Theory of Architecture

It refers to sensory perception and recognition of the physical elements by experiencing them sequentially in time;

• physical
• perceptual
• conceptual
• structural

It is the comprehension of the ordered or disordered relationships among the building’s elements and systems, and responding to the meaning they evoke.

• physical
• perceptual
• conceptual
• structural

Context is composed completely of the following parameters except?

• function
• space
• form
• dimension

The three dimensional integration of program elements and spaces accommodating the multiple function and relationships is called

• structural system
• circulation system
• enclosure system
• spatial system

A _______ marks a position in space having no length, width or depth, therefore it is considered static.

• volume
• line
• plane
• point

A line extended in a direction other than its intrinsic direction becomes a ________. It has length and width but no depth.

• volume
• line
• plane
• point

________ is the primary identifying characteristic of a plane, which is determined by the contour of the line forming its edges.

• color
• surface
• form
• shape

It refers to prehistoric monument consisting of two or more large upright stones supporting a horizontal stone slab, found especially in Britain and France.

• dolmen
• menhir
• caryatid
• hedge

An ancient Incan city establishes c. 1500 in the Andes Mountain, 8,000 ft on a saddle between two peaks in south central Peru.

• Machu Picchu
• Palenque
• Chichen Itza
• Teotihuacan

The physical dimension of length, width and depth of a form is called,

• scale
• figure
• size
• proportion