Nov. 17 2021 - Dictums Prof. Prac Review
Nov. 17 2021 - Dictums Prof. Prac Review
Nov. 17 2021 - Dictums Prof. Prac Review
DICTUMS
review
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“Art and Architecture, the new unity”
A. Antonio Gaudi
B. Walter Gropius
C. Louis Kahn
D. Le Corbusier
“Form accommodates function”
A. Buckminster Fuller
B. Robert Venturi
C. Paul Rudolf
D. Louis Sullivan
“Less is more”
A. Walter Gropius
B. Kenzo Tange
C. Louis Kahn
D. Ludwig Mies Van de Rohe
“Cube within a cube”
A. Walter Gropius
B. Le Corbusier
C. Kenzo Tange
D. Ludwig Mies Van de Rohe
"Form follows function".
A. Buckminster Fuller
B. Louis Sullivan
C. Marcel Lajos Breuer
D. Le Corbusier
“Function influence but does not dictate form”
A. Eero Saarinen
B. Le Corbusier
C. Kenzo Tange
D. Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
“A house is a house”
A. Le Corbusier
B. Robert Maillart
C. Ludwig Mies Van de Rohe
D. Louis Kahn
"The city must be subject to growth, decay and
renewal".
A. Kenzo Tange
B. Le Corbusier
C. Frank Lloyd Wright
D. Paul Rudolf
"A house is a machine to live in".
A. Paul Rudolf
B. Michael Graves
C. Antonio Gaudi
D. Philip Johnson
“Modern architecture need not to be Western”
A. Kenzo Tange
B. I.M.Pei
C. Tadao Ando
D. Arata Isozake
“A bridge is like a house”
A. Eero Saarinen
B. Louis Kahn
C. Robert Maillart
D. Kenzo Tange
"Architecture is Organic".
A. Walter Gropius
B. Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
C. Louis Kahn
D. Robert Maillart
Design is discipline
A. Juan Nakpil
B. Francisco Manosa
C. Lor Calma
D. Leandro Locsin
Architecture has long been considered the
mother of all arts
A. Edwin Newman
B. Thom Mayne
C. Frank Gehry
D. Rem Koolhaas
Architecture has to re-establish its own criteria for
evaluation—this obviously means creating in
harmony with common sense, tradition, the
existing environment, and a concern for people.
A. James Stirling
B. Jean Nouvel
C. Zaha Hadid
D. Gordon Bunshaft
The art of Architecture is possible only through
the understanding of the limitations and
possibilities of building
A. Alvar Aalto
B. Cesar Pelli
C. CY Lee
D. Norman Foster
It is easy to say that the art of architecture is
everything, but how difficult it is to introduce the
conscious intervention of an artistic imagination
without straying from the context of life.
A. Tadao Ando
B. Fumihiko Maki
C. Ieoh Ming Pei
D. Kenzo Tange
Architecture is evolutionary as well as
revolutionary. As an art it will acknowledge what
is and what ought to be, the immediate and
speculative.
A. Eero Saarinen
B. Philip Johnson
C. Michael Graves
D. Leandro Locsin
Architects everywhere have recognized the need
of … a tool which may put in the hands of creators
of form, with the simple aim …of making the bad
difficult and the good easy
A. Le Corbusier
B. Louis Sullivan
C. Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe
D. Philipp Johnson
I am only a symbol for all those who have been
touched by Beauty
A. Charles Jencks
B. John Portman
C. Buckminster Fuller
D. Luis Barragan
Architecture is surely an art, and those who
practice the art of architecture are surely
architects
A. Kenzo Tange
B. Frank Gehry
C. Louis Khan
D. Walter Gropius
As an artist, I am only responsible for myself and
can make highly individualistic manifestations. As
an architect, I am responsible to the needs of man
and society.
Man continuously designs for survival, for
immediate survival after death. The life and work
of an artist and architect mirrors this fundamental
human situation.
A. Peter Behrens
B. Hans Hollein
C. Aalvar Alto
D. Richard Joseph Neutra
Form does not necessarily follow function
A. Erich Mendelsohn
B. Eero Saarinen
C. Antonio Gaudi
D. Walter Gropius
Jobs done by each design component
A. Buckminster Fuller
B. Louis Kahn
C. Thom Mayne
D. Pier Luigi Nervi
Touch the earth lightly
A. Zaha Hadid
B. Rafael Moneo
C. Tadao Ando
D. Glenn Murcutt
Any work of architecture which does not express
serenity is a mistake
A. Kevin Roche
B. Luis Barragan
C. Tadao Ando
D. Oscar Niemeyer
Now it is concrete-reinforced that gives our
imagination flight with its soaring spans and
uncommon cantilevers. Concrete to which
architecture is integrated, through which is able
to discard the foregone conclusions of
rationalism, with its monotony and repetitious
solutions.
A. Oscar Niemeyer
B. Lucio Costa
C. Louis Sullivan
D. Eero Saarinen
Designs of purely arbitrary nature cannot be
expected to last long.
A. Kenzo Tange
B. Frank Lloyd Wright
C. Erich Mendelsohn
D. Eliel Saarinen
It is responsibility of the architect to leave behind
buildings that are assets to culture.
A. Fumihiko Maki
B. Le Corbusier
C. IM Pei
D. Frank Lloyd Wright
The professional life of architects is nowadays
affected not only by those imperfections, but also
by difficulties or impossibilities in the making of
architecture.
A. Kenzo Tange
B. Kevin Roche
C. Aldo Rossi
D. Alvaro Siza
My insistence on transparency is often
misunderstood and interpreted as insensitivity to
the ‘space’ of architecture. In the jargon of our
profession, to say that you have no sense of space
is the vilest of insults.
A. Richard Rogers
B. Rem Koolhaas
C. Renzo Piano
D. Rafael Moneo
Architecture must solve complex problems. We
must understand and use technology, we must
create buildings which are safe and dry, respectful
of context and neighbors, and face the myriad of
issues of social responsibility, and even please the
client.
A. Frank Gehry
B. Le Corbusier
C. Richard Meier
D. Alvaro Siza
Detailing is what gives architecture rhythm and
scale
A. Oscar Niemeyer
B. Fuhimiko Maki
C. Alvaro Siza
D. Sverre Fehn
Art for art's sake is a philosophy of the well-fed.
A. Walter Gropius
B. Richard Roger
C. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
D. Jorn Utzon
Every time a student walks past a really urgent,
expressive piece of architecture that belongs to
his college, it can help reassure him that he does
have that mind, does have that soul.
A. Eliel Saarinen
B. Mies van de Rohe
C. Frank Lloyd Wright
D. Erich Mendelsohn
46. What specification type identifies the
manufacturer's name and brand number?
A. closed
B. performance
C. descriptive
D. reference
47. As per PD 223, what would disqualify an
architectural organization to be accredited by the
PRC?
A. 2%
B. 3%
C. 4%
D. 5%
50. A type of specification stipulating the use of
specific product/s or processes without provision
for substitution.
A. Reference
B. Descriptive
C. performance
D. closed
51. Not included in the scope of services for
Interior Design of a music studio commissioned to
an Architect
A. comparative selection
B. design competition
C. bidding
D. direct selection
53. Which component is not considered in the
formulation of the Master Development Plan
under the Comprehensive Planning Services?
A. Site Development
B. Legal and Administrative
C. Economic
D. Transport
54. The client will not have this as basis for
selecting the Architect using comparative
selection
A. personal acquaintance
B. ability to undertake the project
C. references from former clients
D. number of technical staff members
55. What is the minimum basic fee for public
markets with a DADS project construction cost of
P50M.
A. P 2.5 M
B. P 1.5 M
C. P 3.5 M
D. P 1.8 M
56. A full-time construction inspector as deemed
necessary shall be engaged and paid for by the
Owner and shall be under the technical control of
whom?
A. Owner
B. Contractor
C. Architect
D. Construction Manager
57. A method of compensation that is flexible,
easy to apply and is related to the size and the
type of the project.
A. comparative selection
B. design competition
C. mixed method
D. direct selection
59. Not a criteria for computing the Architect's
compensation
A. P 2.4 M
B. P 1.44 M
C. P 1.25 M
D. P 3.6M
64. What is the minimum basic fee for museums
with a DAEDS project construction cost of
P100M?
A. 7.5%
B. 10%
C. 12%
D. 6%
65. A method of compensation that represents a
risk situation to the Architect since his costs may
exceed the agreed amount.
A. environmental studies
B. impact analysis
C. examination of laws, ordinances, rules and
regulations
D. engineering drawings and specifications
68. Which work item is chargeable to the Owner
and not included in the regular scope of services?
A. material specifications
B. total floor area
C. degree of project complexity
D. structural components
70. For a housing project exceeding 10 units, how
much is the DAEDS minimum fee chargeable for
each additional unit, excluding the fees for the
first 10 units?
A. research
B. creative work
C. government projects
D. ocular site inspection
72. What is the minimum basic fee for public
health centers with a DAEDS project construction
cost of P50M or less?
A. 5%
B. 6%
C. 7%
D. 7.5%
73. A method of compensation frequently used
where there is a continuing relationship on a
series of projects.:
A. PRC
B. DPWH
C. UAP
D. DECS
82. Which of the following is a ground for
suspension and revocation of Certificate of
Registration, Professional Identification Card or
the Special/Temporary Permit?
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 15%
D. 20%
85. A Master's Degree in Architecture shall be
credited how many months in the practical
experience required of any person applying for
examination?
A. 6 months
B. 12 months
C. 18 months
D. 24 months
86. What is the minimum basic fee for parking
structures with a DAEDS project construction cost
of P40M?
A. P 2.4 M
B. P 2.0 M
C. P 3.2 M
D. P 3.6M
87. Approved form of security furnished by the
Contractor and his Surety as a guarantee to the
quality of the materials and equipment installed
and the workmanship performed by the
Contractor
A. Payment Bond
B. Performance Bond
C. Guarantee Bond
D. Proposal Bond
88. A provision in the Architecture Act of 2004
pertaining to application of a foreign citizen taking
the licensure examinations
A. non-registered person
B. prohibition in practice
C. vested rights
D. reciprocity requirements
89. A method of compensation frequently used
where there is a continuing relationship on a
series of projects.
A. architectural designing
B. structural designing
C. site analysis
D. quality surveys
96. Who shall accredit Continuing Professional
Development providers?
A. UAP
B. Board of Architecture
C. CHED
D. schools of architecture
97. Duly notarized written contract or equivalent
public instrument stipulating the scope of services
and guaranteeing compensation of such services.
A. service agreement
B. general conditions
C. Surety
D. project manual
98. What part of the Architect services is
space/management studies?
A. Contract documents
B. Pre-design
C. Design development
D. Schematic design
99. In a typical owner-architect agreement, which
of the following is NOT part of project
construction cost?
A. Plumbing/electrical fixtures/accessories
B. Landscaping (covered walks, grotto, etc.)
C. Fire-fighting features
D. Fixed closets/cabinets
100. What is the general basis of the Architect’s
minimum basic fee?
A. Contract documents
B. Schematic design
C. Design development
D. Pre-design
103. What PD created the Professional Regulation
Commission (PRC) which regulates the practice of
various professional in the Philippines?
A. PD 1096
B. PD 1185
C. PD 223
D. PD 1000
104. What official body formulates rules and
regulations relating to signing / sealing of
drawings, specifications and other documents
registered by the architect?
A. Licensure Examination
B. Post-Graduate Studies
C. Continuing Professional Education
D. Development Seminars/Workshops
108. In the Architect’s Code of Ethics, to whom
does the architect have responsibility to provide
for arbitration as a method for settlement of
disputes?
A. Contractor
B. Public
C. Manufacturers/dealers
D. Client
109. Which of the following activities is NOT
within the scope of project management?
A.
Building maintenance
B.
Post-construction evaluation
C.
Equipment maintenance (your answer)
D.
Bidding of tenants for rentals/utilities (correct
answer)
111. Under the Architect’s Code of Ethics with
respect to responsibilities to his client , which of
the following is unethical for the Architect to do?
A. Advices client on practicability of the project which
may be questionable even if this causes the loss of the
project to him
B. Considers the need of the client and effects of his
work upon the life and wellbeing of the public
C. Offers free preliminary sketches without the benefit
of an agreement for legitimate compensation
D. Ascertain the exact scope of services with
corresponding professional charges
112. Under the Civil Code, under what condition
can the Architect or Engineer be held liable for
damages within fifteen years after project
completion?
A. Project study
B. Financial feasibility study
C. Economic feasibility study
D. Project development and evaluation
116. What part of Architect’s services is
architectural programming?
A. Schematic design
B. Pre-design
C. Design Development
D. Contract Documents
117. Who advocated the “Virtues of an Architect”,
which has been the basis’s of UAP’s principles of
the Architect’s Code of Ethical Conduct?
A. Louis Sullivan
B. Le Corbusier
C. Frank Lloyd Wright
D. Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
118. Which of the following is NOT within the
scope of the practice of architecture?
A. City/public administration
B. Environmental site analysis and design
C. Feasibility studies, financing, programming,
promotional studies
D. Building maintenance & administration
119. Under what phase of design services does
the architect prepare complete construction
drawings and specifications on
materials/construction methods?
A. Schematic design
B. Contract documents
C. Construction
D. Design development
120. When were the 3 architectural organizations
integrated into one association of architects
called UAP?
A. 1972
B. 1975
C. 1976
D. 1978
121. Which of the following describes the
percentage of project cost compensation method
for architect’s services?
A. 20%
B. 30%
C. 40%
D. 60%
124. Within how many days from the date a
change is ordered shall any claim for adjustment
involving questions of facts be asserted?
A. 5 days
B. 10 days
C. 15 days
D. 30 days
125. Preparation of shop drawing is the sole
function of the:
A. Architect
B. Project Manager
C. Full-time Supervisor
D. Contractor
126. Under Regular Design Services, the minimum
basic of fee of retail stores with a DADS project
construction cost P 50 Million and less is
A. 6%
B. 3.6%
C. 4.2%
D. 3%
127. The minimum basic fee of parking structure
with a DAEDS project construction cost of 50
million and less is
A. 5%
B. 3%
C. 6%
D. 10%
128. Which of the following describes the lump
sum or fixed fee method?
A. 6%
B. 7%
C. 8%
D. 10%
130. The list of instructions stipulating the
manner on how bids are to be prepared and
conditions for the award of contract is:
A. Bid Bulletin
B. Bid Proposal
C. Instruction to Bidders
D. General Conditions
131. Which of the following describes a bid
bulletin?
A. Bill of Materials
B. Closed specifications
C. Manufacturers specifications
D. Open specifications
133. Additional information on contract
documents issued to bidders before date of
bidding is:
A. Supplementary Documents
B. Bid Bulletin
C. Instruction to Bidders
D. Addendum
134. The min. basic fee of publishing plants w/ a
DADS project construction cost of 50 million &
less is
A. 3.6%
B. 6%
C. 7%
D. 10%
135. With a DADS project construction cost of P50
Million & less, the min. basic fee of supermarkets
is:
A. 3.6%
B. 7%
C. 6%
D. 12%
136. Additional information which maybe used as
an addition or amendment to the provisions of
the standard specifications are:
A. Supplementary specifications
B. Special provisions
C. Bid Bulletin
D. Auxiliary Information
137. In a typical owner-architect agreement, who
is responsible for payment of surveys, soil
explorations, and laboratory fees?
A. Contractor
B. Project Manager
C. Architect
D. Owner
138. Under Regular design services DAEDS, the
min. basic fee of laboratories w/ project
construction cost of P50 million and less is
A. 4.2%
B. 7%
C. 6%
D. 10%
139. A component to be considered in the
formulation of a master development plan is:
A. Mediation component
B. Legal and administration component
C. Arbitration component
D. Elective Component
140. What is the responsibility of the architect
during the contract document phase of his
services?
A. Construction services
B. Regular Design services
C. Specialized Architectural services
D. Post Construction services
142. Compensation for services should be
increased to a total of how many percent of the
basic fee for alterations of existing structures
belonging to groups 5 to 7?
A. 50%
B. 100%
C. 150%
D. 200%
143. A statement from the architect confirming
the amount of money due the contractor for work
accomplished is a:
A. Certificate of Completion
B. Certificate of Payment
C. Certificate of Approval
D. Billing Statement
144. The fee of the architect for designed-build
services on a guaranteed maximum cost aside
from his fee for regular design services is:
A. 5%
B. 7%
C. 10%
D. 12%
145. With a DAEDS project construction of P50
million and less, the min. basic fee of public
markets is:
A. 5%
B. 7%
C. 8%
D. 12%
146. The minimum fee per appearance of an
architect when rendering services as an expert
shall be
A. P200
B. P5000
C. P750
D. P1000