluate
To determine somethings worth and value
Concept
An abstract idea
Precedents
An earlier example of something similar that is an example
Mission statment
a formal summary of the aims and values of a company or organisation
Unique selling point
A factor that makes something unique from its competitiors
Procurement
The act of aquiring, buying good services and works from an external source
Utilities
Services used by the public like electricty, gas, water, etc
Life cycle
The series of changes in the life of a product
Position
a place where something or someone is located or has been put
Properties
special property or characteristic of something
wind direction
the indication of the direction of where the wind is coming from
Illumination
the act of supplying something with light
Light shelves
Horizontal surfaces that reflect daylight deep into a building
Scale
the relation between the real size of something and its size on a map
Consents
The permission for something to happen or agreement to do something
Local plan
sets out guidance from the local authoritty for the development of an area
Principles
A law or rule that has to be followed
standard
a level of quality or attainment
specification
an act of identifying something precisely
Function
An activity that is natural to or the purpose of a person
risk
a situation involving exposure to danger
legislation
a law of set of laws suggested by a government and made offical by parliment
climate change
a change in global or regional climate pattern
Compliant
meeting or in accordance with rules and standards
attributes
a quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something
context
the circumstances that form the setting for an event
Inclusive
Including all the services or items normally expected or required
optimise
make the best or most effective of a situation or resource
criteria
principles or standards by which something may be judged or decided
data
facts or statistics collected together for reference or analysis
spatial
relating to space
aural
relating to the ear or sense of hearing
emotional
relating to someones emotions
