ARC 1013 Arch Appreciation Test 1 Review

The Architectural Registration Exam (ARE) consists of 7 test sections, covering a broad amount of knowledge an architect must possess to practice successfully. Which of the following is NOT the name of a test section for the ARE?
A) Schematic Design
B) Programming, Planning, and Practice
C) Building Systems
D) Environmental Considerations

D) Environmental Considerations

Louis Kahn designed which one of the following buildings?
A) The Salk Institute in La Jolla, California
B) The Unite' d'Habitation in Marseille, France
C) The Crystal Palace in London, England
D) The Pompidou Center in Paris, France

A) The Salk Institute in La Jolla, California

At the end of the construction document phase, what should the architect and his or her consultants have produced?
A) The basic design strategy for the building, but without the consultants drawings
B) A complete, physically constructed building
C) A set of legal documents, both drawings and specifications, that can be used to construct the building
D) A detailed, written list and plan diagram of all the spaces in the building

C) A set of legal documents, both drawings and specifications, that can be used to construct the building

Louis Kahn is most known for his use of _____________ in his buildings?
A) Forms which can only be built through computer technology
B) Symmetry
C) Common materials in unique ways
D) Structure as art, material expression, & natural light

D) Structure as art, material expression, & natural light

Frank Gehry designed which one of the following buildings?
A) The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas
B) The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain
C) The Guggenheim Museum in New York City
D) The Sainsbury Wing in London, England

B) The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain

Architects generally refer to the wall, floor, and foundation systems as ________________.
A) Enclosure Systems
B) Environmental Systems
C) Structural Systems
D) Mechanical Systems

A) Enclosure Systems

"Architecture must provide firmness, commodity, and delight?" is a quote attributed to _______.
A) Vitruvius
B) Kahn
C) Ching
D) Venturi

A) Vitruvius

According to Ching, which of the following is NOT a reason that building codes exist?
A) To make sure buildings are usable and accessible to all persons
B) To make sure buildings safe to occupy
C) To make sure buildings are drawn using proper line weights
D) To make sure buildings conform to standards of value, appearance and usage established by neighboring buildings

C) To make sure buildings are drawn using proper line weights

In an architecture firm, projects typically go through five different phases. Which of the following is NOT a typical project phase in an architect's office?
A) Design Development
B) Formal Development
C) Construction Administration
D) Construction Documents

B) Formal Development

According to Ching, Mass, Plane, Plinth and Hearth are what?
A) The 4 Tectonic Elements
B) The 4 Primary Solids
C) The 4 Horizontal Elements
D) The 4 Spatial Elements

A) The 4 Tectonic Elements

What site consideration does Fallingwater, a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and shown below on the left, address most fully?
A) Vehicular and Service Paths
B) Historical and cultural Influences
C) Topography, landscape and water features
D) Environmental forces of sun, wind and precipitation

C) Topography, landscape and water features

The image above on the right, taken directly from an Introduction to Architecture, is an example of what sort of drawing?
A) Axonometric
B) Section
C) Plan
D) Elevation

B) Section

In class, we discussed 3 ways that Ching said the primary solids could be transformed to create new forms. Which of the following was NOT one of the ways that a primary solid could be transformed to make a new form?
A) Additive Transformation
B) Dimensional Transformation
C) Subtractive Transformation
D) Spatial Transformation

D) Spatial Transformation

According to Ching, electrical wiring, air ducts, and plumbing risers would all be part of what sort of building system?
A) Structural
B) Mechanical
C) Formal
D) Enclosure

B) Mechanical

In terms of the law, the most important role of an architect is to ______________
A) Design the best building possible
B) Protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public
C) Listen to their clients, and guide them to the best possible design
D) Provide the client and contractors with a complete set of drawings

B) Protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public

In an Introduction to Architecture, Ching tells us: "For a form or space to be articulated as important or significant to an organization, it must be made uniquely visible." Which of the following is NOT one of the ways in which Ching suggests a form or space could be made uniquely visible?
A) Hierarchy by Program
B) Hierarchy by Placement
C) Hierarchy by Size
D) Hierarchy by Shape

A) Hierarchy by Program

In an Introduction to Architecture, Ching tells us, "A horizontal plane elevated above the ground plane establishes vertical surfaces along its edges that reinforce the visual separation between its field and the surrounding ground." What is he describing here?
A) Overhead Plane
B) Depressed Base Plane
C) Elevated Base Plane
D) Base Plane

C) Elevated Base Plane

What is one of the most important aspects in the work of the architect Frank Gehry, particularly his early work that lead to him receiving the Pritzker Prize?
A) His use of the Platonic solids
B) His use of symmetry
C) His use of natural light
D) His use of ordinary materials in unexpected ways

D) His use of ordinary materials in unexpected ways

Which of the following is NOT, according to Ching, a sort of opening we will find in a plane:
A) Openings between planes
B) Openings at corners
C) Openings within the planes
D) Openings outside planes

D) Openings outside planes

What type of structural system consists of walls that carry the load of the roof or the floor down to the foundation?
A) Storefront Walls
B) Bearing Walls
C) Post and Beam
D) Curtain Walls

B) Bearing Walls

The environmental forces of sun, wind and precipitation are examples of what?
A) Site Considerations
B) Formal Considerations
C) Ordering Considerations
D) Spatial Considerations

A) Site Considerations

The image on the left below from An Introduction to Architecture is an example Ching uses to describe what?
A) Spaces linked by a common space
B) Space within a space
C) Interlocking spaces
D) Adjacent Spaces

C) Interlocking spaces

The Nationale-Nederlanden Building in Prague, shown above on the right, by Frank Gehry most strongly takes into account which of the following site considerations?
A) Contextual constraints and opportunities
B) Environmental forces of sun, wind and precipitation
C) Topography, landscape and water features
D) Spatial access

A) Contextual constraints and opportunities

A colonnade is _______________
A) A grid of columns within a large room
B) A regularly-spaced series of columns
C) A column that terminates an axis
D) A single column embedded in a wall

B) A regularly-spaced series of columns

According to Ching, a _________ is "the external upper covering of a building, including the frame for supporting the roofing."
A) Foundation
B) Walls
C) Roof
D) Girder

C) Roof

What is one way to create a different, smaller zone within a larger space?
A) Elevate a portion of the base plane
B) Add an opening in the plane
C) Consider the landscape features of the site
D) Transform the exterior form

A) Elevate a portion of the base plane

We use cavity wall construction because
A) It allows any water that infiltrates the exterior part of the wall to "weep" out
B) We have no way of attaching brick directly to the structure
C) We never need to use insulation in exterior walls
D) Fluoride protects the interior spaces from water

A) It allows any water that infiltrates the exterior part of the wall to "weep" out

Architect Glenn Murcutt is primarily known for his
A) Large art museums in Europe
B) Houses in Australia
C) Government buildings in India
D) Concert Halls around the globe

B) Houses in Australia

Which of the following is NOT a required step to becoming a licensed architect:
A) Attend a NAAB accredited architecture program
B) Join the American Institute of Architects
C) Pass all 7 sections of the Architectural Registration Exam
D) Complete the Intern Development Program

B) Join the American Institute of Architects

Ching says that ________________ is the "primary medium of architecture because it can be inhabited."
A) Form
B) Order
C) Space
D) Structure

C) Space

What did Professor Herman describe as the most basic form of structure?
A) Flying buttress
B) Post and lintel
C) Compress and release
D) Arch

B) Post and lintel

This architect is very concerned with the natural ventilation in his projects, and studied bird's wings and aircrafts to learn how to increase the rate of air flow through his buildings:
A) Glenn Murcutt
B) Frank Gehry
C) Joseph Paxton
D) Robert Venturi

A) Glenn Murcutt

Ching describes four ways in which space and form can be organized into coherent patterns that make a legible building. What are they?
A) Horizontal Planes, Vertical Planes, Vertical Elements, and Openings
B) Space within a Space, Interlocking Spaces, Adjacent Spaces, and Spaces linked by a Common Space
C) Tectonics, Dimensional Transformation, Subtractive Transformation, and Additive Transformation
D) Shape, Size, Color, and Texture

B) Space within a Space, Interlocking Spaces, Adjacent Spaces, and Spaces linked by a Common Space

Louis Kahn designed which one of the following buildings?
A) The Vitra Design Museum in Rhein, Germany
B) The Sainsbury Wing in London, England
C) The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas
D) The Glass House in New Canaan, CT

C) The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas

The image to the below left is a plan of Andrea Palladio's Villa Rotonda. According to Ching, what is the dominant ordering principle of this plan?
A) Symmetry
B) Datum
C) Clustered Organization
D) Parallel Planes

A) Symmetry

The image to the above right of this screen is an aerial photograph of Le Corbusier's Carpenter Center at Harvard. What site consideration fundamentally affected the building's actual design?
A) Environmental forces
B) Landscape and water features
C) Approach, access, and paths through a site
D) Formal language of the adjacent buildings

C) Approach, access, and paths through a site

An orthographic drawing is one where __________________
A) The drawing takes a 3 dimensional object and represents it in 2 dimensions
B) The drawing takes a 3 dimensional object and represents it in 3 dimensions
C) The drawing uses a 3 point perspective to represent a 3 dimensional object
D) The drawing can only be generated by a computer

A) The drawing takes a 3 dimensional object and represents it in 2 dimensions

The Romans were the first to exploit what structural element to its fullest potential? A) Arch
B) Column
C) Foundation
D) Beam

A) Arch

Decking is the term used for the substructure of a floor system. In class, we talked about the various materials that could be used for decking, including plywood and steel. Decking is usually supported by:
A) Columns or posts
B) Beams or joists
C) Foundation slabs
D) Space

B) Beams or joists

______ carry vertical loads while sheathing or diagonal bracing stiffens the plane of the wall.
A) Studs
B) Bearing walls
C) Forms
D) Windows

A) Studs

________ suggests reference to both internal structure and external outline, and the principle that gives unity to the whole. A) Plan
B) Program
C) Form
D) Hierarchy

C) Form

The Americans with Disabilities Act is _____________
A) A building code
B) Civil rights legislation
C) A good idea, but totally optional for architects
D) A law that only applies to residential structures

B) Civil rights legislation

Which of the following is a viewing condition which affects the perception of form?
A) The visual field surrounding a form influences our ability to read and identify it.
B) Our distance from a form determines its apparent size.
C) The lighting conditions under which we view a form affect the clarity of its shape and structure.
D) All of the above

D) All of the above

To the below left is the DG Bank in Munich, Germany, designed by Frank Gehry. What is its primary ordering system (per class discussion)?
A) Space withi a space
B) Light
C) L-shaped configuration of planes
D) Tectonics

A) Space withi a space

In the image to the above right, we see an example of what sort of structural element (hint: think back to Professor Herman's lecture on Structures from Tuesday):
A) Wood Stud Wall
B) Concrete
C) Post & Lintel
D) Flying Buttress

D) Flying Buttress

Which of the following are important design concepts in architecture?
A) Form
B) Space
C) Order
D) All of the above

D) All of the above

Water that is safe for human consumption is described as ___________
A) Potable
B) Dirty
C) Commensal
D) Osculate

A) Potable

Which architect said, "The central design issues are humans - their history and culture; space; light; how things are put together; and responsibility to the land."
A) Vitruvius
B) Palladio
C) Frank Gehry
D) Glenn Murcutt

D) Glenn Murcutt

Architecture is both science and ____________
A) Art
B) Hope
C) Despair
D) Structure

A) Art