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This American architect designed Fallingwater and the Guggenheim Museum in New York.
Who is Fank Lloyd Wright
This document outlines the minimum requirements for building safety, including egress, fire protection, and occupancy.
What is the International Building Code?
This US law, enacted in 1990, prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities and requires accessible design in public accommodations.
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act?
This is the process of arranging furniture and interior elements to support function and circulation.
This Revit view type shows a horizontal slice through the building and is commonly used to place walls, doors, and furniture.
What is a floor plan?
This Architect designed the Sagrada Familia, an iconic basilica still under construction in Barcelona.
Who is Antoni Gaudi?
This calculation determines how many people a space is designed to safely accommodate during evacuation.
What is occupant load?
What is Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS)?
This type of flooring is commonly used in terminals for durability, acoustics, and ease of maintenance.
What is terrazzo?
This Revit tool is used to cut through a building vertically to show interior spaces and structure.
What is a section?
This Swiss-French Architect designed the Villa Savoye and promoted the "Five Points of Architecture".
Who is Le Corbusier?
This occupancy classification typically includes office buildings and professional services spaces.
What is Group B occupancy?
What is 36"?
This abbreviation refers to movable items like furniture, artwork, and equipment that are not permanently attached to the building.
What is FF&E?
Designers use this Revit feature to generate lists of building components such as doors, windows, flooring, and finishes.
What is a Schedule?
This Iraqi-British architect became the first woman to win the Pritzker Prize.
Who is Zaha Hadid?
These rated assemblies help maintain the integrity of fire-resistance-rated walls when doors are required.
What are fire-rated doors?
This is the maximum mounting height for operable parts such as light switches, thermostats, and card readers.
What is 48" AFF?
This type of airport space often includes dimmable lighting, soft textures, and sound absorbing materials to reduce overstimulation.
What is a sensory room?
This Revit category typically includes furniture, appliances, and decorative elements placed within rooms.
What are furniture families?
This American Architect and founder of Studio Gang designed Chicago's Aqua Tower, known for its rippling concrete balconies inspired by erosion patterns.
Who is Jeanne Gang?
This test measures a materials flame spread and smoke development, commonly required for interior finishes.
What is the ASTM E84 Test?
What is a 60" turning radius?
This long linear building connects gates and often includes retail, restrooms, and holdrooms.
What is a concourse?
This feature allows architects and interior designers to see conflicts between building systems like structure, plumbing, and ductwork.
What is Clash Detection?