Chapter 4: The Design Community Vocabulary

A set of vocabulary flashcards defining key residential design roles, engineering consultants, historical sites, and construction drawing types from Chapter Four.

Architects

The most highly trained of all professional house designers, who must complete a minimum of $5$ years in school plus $3$ years of internship before qualifying for a licensing exam.

American Institute of Architects

The professional organization representing licensed architects.

Building Designers

House designers limited to single-family or duplex housing who must have an engineer's stamp on their plans, having training ranging from architectural degrees to practical experience in drafting or construction.

Engineers

Licensed professional consultants who address structural issues such as framing complex roofs, designing foundations for steep sites or unconsolidated soils, and designing structural stiffening to resist lateral loads from earthquakes and high winds.

Landscape Architects

Licensed professionals who specialize in designing the outdoor spaces around buildings.

Landscape Designers

Designers who practice outdoor space design without a professional license.

Land Planners

Professionals who design site-related elements including roadways, parking, property lot lines, utilities, drainage, and tree preservation, typically for large projects like subdivisions, planned unit developments, and multifamily structures.

Interior Designers

Design professionals who work with architects during the design phase to handle lighting design, color selection, cabinetry, finish surfaces, floorcoverings, and window treatments.

Silas Riggs House

A pre-revolutionary salt box dwelling on the Suckasunny Plains built by Captain Silas Riggs (who operated $3$ boats on the nearby Morris Canal) and moved to its present site in $1962$.

Stock Plans

Pre-designed architectural floor plans and construction drawings available for standard residential builds.

Plot Plan

A site construction drawing that outlines specific lot details, property boundaries, building setback lines, utility corridors, drainage features, and existing natural elements like trees.

Wall Section

A detailed vertical cross-sectional drawing showing the internal structural layers, dimensions, and materials of a building from footing to roof.

Foundation Plan

A technical drawing detailing structural components below the main level, including footings, concrete block walls, support columns, slab specifications, and unexcavated areas.

Roof Framing Plan

A structural plan illustrating the layout, spacing, and structural components of roof trusses, rafters, ridge boards, and valley jacks.