TOAds prelims + finals

Movement through space, can be conceived as the perceptual thread that links the exterior/interior spaces of a structure

circulation

The proper and harmonious relation of one part to another or to the whole.

proportion

The AT&T Tower designed by Philip Johnson and John Burgee is an example of?

Post Modernism

Which of the following is an example of Metabolist architecture?

Nakagin Capsule Tower

Art Nouveau in Spain is called?

Modernista

Which of the following can be used to achieve a visual interest?

All of the choices

It is a phase in architectural design wherein the client identifies a need to accommodate new or expanded activities.

pre-design phase

Antonio Sant Elia is a proponent of which modernism?

futurism

It is used as a description of architecture that sympathizes with its environment.

organicism

The Philippine International Convention Center by Leandro Locsin is an example of which of the following?

brutalist architecture

The works of Albert Speer are examples of which of the following?

national romanticism

It is a type of contrast that refers to objects which may have the same shape and direction but may vary in size.

contrast to size

It is a type of balance that is more subtle and elusive and is more difficult to attain.

asymmetrical

Forms grouped together by proximity and with common visual trait. This is configuration of forms.

clustered form

All the unrelated parts of an architectural arrangement are brought into proper relation to each other so that a satisfactory unified composition is obtained.

unity

Which of the following personalities is a proponent of the eclecticism?

Louis Sullivan

It is the study of meanings.

Semantics

A school and office are an example of what kind of territoriality?

Secondary Territory

Which of the following is NOT an example of a public territory?

Intensive Care Unit

Opposites can be used to highlight, can also be applied in terms of size, texture, and color.

Contrast

This refers to the geometric qualities of forms.

Shape

The size of something compared to a reference standard or to the size of something else.

Scale

A form can be transformed by altering one or more of its dimensions.

Dimensional transformation

This creates hierarchies of spaces and disrupts flow of space.

Vertical planes and elements

A unifying movement characterized by a patterned repetition or alternation of formal elements or motifs in the same or a modified form.

Rhythm

The degree of concentration and stability of form is?

Visual inertia

A line that symbolizes excitement and jagged animation is?

Zigzag

The height of development of architecture, as seen through the Classical, Romanesque, and Gothic styles, took place during which phase?

Mastery

The Golden ratio based on Fibonacci sequence (1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, __)

34

The Classical Orders were based on _______.

Column diameter

An example of the Archaic Phase of Development in architecture

Egyptian Architecture

A plane bounded by three sides and having three angles.

Triangle

Two points describe a _______ that connects them.

Line

_______ has 3 dimensions such as length, width, and depth.

Volume

Which of the following is NOT an applicable use of clustered forms?

It can be used to break the scale of a surface down into measurable units and give it an even texture.

It is the abstraction of Modernism to the extreme and mainly worked on the principle of exaggeration of familiar motifs. It is also known as the new modernism.

Deconstructivism

It is coined “ready-made style” imported from the United States.

International Style

Which of the following is an example of an International Style of architecture?

860-880 Lake Shore Drive Apartments

Which is NOT a structural element of the visible structure?

Roof

It is the result of gradual and uniform change in size.

Gradation

It is defined as the use and perception of one’s social and personal space, such as in seating and spatial arrangements.

Proxemics

A type of semi-fixed space that brings people together and stimulates involvement in the process of communication.

Sociopetal space

When a dominating factor exist in contrast, this is called _______?

emphasis

Which of the following is an example of sociofugal space?

compartmentalized office cubicles

It is a style that incorporates a mixture of historical styles.

eclecticism

Characteristic of lines that expresses action and movement.

diagonal

Which allows horizontal travel from one point of the building to another?

corridor

A collection of forms grouped together by proximity or sharing of a common visual trait

clustered

The attributes of color include value, intensity, and _______?

hue

Slovak Radio Building is what example of solid?

pyramid

Seine Musicale is what example of solid?

sphere

This line is apparent in the Louvre Glass Pyramid by I.M. Pei.

oblique

Who said that “Architecture is what nature cannot make?”

Louis Kahn

(A) Volume can be described as contained. (B) It can also be defined by the space it encloses and occupies.

Both statement TRUE

This type of line is the most graceful.

curved

(A) The Farnsworth House is by Frank Lloyd Wright. (B) It shows a play on vertical planes.

Both FALSE

In architecture, rhythm can be unified through________

Patterned repetition

(A) Architectural design theory is the artistic process of inventing new forms. (B) It also involves the actual design and building of structures.

Both FALSE

Who said “Architecture is utility, firmness, and delight?”

Vitruvius

Most stable volume

Pyramid

Architect of Woolworth Building?

Cass Gilbert

Who said “house is a machine for living in”

Le Corbusier

Architect of AEG Turbine Building

Peter Behrens

Building approach of Acropolis

Distant View

A menhir is an example of a _____

Line

Who was the architect responsible for the urban redesign of Paris under Napoleon III?

Georges Hausmann / Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann

Parks are an example of what kind of concept of territoriality?

Public territory

Did not work for Peter Behrens

Frank Lloyd Wright

Architect of Johnson Wax Headquarters

Frank Lloyd Wright

Ergonomics considers ___, places, and psychological aspects

Equipment

The proportion of Greek orders is based on_______

Diameter of Shaft

What is NOT part of the visible structure?

Floor Plans

The use of the golden ratio makes composition more pleasing to the human eye.

True

_______ is the basis of the rhythm

Pattern

Which of the following is a category of proxemics according to space?

Fixed feature

This line apparent in the Louvre’s Glass Pyramid by I.M Pei. When a dominating factor exist in contrast, this is called _____?

Emphasis

Alvar Aalto’s architectural style is often characterized by which concept?

Gesamtkunstwerk

Which form is created when a rectangle is extended along its length?

Cylinder

What is the technique of Louis Sullivan?

Tripartite

Walter Gropius is the founder of Bauhaus; He is also the member/leader of Deutsche Werkbund

Both TRUE

Type of entrance of torii gate

Implied