Glossary

Related or conforming to technical architectural principles.

The architects written or imprinted acknowledgment that materials, equipment, or methods of construction are acceptable for use in the work,

A scale having graduations along its edges so that scale drawings can be measured directly in feet (or meters); often

1. Pertaining to architecture, its features, characteristics, or details. 2. Pertaining to materials (such as stone, mosaic, or bronze) used

Total floor area of a building calculated from its exterior surfaces or from the center line of a common wall

An architectural feature that creates inaccessibility or prevents the free movement of disabled people within a building.