        1060 midterm preparationMidterm ExamThe Midterm Exam will be a 25-minute short answer test. For the Midterm you are responsible for all the lectures, from 08.22 to 09.19, and their assignments. Review your notes from the lectures and review the presentations themselves. To help you study for the exam, we are listing below the following:
Glossary Will be updated Monday 08.22: Thinking and Making 08.29: Classical Architecture Proportion Symmetry Vernacular Architecture Traditional Architecture High-end Residential Classical Architecture Classical Revival New Urbanism Schematic Drawing “place making” Pilaster Traditional Neighborhood Development Building Code Piazza Ornament Pediment Style Beaux-Arts details Dimensions 08.31: Solar Decathlon Sustainability Graywater Reclaimed lumber Thermal Bridging PV Panel SIP Panel Zero energy house Cross-disciplinary Louver Rainscreen Photovoltaic Panels Off the grid Wayfinding Clerestory Mullion Aerogel Translucent Walls Evacuating Tubes Operable Windows Natural Lighting Artificial Lighting 09.05: Digital Design & Manufacturing CAD CAM CNC Combinatorics AWPL CATIA Local Variation Global Variation Nesting Mass customization Algorhithmic procedure Iterative design process Feedback Loops Prototyping G-code Master Builder Parametric modulation Router Formwork Modules Molds Vocabulary (of parts) Alphabets Syntax 09.10: CATEA Universal Design Specialized Assistive Technology Disability Rehabilitation Off-loading Barrier Free Design ADA CATEA Assistive Technology (AT) Commonality Multi-Disciplinary Approach Barrier free education Usability Environmental Barriers Aging-in-Place AEC Integration Turnkey Ephemeral project teams Craft guild Fragmentation Integration BIM Specialization Design-builders Supply-chains Design-Build Value engineering Niche marketing Alliance Contracting Life Cycle Construction Industry AEC Renaissance Man Public Private Partnerships Risk Management Low Vertical Integration Alliance Contracting good, fast, cheap 09.14: GIS GIS (Geographic Information Systems) GPS (Global Positioning System) Remote sensing Land suitability analysis Lidar Impervious surface Employment density Low cost data acquisition Remote Sensing Impervious Surfaces Mixed use Regression analysis Social Vulnerability Fragmentation Urban Heat Island Information/Data/Database Visualization/Representation/Map Land Use Population density 09.17: ACB Use predictors Space syntax Physical activity and built environment Voluntary use predictors Environmental factors Activity-friendly settings Care giver zone Family zone Patient zone Evidence based design Program Obesity Close-Knit Team Voluntary Stair Use Activity Inducing Areas Layout and Configuration 09.19: Photography Representative Questions List 2 ways that the Georgia Tech Solar decathlon house controls the amount and quality of natural light entering the house? Translucent Walls, Clerestory windows, moveable roof shade, exterior louvers How can material waste be minimized during computer aided manufacturing? Efficient Nesting of 2D forms on material sheets before they are cut. List one example of universal design and one example of specialized assitive technology. Universal – Wheelchair ramp Specialized – Wheelchair What are the three categories of physical activity? Intentional, Incidental, Hybrid Within the architect/client/contractor relationship which of the following have a written contract? Architect – Owner Yes Architect – Contractor No Owner – Contractor Yes Define the characteristics of neighborhood created on the basis of New Urbanism. Walkable (pedestrian-friendly) Functional Sustainable Human scale based How can new emerging technologies such as GIS, GPS, and Remote Sensing be used in urban planning? Inventory existing conditions, Project future conditions Analyze development consequences Visualize alternative solutions What are the environmental design strategies that can enhance voluntary stair use? Comfort Safety Aesthetic Availability Convenience Legibility What are the three factors to approach product design partnership with industry? Technical factors (feasibility) Business factors (viability) Human factors (useability) In comparison to ‘linear’ design process in the 20th century, how does the professor Tristan define emergent design process of the 21st century? Iterative Name two compelling reasons for using digital manufacturing in the design process. Less waste Quality of construction Complex designs Precision Customization Easily Duplicated Identify three elements mentioned in the Solar Decathlon lecture that were used to decrease the house’s energy consumption. Solar Panels Evacuating Tubes for hot water Custom Shading screen High efficiency appliances Aerogel insulation ETFE roof- foiltec LED Lighting What are the three suggested zones in patient room design for hospitals given by Professor Zimring? Patient Zone Family Zone Caregiver Zone What did Brian Bowen mean when he talked about the Renaissance [Wo]Man? Name one example of linguistic term used in Professor Al-Hada’s lecture, which described the overall effect of variation as a result of combining different modular parts locally. Vocabulary Alphabets Name one example of a building element that can affect our living environment. How does it affect human behaviors and/or health conditions? Stairs (promotes physical activities and social interactions – and hence can prevent depression and obesity) Windows (allows patient to experience natural view and natural lighting to help heal faster) Acoustic Ceiling (reduces noise in the healthcare facility and helps patients heal faster) Orientation of the Space (such as patient rooms that allows maximum natural light) Layout/Configuration of well considered programming (such as patient rooms that allows effective and efficient use of the space) Name one example of a symbolic object in Atlantic Station. What is its significance? Smoke Stack – historical artifact of the place; remain of its past as a steel mill Millenium Gate? - Building façade Profile? – imitation of the building profile in one of the demolished steel mill buildings What are the characteristics of translucent materials? Allows light to pass through; view through the material is blurred, distorted, shadowed, etc.; somewhere between transparent and solid Name three types of physical activities, addressed in Professor Zimring’s lecture. Intentional, Incidental, and Hybrid |  | 
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