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ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN [4 records]

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Record 1 2011-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Design
DEF

The process of providing all information necessary for construction of a building that will meet its owner's requirements and also satisfy public health, welfare, and safety requirements.

CONT

When the choice of materials is influenced by cost, all phases of architectural design are affected, since the planning procedure, the technique, and the form of buildings are dependent on materials.

OBS

Do not confuse the three meanings of "architecture(-al) design": the area of study, the activity and the drawings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conception architecturale
DEF

Action de concevoir des plans et des volumes.

OBS

Ne pas confondre le design architectural (la discipline), la création ou conception architecturale (l'opération) et le projet architectural (le dossier).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Diseño arquitectónico
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Record 2 2005-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Systems Analysis (Information Processing)
DEF

The specification of the functions of the components of a system and of the working relationships between them.

OBS

functional design; architectural design: terms standardized by CSA International, IEEE [Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers] and ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Analyse des systèmes informatiques
DEF

Spécification des fonctions des composantes d'un système et de leurs relations fonctionnelles.

OBS

étude fonctionnelle; conception fonctionnelle : termes normalisés par la CSA International et l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Análisis de los sistemas de informática
DEF

Especificación detallada de la interrelación que existe entre los componentes de operaciones de un sistema, tomando en consideración el diseño lógico y el equipo utilizado en el sistema.

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Record 3 1985-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Programs and Courses
  • School and School-Related Administration
  • Architecture
OBS

The study of organization and enclosure of space for functional and esthetic purposes.

OBS

Community college program.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes et de cours
  • Administration scolaire et parascolaire
  • Architecture
OBS

Cours collégial.

Spanish

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Record 4 1984-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Programs and Courses
  • School and School-Related Administration
  • Industrial Design
  • Architecture
OBS

The study of the means of communicating, through lines and symbols, information about buildings. Learning activities include the development of preliminary sketches, plans, elevations, sections, and detail drawings, and the study of architectural design, the history of structures, building ordinances, and building materials.

OBS

Community College program.

Key term(s)
  • architectural design

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes et de cours
  • Administration scolaire et parascolaire
  • Dessin industriel
  • Architecture
OBS

L'objectif des cours de dessin d'architecture est de munir l'étudiant de l'instrument de communication que constitue le dessin. On débutera avec les aspects les plus matériels de l'apprentissage de ce langage pour se familiariser ensuite avec les diverses méthodes de représentation des objets.

OBS

Cours collégial.

Spanish

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