Architecture and Planning Miscellaneous-topic


Architecture and Planning Miscellaneous-topic

Architecture and Planning Miscellaneous

  1. Town planned for 'Motor Age' refers to









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    Radburn is an unincorporated community located within Fair Lawn in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Radburn was founded in 1929 as "a town for the motor age".

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    Radburn is an unincorporated community located within Fair Lawn in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Radburn was founded in 1929 as "a town for the motor age".


  1. Entablature consists of









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    An entablature is the super structure of moldings and bands which lies horizontally above columns, resting on their capitals. Entablatures are major elements of classical architecture, and are commonly divided into the architrave (the supporting member immediately above; equivalent to the lintel in post and lintel construction), the frieze (an unmolded strip that may or may not be ornamented), and the cornice (the projecting member below the pediment). The Greek and Roman temples are believed to be based on wooden structures, the design transition from wooden to stone structures being called petrification.

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    An entablature is the super structure of moldings and bands which lies horizontally above columns, resting on their capitals. Entablatures are major elements of classical architecture, and are commonly divided into the architrave (the supporting member immediately above; equivalent to the lintel in post and lintel construction), the frieze (an unmolded strip that may or may not be ornamented), and the cornice (the projecting member below the pediment). The Greek and Roman temples are believed to be based on wooden structures, the design transition from wooden to stone structures being called petrification.



  1. A slab simply supported on all its edges with a ratio of longer side to shorter side greater or equal to 2.0 is designed as









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    A slab simply supported on all its edges with a ratio of longer side to shorter side greater or equal to 2.0 is designed as one way slab.
    One way slab is a slab which is supported by beams on the two opposite sides to carry the load along one direction. In one way slab the ratio of longer span (l) to shorter span (b) is equal or greater than 2.

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    A slab simply supported on all its edges with a ratio of longer side to shorter side greater or equal to 2.0 is designed as one way slab.
    One way slab is a slab which is supported by beams on the two opposite sides to carry the load along one direction. In one way slab the ratio of longer span (l) to shorter span (b) is equal or greater than 2.


  1. Purity of colour is described by









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    Chromaticity : Think about a color's "purity" when describing its "chromaticity" or "CHROMA". This property of color tells us how pure a hue is. That means there is no white, black, or gray present in a color that has high chroma.

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    Chromaticity : Think about a color's "purity" when describing its "chromaticity" or "CHROMA". This property of color tells us how pure a hue is. That means there is no white, black, or gray present in a color that has high chroma.



  1. Rose Window is an iconic feature of









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    Rose windows are particularly characteristic of Gothic architecture and may be seen in all the major Gothic Cathedrals of Northern France. Their origins are much earlier and rose windows may be seen in various forms throughout the Medieval period. It is found in Notre Dame,Paris.

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    Rose windows are particularly characteristic of Gothic architecture and may be seen in all the major Gothic Cathedrals of Northern France. Their origins are much earlier and rose windows may be seen in various forms throughout the Medieval period. It is found in Notre Dame,Paris.