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Theory of Architecture

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 37mins

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Class
Date
1.

It is a supposition or a system of beliefs and ideas intended to explain something (fact, event or opinion).

a)

Theory/Theories

b)

Gossips

c)

Concepts

d)

Guesses

2.

In defining Theories/ a Theory, it must be based on the different branches of studies like: math, science, education, arts and etc. Hence it must also be ________ and _________.

a)

Plausible or Scientifically Acceptable and even an unproven assumption.

b)

Acceptable and Proven

c)

Assumption and a Plausible Guess

d)

Proven and Tested

3.

The word Architecture came from the Latin word: Arkhitekton. Arkhi means _______ and tekton means _______.

a)

Creator and Builder

b)

Chief and Builder

c)

Designer and Builder

d)

Creator and Designer

4.

Architecture is the Art and Sciences of ___________ buildings and other physical structures.

a)

Creating

b)

Visualizing

c)

Designing

d)

Modifying

5.

Architecture is also a profession associated with art and techniques of ___________ and building with things associated with construction with regards of the buildings ____________.

a)

Designing and Aesthetic Effects

b)

Designs and Concepts

c)

Creating and Materials

d)

Designing and Location

6.

The Theory of Architecture came from the Latin word “Ratiocinatio” which means?

a)

Theory of Creating and Designing Buildings

b)

Reasoning

c)

Rationale

d)

Conceptualization

7.

It is the Roman Architect-Engineer of the 1st Century CE who used the Theory of Architecture.

a)

Imhotep

b)

Aquinas

c)

Vitrovius

d)

Descartes

8.

These are the three main Influence of Architecture.

a)

Physical Needs, Emotional Needs, and Intellectual Needs

b)

Necessities, Conveniences, and Comfort

c)

Recognition, Self Expression, and Response

d)

General, Nature, and Man

9.

These are the three sub-parts found on the General Influence of Architecture.

a)

Physical Needs, Emotional Needs, and Intellectual Needs.

b)

Comfort, Necessities, and Conveniences

c)

Recognition, Self Expression, and Response

d)

General, Nature, and Man

10.

It is one of the desires found in the Activities of Man in which focuses solely in Surviving.

a)

Preservation

b)

Recognition

c)

Response

d)

Self Expression

11.

It is also one of the desires found in the Activities of Man but this desire focuses on taking action or response in any situation given.

a)

Self Expression

b)

Recognition

c)

Preservation

d)

Response

12.

It is kind of the same with response but adding a bit of a personal touch to it.

a)

Self Expression

b)

Recognition

c)

Response

d)

Preservation

13.

It is the belief of being recognized with power, they can consider themselves at the top of the world.

a)

Self Expression

b)

Recognition

c)

Response

d)

Preservation

14.

Below are the Elements of Nature that Influenced Architectural Designs except for one.

a)

Man-made disasters

b)

Natural Disasters

c)

Bodies of Water

d)

Climate or Climate change

e)

Flora and Fauna

15.

These are the elements that needs to be considered in designing.

a)

Plans, Location, Design, and Price

b)

Plans, Sustainability, Protective Elements, Structural Elements, and Materials.

c)

Logo, Brand, Materials Used, Designs, Location, and Costs

16.

The influence of man in which a person wants to show off his/her power, richness, influences and etc.

a)

Self Expression

b)

Personality

c)

Interests

d)

Social Conditions

17.

The Influence of Man in which is caught up between his/her personal activities and interests.

a)

Interests

b)

Self Expression

c)

Social Conditions

d)

Personality

18.

It is the Architecture Act of 2004 or also known as?

a)

RA 9266

b)

RA 9163

c)

RA 6969

d)

RA 9340

19.

Who is an Architect

a)

Professionally and Academically qualified

b)

With ID’s Issued by the Government

c)

Studied and Graduated Architecture and is registered under the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) issued by the Professional Regulatory Board of Architecture (PRBOA)

d)

A 1st year student who takes up Architecture.

20.

The Qualifications of an Architect

a)

5 years Bachelors Degree

b)

2 years of diversified training or apprenticeship

c)

Board Exam passer with 70% passing rate

d)

A draftsman.

21.

The Other Qualifications of an Architect

a)

Took up Review and Refresher Courses with pre-board examinations

b)

A high-school or a college dropout

c)

Registered and License Architect (RPA)

d)

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points before renewal of license (at least 45 points, exempted if taking up master’s degree)

22.

An Architect must be responsible for the

a)

Design Development

b)

Architectural Drawings

c)

A fair and sustainable development, welfare, and cultural expression of society’s habitat in terms of shape, forms and cultural context to it.

d)

Damages while building the project

23.

These are the designs that an Architect can do except for

a)

Residential Buildings

b)

Industrial Buildings

c)

Commercial Buildings

d)

Institutional Buildings

24.

In human building-analogies the skeletal system is referred as the

a)

Electrical System

b)

Sanitary System

c)

Structural System

d)

Mechanical System

25.

In the human-building analogies the Sanitary System is referred as the

a)

Circulatory System

b)

Digestive System

c)

Skeletal System

d)

Respiratory System

26.

In the human-building analogies it is considered to be the Circulatory System of the body/house

a)

Structural

b)

Electrical

c)

Sanitary

d)

Mechanical

27.

In the human-building analogies, the mechanical system is referred to as the

a)

Digestive System

b)

Skeletal System

c)

Circulatory System

d)

Respiratory System

28.

In The Architectural systems, especially in the organizations. It is a linear type of organization wherein it is not centralized but has a linear sequence of repetitive spaces.

a)

Radial Organization

b)

Cluster Organization

c)

Grid Organization

d)

Centralized Organization

e)

Linear Organization

29.

It is the organization of secondary forms towards the dominant (central area)

a)

Linear Organization

b)

Grid Organization

c)

Clustered Organization

d)

Centralized Organization

e)

Radial Organization

30.

It is the organization of clustered forms away from the centralized area, or extended in a radial manner

a)

Radial Organization

b)

Linear Organization

c)

Grid Organization

d)

Clustered Organization

e)

Centralized Organization

31.

It is the organization of any kinds of forms with spaces organized within the field of a structural grid (usually appears to be in 3d)

a)

Linear Organization

b)

Centralized Organization

c)

Radial Organization

d)

Grid Organization

e)

Clustered Organization

32.

The spaces within this group of organization appears to be a proximity or clustered together to show the common visual traits within its relationship

a)

Cluster/ed Organization

b)

Grid Organization

c)

Radial Organization

d)

Centralized Organization

e)

Linear Organization

33.

It is the Articulation of the Importance and Significance of a form or space, it’s shape, element, placement to the other forms and spaces of the organization.

a)

Hierarchy

b)

Size

c)

Shape

d)

Placement

34.

This may show some dominance on a Architectural composition by being different in terms of size.

a)

Hierarchy by Shape

b)

Hierarchy by Size

c)

Hierarchy by Placement

35.

It is made to be strategically placed to call attention to itself as the most important element in the composition. (May include formal image, and spatial definition, the qualities of the shape, color, texture, scale and proportions)

a)

Hierarchy by Size

b)

Hierarchy by Shape

c)

Hierarchy by Placement

36.

It is the entrance of the area, building, structures, or sites (they are classified up to 3 approaches: the frontal, oblique, and spiral approach)

a)

Approach and Entry

b)

Path Configuration and Access

c)

Sequence of Spaces

d)

Light, view, touch, hearing, and smell

37.

It is the kind of Approach wherein it directly leads to the entrance.

a)

Oblique Approach

b)

Spiral Approach

c)

Frontal Approach

d)

Approach and Entry

38.

It is the kind of approach wherein it has extreme angles, it usually prolongs the sequence of approaching the Entry.

a)

Approach and Entry

b)

Oblique Approach

c)

Frontal Approach

d)

Spiral Approach

39.

It is the kind of approach wherein it usually emphasizes the 3d-likeness/of the form of the building.

a)

Frontal Approach

b)

Oblique Approach

c)

Spiral Approach

d)

Approach and Entry

40.

It is the means of using a structure and enclosure for the Environmental Protection and comforts, also for the improvement of one’s health, stability and welfare.

a)

By means of Accommodating a program

b)

By means of Technology

c)

Compatible with its Contexts

41.

It is the means of user requirements, needs, and aspirations, socio cultural, economic factors, legal restraints, and the historical traditions and precedents.

a)

By means of Technology

b)

Compatible with its Context

c)

By means of Accommodating a Program

d)

Approach and Entry

42.

The means of site and environment, climate, geography, and cultural characteristics of the area.

a)

By means of Technology

b)

By means of Accommodating a program

c)

Compatible with its Context

d)

Placement

43.

These are the three types of Architectural Orders

a)

Physical

b)

Perceptual

c)

Conceptual

d)

Space

e)

Structure

44.

It is the physical order in Architecture in which is responsible for the objects to circulate and has movement in it. (Usually involves: Bedroom, Garage, Living Room, Kitchen, Dining, and Toilet)

a)

Structure

b)

Space

c)

Closure

d)

Machines

45.

This is the element that envelopes the house to form a measurable places [walls (exterior and interior), flooring, and Ceiling]

a)

Machines

b)

Enclosure

c)

Space

d)

Structure

46.

It is the interior elements that use and runs the internal organs of the house (usually attachable and movable) (sinks, lavatory, water closet, cabinets, bed, sofa, table, and chairs, lightings and telecommunications)

a)

Machines

b)

Enclosure

c)

Structure

d)

Space

47.

It is the elements that supports the building/house itself. (Posts, columns, retaining walls, floor stabs, trusses, and footing foundation)

a)

Space

b)

Structure

c)

Enclosure

d)

Machines

48.

This is the sensory perception and recognition of physical elements (approach and departure, entry and egress, movement through order of spaces, functions and activities within the spaces and the proper execution of Light, color, texture, view, and sound)

a)

Physical Order

b)

Conceptual Order

c)

Perceptual Order

d)

Machines

49.

The Comprehension of the ordered and disordered relationships among building elements and systems. (Usually includes Images, Patterns, Signs, and Context)

a)

Space

b)

Physical Order

c)

Conceptual Order

d)

Perceptual Order

50.

The __________ of _____________ are the fundamental parts or aspects used to compose any work of design

a)

Point and Line

b)

Plane and Volume

c)

Elements and Designs

d)

Horizontal and Vertical Lines

51.

It indicated a position in a plane surface, this creates shapes, form, and value but has no length, width, or depth.

a)

Point

b)

Line

c)

Plane

d)

Volume

52.

The ________ is a long narrow mark or band, indicates lengths, direction, and position in one dimension, (Vertical and Horizontal, forms 3d-ness, expresses amount (connection ), and supports for an overhead plane)

a)

Line

b)

Point

c)

Volume

d)

Plane

53.

A flat surface on which a straight line jointing any two points. (Indicated length, width, shape, surface orientation making it look like a 2D)

a)

Line

b)

Point

c)

Volume

d)

Plane

54.

It is the amount of space that a substance occupies in an object, making it look like a 3D. (Also indicates length, form shape, surface orientation and position)

a)

Plane

b)

Volume

c)

Line

d)

Point

55.

It is one of the Properties of form wherein it is the outward form of an object defined by outline. in architecture it is defined as a two dimensional area confined by an actual line or implied line. It is the characteristic outline or surface configuration of a particular form. Shape is the principal aspect by which we identify and categorize forms.

a)

Shape

b)

Size

c)

Color

d)

Texture

e)

Position

56.

It is one of the Properties of form wherein it is the relative extent of something; a thing's overall dimension or magnitude but in architecture size is the physical dimensions of length, width, and depth of a form. While these dimensions determine the proportions of a form, its scale is determined by the size relative to other forms in its context.

a)

Shape

b)

Size

c)

Color

d)

Texture

e)

Position

57.

It is the property processed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way object reflects or emits light. It can be described by individual's perception of hue, saturation, and tonal value.

a)

Size

b)

Color

c)

Visual Inertia

d)

Position

e)

Texture

58.

This is the visual and especially tactile quality given to a surface by the size, shape, arrangement, and proportions of the parts. It also determines the degree to which surfaces of a form reflect or absorb incident light.

a)

Texture

b)

Color

c)

Position

d)

Volume

e)

Plane

59.

It is the location of a form relative to its environment or the visual field within which it is seen.

a)

Volume

b)

Color

c)

Texture

d)

Position

e)

Visual Inertia

60.

This is the the direction of a form relative to the ground plane the, compass pass points,other forms,or to the person viewing the form.

a)

Visual Inertia

b)

Orientation

c)

Position

d)

Texture

61.

It is the degree of concentration and stability of a form depends on its geometry as well as its orientation relative to the ground plane, the pull of gravity, and our line of sight.

a)

Orientation

b)

Shape

c)

Volume

d)

Visual Inertia

62.

__________ is the primary elements in architecture for it refers to the shape or configuration of a building.

a)

Shape

b)

Volume

c)

Plane

d)

Form

63.

This refers to designing and building structures and spaces that are balanced with their natural surroundings and tailored to the function they serve for their inhabitants. organically designed structures seem to blend in with the landscape or rise from it as if the surrounding spaces gave birth to them. (e.g Falling Water of Architect Frank Lloyd Wright)

a)

Abstract

b)

Organic Form

c)

Form

d)

Geometric Form

64.

These are are forms that can be constructed using geometry, such as squares, rectangles, circles, cones, cubes, and many more.. these forms are commonly found in architecture and engineering.

a)

Organic Forms

b)

Form

c)

Abstract

d)

Geometric Form

65.

It is a technique used by artist during the late century to bring out the aesthetics of the subject it is the process of taking away or removing characteristics from something in order to reduce it to a different type of character. In Architecture, abstract, is a type of design explored by many modernist, a mixture of form that embodies the transformation of something different and new. This can be aligned to brutalism, modernism, deconstructivism, and expressionist architecture.

a)

Geometric Form

b)

Organic Form

c)

Form

d)

Abstract

66.

These are the Transformation of Forms

a)

Additive / Addition

b)

Subtraction / Subtractive

c)

Dimension / Dimenstional

d)

Multiplication / Multiplicative

e)

Division

67.

These are forms that can be transformed by altering one or more of its dimensions and still retain as a member of a family of form. ex. a cube can be transformed into similar prismatic forms through distinct changes in height, width or length., it can be compress into a planar form or stretched out into linear form.

a)

Addition / Additive

b)

Subtraction / Subtractive

c)

Dimension / Dimensional

d)

Multiplication / Multiplicative

e)

Division

68.

A form can be transformed by the addition of elements to its original volume

a)

Additive / Addition

b)

Subtractive / Subtraction

c)

Multiplicative / Multiplication

d)

Dimension / Dimensional

69.

a transformation of by subtracting a portion of its volume. Depending on the extent of the subtracting process, the form can be retain its initial identity or be transformed into a form of another. (This form retains the exterior form and taken the portion interior out)

a)

Subtraction / Subtractive

b)

Multiplication / Multiplicative

c)

Dimension / Dimensional

d)

Addition / Additive

70.

Arrange by Order a shown on the picture.

a)

spatial tension

b)

edge to edge contact

c)

face to face contact

d)

interlocking volumes