Theory of Architecture Reviewer
Theory of Architecture Reviewer
Theory of Architecture Reviewer
CONDES, ALLANA M.
MACIAS, MIKHAIL T.
GARCIA, LEONARDO
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1. What art principle shows the relationships
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1. What art principle shows the relationships
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2. The dominating personality who became
an ardent disciple of the Italian renaissance
style.
a. Inigo Jones
b. William Chambers
c. John Vanbrugh
d. Christopher Wren
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2. The dominating personality who became
an ardent disciple of the Italian renaissance
style.
a. Inigo Jones
b. William Chambers
c. John Vanbrugh
d. Christopher Wren
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3. "Architecture is Organic".
a. Walter Gropius
b. Frank Lloyd Wright
c. Mies Van de Rohe
d. Le Corbusier
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3. "Architecture is Organic".
a. Walter Gropius
b. Frank Lloyd Wright
c. Mies Van de Rohe
d. Le Corbusier
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4. What do you call the tool in
architecture which organizes space or
spatial composition related to
function?
a. Territoriality
b. Functional interrelationship diagram
c. Space planning
d. Space articulation
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4. What do you call the tool in
architecture which organizes space or
spatial composition related to
function?
a. Territoriality
b. Functional interrelationship diagram
c. Space planning
d. Space articulation
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6. An upright ornament at the eaves of a tile roof, concealing the foot of a row of convex tiles that cover the joints of the flat tiles.
a. Antefix
b. Apotheca
c. Acroterion
d. Anthemion
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6. An upright ornament at the eaves of a tile roof, concealing the foot of a row of convex tiles that cover the joints of the flat tiles.
a. Antefix
b. Apotheca
c. Acroterion
d. Anthemion
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7. Which of the following
indicates the brightness of a
color?
a. Intensity
b. Value
c. Hue
d. Chroma
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7. Which of the following
indicates the brightness of a
color?
a. Intensity
b. Value
c. Hue
d. Chroma
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8. What is referred to as
written record of man's effort
to build beautifully?
a. History of Architecture
b. Pre-historic architecture
c. Elements of architecture
d. Style of Architecture
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8. What is referred to as
written record of man's effort
to build beautifully?
a. History of Architecture
b. Pre-historic architecture
c. Elements of architecture
d. Style of Architecture
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9. Marble mosaic pattern
used on ceilings of vaults and
domes.
a. Opus reticulatum
b. Opus tesselatum
c. Opus mixtum
d. Opus quadratum
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9. Marble mosaic pattern
used on ceilings of vaults and
domes.
a. Opus reticulatum
b. Opus tesselatum
c. Opus mixtum
d. Opus quadratum
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10. Mexican Architect/Engineer
who introduced thin shell
construction.
a. Luis Soria y Mata
b. Felix Outerino Candela
c. Francisco Sanchez
d. Carlos Rodriguez
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10. Mexican Architect/Engineer
who introduced thin shell
construction.
a. Luis Soria y Mata
b. Felix Outerino Candela
c. Francisco Sanchez
d. Carlos Rodriguez
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11. What manifestation in a structure
that identifies it as a work of
architecture shows the adequate
scheme or structural arrangement,
effective choice of materials, and
effective construction system?
a. Utility
b. Structural stability
c. Aesthetic sense of beauty
d. Economic beauty
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11. What manifestation in a structure
that identifies it as a work of
architecture shows the adequate
scheme or structural arrangement,
effective choice of materials, and
effective construction system?
a. Utility
b. Structural stability
c. Aesthetic sense of beauty
d. Economic beauty
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12. "Form follows function".
a. Le Corbusier
b. Marcel Lajos Beuer
c. Louis Sullivan
d. Buckminster Fuller
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12. "Form follows function".
a. Le Corbusier
b. Marcel Lajos Beuer
c. Louis Sullivan
d. Buckminster Fuller
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14. The architect who said that the
exterior of the building is the result
of the interior.
a. Le Corbusier
b. William Ruskin
c. Frank Lloyd Wright
d. Mies Van De Rohe
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14. The architect who said that the
exterior of the building is the result
of the interior.
a. Le Corbusier
b. William Ruskin
c. Frank Lloyd Wright
d. Mies Van De Rohe
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17. What is the principal type of
building in Muslim Architecture?
a. Mausoleum
b. Mosque
c. Church
d. Temple
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17. What is the principal type of
building in Muslim Architecture?
a. Mausoleum
b. Mosque
c. Church
d. Temple
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18. Founders of the "Art
Noveau".
a. Alva Aalto
b. John Ruskin and William Moris
c. Frank Lloyd Wright
d. Inigo Jones
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18. Founders of the "Art
Noveau".
a. Alva Aalto
b. John Ruskin and William Moris
c. Frank Lloyd Wright
d. Inigo Jones
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19. Art Nouveau is known as
International Style, in Germany it is
also known as
a. Ecole des Beaux
b. Liberty
c. Chateaux
d. Jugendsstil
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19. Art Nouveau is known as
International Style, in Germany it is
also known as
a. Ecole des Beaux
b. Liberty
c. Chateaux
d. Jugendsstil
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23. One of the Principles of
Composition which is also known as
"Formal Architecture"
a. Scale
b. Balance
c. Proportion
d. Unity
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23. One of the Principles of
Composition which is also known as
"Formal Architecture"
a. Scale
b. Balance
c. Proportion
d. Unity
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24. What do you call this concept in
Architecture which is the result of
intellectual, Social, Religious & Political
conditions developed at a given place by a
given people?
a. Architectural legacy
b. History of architecture
c. Historical style
d. Architectural character
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25. According to this Architect his
philosophy is "Ornament equals
Crime"
a. Le Corbusier
b. Victor Horta
c. Eric Mendelsohn
d. Adolf Loos
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25. According to this Architect his
philosophy is "Ornament equals
Crime"
a. Le Corbusier
b. Victor Horta
c. Eric Mendelsohn
d. Adolf Loos
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26. Symmetry resulting from the
arrangement of similar radiating parts
about a center point or central axis
a. Centralized symmetry
b. Formal symmetry
c. Radial symmetry
d. Bilateral symmetry
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26. Symmetry resulting from the
arrangement of similar radiating parts
about a center point or central axis
a. Centralized symmetry
b. Formal symmetry
c. Radial symmetry
d. Bilateral symmetry
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27. An architectural term which is
known to be the free from any
historical style
a. Futurism
b. Modernism
c. Art noveau
d. De Stijl Architecture
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27. An architectural term which is
known to be the free from any
historical style
a. Futurism
b. Modernism
c. Art noveau
d. De Stijl Architecture
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28. Architecture that combine
new ideas with traditional forms
a. New modernism
b. Modernism
c. Post modernism
d. Metabolism
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28. Architecture that combine
new ideas with traditional forms
a. New modernism
b. Modernism
c. Post modernism
d. Metabolism
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29. A movement founded by a group of
Dutch painters & architects who abolish
all styles & liberate art from
representation & individual expression
a. Architectonic
b. CIAM
c. Jugendstijl
d. De Stijl Architecture
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29. A movement founded by a group of
Dutch painters & architects who abolish
all styles & liberate art from
representation & individual expression
a. Architectonic
b. CIAM
c. Jugendstijl
d. De Stijl Architecture
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30. Architect of Petronas Towers in
Malaysia which is the worlds tallest
building in 2001
a. Norman Foster
b. SOM
c. Cesar Pelli
d. KPF
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30. Architect of Petronas Towers in
Malaysia which is the worlds tallest
building in 2001
a. Norman Foster
b. SOM
c. Cesar Pelli
d. KPF
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31. Different historical styles
combined and termed as
a. Classicism
b. Realism
c. Eclecticism
d. Romanticism
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31. Different historical styles
combined and termed as
a. Classicism
b. Realism
c. Eclecticism
d. Romanticism
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32. Who wrote Treatise de
Architectura
a. Vitruvius
b. Palladio
c. Calatrava
d. Moneo
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32. Who wrote Treatise de
Architectura
a. Vitruvius
b. Palladio
c. Calatrava
d. Moneo
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33. He termed the "International
Style" as "flat chested," because of
lack of depth in their facades
a. Le Corbusier
b. Mies Van De Rohe
c. Louis Sullivan
d. Frank Lloyd Wright
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33. He termed the "International
Style" as "flat chested," because of
lack of depth in their facades
a. Le Corbusier
b. Mies Van De Rohe
c. Louis Sullivan
d. Frank Lloyd Wright
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35. Who said Beauty grows from
necessity, not from repetition of
formulas
a. Eiro Saarinen
b. Eric Mendelsohn
c. Eliel Saarinen
d. Marcel Breuer
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35. Who said Beauty grows from
necessity, not from repetition of
formulas
a. Eiro Saarinen
b. Eric Mendelsohn
c. Eliel Saarinen
d. Marcel Breuer
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36. A concept for the form, structure
and features of building or other
construction, represented graphically by
diagrams plans or other drawings
a. Idea
b. Concept
c. Scheme
d. Design concept
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36. A concept for the form, structure
and features of building or other
construction, represented graphically by
diagrams plans or other drawings
a. Idea
b. Concept
c. Scheme
d. Design concept
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37. What is the psychological
significance of color red?
a. Richness, splendor
b. Stimulation
c. Coldness, tranquility
d. Relaxation, sheer
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37. What is the psychological
significance of color red?
a. Richness, splendor
b. Stimulation
c. Coldness, tranquility
d. Relaxation, sheer
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39. Architect of "Notre Dame du
Haut, Ronchamp
a. Mies Van De Rohe
b. Le Corbusier
c. Louis Khan
d. Eero Saarinen
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42. The architect who claimed that: The ultimate goal of the
new architecture was the composite but inseparable work of
an art, in which the old diving line between monumental and
decorative elements will have disappeared forever.
a. Frank Lloyd Wright
b. Le Corbusier
c. Walter Gropius
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42. The architect who claimed that: The ultimate goal of the
new architecture was the composite but inseparable work of
an art, in which the old diving line between monumental and
decorative elements will have disappeared forever.
a. Frank Lloyd Wright
b. Le Corbusier
c. Walter Gropius
d. Mies Van de Rohe
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44. It is the art and science of designing
and constructing building?
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50. The Branch of philosophy that deals with nature art, beauty and taste with
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52. The study of people and their
relationship with the environment around
them.
a) Ergonimics
b) Anthroplogy
c) Ergonomics
d) Anthropology
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52. The study of people and their
relationship with the environment around
them.
a) Ergonimics
b) Anthroplogy
c) Ergonomics
d) Anthropology
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53. branch of Anthropology that studies the
dimensions, lengths, and proportions of the
human body.
a) Anthropology
b) Anthropometry
c) Anthropometric
d) Anthropometics
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53. branch of Anthropology that studies the
dimensions, lengths, and proportions of the
human body.
a) Anthropology
b) Anthropometry
c) Anthropometric
d) Anthropometics
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54. Leandro Locsin designed this famous and
controversial structure that is now
considered as a Center of Arts. It is his
most recognizable work. This marble
faade of the building is cantilevered 12m
form the terrace by huge arching columns
at the sides of the building that gives it an
Illusion of floating. What is this building?
a.National Arts Center
c. Folk Arts
Theater
b.Cultural Center of the Philippines d.
PICC
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54. Leandro Locsin designed this famous and
controversial structure that is now
considered as a Center of Arts. It is his
most recognizable work. This marble
faade of the building is cantilevered 12m
form the terrace by huge arching columns
at the sides of the building that gives it an
Illusion of floating. What is this building?
a.National Arts Center
c. Folk Arts
Theater
b.Cultural Center of the Philippines d.
PICC
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55. In 1885, the 10-Storey Home Insurance
Building, in Chicago, was the tallest
building in the world. It has Four (4) Otis
Elevators. What kind of elevators was
installed?
a. Dumbwaiter
c. Passenger Elevator
b. Freight
d. Elevator
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55. In 1885, the 10-Storey Home Insurance
Building, in Chicago, was the tallest
building in the world. It has Four (4) Otis
Elevators. What kind of elevators was
installed?
a. Dumbwaiter
c. Passenger Elevator
b. Freight
d. Elevator
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56. Architecture
derives from 2 words
___ and _______
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56. Architecture
derives from 2 words
ART and SCIENCE
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57. The standard size of an
Ifugao House
a. 4 x 4
c. 3 x 4
b. 5 x 5
d. 4, 2 x 4,2
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57. The standard size of an Ifugao
House
a. 4 x 4
c. 3 x 4
b. 5 x 5
d. 4, 2 x 4,2
Body is used for measurement
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58. The author of De Architectura, known
today as The Ten Books on Architecture
a) Vitruvious
b) Vitruvius
c) Vitruvios
d) Vitrovius
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58. The author of De Architectura, known
today as The Ten Books on Architecture
a) Vitruvious
b) Vitruvius
c) Vitruvios
d) Vitrovius
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59. Who is regarded as one of the pioneers of
modern architecture and is known for his
use of the aphorism Less is More?
a) Ludwig Meis Van De Rohi
b) Ludwig Mies Van De Rohe
c) Ludwig Meis Van De Rohe
d) Ludwig Mies Van De Rohi
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59. Who is regarded as one of the pioneers of
modern architecture and is known for his
use of the aphorism Less is More?
a) Ludwig Meis Van De Rohi
b) Ludwig Mies Van De Rohe
c) Ludwig Meis Van De Rohe
d) Ludwig Mies Van De Rohi
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60. Who is famous for is aphorism God is in
details
a)
Frank Lloyd Wright?
b)
Ludwig Mies Van De Rohe
c)
Le Corbusier
d)
Marcel Breuer
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60. Who is famous for is aphorism God is in
details
a)
Frank Lloyd Wright?
b)
Ludwig Mies Van De Rohe
c)
Le Corbusier
d)
Marcel Breuer
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61. Who said that a house is a machine to
live in?
a)
Kenzotange
b)
Le Corbusier
c)
Ayran Almario
d)
Frank Lloyd Wright
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61. Who said that a house is a machine to
live in?
a)
Kenzotange
b)
Le Corbusier
c)
Ayran Almario
d)
Frank Lloyd Wright
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63. What are the 3Fs in Architectural
Design?
a. Form Follow Fanction
b. Function Follows Form
c. Fixtures, Furnishings, Fittings
d. Form Follow Function
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63. What are the 3Fs in Architectural
Design?
a. Form Follow Fanction
b. Function Follows Form
c. Fixtures, Furnishings, Fittings
d. Form Follow Function
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64.
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b) Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao
c) Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
d) Guggenhiem Museum, Bilbao
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65. This work is example of Frank Lloyd
Wrights Organic Architecture
a. Fallingwater
c. Petronas Towers
b. Dulles Airport
d. Praire house
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65. This work is example of Frank Lloyd
Wrights Organic Architecture
a. Fallingwater
c. Petronas Towers
b. Dulles Airport
d. Praire house
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66. The father of Prestressed Concrete
a) Eugene Freyssinet
b) Marcel Breuer
c) Richard Rogers
d) Eero Saarinen
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66. The father of Prestressed Concrete
a) Eugene Freyssinet
b) Marcel Breuer
c) Richard Rogers
d) Eero Saarinen
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67. Who designed the interlocking thin
shell, shark-like concept that can be
seen on the shore of Sydney, Australia?
a. Jorn Uton
c. Jorn Utzon
b. JornUtzion
d. Jorn Ution
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67. Who designed the interlocking thin
shell, shark-like concept that can be
seen on the shore of Sydney, Australia?
a. Jorn Uton
c. Jorn Utzon
b. JornUtzion
d. Jorn Ution
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68. Who was the architect that made the
Chek Lap Kok Airport where Natural Light,
Tensioned Membrane and
Anthropometrically correct dimensions
were emphasized?
a. Eero Saarinen
c. Richard Rogers
b. Sir Norman Foster
d. Fumihiko
Maki
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68. Who was the architect that made the
Chek Lap Kok Airport where Natural Light,
Tensioned Membrane and
Anthropometrically correct dimensions
were emphasized?
a. Eero Saarinen
c. Richard Rogers
b. Sir Norman Foster
d. Fumihiko
Maki
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69. Sir Norman Fosters most famous work in
Hong Kong where he used a diagrid as a
structural concept is
a. China Bank
c. Citibank HQ
b. HSBC Bldg.
d. World Bank
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69. Sir Norman Fosters most famous work in
Hong Kong where he used a diagrid as a
structural concept is
a. China Bank
c. Citibank HQ
b. HSBC Bldg.
d. World Bank
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70. Who is the architect of the Kaufmann
House?
a) Sir Norman Foster
b) Frank llyod Wright
c) Frank Gehry
d) Richard Rogers
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70. Who is the architect of the Kaufmann
House? (Fallingwater)
a) Sir Norman Foster
b) Frank Llyod Wright
c) Frank Gehry
d) Richard Rogers
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71. A Bauhaus Architect who migrated to the
United States of America.
a. Luis Kahn
c.
Marcel Breuer
b. Frank Lloyd Wright
d. Oscar Niemeyer
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71. A Bauhaus Architect who migrated to the
United States of America
a. Luis Kahn
c.
Marcel Breuer
b. Frank Lloyd Wright
d. Oscar
Niemeyer
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72. A controversial style defined as the ideas
of fragmentation, non rectilinear shapes
which serve to distort and dislocate some
of the elements of architecture. The
finished visual appearance of buildings is
characterized by unpredictability and a
controlled chaos
a. Deconstructivism
c.
International Style
b. Expressionism
d. Modernism
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72. A controversial style defined as the ideas
of fragmentation, non rectilinear shapes
which serve to distort and dislocate some
of the elements of architecture. The
finished visual appearance of buildings is
characterized by unpredictability and a
controlled chaos
a. Deconstructivism
c.
International Style
b. Expressionism
d. Modernism
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73. Who was the architect of Guggenheim
Museum at Bilbao?
a. Frank Lloyd Wright
b. Frank Gehry
c. Philip Johnson
d. Philip Recto
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73. Who was the architect of Guggenheim
Museum at Bilbao?
a. Frank Lloyd Wright
b. Frank Gehry
c. Philip Johnson
d. Philip Recto
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74. What shape is prominent in the Bank of
China and Louvre Pyramid?
a. Rectangle
b. Triangle
c. Square
d. Circle
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74. What shape is prominent in the Bank of
China and Louvre Pyramid?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Rectangle
Triangle
Square
Circle
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75.Who was the architect of the Bank of
China, Louvre Pyramid and the Rock n Roll
Hall of Fame?
a.
b.
c.
d.
I.M. Pei
Frank Lloyd Wright
Richard Rogers
Victor Horta
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75. Who was the architect of the Bank of
China, Louvre Pyramid and the Rock n Roll
Hall of Fame?
a.
b.
c.
d.
I.M. Pei
Frank Lloyd Wright
Richard Rogers
Victor Horta
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76. The Muslim house has few openings
a. to prevent the entry of dust and dirt
b. to maintain inside room temperature
c. to maintain the privacy of women from the
outside
d. for security purpose
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76. The Muslim house has few openings
a. to prevent the entry of dust and dirt
b. to maintain inside room temperature
c. to maintain the privacy of women from the
outside
d. for security purpose
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77. The Muslim house has an open plan with
few furniture because
a. To accommodate guests and extended
family who will sleepover
b. It can be converted into a prayer room
c. It can be used as a play room for children
d. It can be used for a variety of purpose
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77. The Muslim house has an open plan with
few furniture because
a. To accommodate guests and extended
family who will sleepover
b. It can be converted into a prayer room
c. It can be used as a play room for children
d. It can be used for a variety of purpose
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78. The Empire State Building is a 103-storey building
that was the worlds tallest building for nearly 40 years
from its completion in 1931 until the topping out of the
World Trade Centers North Tower in 1970. It is
designed in the distinctive Art Deco Style and is
considered as an American cultural icon. Who is the
architect of this structure that is also considered as
one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Arthur Shreve
Richmond Harmon
William Lamb
None of the above
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78. The Empire State Building is a 103-storey building
that was the worlds tallest building for nearly 40 years
from its completion in 1931 until the topping out of the
World Trade Centers North Tower in 1970. It is
designed in the distinctive Art Deco Style and is
considered as an American cultural icon. Who is the
architect of this structure that is also considered as
one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Arthur Shreve
Richmond Harmon
William Lamb
None of the above
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79. Who designed the original World Trade
Center in New York?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Minoru Yamasaki
Shreve, Lamb and Harmon Associates
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Daniel Libeskind
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79. Who designed the original World Trade
Center in New York?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Minoru Yamasaki
Shreve, Lamb and Harmon Associates
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Daniel Libeskind
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80. Who was the architect of the Catheral of
Commerce?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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80. Who was the architect of the Catheral of
Commerce?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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81. This was the tallest tower in the world
when it was built in 1913. Towering to a
height of 241.2m (793.5 ft), it was dubbed
Cathedral of Commerce due to the many
medieval-style ornaments that embellish
the building.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Seagram Building
Bank of Manhattan
Woolworth Building
Chrysler Building
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81. This was the tallest tower in the world
when it was built in 1913. Towering to a
height of 241.2m (793.5 ft), it was dubbed
Cathedral of Commerce due to the many
medieval-style ornaments that embellish
the building.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Seagram Building
Bank of Manhattan
Woolworth Building
Chrysler Building
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82. Who designed the SagradaFamilia?
a. Antoni Gaudi
c. Leon Batista Alberti
b. Pierre Luigi Nervi
d. Michaelangelo
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82. Who designed the SagradaFamilia?
a. Antoni Gaudi
c. Leon Batista Alberti
b. Pierre Luigi Nervi
d. Michaelangelo
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96. A doctor can bury his
mistakes, but the architect can
only advise clients to plant
vines
a. Frank Lloyd Wright
b. Oscar Niemeyer
c. Frank Gehry
d. Richard Neutra
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96. A doctor can bury his
mistakes, but the architect can
only advise clients to plant
vines
a. Frank Lloyd Wright
b. Oscar Niemeyer
c. Frank Gehry
d. Richard Neutra
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99. It is exemplified by
exploded architectural
shapes?
Constructivism
Deconstructivism
Cubism
Surrealism
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99. It is exemplified by
exploded architectural
shapes?
Constructivism
Deconstructivism
Cubism
Surrealism
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