Theory of Architecture Exit Exam Flashcards

Flashcards about Theory of Architecture based on lecture notes.

Which of the following statements is correct about ordering principles?

Scale, symmetry, and proportion are ordering principles that can create order in architectural composition.

Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding datum as an ordering principle?

Datum should always be linear in form; it cannot be planar nor volumetric.

How can hierarchy achieve visual significance or emphasis?

All of the above

Which is not a type of symmetry under ordering principles?

Hierarchical symmetry

Which of the following statements on rhythm as an ordering principle is incorrect?

All of the above are correct statements

Which of the following portrays the linear pattern of redundant elements best?

columns placed at both sides along a long covered walkway

Which of the following is not an ordering principle?

Transformation

Who devised the Modulor, an anthropometric scale based on the height of man?

Le Corbusier

Modulor was developed based on the?

Golden section

What is the basic unit dimension used for the classical orders?

Diameter of column measured at bottom of shaft

Which of the following describes having or constituting an intercolumniation of one and one-half diameters?

Pycnostyle

Which of the following statements on proportion and scale is correct?

Proportion refers to proper or harmonious relation of one part to another or to the whole

Which of the following is not a theory of proportion?

Iconostas

Ken is a traditional Japanese unit of length equal to approximately how many meters?

1.80m

Tatami is approximately what in ken?

1 ken x 0.5 ken

Which Renaissance Theory on proportion is based on the dimensions of the room and Pythagorean theorem?

Palladio's Room Height Determination

This alludes the size or proportion a building element appears to have relative to assumed size of other building elements.

Visual scale

This alludes to the size or proportion of an article of furniture relative to the structural or functional dimensions of the body

Furniture scale

What is the average height of a Filipino male?

165cm

What is the average height of a Filipino female?

152cm

Which of the following human dimensions determines the minimum corridor widths?

Maximum body breadth

Which of the following human dimensions determines the movement space within a cubicle or work area in terms of reach of things?

Side arm reach

Which of the following human dimensions determines design of privacy partitions, booth partitions in restaurants and office cubicle partitions?

Eye height while sitting

Which of the following human dimensions determines height of kitchen counters, reception counters and bar counters?

Elbow height

What should be the allocated width per person walking in a sidewalk?

600mm

How many adults can walk side by side on a 2.40m-wide sidewalk?

3 adults

What is the standard size of a double bed?

54" x 78"

What is the standard size of a queen size bed?

60" x 78"

What is the standard size of a crib?

28" x 52"

What is the comfortable size of a dining chair?

420mm x 420mm

What should be the maximum vertical reach for women, considering the height of the average Filipino woman?

1720mm

What should be the mounting height of a shelf to be considered visible at eye level for women, considering the height of the average Filipino woman?

1550mm

A 0.50m distance denotes a

Intimate Space

To denote a social space for contact between humans on a temporary basis, what is the distinct distance to be established?

3.60m

The construct that deals with the amount of space people feel necessary to set between themselves is discussed under what theory?

Theory of Proxemics

Who studied the way people interact with others, ultimately evaluating the way space in buildings and layouts of cities are organized?

Edward T Hall

Which of the following offers the least of visual privacy in the physical setting?

Tinted glass

Which of the following does not clearly apply the considerations for territorial privacy in the physical setting?

Use of desk dividers.

What is the delimited space that a person or group uses and defends as an exclusive preserve?

Territory

What is the worst defensive space reinforcement a person can do?

Electric fence

Theory of Architecture was originally the recognized translation of the Latin term

Ratiocinatio

Which of the following is not under the philosophy of Vitruvius?

Concretas

A book written by a Roman architect dedicated to his patron, Emperor Ceasar Augustus as a guide for building projects is called?

De Architectura libri decem

Who is the author of On Architecture published as ten books on architecture?

Vitruvius

Which of the following books was not written by Leon Battista Alberti?

De Architectura libri decem

During the Roman era, the rule of aesthetics is based on the following, except for:

Teachings of Palladio

Who is the author of the book written by a Roman architect dedicated to his patron, the Pope as guide for building projects?

Leon Batista Alberti

This was the first architectural handbook that emphasized the practical rather than the theoretical aspects of architecture.

Regola Delle Cinque Ordini D'Architectura

It is one of the most influential books in architecture history.

4 books of Architecture

He is called as "The Father of Modern Picture Books".

Andrea Palladio

It is the kind of circulation that exists in an arcaded building.

Open on both sides

It is the kind of circulation that exists in a corridor.

Enclosed

It is the kind of circulation that exists in a colonnade

Open on both sides

Which of the figures above shows a flexible path configuration?

A

Which of the figures above shows a path-space relationship commonly used to approach functionally or symbolically important spaces?

None of the Above

Which of the figures above illustrates a path-space relationship wherein a path cutting through spaces will create patterns of rest and movement within?

C

Which spatial organization has a central space from which linear organizations of space extend in a radial manner?

B

Which spatial organization has a central, dominant space about which a number of a secondary spaces are grouped?

D

Which of the figures above is in a linear sequence?

A

Which of the figures above shows spaces grouped by proximity or a sharing of a common visual trait or relationship?

D

Which of the figures above shows spaces organized within a rectilinear grid?

E

Which of the figures above illustrates two spaces that rely on an intermediary space for their relationship?

C

Which of the figures above illustrates that the field of a space may overlap the volume of another space?

A

Which of the figures above illustrates two spaces that may share a common boarder?

B

Which of the figures above illustrates a space that may be contained within the volume of a larger space?

D

What is the psychological significance of color red?

Stimulation

Which of the following indicates the brightness or dullness of a color?

Intensity

The characteristic outline or surface configuration of a particular form is called?

Shape

It signifies stability. When resting on one of its sides, this shape is an extremely stable figure.

Square

It is a bilaterally symmetrical figure having two equal and perpendicular axes.

Square

It is a centralized, introverted figure that is normally stable and self-centering in its environment.

Circle

What is the most striking feature of Muslim Architecture, usually at center axis showing symmetry?

Domes

What is the distinctive architecture feature of mosques that is used to provide vantage point from which the call to prayer is made?

Minaret

What is the distinct feature of a roof recognizable on a Chinese House?

Curved roof

What is the concept of Trans World Airlines Flight Center at JFK Airport?

Birds wings

What is the concept of Sydney Opera House?

Sailing boats

He is commonly referred to as the "Father of Skyscrapers"

Louis Sullivan

It is an art characterized by the use of geometric planes and shapes.

Cubism

He coined the term "International Style" along with Henry-Russel Hitchcock

Philip Johnson

This house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright is the best example of assymetrical balance.

Robie House

He is known for the Geodesic Dome, although he was not the original inventor.

Richard Buckminster Fuller

A style in 1920s to 1930s that is characterized by Simple, clean shapes

Art Deco

This design style represents ideals of beauty rather than the natural images of it through using characteristic distortion

Mannerism

A lavish and heavily ornamented neo-classical style.

Beaux-Art

An example of Le Corbusier's Five Points of Architecture.

Villa Savoye

It was an early 20th-century movement in art and architecture

Expressionism

Juan Arellano's Central Post Office is an example of?

Beaux-Art

The major characteristic of this style is swirling "whiplash curves".

Art Nouveau

He is one of the founders of Art Nouveau in the 1890s

Victor Horta

The major characteristics of this style are simple, clean shapes and often with a streamlined look.

Art Deco

MET is one of the finest example of this style in the Philippines. Who is the Architect of this structure?

Juan Arellano

It is often described as minimalist due to the idea of removing all ornaments and reduce to their most basic structural elements.

International Style

He was known for the innovation of tensile structure.

Frei Otto

These architects are famous Post-Modernist architects except for?

Erich Mendelsohn

This was serve as a canvas to demonstrate some of the complexities and contradictions in modern architecture.

Vanna Venturi House

It was the Icon of Post modernism that was designed by the first ever Pritzker architecture Laurette.

Portland Building

The following are works of Leoh Ming Pei except for

Luce Memorial Chapel

Intentionally violate the cubes and right angles of modernism.

Deconstructivism

Which of the following is not a deconstructivist Architect?

Alvar Aalto

These architects received National Artist Award for Architecture except for.

Tomas Mapua