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AN INDICATION OF POSITION HAVING NO DIMENSION OR AREA; THE INTERSECTION OF TWO LINES
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POINT
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WEDGE-SHAPED BLOCKS USED TO FORM AN ARCH OR VAULT
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VOUSSOIRS
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AN URBAN PATTERN IN WHICH DEVELOPMENT OCCURS ALONG PUBLIC TRANSIT CORRIDORS AND EXPRESSWAYS
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FINGER PLAN
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A THEORY OFFERED AS POSSIBLE EXPLANATION FOR CERTAIN PHENOMENA
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HYPOTHESIS
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THE RIGHT HELD BY ONE PARTY TO MAKE LIMITED USE OF PROPERTY OF ANOTHER
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EASEMENT
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THE INTERSECTION OF RAILROAD AND A ROAD AT THE SAME ELEVATION
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GRADE CROSSING
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A WALL BUILT ASTRIDE A PROPERTY LINE BETWEEN TWO ADJOINING BUILDINGS
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PARTY WALL
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FLOW FROM A CULVERT, SEWER, OR OTHER CHANNEL
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DISCHARGE
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A BELVEDERE OR VIEWING PLACE
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GAZEBO
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AN INNER COURT OPEN TO THE SKY, BUT SURROUNDED BY A ROOF
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ATRIUM
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AN AMOUNT INCLUDED IN A CONSTRUCTION BUDGET, NORMALLY 5-10 PERCENT, TO PROVIDE FOR UNFORSEEN OR UNPREDICABLE COSTS
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CONTINGENCY ALLOWNACE
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A HORIZONTAL PLANE ELEVATION USED AS A REFERNCE FOR OTHER ELEVATIONS IN SURVEYING AND MAPPING
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DATUM
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THE SHAPE OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE
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LANDFORM
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THE SOCIAL STANDING ONE HAS RELATIVE TO OTHERS, WHICH SERVES TO DETERMINE SPATIAL AND SOCIAL ORDER
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STATUS
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LAWFUL USE OF A BUILDING OR LOT THAT COMPLIES WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE APPLICABLE ZONING ORDINANCE
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CONFORMING USE
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REMOVING AND/OR ADDING EARTH IN ORDER TO BRING THE GROUND SURFACE TO A SPECIFIC ELEVATION OR PROFILE. ALSO CALLED GRADING
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EARHTWORK
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A PIT, USUALLY FILLED WITH COARSE STONE, INTO WHICH WATER IS CONDUCTED FOR LEACHING OUT INTO SORROUNDING SOIL
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DRY WELL
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THE FLOW OR MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE, GOOD, OR VEHICLES FROM PLACE TO PLACE
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CIRCULATION
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THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ELEMENTS OF A BUILDING OR OTHER WORK TO ACHIEVE A DESIRED RESULT
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DESIGN
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A REQUIRED EXIT WHICH CONSISTS OF A VESTIBULE AND CONTINOUS STAIRWAY ENCLOSED FROM THE HIGHEST POINT TO THE LOWEST POINT BY WALLS OF TWO-HOUR FIRE-RESISTIVE CONSTRUCTION AND WHICH EXISTS INTO A PUBLIC WAY OR AN EXIT PASSAGEWAY LEADING TO A PUBLIC WAY
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SMOKEPROOF ENCLOSURE
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PERTAINING TO ARCHITECTURE HAVING DIRECTNESS OF FORM AND ECONOMY OF MATERIAL, AS IS COMMON TO ORGANISMS
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ORGANIC
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A RELATIVELY PERMANENT SURVEYOR'S MARK OF KNOWN LOCATION AND ELEVATION
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BENCHMARK
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A GRADED FLOW PATH USED IN OPEN DRAINAGE SYSTEMS
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SWALE
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AN OPEN-AIR MARKET OR MEETING PLACE IN A GREEK TOWN
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AGORA
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A DEVICE AT AN INTERSECTION OF STREETS IN WHICH ALL VEHICLES MERGE AND THEN DIVERGE AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS
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ROTARY
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AN APPROXIMATELY LEVEL BUILDING AREA
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PAD
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THE RELATIVE MEASUREMENT OF AN OBJECT, WITH REFERENCE TO THE DIMENSIONS OF THE HUMAN BODY
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SCALE
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AN ARCHITECTURAL STYLE FROM 19TH CENTURY FRANCE WHICH ENCOURAGED THE ECLECTIC ADAPTATION OF FRENCH RENAISSANCE FEATURES
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BEAUX-ARTS
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ONE OF MANY APARTMENTS UNITS CONTAINED IN A MULTIFLOOR BUILDING AND ACCESIBLE BY ELEVATORS
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HIGH RISE APARTMENT
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THE FRENCH TERM FOR THE COLUMNS THAT RAISE A BUILDING OFF THE GROUND, AS USED BY LE CORBUSIER
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PILOTI
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A LATE 19TH CENTRUY STYLE CHARACTERIZED BY CURVILINEAR MOTIFS DERIVED FROM NATURAL FORMS
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ART NOUVEAU
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A USE FOR PROPERTY WHICH IS NO LONGER PERMITTED BY THE ZONING ORDINANCE. UNLESS IS IS UNSAFE, SUCH A USE IS GENERALLY ALLOWED TO CONTINUE
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NON CONFORMING USE
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WOOD OR METAL STRIPS USED TO MAKE A PLANE SURFACE; ALSO A CAVITY WITHING A WALL OR CEILING
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FURRING
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NONDISCRIMINATION IN THE SALE, RENTAL, AND FINANCING OF HOUSING
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FAIR HOUSING
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A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE LOCATION AND BOUNDARIES OF A PARCEL OF LAND, IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SYSTEM PRESCRIBED BY LAW
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION
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NATIVE
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INDIGENOUS
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THE SUITABILITY OF A DESIGN FOR A PARTICUALR PURPOSE OR OCCASION
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APPRORIATNESS
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A SPHERICAL TRIANGLE FORMING A TRANSITOIN BETWEEN A CICUALR DOME AND ITS SQUARE OR POLYGONAL SUPPORT
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PENDENTIVE
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THE RIGHT OF THE STATE TO TAKE PRIVATE PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC USE, WITH REASONABLE COMPENSATION PAID TO THE OWNER
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EMINENT DOMAIN
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THE RATE AT WHICH GIVEN MATERIAL CONDUCT HEAT, PER INCH OF THICHNESS
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CONDUCTIVITY (K)
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DESCRIBING CEMENT, MASTIC, OR ROOFING MATERAIL WHICH CONTAINS ASPHALT AS A PRINCIPAL INGREDIENT
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BITUMOUS
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THE AESTHETIC OR PLEASURABLE FEATURE OF A PLACE OR FACILITY
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AMENITIES
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IN URBAN PLANNING, AN OUTLYING COMMUNITY OF SECONDARY IMPORTANCE, DEPENDENT ON A LARGER CITY
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SATELLITE
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A LAND USE PATTERN WHICH IS DEVELOPED IN A CIRCLE OR DOUGHNUT SHAPE
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RING PATTERN
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A BELL TOWER
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CAMPANILE
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THE VILOLATION OF THE SPATIAL OR TERRITORIAL RIGHTS OF ANOTHER, USUALLY BY SHOW OF FORCE
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AGGRESION
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A COMMUNITY IN NEW JERSEY, PLANNED BY HENERY WRIGHT AND CLARENCE STEIN, IN WHICH SUPERBLOCKS WERE SURROUNDED BY ROADS, AND ALL PEDESTRIAN PATHS BRIDGED OVER OR PASSED UNDER THE ROADS
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RADBURN
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A SIEVELIKE DEVICE AT THE ENTRACE TO A STORM SEWER WHICH TRAPS MATTER THAT COULD BLOCK THE SEWER
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CATCH BASIN
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THE RATIO OF THE AREA COVERED BY BUILDINGS TO THE TOTAL LOT AREA, EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE
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LAND COVERAGE
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THE PROCESS OF CONTROLLING, COLLECTING, TRANSPORTING, AND DISPOSING OF EXCESS WATER
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DRAINAGE
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AN OPEN, UNOCCUPIED SPACE, OTHER THAN A COURT, UNOBSTRUCTED TO THE SKY, ON THE LOT ON WHICH A BUILDING IS SITUATED
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YARD
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AN APARTMENT ABOVE THE GROUND FLOOR IN A BUILDING WHICH HAS NO ELEVATOR
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WALK-UP APARTMENT
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THE GENERAL PATTERN OF MOVEMNT OF THE WATER ON, UNDER, AND ABOVE THE EARTH
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WATER CYCLE
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THE AREA OVER WHICH A CITY EXERTS A DOMAINANT ECONOMIC INFLUENCE
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METROPOLITAN AREA OR REGION
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A PATTERN OF LAND USE DEVELOPED IN THE SHAPE OF A STAR
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STAR PATTERN
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A FICTITIOUS TEMPERATURE WHICH WOULD PRODUCE THE SAME PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECT AS THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, AND AIR MOVEMENT
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EFFECTIVE TEMPERATURE
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A USE NOT STRICTLY ALLOWED IN ZONING ORDINANCE, BUT PERMITTED IF SPECIFIED CONDITIONS ARE MET AND IF APPROVAL IS GRANTED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODY
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CONDITIONAL USE
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A PUBLIC BODY WHICH PROVIDES AND MANGES HOUSING PARTICULARLY FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES
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HOUSING AUTHORITY
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A DEED RESTRICTION WHICH REGUALTES LAND USE, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, APPEARANCE, OR AESTHERIC QUALITIES OF AN AREA
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COVENANT
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LE CORBUSIER'S SYSTEM OF PROPORTIONING BASED ON THE MALE HUMAN BODY
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MODULOR
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THE INNER ENCLOSED ROOM OF AN ANCIENT TEMPLE
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CELLA
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A SUN BREAK, AND ARCHITECTURAL SHADING DEVICE FOR BLOCKING UNWANTED SUN RAYS
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BRISE-SOLIEL
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A LINE, USUALLY PARALLEL TO A PROPERTY LINE BEYOND WHICH STRUCTURE MAY NOT EXTEND
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BUILDING LINE
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AND UNDERGROUND PIPE OR DRAIN USED TO CARRY OFF RAIN WATER (STORM SEWER) OR WASTE MATTER (SANITARY SEWER)
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SEWER
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A THEORY SUGGESTING THAT THE LAND USE PATTERNS OF SOME CITIES ARE NOT DEVELOPED AROUND A SINGLE CORE BUT RATHER AROUND SEVERAL DISTINCT NUCLEI
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MULTIPLE NUCLEI-THEORY
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A PART OF A HIGHWAY MARKED OFF TO CARRY A SINGLE LINE OF MOVING VEHICLES
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LANE
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THE LEGAL POWER OF A GOVERNMENT TO AUTHROIZE ACTIONS WHICH ARE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC
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POLICE POWER
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A SOCIOLOGICAL CONCEPT THAT PRESCRIBES THE ACCEPTABLE WAY AN INDIVIDUAL SHOULD ACT IN A SPECIFIC SITUATION
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ROLE
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THE UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF A PLACE WHICH RELATE TO A SPECIFIC BEHAVIOR OR A PARTICULAR ACTIVITY
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BEHAVIOR SETTING
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A THEORY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT WHICH ASSUMES THAT LAND USES TEND TO BE ARRANGED IN SECTORS OR PIE SHAPED WEDGES RADIATING FRON THE CENTER OF THE CITY
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SECTOR THEORY
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THE PROCESS BY WHICH A PERSON ACQUIRES CODES SOTRES RECALLS AND DECODES INFORMATION ABOUT HIS OR HER SPATIAL ENVIRONMENT.
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COGNITIVE MAPPING
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A TERM USED BY LYNCH TO DESCRIBE THE EASE WITH WHICH PARTS OF A CITY CAN BE RECOGNIZED AND ORGANIZED INTO A COHERTENT PATTERN. ALSO KNOWN AS LEGIBILITY
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IMAGEABILITY
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THE CHARACTERISTIC VISUAL AND TACTILE QUALITY OF A SURFACE
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TEXTURE
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A BELTLIKE AREA AROUND A CITY, RESERVED FOR PARKS, FARMS, OPEN SPACES, AND SO ON
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GREEN BELT
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THE NUMBER OF DEGREES NORTH OR SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR OF A POINT ON THE EARTH'S SURFACE
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LATITUDE
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THE ANGLE WHICH THE SUN MAKES WITH THE HORIZON
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ALTITUDE
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A PALACE
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PALAZZO
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AN ARRANGEMENT WHICH TENDS TO KEEP PEOPLE APART, SUCH AS BACK TO BACK SEATING IN AN AIRLINE TERMINAL WAITING ROM
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SOCIOFUGAL
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THE UPPER PART OF A GREEK OR ROMAN ORDER COMPRISING, FRIEZE, AND CORNICE
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ENTABLATURE
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THE ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM, CONSISTING OF COMMUNITY OF LIBING ORGANISMS AND ITS PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
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ECOSYSTEM
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THE AREA BEYONF A CITY'S SUBURBS, WHOSE RESIDENTS ARE GENERALLY UPPER-INCOME COMMUNTERS
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EXURBIA
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A STYLE OF EUROPEAN ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPED IN THE LATE RENAISSANCE IN REACTION TO THE CLASSICAL FORMS, CHARACTERSIZED BY ELEABORATE CURVES, SCROLLS AND ORNAMENTAION
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BAROQUE
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THE PACE WHICH FEELS COMFORTABLE BETWEEN ON PERSON AND ANOTHER, OFTEN THOUGHT OF AS A PROTECTIVE SPACE BUBBLE VARYING BETWEEN TWO AND FOUR FEET
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PERSONAL DISTANCE
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THE STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEOPELE AND THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY LIVE
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URBAN ECOLOGY
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COMPOSED OF DESIGN EELMETNS ORIGINALLY DERIVED FROM DIVERSE SOURCES OR STYLES
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HYBRID
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THE TOTAL HORIZONTAL AREA WITHIN THE BOUNDARY LINES OF A PARCEL OF LAND
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LOT AREA
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BEHAVIOR INTENDED TO PROTECT A SPECIFIC TERRITORY BY MEANS OF PARTICULAR POSITIONS, POSTURES, OR GESTURES, SUCH AS PLACING ONE'S COAT OVER THE ADJACENT SEAT
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SPATIAL DEFENSE
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A CIRCULAR SPACE COVERED BY A DOME
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ROTUNDA
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A SLOPE OE INCLINE, AS ON A ROOF
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RAKE
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DESCRIBING A STYLE OF ARCHITECTUTE IN WESTERN EUROPE DURING THE 9TH TO 12TH CENTURIES, CHARACTERIZED BY THE USE OF HEAVY MASONRY, ROUND ARCHES, AND BARREL VAULTS
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ROMANESQUE
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A PORTICO USED IN GREEK ARCHITECTURE, OFTEN AS A COVERED MEETING PLACE OR PROMENADE
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STOA
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LYNCH'S TERM FOR LINEAR ELEMTNS WHICH SEPARATE REGIONS AND WHICH ARE NOT PATHS
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EDGES
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A PERMANENTLY PLASTIC, WATERPROOF, ADHESIVE MATERIAL USED IN SEALING JOINTS
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MASTIC
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A SHORT, SECONDARY MEMBER WITHIN A WINOW FRAME EITHER VERTICAL OR HORIZONTAL
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MUNTIN
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AN ORNAMENTAL GARDEN ARRAGMENT
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PARTERRE
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IN FAR EASTERN ARCHITECURE, A TOWER-LIKE STRUCTURE OFTEN USED AS A SHRINE
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PAGODA
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A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE LIVING IN A GENERAL AREA, WHICH CAN GENERALLY SUPPORT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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NEIGHBORHOOD
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REFERRING TO A DISABILITY WHICH MAKES A PERSON UNABLE TO WALK AND THEREFORE CONFINED TO A WHEELCHAIR
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NON-AMBULATORY
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A BUTTRESSING OR SUPPORTING STRUCTURE
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ABUTMENT
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A BRIDGE FOR CARRYING A ROAD ACROSS A VALLEY
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VIADUCT
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A SMALL PAVILLION, USUALLY IN A PUBLIC SPACE
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KIOSK
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A TERM USED BY KEVIN LYNCH TO DESCRIBE SECTIONS OF THE ENVIRONEMNT HAVING AN IDENTIFYING CHARACTER
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DISTRICTS
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THE BOUNDARY LINE OF A LOT
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LOT LINE
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THE UNIT OF SPACE BETEWEN THE SUPPORTING COLUMNS OF A BUILDING
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BAY
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A CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURE IN WHICH CONSTRUCTION ON EACH PHASE OF A PROJECT IS BEGUN AND ITS DESIGN IS COMPLETED, WITHOUT WAITING FOR THE COMPLETED PROJECT DESIGN
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FAST-TRACK
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THE WEDGE-SHAPED TOP MEMBER OF AN ARCH
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KEYSTONE
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DESCRIBING AN DESIGN BASED ON REASON, SOUND, JUDGEMENT, OR LOGICAL GOOD SENSE
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RATIONAL
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THE UNIT OF PEOPLE OR FAMILIES PER UNIT OF AREA
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POPULATION DENSITY
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A MATERIAL OF WHICH NO PART WILL IGNITE AND BURN WHEN SUBJECTED TO FIRE
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NONCOMBUSTIBLE
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A DESIGNATION FOR A GROUP OF SEVERAL OCCUPANCIES WHICH HAVE COMPARABLE FIRE SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS, AND WHICH ARE THEREFORE GROUPED TOGETHER BY CODE
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OCCUPANCY GROUP
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A SCARED PICTURE OF OBJECT
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ICON
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AN ARRAGEMENT WHICH TENDS TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER, SUCH AS THE ARRANGEMENT OF TABLES AND CHAIRS AT A SIDEWALK CAFÉ
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SOCIOPETAL
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AND INDEPENDENT LIVING AREA WHICH INCLUDES ITS OWN PRIVATE COOKING AND BATHING FACILITIES
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DWELLING UNIT
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A SYSTEM OF PLANNING AND SCHEDULING CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS WHICH ANALYZES SEQUENCES AND DURATIONS OF TIME USING NETWORK DIAGRAMS
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CRITICAL PATH METHOD (CPM)
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THE QUALITY IN DESIGN THAT LACKS CLARITY OF MEANING, IS DIFFICULT TO CLASSIFY, OR HAS SEVERAL POSSIBLE INTERPRETATIONS
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AMBIGUITY
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A GROUP OR ARCHES ON COLUMNS OR PILLARS, WHICH ARE EITHER FREE STANDING OR ATTACHED TO A WALL
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ARCADE
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AN ENTRANCE
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INGRESS
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A STREET WHICH CARRIES RELATIVELY LOW TRAFFIC AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO LOW-INTENSITY USES WHICH FRONT ON IT
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LOCAL ACCESS STREET
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THE CORE OF A CITY, CONTAINING THE MAIN CONCENTRATION OF STORES, OFFICES, AND SERVICES
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CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD)
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CONCRETE USED FOR PAVING WHICH USES CRUSHED GRANITE AS THE COARSE AGGREGATE
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GRANOLITH
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A STREET TO WHICH MINOR STREETS CONNECT AND WHICH LEADS TO A MAJOR ARTERIAL
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COLLECTOR STREET
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A HIGH SPEED MULTIPLE HIGHWAY DESIGNED TO MOVE TRAFFIC SMOOTHLY AND WITHOUT INTERUPTION ALSO CALLED AND EXPRESSWAY
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FREEWAY
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A PERIODIC ENUMERATION OF THE POULATION, INCLUDING DETIALS OF AGE, SEX, OCCUPATION, AND OTHER DATA
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CENSUS
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A HOUSING PATTERN CONSISTING OF ROWS OF UNITS LOCATED PERPENDICULAR TO THE STREET
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END ON PATTERN
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THE DESIGN AND ARRANGEMENT OF NATURAL ELEMTNS ON A SITE
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LANDSCAPING
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A REPETITIVE DIMENSION USED IN ARCHITECUTAL DESIGN AND PLANNING
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MODULE
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THE DIGGING OR REMOVAL OF EARTH
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EXCAVATING
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THE INTERSECTION OF TWO ROADS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS SO THE VEHICLES MAY MOVE FROM ONE ROAD TO THE OTHER WITHOUT CROSSING THE STREAM OF TRAFFIC. ALSO CALLED INTERCHANGE
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GRADE SPERATION
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THE STUDY OF THE TOTAL PATTERN OF RELATIONS BETWEEN A COMMUNITY OR ORGANISMS AND ITS ENVIRONEMNT
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ECOLOGY
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A HORIZONTAL ANGLE MEAURED CLOCKWISE FROM NORTH OR SOUTH
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AZIMUTH
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THE MOST IMPORTANT CITY OF A COUNTRY, STATE, OR REGION; OR ANY LARGE, BUSY CITY.
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METROPOLIS
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REMOVING AND/OR ADDING EARTH IN ORDER TO BRING THE GROUND SURFACE TO A SPECIFIED ELEVATINO OR PROFILE. ALSO CALLED EARTHWORK
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GRADING
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LYNCH'S TERM FOR A CITY'S CIRCULATION ROUTES
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PATHS
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A FORM OF LAND OWNERSHIP IN WHICH THE OWNER HAS ABSOLUTE TITLE, WHICH CAN BE TRANSFERRED BY SALE OR BEQUEST
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FEE SIMPLE
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A SYSTEM COMPOSED OF STANDERDIZED UNITS OR SECTIONS USED FOR SIMPLIFIED CONSTRUCTION OR FLEXIBILITY
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MODULAR
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ZONING A PARCEL OF LAND DIFFERENT FROM THE SURROUNDING AREA
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SPOT ZONING
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THE ELEVATION OF A SPECIFIED POINT ON THE GROUND OR ON A STRUCTURE
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SPOT ELEVATION
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A FORM OF REAL ESTATE TENNANCY IN WHICH THE LESSEE HAS THE RIGHT TO USE A PIECE OF PROPERTY UNDER CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN THE LEASE
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LEASHOLD
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A SHORT ROAD WITH NO OUTLET, SERVING ONLY THOSE BUILDINGS OR PROPERTIES WHICH FACEA IT
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CUL-DE-SAC
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THE RATIO OF THE GORSS FLOOR AREA OF A BUILDING OT THE AREA OF THE LOT
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FLOOR AREA RATION (FAR)
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THE PROCESS OF ABSORBING OR INCORPORATING AN ELEMENT INTO AN ESTABLISHED DESIGN SYSTEM
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ASSIMILATION
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THE TEMPERATURE OF AIR AT WHICH THE WATER CONTAINED IN THE AIR BEGINS TO CONDENSE AND FORM DEW. IT IS THEREFORE THE TEMPERATURE AT WHICH THE AIR IS AT 100% RELATIVE HUMIDITY
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DEW POINT
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THE LEVEL BELOW WHICH THE SUBSOIL IS COMPLETELY SATURATED WITH WATER. ALSO CALLED THE GROUNDWATERLEVEL
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WATER TABLE
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TWO SHEETS OF GLASS WITH AN AIR SPACE BETWEEN, TO INSULATE AGAINST THE PASSAGE OF HEAT OR SOUND. ASLO CALLED INSUALTING GLASS
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DOUBLE GLAZING
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THE LOWEST PART OF A STRUCTURE
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BASE
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A 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH MOVEMENT LED BY WILLIAM MORRIS, WHICH ATTEMPTED TO REVIVE THE HAND CRAFTS, AS WELL AS THE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF ARTISTS. THE MOVEMENT LED TO THE GOTHIC REVIVAL
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ARTS AND CRAFTS
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A MINOR STREET WHICH STARTS AT A MAJOR STREET, EXTENDS IN CURVILINEAR FASHION FOR A SHORT DISTANCE, AND THEN RETURNS TO THE MAJOR STREET
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LOOP STREET
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A LOGICAL PROCESS IN WHICH A CONCLUSION CONTAINS MORE INFORMATION THAT THE PREMISES ON WHICH IT IS BASED, AS OPPOSED TO DEDUCTIVE REASONING
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INDUCTIVE REASONING
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FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION, FOUNDED IN 1934 TO PROVIDE MORTGAGE INSURANCE
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FHA
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A LOG SHOWING THE TYPES OF SOIL ENCOUNTERED IN A TEST BORING AND OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
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SOIL BORING LOG
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THE MINIMUM DISTANCE FROM THE PROPERTY LINE INTO WHICH A STRUCTURE MAY NOT EXTEND
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SETBACK
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THE SCOOL OF DESIGN ESTABLISHED BY WALTER GROPIUS IN WEIMAR AND DESSAU, ALSO ITS DEISNG PHILOSOPHY/ EMPHASIS WAS ON THE MERGER OF ART WITH TECHNOLOGY AND THE FUNCTIONAL DESIGN WHICH RESULTED
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BAUHAUS
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A FLAT OR LEVEL SURFACE
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PLANE
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A SEWER FOR CARRYING AWAY SURFACE RAIN WATER AS OPPOSED TO SANITARY SEWAGE
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STORM SEWER
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A LEGAL BOUNDARY OF A PARCEL OF LAND
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PROPERTY LINE
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A CONCEPT OF PROPORTION IN WHICH A WHOLE IS DIVIDED SO THAT THE RATIO OF THE SMALLER TO THE LARGER PART IS THE SAME AS THE RATIO OF THE LARGER PART TO THE WHOLE. MATHEMATICALLY, C,B=BA
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GOLDEN SECTION
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AN UNDERGROUND PIPE OR DRAIN USED TO CARRY OFF WASTE MATTER
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ANITARY SEWER
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PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, A ZONINIG DESIGNATION WHICH IS USED TO ACHIEVE THE CLUSTER CONCEPT INCLUDING COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL AS WELL AS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
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PUD
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A VERTICAL MEMBER BETWEEN WINDOWS OR DOORS
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MULLION
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THE SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF A PROJECT DESIGN TO OBTAIN THE BEST VALUE FOR THE MONEY SPENT CONSIDERING FIRST COSTS OPERATING COSTS AND REPLACEMENT COSTS
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VALUE ENGINEERING
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THE EXTERIOR FACE OF A BUILDING, USUALLY THE FRONT
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FAÇADE
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SPACE PROVIDED FOR VEHICULAR PARKING SEPARATE FROM THE DEDICATED STREET RIGHT-OF -WAY
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OFF STREET PARKING
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THE LEGAL MEANS WHEREBY LAND USE IS REGULATED AND CONTROLLED FOR THE WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY
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ZONING
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THE AMOUNT OR DEGREE OF MOISTURE IN AN AREA, A DETERMINING ELEMENT OF WEATHER
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HUMIDITY
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IN SURVEYING, A DIRECTIONSTATED IN DEGREES, MINUTES, AND SECONDS AS A ANGULAR DEVIATION EAST OR WEST FROM DUE NORTH OR SOUTH
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BEARING
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THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING LOCATION, FORM, AND BOUNDARIES OF A PARCEL OF LAND BY MEASURMENT, COMPUTATION, AND DRAWING
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SURVEY
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A DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY BOUNDARIES EXPRESSED BY DIRECTION (BEARINGS) AND DISTANCES, STARTING FROM A KNOWN REFERENCE POINT
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METERS AND BOUNDS
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THE SHAPE OF AN EXTENSIVE URBAN AREA WHICH LACKS SPECFIC FOCLA POINTS, WELL-DEFINED ROUTES, OR ARTICULATED FORM
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SHEET PATTERN
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THE CLIMATIC CHARACTERISTICS UNIQUE TO A VERY SMALL AREA
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MICROCLIMATE
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THE PROCESS BY WHICH PRIVATE PROPERTY IS TAKEN FOR PUBLIC USE UNDER THE RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN WITH REASONABLE COMPENSATION PAID TO THE OWNER
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CONDEMNATION
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A HOLE THROUGH WHICH A PERSON CAN ENTER A SWER PIPE CONDUIT AND SO ON FOR INSPECTION REPAIR OR MAINTENANCE
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MANHOLE
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THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA FROM WHICH THE PARTICIPANTS IN AN ACTIVITY ARE DRAWN, SUCH AS THE CUSTOMERS OF A SHOPPING CENTER OR THE EMPLOYEES OF A MANUFACTURING PLANT
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CATCHMENT
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THE STUDY OF THE FORM OF STRUCTURE OF ANYTHING
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MORHPOLOGY
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A CONTINUOUS MAJOR STREET TYPICALLY TWO OR THREE LANES IN EACH DIRECTION THAT CONNECTS WITH EXPRESSWAYS AT STRATEGIC LOCATIONS
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SRTERIAL STREET
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THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH A BUILDING IS INTENDED TO BE USED
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OCCUPANCY
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THE HEIGHT ABOVE A KNOWN POINT OF REFERENCE, OFTEN TAKEN AS THE HEIGHT ABOVE SEA LEVEL
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ELEVATION
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AN UNDERGROUND GEOLOGICAL FORMATION THROUGH WHICH WATER FLOWS
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AQUIFER
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EARTH WHICH IS REMOVED (CUT) AND EARTH WHICH IS ADDED (FILL) IN GRADING
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CUT AND FILL
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A HOUSE CONTAINING TWO SEPARATE DWELLING UNITS, EITHER SIDE BY SIDE OR ONE ABOVE THE OTHER
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TWO FAMILY HOUSE
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THE SHAPE OUTLINE OR CONFIGUREATION OF A STRUCTURE. ALSO A MOLD OF WOOD OR OTHER MATERIAL USED TO CONTAIN WET CONCRETE IN THE REQUIRED SHAPE UNITL IT HARDENS
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FORM
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THE RATE OF RISE OR DESCENT OF A SLOPING SURFACE ALSO TO REMOVE AND /OR ADD EARTH IN ORDER TO BRING THE GROUND SURFACE TO A SPECIFIED ELEVATION OR PROFILE
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GRADE
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A LONG, NARROW COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT USUALLY LOCATED ALONG A HIGHWAY OR MAJOR STREET
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STRIP DEVELOPMENT
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THE NATURAL AND MANMADE THINGS CONDITIONS AND INFLUCNES SURROUNDING A PERSON COMMUNITY OR PLACE
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ENVIRONMENT
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A PUBLIC SERVICE SUCH AS TELEPHONE, WATER, GAS, OR ELECTRICITY
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UTILITY
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A BUILDING CONTAINING THREE OR MORE DWELLING UNITS
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MULTIPLE DWELLING
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A DWELLING UNIT COMPRISING AN SILOATED STRUCTURE ON ITS OWN PLOT OF GROUND
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SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSE
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A PATTENR OF CIRCUALTION NAMED FOR ITS SHAPE, CONSISTING OF EQUALLY SPACED STREETS RUNNING PERPENDICULAR TO EACH OTHER
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GRID PATTERN
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A ROAD WHICH CORSSES UNDER ANOTHER ROAD
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UNDERPASS
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THE TIME IN WHOUSE THAT A METERIAL OR ASSEMBLY OF MATERIAL CAN WITHSTAND EXPOSURE TO FIRE
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FIRE-RESISTANT RATING
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A FICTITIOUS TEMPERATURE ASSIGNED TO A COMBITION OF ACUTAL TEMPERATURE AND WIND VELOCITY WHICH HAS THE SAME PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECT AS STILL AIR AT THE CHILL FACTOR TEMPERATURE. IT IS ALSO KNOW AS WIND CHILL INDEX
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CHILL FACTOR
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THE LOWEST POINT OF THE INSIDE OF A DRAIN PIPE, CHANNEL OR OTHER LIQUID CHARRYING CONDUIT
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INVERT
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STRUCTURES OR PLANTS WHICH BECAUSE OF THEIR FORM AND LOCATION REDUCE WIND VELOCITIES
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WINDBREAK
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A FICTITIOUS TEMPERATURE ASSIGNED TOA COMBITION OF ACTUAL TEMPERATURE AND WIND VELOCITY WHICH HAS THE SAME PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECT AS STILL AIR AT THE WIND CHILL INDEX TEMPERATURE. IT IS ALSO KNOW AS CHILL FACTOR
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WIND CHILL INDEX
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AS USED BY LYNCH, A POINT OF REFERENCE IN A CITY THAT CANNOT BE ENTERED INTO OR TRAVERSED
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LANDMARK
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THE EUROPEAN MOVEMENT EXTENDING FROM THE 14TH RO THE 17TH CENTRUY IN WHICH CLASSIC ARCHITECTURE WAS REINTRODUCED AND BECAME THE BASIS FOR A NEW STYLE
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RENAISSANCE
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THE BEHAVIOR BY WHICH AN ORGANISM, HUMAN OR ANIMAL, LAYS CLAIM TO AN AREA AND DEFENDS IT AGAINST MEMEBERS OF ITS OWN AND OTHER SPECIES
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TERRITORIALITY
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A TWO-STORY APARTMENT OR HOUSE CONTAINING TWO SEPARATE DWELLING UNITS, EITHER SIDE-BY-SIDE OR ONE ABOVE THE OTHER
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DUPLEX
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THE DIVISION OF VACNT LAND INTO SMALLER PARCELS TO BE USED AS SITES FOR INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS, TOGETHER WITH PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY AFFECTING THESE SITES
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SUBDIVISION
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THE COMBINATION OF TERMAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WITHIN WHICH A HUMAN IS COMFORTABLE, OFTEN SHOWN ON A PSYCHROMETIRC CHART
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COMFORT ZONE
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A HORIZONTAL BAND ON A VERTICAL SURFACE, LOCATED BENEATH A CORNICE, COMETIMES DECORATED WITH RELIF SCUPLTURE
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FRIEZE
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INNOCUOUS BACKGROUND NOISE USED TO MASKED OJECTIONABLE SOUNDS
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WHITE NOISE
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THE TIME INTERVAL BETWEEN THE ARRIVAL OF SUCCESSIVE BUSES OR TRAINS
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HEADWAY
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A TRANSITIONAL STYLE IN ARCHITECTURE IN THE LATE 16TH CENTURY, PARTICULARLY IN ITALY, CHARACTERIZED BY THE UNCONVENTIONAL USE OF CLASSICAL ELEMENTS
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MANNERISM
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THE RECURRANCE OF DESIGN ELEMETNS IN SPACE
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RHYTHM
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AN ENTRANCE (OR EXIT) PASSAGE IN A LARGE AMPHITHEATER
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VOMITORIUM
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THE GENERAL CLIMATE OF LARGE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
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MACROCLIMATE
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ABLE TO WALK
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AMBULATORY
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A STEON GUARD TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO A WALL: ALSO A FREESTANDING STONE POST TO DIVERT VEHICULAR TRAFFIC
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BOLLARD
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A CITADEL IN AN ANCIENT GREEK CITY, USUALLY ON A PLATEAU
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ACROPOLIS
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A PARCEL OF LAND
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PLOT
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THE PROCESS BY WHICH WATER VAPOR ESCAPES INTO THE ATMOSPHERE FROM PLANTS
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TRANSPIRATION
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EARHT THAT IS REPLACED AROUND A FOUNDATION OR RETAINING WALL AFTER THE CONCRETE FORMS HAVE BEEM REMOVED
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BACKFILL
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THE EXPECTED MAXIMUM DEPTH OF FROST PENETRATION IN THE GROUND IN A GIVEN AREA
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FROST LINE
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A BUILDING OR A PORTION THEREOF USED FOR THE GATHERING OF 50 OR MORE PERSONS
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ASSEMBLY BUILDING
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A HOUSING PATTERN IN WHICH UNITS FACE INTO A COMMON OPEN SPACE
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COURT PATTERN
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A STRUCTURAL MEMBER PLACED OVER AN OPENING AND SUPPORTING CONSTRUCTION ABOVE IT
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LINTEL
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THE GRADUAL WEARING AWAY OR DISINTEGRATION OF LAND CAUSED BY WATER, WIND, AND SO ON RUNNING OVER ITS SURFACE
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EROSION
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AN APARTMENT BUILDING IN WHICH THE DWELLING UNITS ARE INDIVIDUALLY OWNED
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CONDOMINIUM
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A PROCEDURE IN WHICH AN OWNER CONTRACTS WITH A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER (CM) WHI IS GENERALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTROL OF A PROJECT'S TIME, COST, AND QUALITY
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CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
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A TYPE OF GRADE-SEPERATED INTERCHANGE USED IN HIGHWAY DESIGN, NAMED FOR ITS SHAPE
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CLOVER LEAF
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AN EXCAVATED LEVEL TERRACE IN A SLOPE USED TO COLLECT RUNNING WATER
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BENCH
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THE ABBREVIATION FROM BRITISH THERMAL UNITS A UNIT OF HEAT ENERGY WHICH IS DEFINED AS THE AMMOUNG OF HEAT REQUIRED TO RISE THE TEMPERATURE OF OUR POUND OF WATER BY ONE DEGREE FAHRENHEIT
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BTU
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THE PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL RAINFALL WHICH IS NOT ABSORBED IN THE GROUND AND, HENCE, RUNS OFF. IT MUST BE COLLECTED IN A SYSTEM OF SURFACE AND SUBSSURFACE DRAINS
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RUNOFF COEFFICIENT
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A PARTIAL OBSTRUCTION AGAINST FLOW IN A DUCT OR PIPE
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BAFFLE
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A STATEMENT OFTEN REQUIRED BY A GOVERNMENTAL BODY WHICH ASSESSES THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
|
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
|
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THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS THAT MAY OCCUPY A BUILDING OR PORTION THEREOF AT ANY ONE TIME
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OCCUPANT LOAD
|
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A LENGTH OF PIPE, RUNNING UNDER A ROAD OR OTHER BARRIER, USED TO DRAIN OR CARRY WATER
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CULVERT
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A WATERPROOF BOXLINE STRUCTURE IN WHICH CONSTRUCTION WORK CAN BE PERFORMED UNDERWATER ALSO A PILE CONSTRUCTED BY POURING CONCRETE INTO A DRILLED SHAFT
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CAISSON
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THE RIGHTS TO USE OR CONTROL OF THE AIR SPACE ABOVE A PROPERTY
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AIR RIGHTS
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THE POINT AT WHICH TWO STREETS COME TOGETHER OR CROSS
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INTERSECTION
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THE ELEVATION OF THE GROUND SURFACE AFTER COMPLETION OF ALL WORK
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FINSIH GRADE
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TREES WHICH SHED LEAVES ANNUALLY, AS OPPOSED TO EVERGREENS
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DECIDUOUS
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TREES HAVING GREEN LEAVES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AS OPPOSED TO DECIDUIOUS
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EVERGREEN
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A VERY LARGE AREA OF LAND IN WHICH ALL THROUGH TRAFFIC IS ELIMINATED, BUT WHICH MAY BE PENETRATED BY CUL-DE-SACS OR MINOR LOOP ROADS
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SUPERBLOCK
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A DOME, HENCE OFTEN A CATHERDRAL
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DUOMO
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FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (FANNIE MAE) AN AGENCY WHOSE FUNCTION IS TO STABILIZE THE HOUSING MARKET BY PURCHASING MORTGAGES OR PROVIDING MORTAGE MONEY DIRECTLY
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FNMA
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DESCRIBING CONE-BEARING EVERGREEN TREES AND SHRUBS SUCH AS PINE SPRUCE, FIR AND CEDAR
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CONIFEROUS
|
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THE FORM OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPED IN THE 1920S AND 1930S, CHARACTERIZED BY CUISTIC FORMS WHITE SURFACES AND LARGE AREAS OF GLASS AND STEEL WINDOWS
|
INTERNATIONAL STYLE
|
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LAND ON WHICH BUILDINGS HAVE NO YET BEEN CONSTRUCTED, BUT WHICH CONTAINS UTILITIES AND STREET
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IMPROVED LAND
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HOLLOW AND CURVED INWARD SUCH AS THE INSIDE SURFACE OF A HOLLOW SPHERE
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CONCAVE
|
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AN AREA ESTABLISHED BY A GOVERNING BODY FOR A SPECIFIC USE SUCH AS RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, OR INDUSTRIAL
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ZONE
|
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AN AMOUNT ESTABLISHED IN AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN AN OWNER AND A CONTRACTOR AS THE MAXIMUM COST OF PERMORMING SPECIFIED WORK
|
GAURENTEED MAXIMUM COST
|
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THE SURFACE FLOW OF WATER FROM AN AREA
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RUNOFF
|
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CLAY PIPE USUALLY WITH OPEN JOINTS USE TO CONVEY WATER AWAY FROM A FOOTING OR TO DISPERSE LIQUID IN A SEPTIC TANK FIELD
|
DRAIN TILE
|
|
THE RIGHT OF AN OWNER TO HAVEI NGREE AND EGRESS TO AN FROM A PROPERTY
|
ACCESS RIGHT
|
|
A FORM OF LEASEHOLD IN WHICH THE OWNER OF A PIECE OF PROPERTY RECOVERES THE CAPITAL INVESTED IN THE PROPERTY, BUT RETAINS THE USE OF THE PROPERTY
|
SALE AND LEASEBACK
|
|
A LEGAL INSTRUMENT THAT PLEDGES PROPERTY AS SECURITY FOR DEBT
|
MORTAGAGE
|
|
A COMMON HOUSING PATTERN IN WHICH HOUSES AND APARTMENTS LINE BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET
|
STREET FRONT PATTERN
|
|
THE LENGTH OF A LOT LINE ALONG A STREET OR OTHER PUBLIC WAY
|
FRONTAGE
|
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A HIGH-S[EED MULTIPLE LANE HIGHWAY DESIGNATED TO MOVE TRAFFIC SMOOTHLY AND WITHOUT INTERUPTION ALSO CALLED A FREEWAY
|
EXPRESSWAY
|
|
THE AMOUNT BY WHICH THE AVERAGE OUTDOOE TEMPERATURE AT A PARTICULAR LOCATION IS BELOW 65 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT FOR ONE DAY. DEGREE DAYS MAY ALSO BE SUMMED AND STATED FOR A MONTH OR YEAR
|
DEGREE DAY (DD)
|
|
THE 18TH CENTURY SOCIAL AND ECONOMICA MOVEMENT BEGUN IN ENGLAND THAT MECHANIZED THE PRODUCTIVE PROCESS BY SUBSTITUTING MACHINE POWER FOR LAND POWER
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INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
|
|
AN ASSEMBLY OF SLOPING, OVERLAPPING SLATS, FIXED OR ADJUSTABLE, WHICH EXCLUDES RAIN BUT ADMITS AIR AND OR LIGHT
|
LOUVER
|
|
THE SOIL LAYER BENEATH THE TOPSOIL
|
SUBSOIL
|
|
A MUD-BRICK STEPPED PYRAMID IN MESOPTAMIAN SACRED ARCHITECTURE
|
ZIGGURAT
|
|
CURVED OUTWARD SUCH AS THE OUTSIDE SURFACE OF A SPHERE
|
CONVEX
|
|
A STREET ALLEY OR OTHER THROUGHFARE OR EASEMENT PERMANENTLY ESTABLISHED FOR PASSAGE OF PERSONS OF VEHICLES
|
WAY
|
|
THE LAND SURROUNDING A FLOWING STREAM OVER WHICH WATER SPREADS WHEN A FLOOD OCCURS
|
FLOOD PLAIN
|
|
A TYPE OF RESIDENTIAL SITING IN WHICH A SERIES OF HOUSING UNITS ARE GROUPED CLOSELY TOGETHER AND SURROUNDED BY OPEN SPACE
|
CLUSTER
|
|
THE INTERSECTION OF TWO ROADS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS SO THAT VEHICLES MAY MOVE FROM ONE ROAD TO THE OTHER WIHTOU CROSSING THAT STREAM OF TRAFFIC. ALSO CALLED GRADE SEPERATION
|
INTERCHANGE
|
|
THE TOPMOST SECTION OF AN ENTABLATURE
|
CORNICE
|
|
THE ARCHITECTURAL DEVELOPMENT AROUND 1900 CENTERED IN CHICAGO THAT WAS CHARACTERIZED BY TALL STEE-FRAMED BUILDINGS
|
CHICAGO SCHOOL
|
|
A TYPE OF ZONING THAT PERMITS A DEVELOPER TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE BELOW THAT REQUIREMENTS OF THE ZONING ORDINACNE, IN THE LAND GAINED THEREBY IS PRESERVED AS PERMANENT, COMMUNITY OPEN SPACE
|
CLUSTER ZONING
|
|
A SURFACE DECORATION USING INTRICATE FLOWING LINES AND GEOMETIC PATATERNS
|
ARABESQUE
|
|
A CLAUSE IN A DEED WHICH PLACES LIMITATION OR CONDITIONS ON THE USE OF PROPERTY
|
DEED RESTRICTION
|
|
A COMPOUNG USED TO SEAL THE JOINT BETWEEN TWO MATERIALS OR SURFACES
|
CAULKING
|
|
A THREE-DIMENTIONAL VOLUME THAT HAS DENISTY AND BULK
|
MASS
|
|
THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF VEHICLES PER LANE THAT CAN PASS A GIVEN POINT IN ONE HOUR UNDER IDEAL CONDITIONS
|
CAPACITY
|
|
TO SET AT A SLANT FROM THE HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL
|
CANT
|
|
A PRELIMINARY SKETCH OR PLAN
|
EQUISSE
|
|
THE METHODICAL EVALUATION OF AN ACTIVITY TO DETERMINE ITS BASIC PURPOSE AND HOW THESE PURPOSES MAY BE REALIZED MOST EFFICIENTLY
|
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
|
|
ONE OF A CONTINUOUS ROW OF HOUSES HAVING A UNIFORM PLAN AND APPEARANCE AND OFTEN SHARING PARTY WALLS
|
ROW HOUSE
|
|
INCLINATION OR SLANT, ESPECIALLY OF THE GROUND SURFACE
|
SLOPE
|
|
THE OATH DESCRIBED BY A MOVING POINT HAVING POSITION, DIRECTION, AND LENGTH, BUT NO THICKNESS
|
LINE
|
|
A SUPERSTRUCTURE ON A ROOF, DOME, OR TOWER, GLAZED ALONG ITS SIDES, WHICH ADMIT LIGHT TO THE AREA BELOW
|
LANTERN
|
|
A CIRCUMPHERENTIAL OR LOOP ROADWAY AROUND AN URBAN AREA OF DEVELOPMENT
|
RING ROAD
|
|
ENCROACHMENT ON PERSONAL SPACE, SUCH AS SITTING VERY CLOSE TO A PERSON ON AN OTHERWISE EMPTY PARK BENCH
|
SPATIAL INVASION
|
|
IN ROMAN ARCHITECTURE, AND OBLONG BUILDING USED FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, FROM WHICH EARLY CHRISTIAN CHURCHES EVOLVED
|
BASILICA
|
|
THE STUDY OF THE PROPERTIES OF GEOMETRIC FORMS THAT REMAIN CONSTANT WHEN THE FORMS CHANGE. A TOPOLOGICAL RELATION EXISTS, FOR EXMAPLE, IN CONSIDERING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE
|
TOPOLOGY
|
|
A TERM USED BY LYNCH TO DESCRIBE THE EASE WITH WHICH PARTS OF A CITY CAN BE RECOGNIZED AND ORGANIZED INTO A COHERENT PATTERN. ALSO KNOWN AS IMAGEABILITY
|
LEGIBILITY
|
|
THE STUDY OF THE QUALITY, ASPECTS, AND PERCEPTION OF BEAUTY
|
AESTHETICS
|
|
OVERLY LAVISH, DECORATED ARCHITECURE FROM THE BAROQUE PERIOD IN SPAIN
|
CHURRIGUERESQUE
|
|
ASCRIBING HUMAN FORM OR ATTRIBUTES TO A BEING OR THING NOT HUMAN
|
ANTHROPOMORPHIC
|
|
A BUILDING WITH CORRIDORS RADIATING FROM A CENTRAL POINT, WHICH CAN BE OBSERVED BY A PERSON LOCATED AT THAT POINT
|
PANOPTICON
|
|
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYING THE ARCH FORM
|
ARCUATED
|
|
THE SLIGHT CONVEXITY OF A COLUMN USED TO OVERCOME THE OPTICAL ILLUSION OF CONCAVITY THAT WOULD OCCUR IF THE COLUMN WERE STRAIGHT
|
ENTASIS
|
|
THE PLACEMENT OF TWO OR MORE ELEMENTS CLOSE TOGETHER FOR COMPARISON OR CONTRAST
|
JUXTAPOSITION
|
|
EXTREME CONTRAST BETWEEN LIGHT AND DARK IN THE VISUAL FIELD, WHICH CAN CAUSE DISCOMFORT
|
GLARE
|
|
A STONE OF GREAT SIZE, ESPECIALLY IN ANCIENT CONSTRUCTION
|
MEGALITH
|
|
A ROAD THAT DOUBLES BACK ON ITSELF WITH A HAIRPIN CURVE
|
SWITCHBACK ROAD
|
|
A METHOD OF RESEARCH CONSISTING OF THE IDENTIFICATION OF A PROBLEM, THE COLLECTION OF RELEVENT DATA, THE FORMULATION OF A HYPOTHESIS, AND THE TESTING OF THAT HYPOTHESIS
|
SCIENTIFIC METHOD
|
|
A SUN DRIED CLAY BRICK USED IN THE SOUTHWEST
|
ADOBE
|
|
THE ENTRANCE VESTIBULE OF A CHURCH
|
NARTHEX
|
|
AN AREA OF LAND DESIGNED FOR INDUSTRIAL USES AND DEVELOPED AS A UNIT
|
INDUSTRIAL PARK
|
|
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (GINNIE MAE), AN AGENCY WHICH FUNCTIONS IN A SECONDARY MORTGAGE MARKET
|
GNMA
|
|
THE STUDY OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN HUMANS AND MACHINES
|
ERGONOMICS
|
|
TO DEVELOP MINUTE SURFACE CRACKS IN STUCCO, CONCRETE, OR GLAZING
|
CRAZE
|
|
A BUILDING USED FOR BAPTISMAL SERVICES
|
BAPTISTERY
|
|
A SMALL ROOM IN A LIBRARY
|
CARREL
|
|
PERTAINING TO SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATION OF IDEAS OR SUBJECTS BY MEANS OF IMAGES
|
ICONOGRAPHIC
|
|
ANY PUBLIC WAY OR THROUGHFARE 10 TO 16 FEET IN WIDTH WHICH HAS BEEN DEDICATED OR DEEDED TO THE PUBLIC FOR PUBLIC USE
|
ALLEY
|
|
A LEGAL DOCUMENT WHICH IS USED TO TRANSFER PROPERTY TITLE FROM ONE PARTY TO ANOTHER
|
DEED
|
|
DESICRIBING THE EXTERNAL PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES ARE PLACED
|
SITE PLANNING
|
|
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT THE FEDERAL AGENCY CONCERNED WITH ALL PHASES OF HOUSING ACTIVITIES
|
HUD
|
|
REFERRING TO CONSTRUCTION IN WHICH FIRE RESISTANCE IS OBTAINED BY USING STRUCTUREAL MEMBERS OF SPECIFIED MINIMUM SIZES
|
HEAVY TIMBER
|
|
A PROCESS LEADING TO THE STATEMENT OF AN ARCHITECTURAL PROBLEM AND THE REQUIREMENTS TO BE MET IN OFFERING A SOLUTION
|
ARCHITECTURAL PROGRAMMING
|
|
A WINDOW OR DOOR BLIND MADE OF FIXED OR MOVEABLE HORIZONTAL SLATS
|
JALOUISE
|
|
AN ARCHITECTURAL STYLE OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE IN THE 5TH CENTURY WHICH EMPLOYED MASONRY ARCHES AN DOMES ON PENDENTIVES
|
BYZANTINE
|
|
A PATTERN OF LAND USE WHICH DEVELOPS ALONG A LINE SUCH AS A HIGHWAY OR RIVER
|
LINEAR PATTERN
|
|
AN IMAGINARY PRINCIPAL LINE ALONG WHICH FORMS ARE ARRANGED OR ORGANIZED. OFTEN AN AXIAL LINE BISECTS A FORM RESULTING IN SYMMETRY
|
AXIS
|
|
THE SCIENCE OF SOUND AND SOUND CONTROL
|
ACOUSTICS
|
|
A CIRCULATION PATTERN COMPRISED OF CURVES, WHICH CLOSELY FOLLOWS THE CONTOURS OF THE LAND
|
CURVILINEAR PATTERN
|
|
A HOLE DRILLED INTO THE GROUND AT THE SITE OF PROPOSED STRUCTURE IN ORDER TO OBTAIN SAMPLES OF THE SUBSURFACE SOIL FOR EXAMINATION AND TESTING IN A LABORATORY. BASED ON THESE TESTS, THE SOIL ENGINEER RECOMMENDS THE TYPE OF FOUNDATION AND THE ALLOWABLE SOILE BEARING PRESSURE
|
TEST BORING
|
|
A CONCEPT DEVELOPED BY EBENEZER HOWARD IN WHICH ALL LAND WOULD BE OWNED BY THE COMMUNITY, THE CITY WOULD BE ECONOMICALLY BALANCED AND SELF-CONTAINED, AND A PERMANAENT BELT OF FARMLAND WOULD SURROUND THE CITY.
|
GARDEN CITY
|
|
A BALANCED ARRANGEMENT OF ELEMENTS ON EITHER SIDE OF A DIVIDING LINE OR PLANE
|
SYMMETRY
|
|
A ROAD OR PATH RESERVED FOR BICYCLE TRAFFIC
|
BIKEWAY
|
|
THE MOST PROFITABLE USE OF A PARCEL OF LAND
|
HIGHEST AND BEST USE
|
|
A LONG-RANGE, OVERALL PLAN OR CONCEPT FOR AN AREA'S DEVELOPMENT
|
MASTER PLAN
|
|
A BANK OF EARTH, OFTEN PILED UP AGAINST A WALL
|
BERM
|
|
A RACE COURSE BORDERED BY TIERED SEATING
|
HIPPODROME
|
|
A COMMEMORATIVE SHAFT, SQUARE IN SECTION WITH A SMALL PYRAMID ON TOP
|
OBELISK
|
|
THE EXTENSION OF A BUILDING INTO THE PROPERTY OF ANOTHER
|
ENCROACHMENT
|
|
AN IMAGINARY LINE ON THE GROUND SURFACE CONNECTION ALL POINTS OF EQUAL ELEVATION
|
CONTOUR
|
|
TWO SHEETS OF GLASS WITH AN AIR SPACE BETWEEN, TO INSULATE AGAINST THE PASSAGE OF HEAT OR SOUND . ALSO CALLED DOUBLE GLAZING
|
INSULATING GLASS
|
|
A DIVISIONS OF URBAN LAND, NORAMLLY PRIVATE PROPERTY, WHICH IS SURROUNDED BY PUBLIC STREETS, AND WHICH IS OFFICIALLY ESTABLISHED AND RECORDED
|
BLOCK
|
|
REFLECTIVITY MEASURED AS THE RELATIVE PERMEABILITY OF A SURFACE TO RADIENT ENERGY FLOWING IN EITHER DIRECTION
|
ALBEDO
|
|
THE AMOUNT OF SPACE MEASURED IN CUBIC FEET OR OTHER SIMILAR UNITS OCCUPIED BY A BUILDING OR PART OF A BUILDING
|
VOLUME
|
|
A CIRCLUATION PATTERN IN WHICH CHALLES SPREAD OUT FROM A CENTRAL POINT
|
RADIAL PATTERN
|
|
HAVING NO ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIERS, THEREBY PERMITTING FREE ACCESS AND CIRCULATION BY THE HANDICAPPED
|
BARRIER-FREE
|
|
A LANDSCAPED STRIP OF GROUND BETWEEN A PEDESTRIAN WALK AND A STREET
|
PLANTING STRIP
|
|
THE NET GROUND AREA OF A LOT WHICH CAN BE COVERED BY A BUILDING AFTER REQUIRED SETBACKS AND OTHER ZONING LIMITATIONS HAVE BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR
|
BUILDABLE AREA
|
|
THE SMALLEST IDENTIFIABLE PARCEL OF LAND IN A CITY
|
LOT
|
|
THE REVAILING OR AVERAGE WEATHER CONDITIONS OF A PLACE AS DETERMINED OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS
|
CLIMATE
|
|
THE DIFFERNCE OF ELEVATION BETWEEN ADJACENT CONTOUR LINES
|
CONTOUR INTERVAL
|
|
THE TRIANGULAR FACE OF A ROOF GABLE
|
PEDIMENT
|
|
A STATEMENT SUPPORTING OR HELPING TO SUPPORT A CONCLUSION
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PREMISE
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DERIVED FROM OBSERVATION, EXPEREINCE OR EXPERIMENT AND NOT BASED ON THEORY
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EMPIRICAL
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CONSTRUCTION TO RESIST THE SPREAD OF FIRE, AS SPECIFIED IN THE APPLICABLE BUILDING CODE
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FIRE-RESISTIVE CONSTRUCTION
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A CODE REGULATING THE DEISNG AND CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS, ADOPTED AND ENFORCED BY A G OVENMENT AGENCY
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BUILDING CODE
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A GROUP OF CITIES WHICH ADJOIN TO FORM AN URBAN REGION
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MEGALOPOLIS
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A STRIP OF LAND IN WHICH A RAILROAD OR HIGHWAY RUNS. ALSO, THE RIGHT TO PASS OVER ANOTHER PROPERTY
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RIGHT-OF-WAY
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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
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PUBLIC WAY
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THE SEPERATION OF TRAFFIC LANES BY THE USE OF ISLANDS OR DIVIDERS
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CHANNELIZATION
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THE PRINCIPAL INNER CHAMBER OF A GREEK TEMPLE
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NAOS
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THE STATISTICAL STUDY OF HUMAN POPULATIONS, SUCH AS BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, AND SO ON
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DEMOGRAPHY
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THE HIERARCHICAL ORDER IN A SOCIETY BY WHICH SOME INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS CONTROL OTHERS
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DOMINANCE
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THE LOGICAL 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
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ORIENTATION
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A PROCESS OF PUBLIC INTERVENTION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXISTING URBAN AREA, IN WHICH A PUBLIC AGENCY ACQUIRES OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY AND ADMINISTERS ITS RESALE FOR DEVELOPMENT TO MAINLY [ROVATE OWNERS
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URBAN RENEWAL
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A BUILDING STONE WHICH HAS BEEN SHAPED AND SMOOTHED INTO A RECTANGLE FOR USE IN MASONRY CONSTRUCTION
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ASHLAR
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THE CONFIGURATION OF THE SURFACE FEATURES OF AN AREA OF GROUND
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TOPOGRAPHY
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THE GENERAL SCHEME FOR THE DESIGN OF A BUILDING
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PARTI
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A SURFACE DECORATION FORMED BY INCISED CARVING
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INTAGLIO
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A DETERMINING FACTOR OR CHARACTERISTIC
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PARAMETER
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THE TYPE, ARRAGEMENT, AND QUALITY OF DWELLING UNITS IN A GIVEN AREA
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HOUSING
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A WALL RESISTANT TO THE SPREAD OF FIRE
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FIRE WALL
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A SITUATION, GENERALLY THE REVERSE OF NORMAL IN WHICH COLD AIR IS CLOSE TO THE GROUND AND A LAYER OF WAMR AIR IS ABOVE IT
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INVERSION
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PAVING USING CRUSHED STONE
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MACADAM
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RELATING TO AN ENTITIY RATHER THAN TO ITS PARTS;OVERALL
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HOLISTIC
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THE STUDY OF HUMAN PERCEPTION OF SPACE AND ENVIRONMENT , INCLUDING HOW THE USE OF SPACE RELATES TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL FACTORS
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PROXEMICS
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SEPERATING INTO COMPONENT PARTS REDUCING TO A SIMPLER FORM
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RESOLUTION
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THE VOLUME WITHIN WHICH A BUILDING MAY LEGALLY BE PLACED
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ZONING ENVELOPE
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THE COMBINING OF SEPARATE ELEMTNS INTO AN ENTITY AS OPPOSED TO ANALYSIS
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SYNTHESIS
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CAPABLE OF SERVING THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT WAS DESIGNED
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FUNCTIONAL
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A CONTINUOUS AND UNOBSTRUCTED MEANS OF EGRESS TO A PUBLIC WAY GENERALLY WITH A MINIMUM WIDTH OF 44 INCHES
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EXIT
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A SOCIAL GROUP WITH WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL HAS A TERRITORIAL IDENTIFICATION, SUCH AS FAMILY A SCHOLL OR AN ENTIRE TOWN
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TERRITORIAL GROUP
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A PLAN OF A CITY OR SUBDIVISION SHOWING THE BOUNDARIES OF INDIVIDUAL PROPERTIES
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PLAT
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A FREESTANDING CANOPY SUPPORTED BY COLUMNS SYMBOLICALLY SHELTERING AN ALTER, THRONE, OR TOMB
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BALDACCHINO
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THE SEPERATION OF ENTITY INTO ITS COMPONENTS, SO THE IT MAY BE EXAMINED
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ANALYSIS
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THE RATE OF SLOPE BETWEEN THE POINTS ON A SURFACE, DETERMINED BY DIVIDING THEIR VERTICAL DIFFERENC IN ELEVATION BY THEIR HORIZONTAL DISTANCE APART
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GRADIENT
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SPECIAL PERMISSION GRANTED TO AN OWNER PERMITTING A DEVIATION FROM ZONING REQUIREMENTS NORAMLLY APPLICABLE TO THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION
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VARIANCE
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EQUAL AND UNDIVIDED OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY BY TWO OR MORE PERSONS THAT UPON THE DEATH OF ONE, INTEREST PASSES TO THE SURVIVOR(S)
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JOINT TENANCY
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EAST-WEST LINES, RUNNING PERPENDICULAR TO MERIDIAN LINES, FROM WHICH TOWNSHIPS ARE ESTABLISHED ON GOVERNMENT SURVEYS
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BASELINES
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RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ACTIVITIES CHARACTERIZED BY FREQUENT INTERACTION
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LINKAGES
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APPROPRIATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC USE, TOGETHER WITH ACCEPTANCE FOR SUCH USE BY A PUBLIC AGENCY
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DEDICATION
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THE STATE OF BEING A HARMONIOUS COMBINATION OF ELEMENTS
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UNITY
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SERVING TO REVEAL OR DISCLOSE; STIMULATING INTEREST IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE FURTHER INVESTIGATION
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HEURISTIC
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A DEMICIRCULAR OPEN AREA, WITH OR WITHOUT A ROOF PROVIDING A CONTINUOUS SEAT
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EXEDRA
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LYNCH'S TERM FOR THE CENTRAL POINTS OF REFERENCE IN A CITY
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NODES
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CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYING THE POST-AND-BEAM FORM, AS OPPOSED TO THE ARCH FORM
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TRABEATED
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AN APARTMENT BUILDING OWNED BY A CORPORATION IN WHICH SHARES ARE SOLD, ENTITLING THE SHAREHOLDERS TO OCCUPY DWELLING UNITS IN THE BUILDING
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COOPERATIVE
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A LEGAL CLAIM ON PROPERTY AS SECURITY FOR MONEY OWED
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LIEN
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A TYPE OR ARCHITECTURE AND DECORATION WHICH EVOLVED FROM THE BAROQUE STYLE, USING A VARIETY OF MATERIALS TO ACHIEVE A LAVISH VERY ORNAMENTAL EFFECT
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ROCOCO
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THE UNCONTROLLED HUMAN CONTACT THAT RESULTS FROM AN ABSENCE OF PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, OR PSYCHOLOGICAL BARRIERS, CHARACTERIZED BY A LACK OF PRIVACY
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CROWDING
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A THEORY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT THAT PERCEIVES THE MODERN AMERICAN CITY AS A SERIES OF CONCENTRIC RINGS AROUND THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.
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CONCENTRIC ZONE THEORY
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THE QUALITY IN A DESIGN OF BEING APPROPRIATE HARMONIOUS OR EXHIBITING AN AGREEABLE ARRANGEMENT OR PARTS
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CONGRUITY
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A CURVED STRUCTURE COMPOSED OF WEDGE-SHAPED ELEMENTS, USED TO SPAN AN OPENING
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ARCH
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THE HEAT TRANSFER PROCESS WHICH OCCURS WHEN A WARM FLUID RISES, DISPLACING COLD FLUID WHICH THEN FALLS
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CONVECTION
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A LIMITATION ON THE USE OF PROPERTY DEFINED BY COVENANT IN A DEED BY PRIVATE AGREEMENT OR BY PUBLIC LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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RESTRICTION
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A HAWAIIAN TERRACE OR VERANDA
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LANAI
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THE MAIN LONGITUDINAL PORTION OF A CHURCH
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NAVE
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AN OPEN COURT ENCLOSED BY THE WALLS OF A BUILDING
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PATIO
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A PLATFORM RAISED ABOVE FLOOR LEVEL
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DAIS
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A PATTERN OF LAND USE IN WHICH SEVERAL CITIES OF APPROXIMATELY THE SAME SIZE AND POPULATION ARE LOCATED FAIRLY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER , BUT HAVE NO DOMINATING CENTER
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CONSTELLATION PATTERN
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STANDARDS OR RULES BY WHICH SOMETHING IS TESTED
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CRITERIA
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THE INHERENT SYSTEM IN PEOPLE THAT CAUSES REGULAR CYCLES OF FUNCTION OR BEHAVIOR, SUCH AS PERIODS OF WORKING, SLEEPING, AND EATING
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BIOLOGICAL CLOCK
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ONE OR MORE SPACES DESIGNATED FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS REQUIRING SPECIAL DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS
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HANDICAPPED PARKING
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CONSTRUCTED OFF-SITE STANDARDIZED SECTIONS FOR SHIPMENT AND QUICK ASSEMBLY, SUCH AS A PREFABRICATED HOUSE
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PERFABRICATED
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THE LOWEST MEMBER OF AN ENTABLATURE, WHICH EXTENDS FROM COLUMN TO COLUMN
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ARCHITRAVE
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A TYPUCAL PATTERN OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT FORMED BY A GRID STREET SYSTEM WITH TWO OR MORE CORRIDORS OF INTENSE DEVELOPMENT INTERSECTING AT A CENTRAL CORE
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RECTILINEAR PATTERN
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A CONSISTENT, ORDERLY, OR PLEASING ARRANGEMENT OF THE ELEMENTS OF A BUILDING OR OTHER WORK
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HARMONY
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A SET OF RULES FOR SOLVING A PROBLEM IN A FINITE NUMBER OF STEPS
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ALGORITHM
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THE HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL OF A HIGHWAY
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ALIGNMENT
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THE PROCESS OF FORMULATING, ORGANIZING, OR EXPRESSING AN ELEMTNS CLEARLY WITH RELATION TO OTHER PARTS
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ARTICULATION
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THE ELIMINATION OF SEGREGATION OR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC FACILITIES BY MAKING SUCH FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO PERSONS OF ALL RACES
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INTEGRATION
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AN ORIGINAL MODEL AFTER WHICH SOMETHING IS PATTERENED; A PROTOTYPE
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ARCHETYPE
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A SYSTEM OF CIRCULATION CHANNELS WHICH COVERS A LARGE AREA
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NETWORK
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A NUMERICAL CLASSIFICATION INDICATING THE RATE AT WHICH FLAME WILL SPREAD OVER THE SURFACE OF A GIVEN MATERIAL. CLASS 1 MATERIALS HAVE THE LEAST FALME-SPREAD AND CLASS 3 HAVE THE MOST
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FLAME-SPREAD RATING
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THE RELATIONSHIPS OF THE SIZES OF BUILDING ELEMENTS
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PROPORTION
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THE EASTERN OR ALTER END OF A CHURCH, USUALLY SEMI-CIRCULAR IN PLAN
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APSE
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A LOGICAL PROCESS IN WHICH A CONCLUSION FOLLOWS NECESSARILY FROM THE PREMISES, AS OPPOSED TO INDUCTIVE REASONING
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DEDUCTIVE REASONING
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THE SUMMARIZE; TO GET TO THE ESSENCE OF SOMETHING
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ABSTRACT
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AN ARENA ENCIRCLED BY TIERS OF SEATS
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AMPHITHEATER
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THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL EXPANSE, GENERALLY ENCLOSED BY BUILDING ELEMENTS, WHICH ACCOMODATES HUMAN ACTIVITY
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SPACE
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HAVING FIRE-RESISTIVE PROTECTION AS SPECIFIED IN THE APPLICABLE BUILDING CODE
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PROTECTED
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A SPACE OPEN AND UNOBSTRUCTED TO THE SKY, LOCATED AT OR ABOVE GRADE, AND BOUNDED ON THREE OR MORE SIDES BY THE WALLS OF A BUILDING
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COURT
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A LAW BY WHICH A GOVERNEMNT REGULATES AND CONTROLS THE CHARACTER AND USE OF PROPERTY
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ZONING ORDINANCE
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THE ACQUISITION OF TERRITORY BY A MUNICIPALITY
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ANNEXATION
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REFERRING TO A DESIGN THAT DERIVES FROM A WIDE RANGE OF DIVERSE SOURCES OR INFLUENCES
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ECLECTIC
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AESTHETIC EQUILIBRIUM PRODUCED BY THE PROPORTIONING OF THE ELEMENTS OF A BUILDING
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BALANCE
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A SPECIFIC OR CHARACTERISTIC MANNER OF EXPRESSION OR DESIGN, IN ANY ART, PERIOD, OR WORK
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STYLE
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AN ARRANGEMENT THAT IS NEAT, EFFICIENT, HARMONIOUS, AND COMPREHENSIBLE
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ORDER
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THE RESTORATION OR SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT OF A BUILDING
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REHABILITATION
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THE MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE OF WESTERN EUROPE FROM THE 12TH TO THE 16TH CENTURY; CHARACTERIZED BY POINTED ARCHES, RIBBED VAULTS, AND DARING STRUCTURAL FORMS
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GOTHIC
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THE LEVEL BELOW WHICH THE SUBSOIL IS COMPLETELY SATURATED WITH WATER. ALSO CALLED THE WATER TABLE
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GROUNDWATER LEVEL
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AND EARLY 1950S STYLE BASED ON LE CORBUSIER'S CRUDLEY FABRICATED CONCRETE WORK IN WHICH STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL ELEMENTS WERE OFTEN FEATURED
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BRUTALISM
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