Context Term 1 Quiz

Who said "Architecture should speak of its time and location,

but desire for timelessness"

• Renzo Piano

• Zaha Hadid

• Frank Gehry

• Norman Foster

What is the term used to describe -

"Designing in response to and in respect of physical and non-physical characteristics that constitute the environment in which a structure is to be placed."

• Environmental Strategy

• Surroundings

• Environmental Analysis

• Context

Which of the following best describes and 'iconic' building?

• Buildings that represent breakthroughs in Architecture and Construction

• Buildings that come to define their cities and countries

• All three

• Buildings that mark historical periods

In which city would you find this building?

• Barcelona

• Edinburgh

• Paris

• Copenhagen

What term do we use to describe a traditional building built from local, readily available materials?

• Vernacular Construction

• Jerry Building

• Brutalist Construction

• Pre-Industrial

From the Classical orders of architecture,

would you describe the style of these columns as....

• Tuscan

• Roman

• Greek

• Composite

The gate at Volterra, constructed in the fourth century BC is considered the first example of a true, radiating arch, but who built it?

• The Romans

• The Mesopotamians

• The Achaemenids

• The Etruscans

King's College Chapel, Cambridge is an

example of which style of architecture?

• Early Gothic

  (Early English)

• High Gothic

  (Rayonnant and Decorated)

• Late Gothic

  (Flamboyant and Perpendicular)

• Neo-Gothic

  (Gothic Revival)

In traditional Japanese aesthetics which term represents

"a world view Centred on the acceptance of

transience and imperfection"

• Wabi-sabi

• Kochuu

• Tatami

• Tokonoma

Which famous contemporary Japanese Architect

designed 'The Oval' at Benesse House Art Museum?

• Tadao Ando

• Toyo Ito

• Kengo Kuma

• Jun Igarashi