Planning AMACE

Artistic sensibility and Scientific methodology

Creating great modern architecture today is a balance of these?

It responds to the community with their work, or they shape it, dictating the environment

What is the role of architecture today?

Deus Architectus Mundi, Architectus Secundus Deus 

What idealized Latin phrase best describes the noble profession of architecture?

Branch of Science

Functional needs in architecture is?

Spatial and Visual Delight (functionality and aesthetics)

The basis of great architecture is the creation of?

Art and Science

Architecture is a discipline that means?

Philology (history of language)

Which of the following fields of study is not related to Architecture?

Critiquing

Which of the following is a lesser activity for someone who studies architecture?

Style

A classification system that groups of buildings into categories of like with like

On-Line Retailing

The business of commerce particularly in merchandise started to change 20 years ago, what manner of change is this best reflected. (especially one that started from western and developed countries)

Amazon

Retail in the future is best seen with this paradigm

Distribution Center

In the aforementioned, the future and contribution of architecture in mass merchandising could be the amalgamation of the following

Warehouse, Inventory, Logistics, Distribution

In the aforementioned, the future and contribution of architecture in mass merchandising could be the amalgamation of the following:

Downtown

Before the arrival and popularity of shopping malls in the Philippines, Commercial Retail was best found in?

High Street

A high-end commercial stip with a designated open area for eating and shopping is called;

Funeral Parlour

 Today almost anything can be found in a shopping mall, which of the following is not ideal.

Hygiene and Perception of style

In the aforementioned question of a store type not advised to be placed in malls, what consideration negates the reason why its presence inside a shopping mall is not ideal

Magnet

These stores serve as primary retailers, whose size and nature of merchandise or activity directs people to their location

Anchors

In the aforementioned study on retail design, these spaces similarly serve the same function and are usually identified by the big retailers found in opposite ends of a Mall Development.

Roof minimum slope is 3%

Ergonomics is an applied science often used in designing and planning built spaces. It relates human scale to his built space. Which among these is not an example of ergonomics.

Saves on air cooling devices

Naturally ventilated toilets and bath are highly recommended for structures with small occupancies such as single family dwelling due to:

Tactile pavers

 Which of the following floor finishes can be best used for PWD ramps?

1:12

Which of the following values is the maximum accessibility ramp gradient according to the Accessibility Law?

2

How many intermediate handrails must be provided for a stairway having a width of 9 meters?

Solar Path

Which of the following need not be seen in a site development plan?

Shaded columns and walls

 Which of the following is not required in site development plans?

Anglation

Slope information in architecture may be presented using the following except

Site and User Analysis > Problem Analysis > Form Studies

 Which among the following best represents a context-sensitive design process?

Fish

This of these drawings is the most ancient decorative symbol in the Christian Church

71 Parking Slots

Most of the developers in the Philippines follow the maximum parking efficiency of 35.00 square meters per slot. In a parking building footprint of 2,500 square meters, what would be the maximum parking slots required?

2.15 x 6.00 meters 

Under the PD 1096 (NBCP) rule, what are the minimum parking dimensions for a 180 degrees layout? (90 degrees is perpendicular)

• The Cosmos

• The Terrestrial Condition

• The Material Things

The plan of the building, based on a dialogue between circles and squares summarizes the fundamental relationship between God and man. 

5%

What is the allowable percentage of slope which allows for parking slots to be placed along the inclined surfaces?

Ambo

In the absence of the pulpit and lectern, this is the speaker’s stand at the center in the front of the church.

Waiting Shed

 Which of the following is not considered a transit building?

Zebra crossing

Which of the following is not considered an integral feature of transit buildings

Minimum of 1

Number of modes for a building to be considered a Transit or Transport Building

Car Showrooms

Which of the following establishments is not suited for Transport Buildings?

Jeepneys

 Which of the following are described as active layby or vehicular concourse bays in the Philippine Setting?

Dispatch Office 

Determining movement and traffic flow within transport terminals is controlled by which office.

Wide Flat Wall

In an office that provides a schedule of tasks and monitoring of item transport, what is the primary modern design requirement for this activity?

View of Ingress and Egress and Passenger Concourse

In a security and traffic control office, the ideal design parameter for this activity would be?

Vehicular Dynamics

Designing Vehicular Ramps, the most important considerations would be?

Transport System

Defined as a mode, system, or means of transport

Human Factor and Ergonomics

This is concerned with ensuring that all aspects of transport design meet the needs of people engaging with design, safety, and efficiency

Human Factors

These factors provide a multidisciplinary effort to generate and compile information about human capabilities and limitations and apply that info to equipment, systems, facilities,

Parking must have walkways of at least 0.9 width

The following parking provisions are based on BP 344 except for: