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Theory of Architecture (Part 1)

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 2hrs 57mins

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Class
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1.

A unified composition of two-dimensional shapes, or three-dimensional volumes, especially one that has, or gives the impression, of weight, density, and bulk.

a)

Massing

b)

Composition

c)

Form

d)

Perspective

2.

The tendency of air or gas in a shaft or other vertical space to rise when heated, creating a draft that draws in cooler air/gas from below.

a)

Effective Temperature

b)

Chimney Effect (Stack Effect)

c)

Greenhouse Effect

d)

Insulation Effect

3.

A form can be transformed by altering one or more of its dimensions and still retain its family identity. What type of transformation is this?

a)

Dimensional Transformation

b)

Subtractive Transformation

c)

Additive Transformation

d)

Visible Transformation

4.

The articulation of the importance or significance of a form or space by its size, shape, or placement relative to the other forms and spaces of the organization.

a)

Symmetry

b)

Hierarchy

c)

Axis

d)

Rhythm

5.

It is an architectural manifesto by the Swiss-French architect. A set of principles for modern buildings.

a)

Four Books on Architecture

b)

Five Points of Architecture

c)

Ten Books of Architecture

d)

Charter of Athens

6.

The division of a line so that the whole is the greater part as that part is the smaller part. For example, 1:1/2, a proportion which is considered to be particularly pleasing to the eye.

a)

Golden Ratio

b)

Golden Section

c)

Fibonacci Sequence

d)

Modulor

7.

It uses colors that are adjacent to each other on the color wheel. One color is used as a dominant color while others are used to enrich the scheme.

a)

Monochromatic Color Scheme

b)

Analogous Color Scheme

c)

Complementary Color Scheme

d)

Split-Complementary Color-Scheme

8.

In Four Books of Architecture, which book discusses the private townhouses and country estates?

a)

1st Book

b)

2nd Book

c)

3rd Book

d)

4th Book

9.

This refers to the manner in which the surfaces of a form come together to define its shape and volume. It clearly reveals the precise nature of its parts and their relationship to each other and to the whole.

a)

Articulation

b)

Form

c)

Clustered Form

d)

Edge

10.

It is a consequence of concrete frame construction. Because walls were then deprived of their constructional role, their design became free as well.

a)

Free Façade

b)

Free Plan

c)

Roof Gardens

d)

Pilotis

11.

If equally spaced windows are introduced on the unbroken wall, then regular repetition is present, what do you call this type of rhythm?

a)

Accented Rhythm

b)

Continuous Rhythm

c)

Unaccented Rhythm

d)

Rhythm by Repetition

12.

In 1942, Le Corbusier began his study and published "__________" - a Harmonious Measure to the human scale universally applicable to architecture and mechanics.

a)

Vitruvian Man

b)

The Modulor

c)

Human Dimensions

d)

Furnicube

13.

A color that feels flat and lifeless, yet it provides enormous support to the other hues.

a)

White

b)

Black

c)

Purple

d)

Grey

14.

When elements compete with each other for place of importance, there is a __________. This causes 'duality' or the presence of two strong conflicting personalities or masses resulting in discord and redundancy.

a)

Volume Contradiction

b)

Competition

c)

Contrast

d)

Confusion

15.

What type of form composition is present in the Nakagin Capsule Tower by Kisho Kurokawa.

a)

Linear Form

b)

Grid Form

c)

Radial Form

d)

Clustered Form

16.

In architecture, this type of character bears a certain relation to the same attribute of an individual. It is found that the element of personality plays an important part in the revealing character of both with man and with architecture.

a)

Personality Character

b)

Personal Character

c)

Expressive Character

d)

Associated Character

17.

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

a)

Visual Acceleration

b)

Velocity of Eyesight

c)

Visual Inertia

d)

Structure Stability

18.

The primary shapes can be extended or rotated to generate volumes whose forms are distinct, regular, and easily recognizable. These forms are referred to as the __________.

a)

Polyhedron

b)

Platonic Solids

c)

Tectonics

d)

Dynamic Shapes

19.

What type of spatial organization is shown in the Villa Capra (The Rotunda) at Vicenza, Italy, by Andrea Palladio?

a)

Grid Organization

b)

Radial Organization

c)

Centralized Organization

d)

Clustered Organization

20.

It bears a certain relation to the same attribute to the life of an individual.

a)

Functional Character

b)

Personal Character

c)

Relative Proportion

d)

Balance

21.

Refers to the quality of surface treatment associated with materials.

a)

Tone

b)

Mass

c)

Volume

d)

Texture

22.

A color produced by combining lights of red, yellow, and blue wavelengths. These lights or additive primaries contain all the wavelengths necessary to produce a colorless or white light.

a)

Subtractive Color

b)

Primary Color

c)

Selective Color

d)

Additive Color

23.

This color is relatively long and stimulating. It is considered as the strongest color psychological as it perceives optimism, confidence, extraversion, emotional strength, friendliness, and creativity.

a)

Orange

b)

Red

c)

Yellow

d)

Blue

24.

A Pritzker Prize awardee 2015, German architect and structural engineer, noted for his use of lightweight structures, in particular tensile and membrane structures, including the roof of the Olympic Stadium in Munich for the 1972 Summer Olympics.

a)

Jean Nouvel

b)

Frei Paul Otto

c)

Sir James Frazer Stirling

d)

Gottfried Böhm

25.

"Form is the mystery that defies description, but brings people pleasure", whose dictum is this?

a)

Michael Graves

b)

Antoni Gaudi

c)

Alvar Aalto

d)

Adolf Loos

26.

In all of his works, light is an important controlling factor. His use of concrete is impeccable, leaving its natural color and texture, and almost became his trademark design.

a)

Oscar Niemeyer

b)

Eero Saarinen

c)

Gottfried Böhm

d)

Tadao Ando

27.

In geometry, a two- or three-dimensional space in which the axioms and postulates of Euclidean geometry applies.

a)

Expressive Space

b)

Euclidean Space

c)

Aesthetic Space

d)

Visual Space

28.

A model developed in Germany by Bassam Tibi, where the idea is that minorities can have an identity of their own but they should at least support the core concepts of the culture on which the society is based.

a)

Core Culture

b)

Monoculturalism

c)

Melting Point

d)

Multiculturalism

29.

Direct borrowing from one culture to another.

a)

Stimulus Diffusion

b)

Innovative Diffusion

c)

Tangible Diffusion

d)

Transculturation

30.

An applied science concerned with the characteristics of people that needs to be considered in the design of devices and systems, in order that people and things will interact effectively and safely.

a)

Anthropomorphism

b)

Anthropocentrism

c)

Anthropometrics

d)

Ergonomics

31.

A primary element of form that has the properties of length, width, shape, surface, orientation, and position.

a)

Point

b)

Plane

c)

Line

d)

Volume

32.

A type of character that results directly from the purpose of use of the building.

a)

Character

b)

Personal Character

c)

Functional Character

d)

Traditional Character

33.

Concrete textured by leaving the impression of the form in which it was modeled.

a)

Genius Loci

b)

Pop Architecture

c)

Beton Brut

d)

Abstraction

34.

This type of relationship requires that the two forms have corresponding planar surfaces which are parallel to each other.

a)

Spatial Tension

b)

Face-to-face Contact

c)

Edge-to-edge Contact

d)

Interlocking Volumes

35.

It is the most common type of spatial relationship. It allows each space to be clearly defined and to respond, each in its own way, to specific functional or symbolic requirements. It can be defined with a row of columns, walls, or free-standing planes.

a)

Spaces Linked by A Common Space

b)

Interlocking Spaces

c)

Adjacent Spaces

d)

Space Within A Space

36.

The size or proportion of a building element or space, or an article of furniture, related to the structural or functional dimensions of the human body.

a)

Visual Scale

b)

Mechanical Scale

c)

Generic Scale

d)

Human Scale

37.

One of the three dimensions of colors. It is the purity or vividness of a hue, also called as intensity.

a)

Saturation

b)

Chroma

c)

Hue

d)

Value

38.

What is "amihan"?

a)

Southwest Monsoon

b)

Northeast Monsoon

c)

Southeast Monsoon

d)

Northwest Monsoon

39.

The degree by which a color differs from a gray of the same lightness or brightness, corresponding to saturation of the perceived color.

a)

Value

b)

Hue

c)

Saturation

d)

Chroma