TABLE 7:
Miscellaneous Section


SUMMARY OF MISCELLANEOUS SECTION:

Z1.Signs
Z2.Social Factors
Z3.Theory of Architectural Design
Z4.Presentation
Z5.Mechanical Engineering
Z6.Materials and Methods of Construction
Z7.Urban Development
Z8.Climatology
Z9.Architectural Research and Theory
Z10.Planning
Z11.Lighting
Z12.Topographical Technical
Z13. Acoustical
Z14. Landscape
Z15. Forms

All first lines in this section begin with the letter Z. Second and third lines vary for each subdivision. Both this table and the collection itself should be consulted before making additions.

SECOND LINES THIRD LINES


Z1. SIGNS
*See Also Historical General sections, +C4 Graphic Arts

Label description, 1st element: Title of
subdivision, in caps; e.g., ADS, NAMES, etc. Should match second line.

                            SECOND LINES

Ads  Advertisements.


Dir  Directional Signs.





Gra  Graffiti.

Nam  Names.



Pos  Posters.



Sig  Misc. Signage.

Typ  Typology.








             THIRD LINES

Numerical sequencing; may be subdivided by type of ad. Prefer +C4 Graphic Arts

1. Highways
2. City
3. Transportation Facilities
4. Recreation
5. Commercial

 Numerical sequencing

 1. Towns
2. Streets
3. Buildings

Numerical sequencing. Prefer Historical General, +C4; use this section when poster is unidentifiable by period or designer

Numerical sequencing

2-3 letters of designer's name, if known, followed by sequence number; or, sequence number alone

Z2. SOCIAL FACTORS

                SECOND LINES
        Bar = Barrier Free Design 



































         Chi  Children

         Def  Defensible space

         Env  Environmental Autobiography 






         Gen  Gender

         Lif   Life Cycle Rituals






         P   Public Space & Public Behavior















          Pri  Privacy (see also PPri)

          Use User needs (if not above)

          Sup Support Communities, company towns


      THIRD LINES
Number for design element followed by
dash and accession or series number, e.g., 1-1, 1-2; 3r-1, etc.

Design Elements:
   aa. Miscellaneous
   1. Signage & Barriers
   2. Curbs, etc.
       2c. Curbs
       2s. Sidewalks
   3. Ramps, etc.
       3r. Ramps
       3s. Stairs. Handrails may go either 
             place, prefer ramps

   4. Doors, etc.
       4d. Doors
       4e. Elevators
       4g. Gates
    5. Passages: Halls, corridors, turns, etc.
    6. Baths, etc.
        6b. Baths, bathrooms
        6s. Showers
        6t. Toilets
    7. Sitting/living rooms, indoor, outdoor
    8. Kitchens
    9. Offices
    10. Other Rooms
    11. Miscellaneous Public 
        11a. Ashtray
        11au. Auditoria
        11d. Drinking fountains
        11t. Telephones
        11w. Windows
    12. Transportation
    13. Recreation





General information, use numerical sequencing OR use subfiles:
     Pl Planning
     Ho Housing
     Wo Work




A. Birth
B. Childhood
C. Adolescence
D. Marriage
E. Other Adult Rituals
F. Death

PApp Appropriation
PCul Cultural Identity
PDen Density/Crowding
PEnvC Environmental Cue to Behavior
PInv Inviting/Inhibity Interaction
PNic Niches/Props
PPhy Physical Traces of Behavior
PPri Privacy
PPro Prospect
PProx Proximity
PRac Race or Class
PSpe Special Needs
PTer Territoriality
PTri Triangulation
PUseC User Control/Perception






Z3. THEORY OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

          SECOND LINES

         
Cond  Continuous Design & Contruction 

           De  Design process



          Typ Typological design (see also Z1 Typ)

    Christopher Alexander material

          One     One Theory 
          Na       Nature of Order 
          Pa       Pattern Language 
          Syn     Synthesis of Form
          Time   Timeless Way of Building


          THIRD LINES

(Neis, Alexander, etc) By object.

Bu   Buildings
Car Carpets
Other Other

3 letters of designer's name +sequence number


Use Design Process above
Use Alexander. Treatises. Nature…
Numerical order determined by theory 
Z4. PRESENTATION

         SECOND LINES

         
AA. Orthographic projection
          Includes plans, sections, elevations, etc. 
    
          AB. Paraline 

          AC. Perspective

          AD. Freehand

          AE. Color. 
            
          AF. Shade and shadow

          B. Reproduction techniques, blueprints

          C. Materials, for drawing, etc.

          D. Renderings and presentations 





          E. Models 


          ES. Simulation 


          F. Photography 

          G. Diagrams

Label description, 1st element:
should match second line designation;
e.g., ORTHOGRAPHIC.


           THIRD LINES

 2-3 letters of name of designer/author of source material followed by sequence number






(See Also: Computers. tW1 +C3.6Co D8 and         Misc.Theory. tZ9 A Co)







Sequence number (may follow D on 2nd line), or subfile designation, followed by sequence number

     Air   Airbrush

Sequence number (may follow E on 2nd line)

Sequence number (may follow ES on 2nd line)

Sequence number
Z5. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
          SECOND LINES
         
A. Heating and cooling
          B. Utilities
          C. Plumbing

          THIRD LINES
Z6. MATERIALS AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION
*Use this section only when slides will not
fit under any historical period, general section.
Second and third lines, SEE Table IV, pp.1-4.
Z7. URBAN DEVELOPMENT DIAGRAMS
          SECOND LINES

Label description, 1st element:
URBAN DEVELOPMENT DIAGRAMS, in caps.

          THIRD LINES
Sequence number. Prefer Topography

Z8. CLIMATOLOGY AND ARCHITECTURE

           SECOND LINES
    
A. General: weather processes 


     B. Energy Design, general 



















     BA. Solar Active
  




      BP. Solar Passive (Space Heating & Cooling)
 























      BR. Insulation 



      BS. Solar shading devices 


      BW. Solar Water Heating Systems 




          
           SECOND LINES


     C. Wind and Ventilation 

         Cv. Ventilation
         Cv8. Windcatchers 
         Cw. Wind
         Cwt. Wind tunnel

     CD. Wind and Rain penetration
     *No longer used; use tZ8 F2--Infiltration

      D. Temperature and Precipitation 

           Dt Temperature
           Dp Precipitation
           Dpt Precipitation & temperature

      E. Comfort. 
Principles, zones, bioclimatic comfort charts

          SECOND LINES 

     F. Energy, principles of

          1. Heat transfer 








          2. Infiltration 



          3. Mechanical Systems. 


     G. Daylighting *Prefer tZ11, Lighting



     H. Earthquakes







      Actual quakes: H + country number 







     S. Structural Responses
         SA. Wind-caused disasters 

         SB. Water-caused disasters 

         SC. Earthquake preparedness 
  





        SD. Thermal-caused disasters

        SE. Fire-caused disasters 
 



          THIRD LINES
None. Use sequence number after
weather principles, maps, charts, etc. A on 2nd line

A. Architectural examples. When not under tZ8.1, when not by specific technologies, when not by known architect.

B. General building features. When not under energy efficient buildings, energy flows

E. Ecological Design

G. Geometry (Sundials under Lighting
tZ11/A2)
    Ga. Sun path diagrams; sun angle calculators
    Gp. Sun angle visualizations; profile angles

O. Orientation, siting
R. Radiation, insolation, predicting apparatus.

A. Systems. For conceptual diagrams & actual mixed types
B. Batteries, solar
C. Collectors: flat-plate, focusing, reflecting
D. Engines, solar

Use for fan-forced systems, retrofits


Co   Convection

D     Direct Gain (conservatories
greenhouses

Mi   Mixed, hybrid 

Ro   Roof apertures, reflectors, skylights
(if not part of thermal storage roof)

Ts   Thermal storage, general

Tsb Thermal storage beds, floors

Tse Thermal storage envelopes

Tsp Phase change elements

Tsr  Thermal storage roof systems, ponds

Tsw Thermal storage walls, Trombe walls, water drums


In    Insulation, stationary
Mo   Movable insulation
Un   Underground houses, earth berms

Ex   Exterior (sun screens only)
In    Interior

B.   Breadbox systems (collector+tank are one unit, passive)
M.  Miscellaneous (distilling, etc.)
T.  Thermosiphons (passive: tank above collector)
          THIRD LINES


A. Principles
B. Maps
C. Examples







A. Principles
B. Maps
C. Examples



None. Use sequence number after E on 2nd line
          THIRD LINES




BL   Building loads
Co   Combined effects
Cd   Conduction
Cv   Convection
Mo   Moisture, evaporation
Ra   Radiation, RU values
Tm  Thermal mass, loss by building materials

A.   Air
N.   Noise
W.  Water

Sequence number, or, See Above, tZ8/F2, Infiltration (A, N, W)

A. Weather, sources
B. Illumination: discomfort, glare, etc.
C. Design types

Causes: use 2nd lines from Historical General section, followed by sequence number

Example: EARTHQUAKE. Constr. tZ8
Japanese pagoda.                       H
                                                +A8K-1

City letter + Cutter number + sequence number

Example: EARTHQUAKE. Anchorage, tZ8
AK,3/27/64.                                    H80
                                                  A542-1




Sequence number

Sequence number

1. Civil preparations
 2. Architectural solutions
    a. Foundations
    b. Walls, floors, anchor
    c. Openings
    d. Utilities

Sequence number

1. Fire processes
2. Fire resistant construction
    a. Foundations
    b. Walls, wall supports
    c. Floors, ceilings, roofs
    d. Windows
    e. Doors
    f.  Elevators
    g. Other openings
3. Building fire fighting equipment
*For civil equipment, use Historical, General, Technology, t--1/+C3.7/Fir
tZ8.1 CLIMATE ZONES AND EXAMPLES
          SECOND LINES

Use country number after letter on 2nd line

     A. Hot wet (tropical)
     B. Hot dry (desert)
     C. Temperate 
     D. Cold (near polar)
     E. Arctic/Antarctic (polar)

          THIRD LINES


3 letters of bldg. name/type + sequence number
tZ8.2 CLIMATE: SIGNIFICANT EXAMPLES
*Discontinued. Use tZ8.1, Climate Zones

Z9. ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH & THEORY

*See Also tZ3, Theory of Architectural Design

  A. Aesthetics, perception, etc. 





*The following categories either have been
changed or discontinued, or never were used.

     B. Program and function of analysis: discontinued
     C. Relation of architecture to structural concepts and expanding technology: discontinued
     D. Urban studies, role of architecture: discontinued
     E. Architectural history and communication: discontinued
     F. Architectural education and practice: discontinued Use +D5 Ar
     G. Physics of environment: 
discontinued
     H. Building products and materials: discontinued
     I. Research facilities: 
discontinued





Ae   Aesthetics
Co   Color See Also Computers tW1 +C3.6Co D8
Per  Perception See also Z11 B
Pro  Proportion & scale Prefer Z6 +A8 K5
Spa  Space perception
Z10. PLANNING
    
A. Site Planning
 
     B. Topographic Planning and Preparation


None. Use sequence number after A on 2nd line

Subfile, dash, sequence number
1. Grading
2. Walls, paving
3. Drainage
Z11. LIGHTING

          SECOND LINES

Lighting, general--use sequence number
on 2nd line

     A. Sun
           A1. Sun symbols and representations
   
           A2. Observatories, sundials

           A3. Solar and lunar phenomena 

     B. Eye
           B1. Construction of the eye 

           B2. Optical phenomena & illusions 
           (see also Z9 perception)












     C. Light in nature. Natural scenes, sunsets.

     D. Architecture in light

          D1. Buildings in light

          D1.1 California buildings
 
          D1.2 Esherick, J. Discontinued; now use
               tW80/E75


          D1.3 Other U.S. buildings 

          D1.4 Non-U.S. buildings 


          D1.5 Aalto, A. Discontinued; now use
               tW24/A112


          D2. Arcades and passages



          D3. Skylights and ceilings



          D4. Windows 


           D5. Light & sun control; exterior devices 

           D6. Light fixtures, interior & exterior



     E. Fireworks, decorative nocturnal 


     F. Objects exhibited in light 



     G. Light studies (light box experiments)


          THIRD LINES

None


2-3 letters of country shown, followed by period, then 2-3 letters of subject of slide

2-3 letters of subject of slide, followed by sequence number

Same as above, A2


Sequence number

Subfile + sequence number

Day Daylighting (See also tZ8/G;    tZ11/D2--D5)
Fo   Focus
Im   Image Point
Lu   Luminance
Ra   Raindrops
Vi   Visual Comfort:
        glare
        reflection
        contrast
        wall-washing

2-3 letters of subject of slide,
including natural scenes,followed by sequence number

2-3 letters of building name, followed by view number (See Table III)





2-3 letters of building name or location, followed by view number (See Table III)

Country numbers, followed by dash or period and sequence number



2-3 letters of subject of slide, (preceded by country number if known) followed by sequence number

2-3 letters of building name or (preceded by country number if known) subject of slide, followed by sequence number

2-3 letters of subject of slide,
 followed by sequence number

Same as above, No.4, but preceded by
country number if known

Same as above, Nos.4 & 5, but preceded by country number if known

2-3 letters of location followed by sequence number

2-3 letters of subject of slide, preceded by country number if known, followed by sequence number

2-3 letters of subject of slide, followed by sequence number

tZ12. TOPOGRAPHIC MATERIAL
*Discontinued. See tZ10, Planning
tZ13. ACOUSTICAL
Sequence number. No system developed
tZ14. LANDSCAPE.
tZ15. FORMS

          SECOND LINES 


     A. Natural forms
         1. Animal
         2. Vegetable 
         3. Mineral
         4. Microscopic 
          


     B. Man-made form


         THIRD LINES

2-3 letters of subject of slide, followed by sequence number



Dia diatom
Ske SKeleton
Un unknown, miscellaneous

First 2-3 letters of name of object have been used; objects have not been grouped into classes, which may become necessary
tZ17. HOSPITALS
*Discontinued. Use Historical General +B4 Hos or architect when known

    

    


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