Kaplen FC - RED Part 1 Flashcards
Mastic
A permanently plastic, waterproof, adhesive material used in sealing joints.
Network
A system of circulation channels which covers a large area.
Mannerism
A transitional style in architecture in the late 16th century, particularly in Italy, characterized by the unconventional use of classical elements.
Pad
An approximately level building area.
Land Coverage
The ratio of the area covered by buildings to the total lot area, expressed as a percentage.
Heuristic
Serving to reveal or disclose; stimulating interest in order to encourage further investigation.
Capacity
The maximum number of vehicles per lane that can pass a given point in one hour under ideal conditions.
Street-Front Pattern
A common housing pattern in which houses and apartments line both sides of the street.
Joint Tenancy
Equal and undivided ownership of property by two or more persons that upon the death of one, interest passes to the survior(s).
Contingency Allowance
An amount included in a construction budget, normally 5 to 10 percent, to provide for unforeseen or unpredictable costs.
Trabeated
Construction employing the post-and-beam form, as opposed to the arch form.
Territoriality
The behavior by which an organism, human or animal, lays claim to an area and defends it against members of its own and other species.
Landscaping
The design and arrangement of natural elements on a site.
Louver
An assembly of sloping, overlapping slats, fixed or adjustable, which excludes rain but admits air and/or light.
Texture
The characteristic visual and tactile quality of a surface.
Row House
One of a continuous row of houses having a uniform plan and appearance and often sharing party walls.
Rhythm
The recurrence of design elements in space.
Renaissance
The European movement, extending from the 14th to the 17th century, in which classic architecture was reintroduced and became the basis for a new style.
Restriction
A limitation on the use of property defined by covenant in a deed, by private agreement, or by public legislative action.
Rational
Describing a design based on reason, sound judgement, or logical good sense.
Status
The social standing one has relative to others, which serves to determine spatial and social order.
Bearing
In surveying, a direction stated in degrees, minutes, and seconds as an angular deviation east or west from due north or south.
Bench Mark
A relatively permanent surveyor’s mark of known location and elevation.
Alignment
The horizontal or vertical of a highway.
Sheet Pattern
The shape of an extensive urban area which lacks specific focal points, well-defined routes, or articulated forms.
Grade Crossing
The intersection of a railroad and a road at the same elevation.
Panopticon
A building with corridors radiating from a central point, which can be observed by a person located at that point.
Public Way
Any street or similar parcel of land, at least 10 feet wide and unobstructed to the sky, which is permanently appropriated to the public for public use.
Cella
The inner enclosed room of an ancient temple.
Synthesis
The combining of separate elements into an entity, as opposed to analysis.
Channelization
The separation of traffic lanes by the use of islands or dividers.
Metropolitan area or region
The area over which a city exerts a dominant economic influence.
Metes and Bounds
A description of property boundaries expressed by directions (bearings) and distances, starting from a known reference point.
Articulation
The process of formulating, organizing, or expressing an element clearly with relation to other parts.
Occupancy Group
A designation for a group of several occupancies which have comparable fire safety considerations, and which are therefore grouped together by code.
Collector Street
A street to which minor streets connect and which leads to a major arterial.
Catch Basin
A sievelike device at the entrance to a storm sewer which traps matter that could block the sewer.
Cognitive Mapping
The process by which a person acquires, codes, stores, recalls, and decodes information about his or her spatial environment.
Cant
To set at a slant from the horizontal or vertical.
Culvert
A length of pipe, running under a road or other barrier, used to drain or carry water.
Orientation
The location of an object in relation to the points of the compass; also, the ability to locate oneself in the environment with regard to time and place.
