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Theory of Architecture

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
It refers to sensory perception and recognition of the physical elements by experiencing them sequentially in time;
a)
physical
b)
perceptual
c)
conceptual
d)
structural
2.
It is the comprehension of the ordered or disordered relationships among the building’s elements and systems, and responding to the meaning they evoke.
a)
physical
b)
perceptual
c)
conceptual
d)
structural
3.
Context is composed completely of the following parameters except?
a)
function
b)
space
c)
form
d)
dimension
4.
The three dimensional integration of program elements and spaces accommodating the multiple function and relationships is called
a)
structural system
b)
circulation system
c)
enclosure system
d)
spatial system
5.
A _______ marks a position in space having no length, width or depth, therefore it is considered static.
a)
volume
b)
line
c)
plane
d)
point
6.
A line extended in a direction other than its intrinsic direction becomes a ________. It has length and width but no depth.
a)
volume
b)
line
c)
plane
d)
point
7.
________ is the primary identifying characteristic of a plane, which is determined by the contour of the line forming its edges.
a)
color
b)
surface
c)
form
d)
shape
8.
It refers to prehistoric monument consisting of two or more large upright stones supporting a horizontal stone slab, found especially in Britain and France.
a)
dolmen
b)
menhir
c)
caryatid
d)
hedge
9.
An ancient Incan city establishes c. 1500 in the Andes Mountain, 8,000 ft on a saddle between two peaks in south central Peru.
a)
Machu Picchu
b)
Palenque
c)
Chichen Itza
d)
Teotihuacan
10.
The physical dimension of length, width and depth of a form is called,
a)
scale
b)
figure
c)
size
d)
proportion
11.
The visual and tactile quality given to a surface by the size, arrangement and proportions of the parts is called,
a)
color
b)
size
c)
texture
d)
finish
12.
The location of a form relative to its environment or the visual field within which it is seem is called,
a)
visual inertia
b)
arrangement
c)
orientation
d)
position
13.
The degree of concentration and stability of a form is called,
a)
arrangement
b)
visual inertia
c)
orientation
d)
position
14.
A plane figure bounded by three sides and having three angles is called,
a)
circle
b)
triangle
c)
rectangle
d)
square
15.
A solid generated by the revolution of a rectangle about one of its sides is called,
a)
sphere
b)
cylinder
c)
cone
d)
pyramid
16.
A form can be transformed by the addition of elements to its volume,
a)
dimensional transformation
b)
additive transformation
c)
subtractive transformation
d)
physical transformation
17.
A form can be transformed by altering one or more of its dimensions and still retain its identity as a member of a family of forms,
a)
dimensional transformation
b)
additive transformation
c)
subtractive transformation
d)
physical transformation
18.
A type of relationship relies on the close proximity of the forms or their sharing of a common visual trait such as shape, color or material,
a)
interlocking volumes
b)
edge-to-edge contact
c)
spatial tension
d)
face-to-face contact
19.
A type of relationship wherein the forms interpenetrate each other’s space and the forms do not need to share any visual traits,
a)
edge-to-edge contact
b)
interlocking volumes
c)
spatial tension
d)
face-to-face contact
20.
Name of the project
a)
Cuadra San Cristobal
b)
Glass House, Connecticut
c)
House of Mrs. Venturi, Chestnut Hill
d)
House at Stablo, Switzerland
21.
Name of the project
a)
Cuadra San Cristobal
b)
Glass House, Connecticut
c)
House of Mrs. Venturi, Chestnut Hill
d)
House at Stablo, Switzerland
22.

Name of the project

a)

Cuadra San Cristobal, Mexico

b)

Glass House, Connecticut

c)

House of Mrs. Venturi, Chestnut Hill

d)

House at Stablo, Switzerland

23.
Name of the project
a)
Cuadra San Cristobal
b)
House of Mrs. Venturi, Chestnut Hill
c)
Glass House, Connecticut
d)
House at Stablo, Switzerland
24.
House at Stablo, Switzerland, 1981, by Architect:
a)
Mario Botta
b)
Luis Barragan
c)
Robert Venturi
d)
Philip Johnson
25.
House of Mrs. Venturi, Chestnut Hill
a)
Mario Botta
b)
Luis Barragan
c)
Robert Venturi
d)
Philip Johnson
26.
Cuadra San Cristobal México City, 1968, by Architect:
a)
Mario Botta
b)
Robert Venturi
c)
Luis Barragan
d)
Philip Johnson
27.
Glass House, New Canaan, Connecticut, 1949, by
a)
Mario Botta
b)
Robert Venturi
c)
Philip Johnson
d)
Luis Barragan
28.
Name of the project
a)
History Faculty Building
b)
German Pavilion
c)
Cultural Center, Wolfsburg
d)
Notre Dame du Haut
29.
Name of the project
a)
History Faculty Building
b)
German Pavilion
c)
Cultural Center, Wolfsburg
d)
Notre Dame du Haut
30.
Name of the project
a)
History Faculty Building
b)
German Pavilion
c)
Cultural Center, Wolfsburg
d)
Notre Dame du Haut
31.
Name of the project
a)
History Faculty Building
b)
Notre Dame du Haut
c)
Cultural Center, Wolfsburg
d)
German Pavilion
32.
Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp, France, 1950-55, by
a)
James Sterling
b)
Rolf Gutbrod & Frei Otto
c)
Alvar Aalto
d)
Le Corbusier
33.
History Faculty Building, Cambridge University, England, 1964-67, by
a)
James Sterling
b)
Rolf Gutbrod & Frei Otto
c)
Alvar Aalto
d)
Le Corbusier
34.
Cultural Center, Wolfsburg, Germany, 1948-62, by
a)
James Sterling
b)
Rolf Gutbrod & Frei Otto
c)
Alvar Aalto
d)
Le Corbusier
35.
German Pavilion, Montreal Exposition, 1966-67, by
a)
James Sterling
b)
Alvar Aalto
c)
Le Corbusier
d)
Rolf Gutbrod & Frei Otto
36.
Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower, Mecca, Saudi Arabia 2012
a)
C.Y. Lee & Partners
b)
Kohn Pedersen Fox
c)
Dar Al Handasah Architects
d)
Adrian Smith at SOM
37.
Taipei 101, Taiwan 2004
a)
Kohn Pedersen Fox
b)
Dar Al Handasah Architects
c)
C.Y. Lee & Partners
d)
Adrian Smith at SOM
38.
One World Trade Center New York 2014
a)
Kohn Pedersen Fox
b)
Dar Al Handasah Architects
c)
David Childs/ Daniel Libeskind
d)
Adrian Smith at SOM
39.

Shanghai World Financial Center, China 2008

a)

Dar Al Handasah Architects

b)

Kohn Pedersen Fox

c)

Adrian Smith at SOM

d)

I.M. Pei

40.
Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE 2010
a)
Adrian Smith at SOM
b)
Dar Al Handasah Architects
c)
Kohn Pedersen Fox
d)
David Childs/ Daniel Libeskind
41.

According to ____________, a ratio refers to the quantitative comparison between two

similar things.

a)

Le Corbusier

b)

Pythagoras

c)

Palladio

d)

Euclid

42.

It is defined as the ratio between two sections of a line, or the two sections of the plane

figure, in which the lesser of the two is to the greater as the greater is to the sum of both;

a)

Fibonacci Series

b)

Modulor

c)

Golden Rectangle

d)

Golden Section

43.

_____________, in the time of Augustus, studied actual samples of the Classical Orders

and presented the ideal proportions in a treatise “The Ten Books on Architecture”

a)

Vignola

b)

Da Vinci

c)

Callicrates

d)

Vitruvius

44.

The principal work of Le Corbusier that exemplified the use of the Modulor was the _______________, where it uses 15 measures of the Modulor to bring the human scale to a

building;

a)

Villa Savoye , Poissy, France

b)

Unite D' Habitation, Merseilles, France

c)

Notre Dame du-Haut, Ronchamp, France

d)

Law Courts & Secretariat at Chandigarh, India

45.

Building + Architect

a)

Torres Siamesas, Santiago, Chile 2003

b)

Alejandro Aravena

c)

Ingalls Rink, New Haven Connecticut,

d)

Santiago Calatrava

46.

Context is composed completely of the following parameters?

a)

function

b)

space

c)

form

d)

dimension

e)

technics

47.

Building + Architect

a)

Torres Siamesas, Santiago, Chile 2003

b)

Alejandro Aravena

c)

Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan 1964

d)

Kenzo Tange

48.

Building + Architect

a)

Burj Tower, Doha 2012

b)

Alejandro Aravena

c)

Torre Agbar, Barcelona, Spain 2004

d)

Jean Nouvel

49.

A space that tends to bring people together;

a)

sociofugal space

b)

visual space

c)

personal distance

d)

sociopetal space

50.

It refers to the degree by which color differs from a gray of the same lightness or brightness;

a)

hue

b)

tint

c)

chroma

d)

intensity