Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

THE MASTERS OF ARCHITECTURES

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A school of design established in Germany called Bauhaus is founded by...

a)

Louis Khan

b)

Peter Behrens

c)

Walter Gropius

d)

August Perret

2.

The architect of the US White House.

a)

Sir Inigo Jones

b)

Sir Joseph Paxton

c)

James Hoban

d)

Louis Sullivan

3.

The dome of the US Capitol in Washington DC was patterned from the dome of what Renaissance masterpiece?

a)

St. Peter's Basilica

b)

Florence Cathedral

c)

St. Paul's Cathedral

d)

The Tempietto

4.

The famous work and residence of Thomas Jefferson.

a)

University of Virginia

b)

Monticello

c)

The Mansion

d)

Blue House

5.

The famous and highest Art Deco in New York.

a)

 Chrysler Building

b)

Rockefeller Building

c)

World Trade Center

d)

Empire State Building

6.

Architect of the Chicago Tribune Tower.

a)

John Howell & Raymond Hood

b)

Frank Lloyd Wright

c)

Eliel Saarinen

d)

Mies van de Rohe

7.

Architect of the World Trade Center

a)

Arata Isozaki

b)

Minoru Yamasaki

c)

Kenzo Tange

d)

Tadao Ando

8.

The brainchild of the Geodesic Dome.

a)

Duckminster Fuller

b)

Buckminster Ruler

c)

Buckminster Fuller

d)

Buckmister Puler

9.

First female Laureate of the annual Pritzker Prize for Architecture.

a)

Zaha Hadid

b)

Anne Lacaton

c)

Kazuyo Sejima

d)

Carme Pigem

10.

The building which was known as "The Falling Water" designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

a)

Robie House

b)

Guggenheim Museum

c)

Kaufmann House

d)

Prairie House

11.

Which of the following principles were adopted by Le Corbusier in his Villa Savoye:

1. Frameworks structurally independent of walls

2. Freestanding facade

3. Roof garden

4. Open planning

5. Cube form elevated on stilts.

a)

1,2,4,5

b)

2,3,4,5

c)

1,2,3,4,5

d)

1,2,3,5

12.

Architect of Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp.

a)

Louis Khan

b)

Le Corbusier

c)

Mies van de Rohe

d)

Eero Saarinen

13.

The architect behind the City Beautiful Movement.

a)

Frank Lloyd Wright

b)

Le Corbusier

c)

Daniel Burnham

d)

Louis Sullivan

14.

The architect of Sydney Opera House.

a)

Jorn Utzon

b)

John Utzon

c)

John Teodoro

d)

Jom Utzon

15.

Invented reinforced concrete in France.

a)

Mies van de Rohe

b)

Le Corbusier

c)

Francois Hennebique

d)

Erich Mendelsohn

16.

Architect of Petronas Towers in Malaysia which is the tallest building in 2001.

a)

Norman Foster

b)

 SOM

c)

Cesar Pelli

d)

KDF

17.

Ludwig Mies Van de Rohe first envisioned the all glass skyscraper in the 1920's. A true genius, he designed a structure that could not be built at that time. But some thirty years later, the technology was at hand. The long held dream of the crystalline tower was finally realized in this famous building. 38 storeys of black steel and glass.

a)

Lakeshore Drive Apartment

b)

Lever House

c)

S.R. Crown Hall

d)

Seagram Building

18.

Architect of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.

a)

Le Corbusier

b)

Frank Lloyd Wright

c)

Eero Saarinen

d)

Frank Gehry

19.

The architect and structural engineer, particularly known for structures whose sculptural forms often resemble living organisms. His best-known works include the Turning Torso and the City of Arts and Sciences.

a)

Rem Koolhaas

b)

I.M. Pei

c)

Santiago Calatrava

d)

Zaha Hadid

20.

The inaugural laureate of the Pritzker Architecture prize.

a)

Rem Koolhaas

b)

I.M. Pei

c)

Philip Johnson

d)

Zaha Hadid

21.

Architects known for Centre Pompidou who were separately awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize.

a)

Oscar Niemeyer & Luis Barragån

b)

Renzo Piano & Richard Rogers

c)

Robert Venturi & Aldo Rossi

d)

Richard Neutra & Renzo Piano

22.

Architect of the TWA Terminal conceptualized as a bird in flight.

a)

Eero Saarinen

b)

Antoni Gaudi

c)

Alvar Aalto

d)

Eliel Saarinen

23.

The designs of the Pritzker Architecture Prize medal are inspired by the work of architect Louis Sullivan. What is inscribed on the reverse of the medallion?

a)

Utility, Strength, Beauty

b)

Form Follows Function

c)

Firmitas, Utilitas, Venustas

d)

Less is More