RIDQC Study Questions and Answers
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Quality - ANSWERS It is made of carefully selected components and
appropriate materials.
Aesthetically pleasing - ANSWERS Pleasing to the eye
Relative size - ANSWERS Refers to how big something is in comparison to
something else.
Scale - ANSWERS Scale is used when designers are considering proportion/
may relate to size
Space - ANSWERS The area in which shapes and forms exist, is most frequently
a room defined by the planes of walls, floor and ceiling.
Positive space - ANSWERS Solids or forms
Negative space - ANSWERS The area surrounding the solids
Proportion - ANSWERS Refers to the eye-pleasing relationship between
various parts and the whole
,The Greeks - ANSWERS Discovered that ratios that best serve our human
needs lie between 1:1 and 2:1. With much effort, they identified the most eye
pleasing and useful ratio was 1:1.618, known as pi.
Parthenon - ANSWERS Was built in Athens, the Greeks used their knowledge
of proportion in the construction. The Golden Rectangle has impacted many
buildings, ancient and modern
Leonardo da Vinci - ANSWERS Developed a system of proportions using the
human figure with outstretched arms and spread legs, with arms and legs
touching a circle, inscribed in a square.
LeCorbusier - ANSWERS The 20th century, architect/designer developed a
system of proportions using a human figure with one raised arm.
Anthropometry - ANSWERS The study of human body measurements
especially on a comparative basis.
Ergonomics - ANSWERS A science that deals with designing and arranging
things so that people can use them easily and safely.
Textures - ANSWERS Are the actual and perceived details on a surface and
describe the relative roughness or smoothness of a surface, the hardness and
softness as well.
,The Golden Ratio - ANSWERS Seemingly magical relationship with the
Fibonacci Series turn out to relate directly to natural phenomena such as the
clockwise and anticlockwise spirals on the surface of pinecones and pineapples
and in the centers of daisies.
Balance - ANSWERS Or equilibrium in design is achieved in 3 ways:
bi-lateral symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial.
Bi-lateral symmetry - ANSWERS Is the "mirror" effect, or when one object is
reflected across a plane to create another
instance of itself.
Symmetrical balance - ANSWERS If two equal objects are the same distance
from the fulcrum, it is balanced symmetrically.
Asymmetrical balance - ANSWERS Two unequal objects can be balanced by
moving their distance from the fulcrum or using objects of different sizes an equal
distance from the fulcrum
Radial balance - ANSWERS Is based on a circle with elements arranged around
a single point
Rhythm - ANSWERS Involves the repetition of elements in space.
Emphasis - ANSWERS Is the focal point of a space or an object. It gives more
importance or significance to some part of the design.
, Pattern - ANSWERS Patterns can be either structural or applied. Patterns
create perceived texture.
Ornamentation - ANSWERS Refers to visual extras added to enrich a design.
Concrete - ANSWERS Is a wet combination of cement, aggregate and water
mixed together
Cement - ANSWERS Is a dry mix of chalk and clay ground into fine particles
then heated until they fuse to form ball-shaped particles of cement clinker.
Sick Building Syndrome - ANSWERS (SBS) is used to describe situations in
which building occupants experience acute health and comfort effects that appear
to be linked to time spent in a building, but no specific illness or cause can be
identified. Complaints are related to poor indoor air quality.
Conifer trees or softwoods - ANSWERS Particularly pine, are used for rough
carpentry or joinery and finished strip and panel work. They are sometimes
referred to as carcass woods.
Deciduous trees or hardwoods - ANSWERS Are denser than softwoods; some
are so dense that they sink in water. Hardwoods are chosen for their beauty,
quality and function. The main species of hardwoods are oak, ash, beech, birch,
elm, maple, poplar, sycamore, walnut, mahogany, rosewood, cherry and teak.
Limestone - ANSWERS Is the most common sedimentary stone
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Quality - ANSWERS It is made of carefully selected components and
appropriate materials.
Aesthetically pleasing - ANSWERS Pleasing to the eye
Relative size - ANSWERS Refers to how big something is in comparison to
something else.
Scale - ANSWERS Scale is used when designers are considering proportion/
may relate to size
Space - ANSWERS The area in which shapes and forms exist, is most frequently
a room defined by the planes of walls, floor and ceiling.
Positive space - ANSWERS Solids or forms
Negative space - ANSWERS The area surrounding the solids
Proportion - ANSWERS Refers to the eye-pleasing relationship between
various parts and the whole
,The Greeks - ANSWERS Discovered that ratios that best serve our human
needs lie between 1:1 and 2:1. With much effort, they identified the most eye
pleasing and useful ratio was 1:1.618, known as pi.
Parthenon - ANSWERS Was built in Athens, the Greeks used their knowledge
of proportion in the construction. The Golden Rectangle has impacted many
buildings, ancient and modern
Leonardo da Vinci - ANSWERS Developed a system of proportions using the
human figure with outstretched arms and spread legs, with arms and legs
touching a circle, inscribed in a square.
LeCorbusier - ANSWERS The 20th century, architect/designer developed a
system of proportions using a human figure with one raised arm.
Anthropometry - ANSWERS The study of human body measurements
especially on a comparative basis.
Ergonomics - ANSWERS A science that deals with designing and arranging
things so that people can use them easily and safely.
Textures - ANSWERS Are the actual and perceived details on a surface and
describe the relative roughness or smoothness of a surface, the hardness and
softness as well.
,The Golden Ratio - ANSWERS Seemingly magical relationship with the
Fibonacci Series turn out to relate directly to natural phenomena such as the
clockwise and anticlockwise spirals on the surface of pinecones and pineapples
and in the centers of daisies.
Balance - ANSWERS Or equilibrium in design is achieved in 3 ways:
bi-lateral symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial.
Bi-lateral symmetry - ANSWERS Is the "mirror" effect, or when one object is
reflected across a plane to create another
instance of itself.
Symmetrical balance - ANSWERS If two equal objects are the same distance
from the fulcrum, it is balanced symmetrically.
Asymmetrical balance - ANSWERS Two unequal objects can be balanced by
moving their distance from the fulcrum or using objects of different sizes an equal
distance from the fulcrum
Radial balance - ANSWERS Is based on a circle with elements arranged around
a single point
Rhythm - ANSWERS Involves the repetition of elements in space.
Emphasis - ANSWERS Is the focal point of a space or an object. It gives more
importance or significance to some part of the design.
, Pattern - ANSWERS Patterns can be either structural or applied. Patterns
create perceived texture.
Ornamentation - ANSWERS Refers to visual extras added to enrich a design.
Concrete - ANSWERS Is a wet combination of cement, aggregate and water
mixed together
Cement - ANSWERS Is a dry mix of chalk and clay ground into fine particles
then heated until they fuse to form ball-shaped particles of cement clinker.
Sick Building Syndrome - ANSWERS (SBS) is used to describe situations in
which building occupants experience acute health and comfort effects that appear
to be linked to time spent in a building, but no specific illness or cause can be
identified. Complaints are related to poor indoor air quality.
Conifer trees or softwoods - ANSWERS Particularly pine, are used for rough
carpentry or joinery and finished strip and panel work. They are sometimes
referred to as carcass woods.
Deciduous trees or hardwoods - ANSWERS Are denser than softwoods; some
are so dense that they sink in water. Hardwoods are chosen for their beauty,
quality and function. The main species of hardwoods are oak, ash, beech, birch,
elm, maple, poplar, sycamore, walnut, mahogany, rosewood, cherry and teak.
Limestone - ANSWERS Is the most common sedimentary stone
