EXAC PART 1 - COMBINED SET QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS [ GRADED A+]
Describe the items an architect might observe and research in order to prepare a functional
program. - ✔✔1. The users of the building and their work activities (function-by-function, room-by-
room, staffing plans, storage requirements)
2. previous precedents and similar building types
3. The volume of activity planned for specific facility components (throughput; flow patterns and
human activities)
What type of information might be included in a function program? - ✔✔-client's philosophy, values,
goals, "image"
-site requirements (parking, circulation, etc)
-explicit space requirements
-financial requirements (preliminary budget)
-scheduling and time frame for project
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
,-regulatory issues (building code, zoning, municipal bylaws, etc)
-recommended project delivery method
Is functional programming typically part of basic services of an architectural agreement? - ✔✔No.
What is a functional program? - ✔✔The decision-making process that clearly defines the problem
and scope of work for design.
Identify some sustainable development principles which would affect the architectural program? -
✔✔1. Siting, Building form, orientation
2. Energy performance
3. Operational systems
4. Space and Use Parameters
Identify three physical factors related to site design - ✔✔1. Climate (solar orientation, prevailing
winds, etc)
2. Topography (contours, elevations, setbacks, easements)
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
,3. Geotechnical (Soil conditions, seismic, environmental hazards)
4. Utilities (gas, electricity, etc)
5. Immediate surroundings (neighbours, views, etc)
6. General services (police, snow removal, etc)
Identify three cultural factors related to site design - ✔✔1. Site history (former site use, existing
structures)
2. Land use, ownership, control (present zoning, type of ownership)
3. economic value
Identify three regulatory factors related to site design - ✔✔1. Zoning codes (permitted uses, building
heights, coverage)
2. Sub-division, other local requirements
3. Environmental regulations (fish/ wildlife protection, etc)
4. Other codes (heritage preservation etc)
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
, Identify information found on a legal land survey - ✔✔1. ground elevation and property lines
(property lines, easements, contours)
2. Surface items (poles, sidewalks, streams, trees)
3. Underground items (sewers, services, ditches etc)
4. Streets and Sidewalks
5. Adjacent properties
What are four factors to consider in sustainable site location? - ✔✔1. process for site location
2. opportunities for urban redevelopment
3. opportunities for brownfield redevelopment
4. transportation
Identify six ways in which building design impacts sites - ✔✔1. site disturbance
2. erosion and sediment deposits
3. water pollution
4. loss of landscape
5. creation of heat islands
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
CORRECT ANSWERS [ GRADED A+]
Describe the items an architect might observe and research in order to prepare a functional
program. - ✔✔1. The users of the building and their work activities (function-by-function, room-by-
room, staffing plans, storage requirements)
2. previous precedents and similar building types
3. The volume of activity planned for specific facility components (throughput; flow patterns and
human activities)
What type of information might be included in a function program? - ✔✔-client's philosophy, values,
goals, "image"
-site requirements (parking, circulation, etc)
-explicit space requirements
-financial requirements (preliminary budget)
-scheduling and time frame for project
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
,-regulatory issues (building code, zoning, municipal bylaws, etc)
-recommended project delivery method
Is functional programming typically part of basic services of an architectural agreement? - ✔✔No.
What is a functional program? - ✔✔The decision-making process that clearly defines the problem
and scope of work for design.
Identify some sustainable development principles which would affect the architectural program? -
✔✔1. Siting, Building form, orientation
2. Energy performance
3. Operational systems
4. Space and Use Parameters
Identify three physical factors related to site design - ✔✔1. Climate (solar orientation, prevailing
winds, etc)
2. Topography (contours, elevations, setbacks, easements)
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
,3. Geotechnical (Soil conditions, seismic, environmental hazards)
4. Utilities (gas, electricity, etc)
5. Immediate surroundings (neighbours, views, etc)
6. General services (police, snow removal, etc)
Identify three cultural factors related to site design - ✔✔1. Site history (former site use, existing
structures)
2. Land use, ownership, control (present zoning, type of ownership)
3. economic value
Identify three regulatory factors related to site design - ✔✔1. Zoning codes (permitted uses, building
heights, coverage)
2. Sub-division, other local requirements
3. Environmental regulations (fish/ wildlife protection, etc)
4. Other codes (heritage preservation etc)
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
, Identify information found on a legal land survey - ✔✔1. ground elevation and property lines
(property lines, easements, contours)
2. Surface items (poles, sidewalks, streams, trees)
3. Underground items (sewers, services, ditches etc)
4. Streets and Sidewalks
5. Adjacent properties
What are four factors to consider in sustainable site location? - ✔✔1. process for site location
2. opportunities for urban redevelopment
3. opportunities for brownfield redevelopment
4. transportation
Identify six ways in which building design impacts sites - ✔✔1. site disturbance
2. erosion and sediment deposits
3. water pollution
4. loss of landscape
5. creation of heat islands
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
