Fictional Sites
This is the home of Luke Skywalker in the movie Star Wars
What is Tatooine?
This component attaches the sill plate to the concrete foundation wall.
What is an anchor bolt?
At this University located in New Haven, CT, you can receive a Master's of Architecture
What is Yale?
This profession focuses mainly on outfitting the inside of the building with furniture, finishes, and interior layouts
What is Interior Design?
This program uses "components" and "groups" in order to classify objects
What is Sketchup?
This is the land chronicled in the book "The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe"
What is Narnia?
These components are typically spaced 16" o.c. apart, and comprise the structure of a wall
What are wall studs?
This school located in Bristol, RI offers degrees in Architecture, Construction Management, and Historical Preservation
What is Roger Williams University?
This person represents OSHA and tours construction sites to evaluate site safety
Who is an OSHA inspector?
This program is the specific version of CAD used for Architectural Design
What is AutoCAD - Architectural Desktop
This book details the lives and loves of bougie residents of a fictionalized version of The Hamptons during the 1920's
What is The Great Gatsby?
This is considered the "general terminology" for lumber sizes, unlike the actual dimension which is measured to the 1/4"
What is the nominal dimension?
This school located in New York City is known for its Fashion Design program, however they also offer an Interior Design degree!
What is FIT?
This is the person who measures the landscape to make sure your project falls within site boundaries and setbacks
What is a surveyor?
This is considered the most popular type of BIM, or Building Information Modeling, software
What is Revit?
Oceania, East Asia, and Eurasia are all mega states in this George Orwell novel?
What is 1984?
This is another name for the very top of a roof
What is the ridge?
This school, located in Providence Rhode Island, is considered to be one of the best art schools in the country, but also offers Architecture, Animation, and Interior Architecture
What is RISD?
This is the person who drafts out your steel framing and calculates how much weight your design can hold
What is a Structural Engineer?
In Revit, these are how different components are organized within a model
What are families?
Home of The Starks, this castle is featured heavily on Game of Thrones
What is Winterfell?
This, along with the soffit and the nailer, comprise the overhang of a building
What is the fascia?
This school's major rival is Yale, and also has a world renowned Architecture Department
What is Harvard?
This person designs roads, bridges, and dams.
What is a Civil Engineer?
In AutoCAD, this area is used to lay out your page and print, unlike model space which is used for drawing
What is Paper Space?