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Theory - Form,Space and Order, Arch.Styles and Theorists

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The characteristic outline or surface configuration of a particular form. It is the principal aspect by which we identify and categorize forms.

a)

Form

b)

Volume

c)

Surface

d)

Shape

2.

It signifies stability. When resting on one of its sides, this shape is an extremely stable figure.

a)

Square

b)

Circle

c)

Triangle

d)

Sphere

3.

It is the relative size of parts of a whole.

a)

Proportion

b)

Scale

c)

Module

d)

Composition

4.

It is a regular and repeated pattern.

a)

Balance

b)

Rhythm

c)

Proportion

d)

Contrast

5.

He coined the term “International Style” along with Henry-Russel Hitchcock

a)

Philip Johnson

b)

Frank Lloyd Wright

c)

Louis Khan

d)

Le Corbusier

6.

A style in 1920s to 1930s that is characterized by simple, clean shapes, often with a “streamlined” look; ornament that is geometric or stylized from representational forms.

a)

Art Nouveau

b)

Art Deco

c)

Beaux-Art

d)

Neoclassicism

7.

A lavish and heavily ornamented classical style.

a)

Art Nouveau

b)

Art Deco

c)

Beaux-Art

d)

Neoclassicism

8.

The term theory of architecture was originally simply the accepted translation of the Latin term __________. As used by Vitruvius.

a)

Ratiocination

b)

Doctrina de Architectura

c)

Venustas

d)

Racionalle

9.

This was the first architectural handbook that emphasized the practical rather than the theoretical aspects of architecture, and it was the first to catalog the five orders.

a)

Complete works on Architecture and Perspective

b)

Complete works on Art and Orders

c)

Estraordinario Libro

d)

Sebastiano Libro

10.

The author of the said book is ___________. An Italian Mannerist architect, painter and theorist. He also pioneered the use of high-quality illustrations to supplement the text.

a)

Leon Batista Alberti

b)

Sebastiano Serillo

c)

Vitruvius

d)

Andrea Paladio

11.

Regola Delle Cinque Ordini D’ Architectura in english translation means _______________.

a)

Complete works on Art and Orders.

b)

Canon of Art and Orders

c)

Canon of the Three Orders of Architecture.

d)

Canon of the Five Orders of Architecture.

12.

The author of the said book (Canon of Architecture) is ___________. He was one of the great Italian architects of 16th century Mannerisim

a)

Michaelangelo

b)

Sebastiano Serillo

c)

Giacomo Barocci Vignola

d)

Andrea Palladio

13.

It is one of the most influential books in architecture history. It contains the author’s design celebrating the purity and simplicity of classical architecture.

a)

4 books of Architecture

b)

6 books of Architecture

c)

8 books of Architecture

d)

10 books of Architecture

14.

A form transformation by altering one or more of its dimension and still retain its identity.

a)

Dimensional transformation

b)

Additive transformation

c)

Subtractive transformation

d)

Multiple transformation

15.

Refers to the manner in which the surface of a form come together to define its shape and volume.

a)

Transformation

b)

Articulation

c)

Combination

d)

Visual Expression

16.

What is the concept of Sydney opera house?

a)

thin shells

b)

snail husk

c)

sails

d)

slices of orange

17.

The major characteristic of this style is swirling “whiplash curves”. Its ornaments are inspired by organic shapes such as plants flowers and animals, both in terms of design and the use of colors.

a)

Beaux Arts

b)

Rococo

c)

Art Deco

d)

Art Nouveau

18.

He is one of the founders of Art Nouveau in the 1890s and became notable for the Central Stair Hall of Hotel Tassel in Brussels.

a)

Victor Hugo

b)

Victor Horta

c)

Antoni Gaudi

d)

Eiliel Saarinen

19.

It is considered as the birthplace of Skyscrapers. The notable “Father of Skyscrapers” was the major contributor in this place.

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

It is often described as minimalist due to the idea of removing all ornaments and reduce to their most basic structural elements.

a)

Post-modernism to Modernism

b)

Expressionism

c)

Metabolism

d)

International Style

21.

“Architecture begins where engineering ends.”

a)

Walter Gropius

b)

Le Corbusier

c)

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

d)

Marcel Beuer

22.

Farnsworth house is an example of a mature version of modern architecture which is what this architect coined as _________.

a)

Skin-and-bones

b)

International Style

c)

Minimalism

d)

Bauhaus

23.

High-tech architectural style are identifiable by placing the support beams, duct work and other functional elements on the exterior of the building to create an open and adaptable interior space. High-tech buildings are often called as?

a)

Bowellism

b)

Machine-like

c)

Structural expressionism

d)

Futuristic

24.

Placing the building’s service in full view is a trademark technique of this architect. This technique is also known as?

a)

Bowellism

b)

Metabolism

c)

Structural expressionism

d)

Biorealism

25.

He was known for the innovation of tensile structure.

a)

Buckminster Fuller

b)

Rem Koolhaas

c)

Frei Otto

d)

Felix Candela

26.

These architects are famous Post-modernist architects except for?


Who is this guy up here?

a)

Erich Mendelsohn

b)

Michael Graves

c)

Robert Venturi

d)

Philip Johnson

27.

He is the architect of Portland building.

a)

Erich Mendelsohn

b)

Michael Graves

c)

Robert Venturi

d)

Philip Johnson

28.

This serves as a canvas to demonstrate some of the “complexities and contradictions” in modern architecture.

a)

Robert Venturi House

b)

Vanna Venturi House

c)

Fire station #4

d)

AT&T Building

29.

It was the Icon of Post modernism that was designed by the first ever Pritzker architecture Laurette.

a)

The Glass House

b)

Farnsworth House

c)

Portland Building

d)

AT&T bldg.

30.

“Function influence but does not dictate form”

a)

Alvar Aalto

b)

Eero Saarinen

c)

Eiliel Saarinen

d)

Rem Koolhaas