DEFINITION OF TERMS

DEFINITION OF TERMS

Architecture:

Company:

Design: A sequence of spacial experiences that communicate with one another (not limited to only a physical plane).

A commercial business i.e. a financial company.

Derived from the Latin word designare, meaning to plan or outline, form a scheme.

Establishment: Owners of an organization/ public institution (building owner).

Herd behaviour: An instinctive behaviour where people follow the actions of others rather than relying on their own intuition.

Part T: Part T is a section of SANS 10400 that provides deemed-tosatisfy requirements for compliance with “Fire Protection” of the National Building Regulations.

Schema: A representation of a plan or theory in the form of an outline or model.

Socio- economic: Relating to or concerned with the interaction of social and economic factors.

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