PLANNING - AMACE REVIEWER

Are sets of imaginary lines that connect all points of some arbitrary equal elevation on the ground

Contours

People involved in Urban Design Activity

Architects, Politicians, Stakeholders

In design, we usually consider 3 human factors:

Physical, Physiological, Psychological

Good Urban Design Supports

Local Character

What are the 3 human factors that we need to consider in design?

Physical, Physiological, and Psychological

The visible form of the built-up areas which is sometimes equated with townscape.

Urban form

In Manila City, floor-ceiling picture windows are best to be located on which side of the building?

East

A checklist of information or data pertaining to a site:

Survey

It is the concept of personal space

Territoriality

In the process of documenting the city, which one is not required

Preparation of Housing Plans

A street open only to one end with provision for a practical turnaround at the other.

Cul-de-Sac

The local wind system characterized by a flow from land to water late at night

Land Breeze

Which is least likely to be a part of a systematic study of urban morphology?

Construction Plans

Which does not belong to the group?

Mines and Geosciences Bureau; Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration; Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology; Philippine Statistics Authority

Philippine Statistics Authority

The art of arranging structures on the land and shaping the spaces between.

Site Planning

A survey is a checklist of information or data pertaining to a site. Which of the following is the first step when conducting a survey?

Personal Reconnaissance Notes, Sketches and Photos

Well-designed buildings and groups of buildings work together to create

Sense of Place

What is the most practical street layout

Grid

In the principle of New Urbanism, it is best to _____________ the density of a place to enable a more efficient use of services.

Increase

Qualities of good urban space

Walkability

The result from high winds forcing water ashore above normal tide levels

Storm Surge

Which of the following statements is not true about rolling terrains?

Drainage problems are simpler

Which does not belong to the group?

Introduced Invasive Trees; Plant Species; Soil Fertility; Tree Size

Soil Fertility

One way to strengthen the image of a city is through

**Unique Character

The following are psychological needs except:

Need for Companionship; Need for Identity; Need for Love; Need for Social Interaction

**

It creates places for people with meaning and identity

Character

An architect wants to know the exact measurements and the topographical characteristics of a 2.5-hectare site in Tagaytay. What is his best action for his client who has budget constraints?

**Extract the measurements from the maps taken from DENR-NAMRIA

Help define the character and beauty of a city and create soft, contrasting spaces and elements.

Landscape

In developing the site for a retreat center, the sanctuary is usually best placed at the ____________ of the site.

Summit

Genius Loci refers to a

Phenomenon or experience of a place

Distinct atmosphere of a place

Spirit of a place

It affects the range of uses available to people

Variety

In the body of urban form, which of the following is not true?

The streets, transit routes, pedestrian walks are referred to as the nerves.

Torrential rainfall, high temperature, storm winds/typhoons are common climatic conditions in this region.

Tropical

Which is not considered a Maior road?

Boulevard

It affects the extent to which people can put their own stamp on the place

Personalization

This is part of one of the core elements of urban design that provides a second important source of character

Heritage

Two ways to categorize squares or plazas are

By its form and function

The principle of New Urbanism promotes the following, except:

Widening of Roads to Lessen Traffic in a Neighborhood

He articulated human's Hierarchy of Needs.

Abraham Maslow

It involves the remodeling of existing landform to facilitate the functions and circulation of the site.

Grading

It is an area framed by buildings and designed to exhibit its buildings to the greatest advantage.

Squares (or plaza)

Bearing capacity, stability, erodibility, and fertility are attributes of:

Soil

Which of the following colors is used for the contour lines in Topographic Maps?

Brown

What is not a climatic factor influencing human comfort?

Landforms

Which of the following street pattern is ideal for a mountainous site?

Meander

These are principles of Urban Design except:

Urban Sprawl

In the body of urban form, the streets, transit routes, pedestrian walks are referred to as the

Veins

It affects where people can or cannot go

Permeability

Infrastructure assets such as buildings, machines, roads, power plants, and ports are all parts of the

Physical Capital

Which is not considered a Major Road?

Boulevard

What is not a climatic factor directly influencing human comfort?

Latitude

Generally speaking, ________ in humidity affects an increase in body comfort.

A decrease

Which has the least effect over the amount of sunlight entering indoors?

Roof Shape

Which passive way helps reduce growth of fungi and milder?

Maximizing sun exposure indoors

An architect wants to know the exact measurement and the topographical characteristics of a 2.5 hectare site in Tagaytay. What is his best action?

Hire a Geodetic Engineer to measure the site

Which does not belong to the group?

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology; Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration; Mines and Geosciences Bureau; Climate Change Commision

Climate Change Commision

Describes the design of the buildings, places, spaces, and networks that make up our towns and cities, and the ways people use them

Urban Design Protocol

Which of the following are the basic forms of urban space?

Circle, square, triangle

Where should more windows be oriented best in the tropics to catch wind and avoid sun?

North

How do we control the flow of wind indoors

Integrating louvered openings

In the principle of New Urbanism, it is best to ______ the density of a place to enable a more efficient use of services

Increase

Urban Areas

An urban area can be defined as a composite of cells, neighborhoods, or communities where people work together for the common good.

City =

Art

Urban Design

The art of City Building

Urban Design

Deals with the plan of the city, the various component parts of urban space, and their functional and aesthetic aspects.

Urban Spatial Structure

urban design component on a LARGE OR MACRO SCALE

involves the deliberate DISTRIBUTION, scaling, and combination or separation of LAND USES to create an integrated whole which defines the form of the community

Urban Beautification

Urban design component on a MEDIUM SCALE

involves the LANDSCAPING OF THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AREAS of the city and the defining of the relationship between the physical location of different uses and the placement of buildings

Urban Decoration

urban design on SMALL/MICRO SCALE

involves projects such as choice of street furniture or colored and textured pavers to decorate an area

Urban Design

the process of giving design direction to urban growth, conservation and change

Sustainable Development

integrates environmental, economic, and social concerns and can meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Financial Capital

sound macroeconomic planning and prudent fiscal management

Physical Capital

infrastructure assets such as buildings, machines, roads, power plants, and ports.

Human Capital

good health and education to maintain labor markets.

Social Capital

people's skills and abilities as well as the institutions, relationships, and norms that shape the quality and quantity of a society's social interactions

Natural Capital

natural resources, both commercial and non commercial, and ecological services which provide the requirements for life including food, water, energy, fibers, waste assimilation, climate stabilization, and other life support services.

Urban Design Framework

STRATEGIC PLANNING that gives direction to areas in need of repair and undergoing changes

Responsive Architecture

The idea that the built environment should provide its users with an essentially DEMOCRATIC SETTING, enriching their opportunities by maximizing the degree of choice available to them.

(type of architecture)

Social Architecture

the NETWORK OF RELATIONSHIPS, collaboration, communication and coordination, with supporting agreements, principles, metrics, leadership roles, decision making etc,

(type of architecture)

Knowledge Architecture

the BODY OF AVAILABLE KNOWLEDGE (intellectual capital) to be upgraded to meet new challenges, by orientation, exploration, reflection, sense-making, and shared memory.

(type of architecture)

Business Architecture

financing, attracting and allocating resources (two-way value propositions), business model to ensure sustainability.

(type of architecture)

Technology Architecture

An ADVANCED ONLINE ENVIRONMENT with a wide range of tools to support collaboration, communication and coordination in an efficient, effective and enjoyable way.

(type of architecture)

Community Design Architecture (CDA)

is a systemic, highly scalable and ROBUST methodology for the facilitated co-evolution of communities of practice

(type of architecture)

Productive Conversations

A key process for FOSTERING THE EMERGENCE OF NEW MEANING and solutions in communities is the re-combination of ideas born in productive conversations.

5 physical elements

buildings, public spaces, streets, transport, landscape

transformational design

is concerned with ensuring that all tools, structures, and processes are optimized for continually meeting the user communities evolving learning needs and aspirations.

Buildings

- Most pronounced elements of the City

-Forms the Street walls of the City.

(physical element)

Streets

Connections between Spaces and Places

(physical element)

Public Spaces

- are the Living room of the City