THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE
1. A School of design established in Germany called "Bauhaus" founded by
A. Walter Gropius
B. Peter Behrens
C. Auguste Perret
D. Louis Khan
2. Art Nouveau is known as International Style, in Germany it is also known as
A. Ecole des Beaux
B. Liberty
C. Chateaux
D. Jugendsstil
3. Whose famous dictum or axiom is "Less is More"?
A. Louis Khan
B. Mies Van der Rohe
C. Le Corbusier
D. Peter Behrens
4. It refers to the quality of surface treatment, associated with materials
A. Tone
B. Texture
C. Mass
D. Volume
5. The Architect who is known to be the "Father of Fantastic Architecture"
A. Adolf Loos
B. Alvar Aalto
C. Antonio Gaudi
D. Louis Khan
6. One of the Principles of Composition which is also known as "Formal Architecture"
A. Scale
B. Balance
C. Proportion
D. Unity
7. 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
8. According to this Architect his philosophy is "Ornament equals Crime"
A. Le Corbusier
B. Victor Horta
C. Eric Mendelsohn
D. Adolf Loos
9. 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
10. 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
11. Architecture that combine new ideas with traditional forms
A. New Modernism
B. Modernism
C. Post-modernism
D. Metabolism
12. 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
13. Architect of Petronas Towers in Malaysia which is the worlds tallest building in 2001
A. Norman Foster
B. SOM
C. Cesar Pelli
D. KPF
14. Different historical styles combined and termed as
A. Classicism
B. Realism
C. Eclecticism
D. Romanticism
15. Who wrote “Treatise de Architectura”
A. Vitruvius
B. Palladio
C. Calatrava
D. Moneo
16. 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
17. Form that is generated using two or more geometric systems
A. Pragmatic designb
B. Pragmatic design
C. Analogical design
D. Canonic design
18. Who said “Beauty grows from necessity, not from repetition of formulas”
A. Eero Saarinen
B. Eric Mendelsohn
C. Eliel Saarinen
D. Marcel Breue
19. 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
20. What is the psychological significance of color red?
A. richness, splendor
B. stimulation
C. coldness, tranquility
D. relaxation, sheer
21. The building which was known as "The Falling Water" designed by FL Wright
A. Robie House
B. Guggenheim Museum
C. Kaufman House
D. Johnson Building
22. Architect of "Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp
A. Mies van der Rohe
B. Le Corbusier
C. Louis Khan
D. Eero Saarinen
23. Fort Santiago is also known as "Shrine of Freedom" designed by Engr. Diego Jordan
&
o A. Melchor de Vera
o B. Roque Roano
o C. Antonio Sedeňo
o D. Miguel Narro
24. The Architect who said that "Modern Architecture need not be Western"
o A. Minoru Yamasaki
o B. Kenzo Tange
o C. Toyo Ito
o D. Fumihiko Maki
25. The Architect who designed the World Trade Center, New Yorka) Minoru Yamasaki
b) Kenzo Tangec) Toyo Itod) Fumihiko Maki
o A. Minoru Yamasaki
o B. Kenzo Tange
o C. Toyo Ito
o D. Fumihiko Maki
26. The culmination of all the elements of design which suggests harmony
o A. Theory
o B. Character
o C. Unity
o D. Rhythm
27. Architect of the TWA or the John F Kennedy Airport
o A. Eero Saarinen
o B. Eric Mendelsohn
o C. Eliel Saarinen
o D. John Utzon
28. What is referred to as the origin of architecture?
o A. practical usefulness of space
o B. system of ornamentation or decoration
o C. expression of structural systems
o D. protection from inclemency of the seasons
29. Which of the following indicates the brightness or dullness of a color?
o A. chroma
o B. hue
o C. value
o D. intensity
30. What is the purpose of the disks found on the tree trunks where the Ifugao house
stands
o A. Weeding out evil spirits
o B. Protection against rats
o C. Structural purpose
o D. Decoration/ornamentation
31. To whom are coated tension structures attributed as a contribution to architecture
o A. Frei Otto
o B. Robert Maillart
o C. Pier Luigi Nervi
o D. Eugene Freyssinet
32. 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
o A. pigment color mixing
o B. light color mixing
o C. optical color mixing
o D. subtractive mixing
33. In perception of space, which sense affects placement of rooms which could limit
unpleasant odors
o A. auditory
o B. olfactory
o C. visual
o D. thermal
34. A royal house used for political & social ceremonies of the Datu
o A. Maranao House
o B. Badjao House
o C. Ancient Tagala
o D. Moro House
35. Whose famous dictum or axiom is "Design as if you were a child"?
o A. Alvar Aalto
o B. Robert Venturi
o C. Renzo Piano
o D. Michael Graves
36. Color harmony that is equidistant to each other on the color wheel
o A. Analogous
o B. Complementary
o C. Split Complementary
o D. Triad
37. What type of architectural elements provide protection for users from inclement of
seasons or enemies
o A. decorative
o B. protective
o C. structural
o D. need-specific
38. Whose famous dictum/philosophy is this: A house is a machine for living
o A. Robert Venturi
o B. Buckminster Fuller
o C. Victor Gruen
o D. Frank Lloyd Wright
39. The state or quality of being a whole composed of complicated, intricate or
interconnected parts
o A. complexity
o B. opposition
o C. contradiction
o D. chaos
40. With regards to relationships of structure to architecture, which of the following
describes adequate structure
o A. exaggerated elements
o B. materials used below maximum load bearing capacity
o C. uses least amount of material
o D. focuses on novelty of form
41. What type of distance is that which is psychological and is indicated by a hidden
band that contains two or more individuals in a group
o A. flight distance
o B. social distance
o C. critical distance
o D. personal distance
42. 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
o A. aesthetics
o B. sensitivity
o C. functionalism
o D. durability
43. What type of art outlines the crude realities of life, like filthy dustbins, mud, dirty
works and vulgar situations?
o A. dirty
o B. modern
o C. free
o D. pop
44. 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
o A. rhythm
o B. monotony
o C. unity
o D. uniformity
45. What is referred to as a Chinese geomancy originally called "under the canopy of
heaven"?
o A. Si Chi
o B. Ba-Gua
o C. Sheng Chi
o D. Feng Shui
46. Which sensual type enables one to identify materials at a distance?
o A. thermal
o B. kinesthetic
o C. visual
o D. auditory
47. Whose famous dictum is this: Unity disguised as chaos -complexity and
contradiction are often what make works of art both exciting and profound
o A. Robert Venturi
o B. Philip Johnson
o C. Michael Graves
o D. Kenzo Tange
48. A relatively dark value of color, produced by adding black to it
o A. tint
o B. tone
o C. shade
o D. gray
49. Which of the following explains the mechanism by which the concept of territoriality
operates, particularly in animals?
o A. Prevents communication with each other
o B. Coordinates individual activities and separates them (individuals) in groups
o C. Provides a frame in which things are done -places to learn, play or hide
o D. insures propagation of species by controlling density
50. The measurement and study of the size and proportion of the human body
o A. ergonomics
o B. human scale
o C. anthropometry
o D. proxemics
