THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE

1) Art Nouveau is known as International Style, in Germany it is also known as

A. Ecole des Beaux

B. Liberty

C. Chateaux

D. Jugendsstil

2) Whose famous dictum or axiom is "Less is More"?

A. Louis Khan

B. Mies Van der Rohe

C. Le Corbusier

D. Peter Behrens

3) According to this Architect his philosophy is "Ornament equals Crime"

A. Le Corbusier

B. Victor Horta

C. Eric Mendelsohn

D. Adolf Loos

4) 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

5) An architectural term which is known to be the free from any historical style

A. Futurism

B. Modernism

C. Art Noveau

6) Architecture that combine new ideas with traditional forms

A. New Modernism

B. Modernism

C. Post-modernism
 D. Metabolism

7) Different historical styles combined and termed as

A. Classicism

B. Realism

C. Eclecticism

D. Romanticism

8) He termed the "International Style" as "flat chested," because of lack of depth in their facades

A. LeCorbusier

B. Mies van der Rohe

C. Louis Sullivan

D. Frank Lloyd Wright

9) Form that is generated using two or more geometric systems

A. Pragmatic designb

B. Pragmatic design

C. Analogical design

D. Canonic design

10) Who said “Beauty grows from necessity, not from repetition of formulas”

A. Eero Saarinen

B. Eric Mendelsohn

C. Eliel Saarinen

D. Marcel Breuer

11) 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

12) What is the psychological significance of color red?

A. richness, splendor

B. stimulation
 C. coldness, tranquility

D. relaxation, sheer

13) Architect of "Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp

A. Mies van der Rohe

B. Le Corbusier

C. Louis Khan

D. Eero Saarinen

14) The culmination of all the elements of design which suggests harmony

A. Theory

B. Character

C. Unity

D. Rhythm

15) Architect of the TWA or the John F Kennedy Airport

A. Eero Saarinen

B. Eric Mendelsohn

C. Eliel Saarinen

D. John Utzon

16) Which of the following indicates the brightness or dullness of a color?

A. chroma

B. hue

C. value

D. intensity

17) What is the purpose of the disks found on the tree trunks where the Ifugao house stands

A. Weeding out evil spirits

B. Protection against rats

C. Structural purpose

D. Decoration/ornamentation

18) To whom are coated tension structures attributed as a contribution to architecture

A. Frei Otto
 B. Robert Maillart

C. Pier Luigi Nervi

D. Eugene Freyssinet

19) The merging of juxtaposed dots or strokes of pure colors when seen from a distance to produce a
hue often more luminous than that available from premixed pigment

A. pigment color mixing

B. light color mixing

C. optical color mixing

D. subtractive mixing

20) Whose famous dictum or axiom is "Design as if you were a child"?

A. Alvar Aalto

B. Robert Venturi

C. Renzo Piano

D. Michael Graves

21) Color harmony that is equidistant to each other on the color wheel

A. Analogous

B. Complementary

C. Split Complementary

D. Triad

22) Whose famous dictum/philosophy is this: A house is a machine for living

A. Robert Venturi

B. Buckminster Fuller

C. Victor Gruen

D. Frank Lloyd Wright

23) With regards to relationships of structure to architecture, which of the following describes adequate
structure

A. exaggerated elements

B. materials used below maximum load bearing capacity

C. uses least amount of material

D. focuses on novelty of form

A. flight distance

B. social distance

C. critical distance

D. personal distance

25) What type of art outlines the crude realities of life, like filthy dustbins, mud, dirty works and vulgar
situations?

A. dirty

B. modern

C. free

D. pop

26) The state or quality of being combined into one as the ordering of elements in a composition that
constitutes a harmonious whole or promotes a singleness of effect

A. rhythm

B. monotony

C. unity

D. uniformity

27) Whose famous dictum is this: Unity disguised as chaos -complexity and contradiction are often what
make works of art both exciting and profound

A. Robert Venturi

B. Philip Johnson

C. Michael Graves

D. Kenzo Tange

28) Which of the following explains the mechanism by which the concept of territoriality operates,
particularly in animals?

A. Prevents communication with each other

B. Coordinates individual activities and separates them (individuals) in groups

C. Provides a frame in which things are done -places to learn, play or hide

D. insures propagation of species by controlling density

A. A. Walter Gropius

B. B. Peter Behrens

C. C. Auguste Perret

D. D. Louis Khan

30)It refers to the quality of surface treatment, associated with materials

A. A. Tone

B. B. Texture

C. C. Mass

D. D. Volume

31) The Architect who is known to be the "Father of Fantastic Architecture"

A. A. Adolf Loos

B. b. Alvar Aalto

C. c. Antonio Gaudi

D. d. Louis Khan

32) One of the Principles of Composition which is also known as "Formal Architecture"

A. a. Scale

B. b. Balance

C. c. Proportion

D. d. Unity

33) 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. a. Architectural Legacy

B. b. History of Architecture

C. c. Historical Style

D. d. Architectural Character

34) A movement founded by a group of Dutch painters & architects who abolish all styles & liberate art
from representation & individual expression

A. a. Architectonic

B. b. CIAM
 C. c. Jugendstijl

D. d. De Stijl Architecture

35) Architect of Petronas Towers in Malaysia which is the worlds tallest building in 2001

A. a. Norman Foster

B. b. SOM

C. c. Cesar Pelli

D. d. KPF

36) Who wrote “Treatise de Architectura”

A. a. Vitruvius

B. b. Palladio

C. c. Calatrava

D. d. Moneo

37) The building which was known as "The Falling Water" designed by FL Wright

A. a. Robie House

B. b. Guggenheim Museum

C. c. Kaufman House

D. d. Johnson Building

38) Fort Santiago is also known as "Shrine of Freedom" designed by Engr. Diego Jordan &

A. a. Melchor de Vera

B. b. Roque Roano

C. c. Antonio Sedeňo

D. d. Miguel Narro

39) The Architect who said that "Modern Architecture need not be Western"

A. a. Minoru Yamasaki

B. b. Kenzo Tange

C. c. Toyo Ito

D. d. Fumihiko Maki
40) The Architect who designed the World Trade Center, New York

A. a. Minoru Yamasaki

B. b. Kenzo Tange

C. c. Toyo Ito

D. d. Fumihiko Maki

41) What is referred to as the origin of architecture?

A. a. practical usefulness of space

B. b. system of ornamentation or decoration

C. c. expression of structural systems

D. d. protection from inclemency of the seasons

42) In perception of space, which sense affects placement of rooms which could limit unpleasant odors

A. a. auditory

B. b. olfactory

C. c. visual

D. d. thermal

43) A royal house used for political & social ceremonies of the Datu

A. a. Maranao House

B. b. Badjao House

C. c. Ancient Tagala

D. d. Moro House

44) What type of architectural elements provide protection for users from inclement of seasons or
enemies

A. a. decorative

B. b. protective

C. c. structural

D. d. need-specific

45) The state or quality of being a whole composed of complicated, intricate or interconnected parts

A. a. complexity

B. b. opposition

C. c. contradiction
 D. d. chaos

46) What do you call the doctrine that has two extremes: One is that a building can not be beautiful
unless it answers its function in the best simple and direct way -and that, if a building answers its
function in the most simple and direct way, it will automatically be beautiful

A. a. aesthetics

B. b. sensitivity

C. c. functionalism

D. d. durability

47) What is referred to as a Chinese geomancy originally called "under the canopy of heaven"?

A. a. Si Chi

B. b. Ba-Gua

C. c. Sheng Chi

D. d. Feng Shui

48) Which sensual type enables one to identify materials at a distance?

A. a. thermal

B. b. kinesthetic

C. c. visual

D. d. auditory

49) A relatively dark value of color, produced by adding black to it

A. a. tint

B. b. tone

C. c. shade

D. d. gray

50) The measurement and study of the size and proportion of the human body

A. a. ergonomics

B. b. human scale

C. c. anthropometry

D. d. proxemics