Building Planning and TechnologyAt last, a course that will show you step-by-step how to pass the computerized graphic tests! Drawing on 35 years of exam preparation experience, Lester Wertheimer, FAIA, has created this valuable home study course specifically to help candidates prepare for two of the graphic exam divisions: Building Planningand Building Technology. This course will show you: * How to prepare for the tests * How to take the tests * The best test-taking strategies * Graphic solutions that work The three graphic vignette types from the Building Planning Test and the six vignette types from the Building Technology Test are described in detail, and simulated vignettes are presented as examples. Each vignette is accompanied by a suggested graphic solution and a complete explanation and analysis of the design principles involved. Detailed illustrations are included, as well as a bibliography and index. This course will remove the mystery and guide you to a successful performance on the graphic tests. |
Contents
The Exam Format | 4 |
LESSON THREE | 15 |
BUILDING TECHNOLOGY DIVISION | 55 |
Solving the Problem | 71 |
LESSON EIGHT | 81 |
LESSON ELEVEN Clerestory and Flashing | 121 |
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12 inches Access Area align Architect Registration Examination Area of Refuge arrangement beams bearing walls Building Planning Building Section vignette Building Technology candidate's candidates ceiling grid ceiling height circulation clerestory window code requirements columns complete computer keyboard computer program Conference Room corridor depth dimensions direction draw tool elements example Exhibit Room exterior walls Flexible ducts floor elevation floor level fluorescent footcandles FROST LINE graphic handrail headroom high roof HVAC indicate joists landing layers tool light fixtures lintels Lobby located low roof lower floor plan lower roof Mechanical & Electrical Meeting Room minimum Mock Exam NCARB Office outswinging problem program requirements ramp and stair return-air grilles ridge rigid ducts roof area roof slope roof surface Scheme screen secretarial desk section cut line shown side skylight soffit solve space bar square feet Stair Design vignette stair section stairway stairwell supply diffusers suspended ceiling tiles tion tread upper floor width