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Flashcards by Brittany Kelly, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Brittany Kelly
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| Question | Answer |
| Limitations of Behavior Observation | -Doesn't address why people act the way they are -Only valid for one period of time -Accurate only when implemented by a skilled practitioner. |
| 4 Methods of Gathering Information for Programming | -Client Interviews -Questionnaires -Observation -Field Surveys |
| What range of percentages do space-planning efficiency ratios typically fall within? | 60-80% |
| What is the Net Area of a Building? | Actual area needed to accommodate specific functions, without including primary circulation space or support space. |
| In Leased Spaces what is the Rentable Area? | Area available for assignment to a tenant. -Perimeter walls of the space, private corridors, walls and columns within the tenant space. -Can include a portion of public spaces like corridors, restrooms and elevator lobbies. |
| In Leased Spaces what is Usable Area? | Area actually used for the space's purpose, including circulation, partitions and columns within the leased space |
| How do you find the efficiency factor of a leased space? | Ratio of Net Area to Usable Area in the leased space |
| Territoriality | Human behavior that lays claim to space in attempt to give it a sense of self-identity |
| Proxemics | Study of the degrees of spatial segregation people maintain while interacting. Distances relates to social, environmental and cultural factors. |
| 4 Distances of Proxemics (as described by Edward T. Hall) | (Closest to furthest) -Intimate -Personal -Social -Public |
| What was psychologist Abraham Maslow's theory? | Hierarchy of human needs ranging from basic (food & water) to more advanced needs (self-actualization, order, beauty). |
| Design Theory | Mental construct, based on philosophy or beliefs, used to direct a design. |
| Gestalt Psychology | Theory of psychology that people tend to organize visual elements into groups or unified wholes. |
| What Psychological Principle is Illustrated here: | Gestalt principle of Closure (or form constancy). |
| In Gestalt Psychology what is grouping? | The tendency to perceive separate elements in a visual field as a single whole. |
| In Gestalt Psychology what is perceptual constancy? | Tendency to perceive a familiar object or space as essentially the same in spite of changes in position, viewing angle, lighting, etc. |
| What are some visual cues through which people perceive depth and distance? | -Linear perspective -Atmospheric perspective -Texture -Interposition -Closeness of objects to the horizon line -relative size differences |
| Regionalism | Social or Cultural influence on design reflected by a geographical area. |
| 6 Elements of Design | -Form -Scale -Color -Texture -Pattern -Light |
| What is the perceived basic form of the intersection of a wall and ceiling? | A line |
| Scale | Relative size of an object in comparison to another element of known size |
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