CEA Exam Review Questions
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Aesthetics - -The quality of an object that deals with art, beauty, and taste.
- Arch - -A curved structure for spanning an opening, designed to support a
vertical load primarily by axial compression.
- Architect - -An individual trained in the art and science of designing and
constructing buildings.
- Balance - -The pleasing or harmonious arrangement or proportion of parts
or elements in a design or composition.
- Bearing Walls - -Solid walls that provide support for each other and for the
roof of a structure.
- Civil Engineer - -An engineer trained in the design and construction of
public works, such as bridges or dams, and other large facilities.
- Color - -The aspect of the appearance of objects and light sources that
may be described in terms of hue, lightness, and saturation for objects and
hue, brightness, and saturation for light sources.
- Contrast - -A visual principle associated with change made in size, shape,
color, or tone of graphic elements.
- Design Principles - -The rules that describe how designers might put
together various design elements to create an aesthetic finished product.
- Dome - -An arrangement of several arches whose bases form a circle and
whose tops meet in the center.
- Element of Design - -A basic visual component or building block of
designed objects.
- Emphasis - -Stress or prominence given to an element of a composition by
means of contrast, anomaly, or counterpoint.
- Façade - -The exterior face of a building.
- Form - -The shape and structure of something as distinguished from its
substance or material.
,- Keystone - -A wedge-shaped stone placed in the crown of an arch.
- Line - -The edge or contour of a shape.
- Lintel - -A beam supporting the weight above a door or window opening.
- Movement - -The effect or illusion of motion conveyed by the relationship
of structural elements in a design or composition.
- Pattern - -An artistic or decorative design, especially one having a
characteristic arrangement and considered as a unit.
- Post-and-Lintel Construction - -Wall construction utilizing a framework of
vertical posts and horizontal beams to carry floor and roof loads.
- Repetition - -A principle where some graphic elements are repeated
throughout the entire design.
- Rhythm - -Movement characterized by a patterned repetition or alteration
of formal elements or motifs in the same or a modified form.
- Shape - -The two-dimensional contour that characterizes an object or area.
- Space - -The dimensions of height, depth, and width within which all
things exist and move.
- Texture - -The feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface, substance, or
fabric.
- Unity - -The state or quality of being combined into one, as the ordering of
elements in an artistic work that constitutes a harmonious whole or
promotes a singleness of effect.
- Value - -The relative lightness or darkness of a color.
- Vernacular Architecture - -Culturally and climatically relevant architecture
using locally available materials and traditional building techniques.
- Voussoir - -Any of the wedge-shaped units in a masonry arch or vault,
having side cuts converging at one of the arch centers.
- ABET - -The recognized accreditor for college and university programs in
applied science, computing, engineering, and technology.
, - AIA - -The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is the professional society
representing the field of architecture and others working in the architecture
field.
- ASCE - -The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is the professional
engineering society representing the field of civil engineering and others
working in the civil engineering field.
- Building Code - -Legal requirements designed to protect the public by
providing guidelines for structural, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical
areas of a structure.
- Charrette - -An intensive workshop in which various stakeholders and
experts are brought together to address a particular design issue.
- Construction Documents - -Drawings, plans, specifications, etc. associated
with a construction project.
- Municipality - -A city, town, etc. having its own incorporated government
for local affairs.
- NAAB - -The National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) is the sole
agency authorized to accredit professional degree programs in architecture
in the United States.
- NCARB - -The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards is
made up of members from the architectural registration boards of the 50
states. Its primary function is to maintain records for state boards, architects,
and interns.
- Stakeholder - -One who is involved in or affected by a course of action.
- Zoning Ordinance - -Law that specifies how and for what purpose each
parcel of private real estate may be used. Also called zoning code.
- Felt - -A tar-impregnated paper used for water protection under roofing
and siding materials.
- Floor Joists - -Horizontal structural members used to carry the floor and
ceiling loads.
- Header - -A horizontal structural member used to support other structural
members over openings such as doors and windows.
and Answers
Aesthetics - -The quality of an object that deals with art, beauty, and taste.
- Arch - -A curved structure for spanning an opening, designed to support a
vertical load primarily by axial compression.
- Architect - -An individual trained in the art and science of designing and
constructing buildings.
- Balance - -The pleasing or harmonious arrangement or proportion of parts
or elements in a design or composition.
- Bearing Walls - -Solid walls that provide support for each other and for the
roof of a structure.
- Civil Engineer - -An engineer trained in the design and construction of
public works, such as bridges or dams, and other large facilities.
- Color - -The aspect of the appearance of objects and light sources that
may be described in terms of hue, lightness, and saturation for objects and
hue, brightness, and saturation for light sources.
- Contrast - -A visual principle associated with change made in size, shape,
color, or tone of graphic elements.
- Design Principles - -The rules that describe how designers might put
together various design elements to create an aesthetic finished product.
- Dome - -An arrangement of several arches whose bases form a circle and
whose tops meet in the center.
- Element of Design - -A basic visual component or building block of
designed objects.
- Emphasis - -Stress or prominence given to an element of a composition by
means of contrast, anomaly, or counterpoint.
- Façade - -The exterior face of a building.
- Form - -The shape and structure of something as distinguished from its
substance or material.
,- Keystone - -A wedge-shaped stone placed in the crown of an arch.
- Line - -The edge or contour of a shape.
- Lintel - -A beam supporting the weight above a door or window opening.
- Movement - -The effect or illusion of motion conveyed by the relationship
of structural elements in a design or composition.
- Pattern - -An artistic or decorative design, especially one having a
characteristic arrangement and considered as a unit.
- Post-and-Lintel Construction - -Wall construction utilizing a framework of
vertical posts and horizontal beams to carry floor and roof loads.
- Repetition - -A principle where some graphic elements are repeated
throughout the entire design.
- Rhythm - -Movement characterized by a patterned repetition or alteration
of formal elements or motifs in the same or a modified form.
- Shape - -The two-dimensional contour that characterizes an object or area.
- Space - -The dimensions of height, depth, and width within which all
things exist and move.
- Texture - -The feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface, substance, or
fabric.
- Unity - -The state or quality of being combined into one, as the ordering of
elements in an artistic work that constitutes a harmonious whole or
promotes a singleness of effect.
- Value - -The relative lightness or darkness of a color.
- Vernacular Architecture - -Culturally and climatically relevant architecture
using locally available materials and traditional building techniques.
- Voussoir - -Any of the wedge-shaped units in a masonry arch or vault,
having side cuts converging at one of the arch centers.
- ABET - -The recognized accreditor for college and university programs in
applied science, computing, engineering, and technology.
, - AIA - -The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is the professional society
representing the field of architecture and others working in the architecture
field.
- ASCE - -The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is the professional
engineering society representing the field of civil engineering and others
working in the civil engineering field.
- Building Code - -Legal requirements designed to protect the public by
providing guidelines for structural, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical
areas of a structure.
- Charrette - -An intensive workshop in which various stakeholders and
experts are brought together to address a particular design issue.
- Construction Documents - -Drawings, plans, specifications, etc. associated
with a construction project.
- Municipality - -A city, town, etc. having its own incorporated government
for local affairs.
- NAAB - -The National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) is the sole
agency authorized to accredit professional degree programs in architecture
in the United States.
- NCARB - -The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards is
made up of members from the architectural registration boards of the 50
states. Its primary function is to maintain records for state boards, architects,
and interns.
- Stakeholder - -One who is involved in or affected by a course of action.
- Zoning Ordinance - -Law that specifies how and for what purpose each
parcel of private real estate may be used. Also called zoning code.
- Felt - -A tar-impregnated paper used for water protection under roofing
and siding materials.
- Floor Joists - -Horizontal structural members used to carry the floor and
ceiling loads.
- Header - -A horizontal structural member used to support other structural
members over openings such as doors and windows.
