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ARCHITECTURAL STYLES AND RENOWNED PERIOD ARCHITECTS

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
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1.

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

2.

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

3.

It is a bilaterally symmetrical figure having two equal and perpendicular axes.

a)

Square

b)

Circle

c)

Triangle

d)

Sphere

4.

It is a centralized, introverted figure that is normally stable and self-centering in its environment. It can induce a rotary motion.

a)

Square

b)

Circle

c)

Triangle

d)

Sphere

5.

It is the unfinished work of “God’s Architect”. It is considered as one of the longest construction projects in the world.

a)

Casa Mila

b)

Casa Batlo

c)

Sagrada Familia

d)

Notre Dame de Paris

6.

The major characteristics of this style are simple, clean shapes and often with a “streamlined” look.

a)

Neoclassicism

b)

Baroque

c)

Art Deco

d)

Art Nouveau

7.

MET is one of the finest example of this style in the Philippines. Who is the Architect of this structure?

a)

Antonio Toledo

b)

Leandro Locsin

c)

Francisco Manosa

d)

Juan Arellano

8.

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

a)

San Francisco

b)

New York

c)

Chicago

d)

Manila

9.

A Midwest American Style introduced by Frank Lloyd Wright. The best example of it is Robbie House in Chicago.

a)

Organic Architecture

b)

Prairie Style

c)

Art Deco

d)

International Style

10.

“A house is like a flower pot.”

a)

Richard Neutra

b)

Frank Lloyd Wright

c)

Frank Ghery

d)

Le Corbusier

11.

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

b)

Expressionism

c)

Metabolism

d)

International Style

12.

"Architecture begins where engineering ends."

a)

Walter Gropius

b)

Le Corbusier

c)

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

d)

Marcel Beuer

13.

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

14.

“A house is a machine for living in.”

a)

Walter Gropius

b)

Le Corbusier

c)

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

d)

Marcel Beuer

15.

These architects are famous for Breton brut architectural style except for?

a)

Le Corbusier

b)

Marcel Beuer

c)

Leandro Locsin

d)

Pablo Antonio

16.

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)

Biorealism

17.

He was known for the innovation of tensile structure.

a)

Buckminster Fuller

b)

Rem Koolhaas

c)

Frei Otto

d)

Felix Candela

18.

These architects are famous Post-modernist architects except for?

a)

Erich Mendelsohn

b)

Michael Graves

c)

Robert Venturi

d)

Philip Johnson

19.

He is the architect of Portland building.

a)

Erich Mendelsohn

b)

Michael Graves

c)

Robert Venturi

d)

Philip Johnson

20.

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

a)

The Glass House

b)

Fransworth House

c)

Portland Building

d)

AT&T bldg.

21.

”Architecture is the Art of how to waste space”

a)

Philip Johnson

b)

Kenzo Tange

c)

Le Corbusier

d)

Santiago Calatrava

22.

The following are works of Leoh Ming Pei except for

a)

Rock and Roll hall of Fame

b)

Dallas City Hall

c)

Luce Memorial Chapel

d)

Carpenter Center

23.

“Function influence but does not dictate form”

a)

Alvar Aalto

b)

Eero Saarinen

c)

Eiliel Saarinen

d)

Rem Koolhaas

24.

Intentionally violate the cubes and right angles of modernism.

a)

Deconstructivism

b)

Post-modernism

c)

Metabolism

d)

International Style

25.

Which of the following is not a deconstructivist Architect?

a)

Frank Ghery

b)

Zaha Hadid

c)

Alvar Aalto

d)

Rem Koolhaas  

26.

These architects received National Artist Award for Architecture except for.

a)

Juan Nakpil

b)

Pablo Antonio

c)

Tomas Mapua

d)

Idelfonso P. Santos

27.

Architect of PBCOM tower in Makati

a)

Gabriel Formoso

b)

SOM

c)

Atkins

d)

Frederico Illustre

28.

Architect of Aglipayan church in Manila and PhilamLife building

a)

Gabriel Formoso

b)

Jose Maria Zaragoza

c)

Carlos Santos-Viola

d)

Carlos Arguelles

29.

Architect of Heart Center and GSIS Building

a)

Carlos Arguelles

b)

Jorge Ramos

c)

Leandro Locsin

d)

Juan Arellano

30.

Architect of Regina & Perez Building in Manila

a)

Antonio T. Luna de San Pedro

b)

Cesar Concio

c)

Juan Nakpil

d)

Antonio Toledo

31.

He is the one who supervise and implement the design plans of the architect who prepared the master plan of Manila and Baguio.

a)

Juan Arellano

b)

Daniel Burnham

c)

William Parsons

d)

Frank Lloyd Wright

32.

He is received the National Artist Award for Architecture in 1990.

a)

Jose Maria Zaragoza

b)

Tomas Mapua

c)

Gabriel Formoso

d)

Leandro Locsin

33.

Which of the following is not a work of Francisco Manosa?

a)

Coconut Palace

b)

San Miguel Building

c)

Meralco Building

d)

Aman Pulo

34.

He is the Architect of Baclaran Church and Insular Life building

a)

Cesar Concio

b)

Juan Nakpil

c)

Antonio Toledo

d)

Carlos Arguelles

35.

These are works of Leandro Locsin in CCP complex except for

a)

Cultural Center of the Philippines

b)

Tanghalang Francisco Balagtas

c)

Philippine International Convention Center

d)

Manila Film Theater