PLN (PRELIMS)

Which macro urban design component involves the deliberate distribution and combination of land uses to create an integrated whole?

Urban spatial structure

What type of street pattern is commonly used in highly mountainous sites, following the contours of the topography?

Meandering

Which element of the community is defined as an urbanized area that is functionally specialized for roles such as administrative or statistical functions?

None of the choices

Choose the words that made the statement incorrect: 

The Bundle of Rights is a set of legal rights afforded to the real estate title holder. It also embraces public rights to tax or assess the property, to control the use and development, and to acquire it for private use, with just compensation.

Private use

Which principle of New Urbanism states that a city, town, or neighborhood should have a discernable center and edge, with public space at the center, and a range of uses and densities within a 10-minute walk?

Traditional Neighborhood Structure

Which of the following is a microclimatic principle that can be applied to create an agreeable living environment?

Eliminating the extremes of heat, cold, humidity, air movement and exposure

What is the core principle of Alfred Weber’s “Least Cost Approach” to industrial location theory?

A businessman would choose to locate where his total costs, including transport were least

What design feature helps slow cars at intersections and allows east pedestrian crossings?

Minimized block radii

In Kevin Lynch’s “The Image of the City,” what are places of intensive activity, usually at the intersections of paths?

Nodes

Choose the word/s that make/s the statement incorrect: Based on the 1987 Brundtland Report “The concept of sustainable development does imply limits - absolute limits but limitations imposed by the present state of technology and social organization on environmental resources and by the ability of the biosphere to absorb the effects of human activities.”

Absolute limits

The City of Paris is known to have this kind of city layout.

Radial Layout

According to Kevin Lynch’s notion of urban legibility, which of the following is not one of the five basic elements people use to construct their mental image of a city?

Decorations

What was a significant consequence of rapid urbanization and the lack of affordable housing developments during the American Colonial Period?

The growth of informal settlements

What was the paradoxical solution proposed by Le Corbusier for urban congestion in his “Radiant City” concept?

Increasing density at local scale in massive, tall structures while leaving a very high proportion of the available ground space open

Which key finance agency is identified as the primary provider of funds for long-term housing mortgagees specifically for low and middle-income private sector employees?

Social Security System (SSS)

For building design in a Warm Humid Region which response is recommended in the sources?

Open building plans, high ceilings broad overhangs, and louvered openings

____ is the power of the government to take property for public use with “just compensation”

Eminent Domain

What is the primary mandate of the National Housing Authority (NHA), as specified in the sources?

To be the sole government agency engaged in direct shelter production

What are the three main categories of considerations for Site Planning?

Physical, Biological, and Cultural

According to Proclamation No. 803 (1996), which specific category of Infrastructure Projects is automatically classified as an Environmentally Critical Project (ECP)?

Major dams and bridges

It is a physical variable of decoration that is related to the visual qualities of the urban space and its architectural environment to holistically involve human measure.

Scale

During the preliminary site investigation and analysis, which of the following is not explicitly mentioned as basic data to gather?

Current controversies and social studies

The Community Design Architecture (CDA) methodology is built on four inter-related design principles. Which of these principles focuses on ensuring tools, structures, and processes are optimized for continually meeting user communities’ evolving learning needs and aspirations, requiring robustness, flexibility, and scalability?

Transformational Design

This refers to a region comprising of multiple cities, urban areas that developed through population growth forming one continuous urban or industrially developed area.

Conurbation

Choose the word that makes the statement incorrect: 

Neighborhood character, as a core element of urban design, considers neighborhoods as mediators. Group identity limits personalization in aid to orient people within the city, variation of neighborhood characters increases self-expression that create unique experiences for different places.

Limits

In the context of the Planning Theories, what is identified as the main goal of Democratic Planning?

Creating alternatives/opposition to official agency proposals

Which among the following is not a factor that affects the aesthetic and visual appeal of decorations?

None of the choices

Under international law, as stated in the sources, what does “to be adequately housed” entail?

Secure tenure without fear of eviction, living somewhere in keeping with one’s culture, and having access to appropriate services, schools, and employment

Choose the word that makes the statement incorrect: 

A place is imbued with objective meanings and attachments; it can be a social and symbolic setting that has meaning and value for individuals. It is a node within the web of flows.

Objective

City topographic maps, what color is typically used to represent cultural features such as roads, railroads, and civil boundaries

Black

What is a primary focus of Vernacular Architecture, as described in the sources?

Environmental factors

For effective noise reduction, especially from normal traffic noise, what depth of foliage (combination of areas, low foliage, and ground cover) is recommended?

500-1000 feet (152-305 meters)

Ebenezer Howard’s influential concept for urban planning, described in “Garden City of Tomorrow” aimed to combine the advantages of town and country life through which key idea?

The development of self-contained new surrounded by a large green belt

What key element of Responsive Architecture refers to the quality of a place that affects how easily people can understand what opportunities it offers?

Legibility

Thomas is driving on a long and wide road with no intersections, which is called?

Highway

Which type of planning as described in the sources advocates for the transformation of planning from a top-down approach to a continuous cooperative venture between governmental planners and citizens, emphasizing the participatory process

Democratic Planning

The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) was abolished in 2013 through the merge of which two government affiliate?

Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) and Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB)

Which theory of city growth assumes a uniformity……………….. concentric rings?

Concentric zone theory

The city of Barcelona is known to have this kind of city layout

Gridiron Layout

According to the provided soil bearing capacity table, which type of soil has the highest bearing capacity?

Hard rock

Choose the words that makes the statement incorrect: Urban design stakeholders include architects, engineers, planners, landscape architects, other expert professionals. Local and national government agencies, the private sector, and the civil society are also part of the process. The practice is multidisciplinary in nature and is best approached with a short-term perspective.

Short-term

What does the United Nations (1997) definition of “human settlements” primarily integrate?

Physical components of shelter and infrastructure, along with supporting community services such as education, health, and recreation

Under NSCB Resolution No. 9, Series of 2003, one criterion for a barangay to be considered urban is having a population of

5,000 or more

What is one of principal objectives of grading design?

To avoid filled areas that will add to the depth or instability of building foundations

Ernest W. Burgess’s theory describing city growth as an outward expansion from the city center. What is a key characteristic of Zone II in this model?

A transition zone invaded by migrants

According the sources, which of the following is not listed as one of the explicit Elements of Urban Design?

Climate Zones

Rowhouse building/structure from one 1 to 3 storeys in height, with each unit for separate use of single-family dwellings is an example of _______.

R-3 Occupancy Basic

In the Planning process, the steps of Feasibility Analysis and Evaluation & Testing are sometimes combined into a single process known as ______.

Plan Testing

According to the sources, what slope percentage range is generally suitable for movement and informal activity?

4% to 10%

Which implementation tool allows developers to plan and develop a large area as a single entity, often merging zoning and subdivision controls, with the design flexibility to mix land uses and housing types?

Planned-Unit Development