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| This is a mental construct, based on a philosophy or set of beliefs, that is used to direct design. |
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| What is Gestalt psychology? |
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| This theory of psychology asserts that people perceive their environment as a whole and add structure to what they see. |
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| In Gestalt psychology, what is grouping? |
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| This is the tendency to perceive separate elements in a visual field as a single whole. |
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| In Gestalt psychology, what is perceptual constancy? |
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| This is the tendency to perceive a familiar object or space as essentially the same in spite of changes in position, viewing angle, lighting and so on. |
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| What are some of the visual cues through which people perceive depth and distance? |
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People perceive these two spatial factors through:
- linear perspective
- atmospheric perspective
- texture perspectives
- interposition
- closeness of objects to the horizon line
- relative size differences |
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| In design, what is regionalism? |
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| This is a social or cultural influence on a design that reflects a particular geographical area. |
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| What is a design concept? |
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| This is an idea or statement concerning an overall physical response to ideas developed during programming. |
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| What type of volumetric relationship could be used to functionally and perceptually link two spaces? |
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| An overlapping relationship could be used to accomplish this. |
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| What kind of drawing is often used as an aid in developing a design concept when a proposed project will occupy more than one floor of a building? |
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| A stacking diagram is often used in this kind of situation. |
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| This is a floor plan drawing of an existing space that an interior designer uses in developing interior design drawings. |
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| For a corridor in commercial construction, what minimum width is required, and what width is recommended? |
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| The minimum width for this component of a space plan is 44 in (1118mm), but a recommended width is 60 in (1500mm). |
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| What type of circulation pattern is generally the most efficient and flexible? |
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| A linear layout (also called a dumbbell layout) is generally the most efficient and flexible of these. |
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| What percentage range of a commercial buildings total energy use is typically devoted to electric lighting and the cooling it requires? |
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| 30% to 40% of a commercial buildings total energy use is typically devoted to this. |
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| What is a daylight factor (DF)? |
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| This is the ratio of the indoor illuminance at a point on a horizontal surface to the unobstructed exterior horizontal illuminance. |
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| This is a graphic shading element (either patterned or solid black) used to fill in walls on a plan or to indicate material types in a section. |
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| What are the three types of axonometric drawings? |
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The three types are:
- isometric
- dimetric
- trimetric |
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| What distinguishes an oblique drawing of an object from axonometric drawing? |
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The first is drawn so that one plane of the object appears to be parallel to the picture plane.
The second is drawn so that all three planes of the object appear to be at an angle to the picture plane. |
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| In perspective drawing, what do VPL and LVP stand for? |
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| In perspective drawing, either of these abbreviations can stand for the left vanishing point. |
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| What is abrasion resistance? |
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| This is the ability of a material or finish to resist being worn away or to maintain its original appearance when rubbed with another object. |
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| What is stain resistance? |
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| This is a materials resistance to a change in appearance after the application and removal of another material. |
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