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Worksheet time: 49mins
Kung tatanungin kayo ngayon, gaano na kayo ka-confident sa understanding and knowledge ninyo ng architectural theories?
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What are the three types of theory?
(a)
Who is the Roman architect known for the principles of firmitas, utilitas, and venustas?
(a)
What architectural system is designed to stimulate the perception of occupants to spaces as they move through it?
Spatial System
Structural System
Circulation System
Enclosure system
Which of the following is NOT one of Le Corbusier’s Five Points of Architecture?
Pilotis
Free Plan
Free Facade
Vertical Windows
Horizontal windows in Le Corbusier’s Five Points aim to provide even natural lighting across interior spaces.
True
False
A civic building is placed at the exact center of a plaza. Which relational property of form is applied?
Orientation
Visual Inertia
Rotation
Position
What transformation applied by the growth of a building’s form by attaching volumes?
Additive Transformation
Subtractive Transformation
Dimensional Transformation
Organizational Transformation
What is the form organization of this structure?
(a)
Which design principle is MOST evident when a building emphasizes one dominant space over others?
Rhythm
Hierarchy
Contrast
Balance
What design principle is demonstrated by the alternating window sizes in a façade of the building?
Proportion
Contrast
Balance
Rhythm
Which among the following characterize a plane that provides an enclosure disrupting the visual and spatial continuity?
Which spatial relationship refers to one space being completely contained within another?
Adjacent Spaces
Interlocking Spaces
Space within a space
Spaces linked by a common space
A museum expansion requires strong hierarchical spatial focus. Which organization best reinforces a dominant central gallery?
Linear
Clustered
Grid
Centralized
Which approach best emphasizes the three-dimensional form of a building by prolonging the path around its perimeter?
Frontal
Oblique
Radial
Spiral
A gallery and courtyard overlap, creating a shared zone. This spatial condition is best classified as:
Interlocking spaces
Adjacent Spaces
Space within a space
Spaces linked by a common space
In hospitals, circulation paths should ideally “pass by” spaces instead of “through” them because:
It reduces the sense of hierarchy
It maintains spatial integrity and flexibility
It increases symbolic meaning
It emphasizes authority and directness
For a public library, which entrance type best symbolizes openness and accessibility?
Flush
Recessed
Projected
Hidden
Designing varied seating distances in a public plaza mainly responds to:
Economic factors
Legal constraints
Proxemics
Environmental context
Tall and cylindrical features in a structure represent what element in Feng Shui?
Wood
Fire
Water
Metal
A building designed to symbolize national identity while meeting functional needs reflects which primary concept?
Structural
Environmental
Functional
Thematic / Symbolic
On feng Shui, what element comes after the earth element in a productive cycle?
Water
Fire
Wood
Metal
Which among the following statements is NOT true?
The number of pieces of columns should be even.
The main door should face the East.
It is lucky to have twelve stair steps.
The smaller lot frontage than the rear side is considered lucky
What is the name of this structure?
(a)
An architect designs a museum with minimal ornamentation, functional planning, and emphasis on form following function. Which architectural style is MOST appropriate?
Classical
Post-modern
Modern
Vernacular
It is known as the New Style, characterized by asymmetrical shapes, arches and decorative surfaces with curved, plant-like designs.
Art Deco
Art Nouveau
Bauhaus
Arts and Crafts
Identify the architectural style of this structure.
(a)
Whose dictum is this, "Less is more"?
Frank Lloyd Wright
Louis Sullivan
Le Corbusier
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Whose dictum is this, "Less is a bore"?
Phillip Johnson
Robert Venturi
Frank Gehry
Charles Moore
Who designed this structure?
(a)
He has been called "the apostle of chain-link fencing and corrugated metal siding".
Santiago Calatrava
Jorn Utzon
Norman Foster
Frank Gehry
What kind of architect do you want to be?
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