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Theory

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 24mins

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1.

Colours that are opposite each other on the colour wheel are considered to be _______________________.

a)

bright

b)

complementary

c)

dull

d)

triadic

2.

What are these called?

a)

Tertiary Colours

b)

Primary Colours

c)

Secondary Colours

3.
What does red and yellow make?
a)
purple
b)
orange
c)
green
4.
What are the three primary colors?
a)
purple, green, orange
b)
red, blue, yellow
c)
red, blue, green
d)
red, blue, orange
5.

What are the secondary colours?

a)

orange, green and blue

b)

orange, green and violet

c)

green, violet and red

d)

green, red and yellow

6.

Mixing primary and secondary Colours give us what?

a)

Monochromatic Colours

b)

Primary Colours

c)

Tertiary Colours

7.

When you mix a colour with BLACK you make a __________?

a)

Tint

b)

Tone

c)

Shade

8.

Where is the birthplace of skyscrapers?

a)

Chicago

b)

Florida

c)

New York

d)

Los Angeles

9.

The branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of art, beauty, and taste, with a view to establishing the meaning and validity of critical judgments concerning art.

a)

Architecture

b)

Taste

c)

Aesthetics

d)

Beauty

10.

Who said "the magnificent display of volume put together in the light"?

a)

Mies Van der Rohe

b)

Minster

c)

Louis Sullivan

d)

Le Corbusier

11.

Who is the first recipient of the Pritzker Prize in 1979?

a)

Oscar Niemeyer

b)

Luis Barragan

c)

Philip Johnson

d)

Mies Van der Rohe

12.

The Pritzker Prize recipient of 2016.

a)

Alejandro Aravena

b)

Frei Otto

c)

Shigeru Ban

d)

Toyo Ito

13.

It is the tallest building in New York City (as per 2019 record).

a)

Empire State Building

b)

One World Trade Center

c)

Chrysler Building

d)

Sears Tower

14.

A system of elements ranked, classified, and organized one above another, according to importance or significance.

a)

Arrangement

b)

Position

c)

Hierarchy

d)

Proximity

15.

A state of utter disorder or confusion.

a)

Contradiction

b)

Chaos

c)

Tension

d)

Opposition

16.

The systematic arranging of interdependent or coordinated parts into a coherent unity or functioning whole.

a)

Diagram

b)

Composition

c)

Organization

d)

Structure

17.

Human qualities are associated with non-human entities/events. Qualities such as form, values, and emotions.

a)

Anthropocentrism

b)

Anthropomorphism

c)

Anthropometrics

d)

Ergonomics

18.

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

19.

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

20.

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

21.

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

22.

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

23.

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

24.

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

25.

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

26.

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

27.

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

28.

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

29.

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

30.

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

a)

White

b)

Black

c)

Purple

d)

Grey

31.

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

32.

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

33.

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

34.

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

35.

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

36.

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

37.

Refers to the quality of surface treatment associated with materials.

a)

Tone

b)

Mass

c)

Volume

d)

Texture

38.

Which style is this church in?

a)

Gothic

b)

Neo-classical

c)

Baroque

d)

Modernist

39.

Islamic architecture is characterized by.........

a)

birthday cake type decorations

b)

minarets, geometric patterns and domes

c)

buttresses and stained glass windows

d)

steel and glass building materials

40.

What do you call an ancient building or settlement that is not complete?

a)

a facade

b)

the foundations

c)

a column

d)

ruins

41.

This church is an example of ..........................architecture

a)

Baroque

b)

Islamic

c)

Persian

d)

Gothic

42.

The name for the dome-like ceiling is..................

a)

vault

b)

facade

c)

nave

d)

concourse

43.

A large space in front or in the middle of a building is called........

a)

a nave

b)

a vault

c)

a concourse

d)

ruins

44.

The central part of a church is called ................

a)

a concourse

b)

a basement

c)

a dome

d)

the nave