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Context Term 1 Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who said "Architecture should speak of its time and location,

but desire for timelessness"

a)

Renzo Piano

b)

Zaha Hadid

c)

Frank Gehry

d)

Norman Foster

2.

What is the term used to describe -

"Designing in response to and in respect of physical and non-physical characteristics that constitute the environment in which a structure is to be placed."

a)

Environmental Strategy

b)

Surroundings

c)

Environmental Analysis

d)

Context

3.

Which of the following best describes and 'iconic' building?

a)

Buildings that represent breakthroughs in Architecture and Construction

b)

Buildings that come to define their cities and countries

c)

All three

d)

Buildings that mark historical periods

4.

In which city would you find this building?

a)

Barcelona

b)

Edinburgh

c)

Paris

d)

Copenhagen

5.

What term do we use to describe a traditional building built from local, readily available materials?

a)

Vernacular Construction

b)

Jerry Building

c)

Brutalist Construction

d)

Pre-Industrial

6.

From the Classical orders of architecture,

would you describe the style of these columns as....

a)

Tuscan

b)

Roman

c)

Greek

d)

Composite

7.

The gate at Volterra, constructed in the fourth century BC is considered the first example of a true, radiating arch, but who built it?

a)

The Romans

b)

The Mesopotamians

c)

The Achaemenids

d)

The Etruscans

8.

King's College Chapel, Cambridge is an

example of which style of architecture?

a)

Early Gothic

(Early English)

b)

High Gothic

(Rayonnant and Decorated)

c)

Late Gothic

(Flamboyant and Perpendicular)

d)

Neo-Gothic

(Gothic Revival)

9.

In traditional Japanese aesthetics which term represents

"a world view Centred on the acceptance of

transience and imperfection"

a)

Wabi-sabi

b)

Kochuu

c)

Tatami

d)

Tokonoma

10.

Which famous contemporary Japanese Architect

designed 'The Oval' at Benesse House Art Museum?

a)

Tadao Ando

b)

Toyo Ito

c)

Kengo Kuma

d)

Jun Igarashi

11.

What name do we give to architectural design that is "directly influenced by the animal, vegetal, human body and anatomical structure with chosen materials to create aesthetic harmony."

a)

Biomimetic

b)

Biophilic

c)

Biodesign

d)

Biomorphic

12.

Who designed the Turning Torso in Malmo, Sweden?

a)

Henning Larson

b)

Enrique Morales

c)

Santiago Calatrava

d)

Dorte Mandrup