HISTORY

1. The Greek council house which is covered meeting place for the democratically-elected council is called:
A. Bouleuterion B. Thersihon
C. Prytaneion D.Diathyros
2. A key house agency that assist private developers to undertake low and middle income mass housing production
A. National Home Mortgage & Finance Corporation (NHMFC)
B. Home Insurance & Guarantee Corporation (HIGC)
C. Housing & Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB)
D. National Housing Authority
3. The Grandest Temple of all Egyptian temples, it was not built by upon one complete plan but owes its size, disposition
and magnificence to the work of many Kings. Built from the 12th Dynasty to the Ptolemaic period.
A. Great Temple of Ammon, Karnak
B. The Great temple of Abu-Simbel
C. Temple of Queen HATSHEPSUT
D. Temple of Ramsesseum, Thebes
4. Refers to the most reasonable price of land and shelter based on the needs and financial capability of “program
beneficiaries and appropriate financial schemes” (RA 7279).
A. Financial range
B. Affordable cost
C. House rental wage range
D. Lower housing rate
5. Architectural programming is one of the architect’s services that falls under:
A. Pre Design Design-Build
B. Design Specialized Services
6. The father of modern picture books of Architecture.
A. Andrea Palladio C. Philibert De L’orme
B. Leon Battista Alberti D. Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola
7. “The man of learning… can fearlessly look down upon the troublesome accidents of fortune. But he who thinks himself
entrenched in defense not of learning but of luck, moves one slippery path, struggling though life unsteadily and
insecurely.”
A. a New Architecture
B. Ten books of Architecture by Marcus Vitruvius
C. Space, Time and Architecture by Sigfried Gideon
D. The Poetry of Architecture by John Ruskin
8. Early type of settlement in America taken after the “baug” (military town) and “fauborg” (citizen’s town) of the medieval
ages.
A. The European Planned City C.Medieval Organic City
B. Medieval Bastide D. Laws of the Indies Towns
9.It is the eclectic style of domestic architecture of the 1870’s and the 1880’s in England and the USA and actually based
on country house and cottage Elizabeth architecture which was characterized by a blending of Tudor Gothic, English
Renaissance and colonial elements in the USA:
A. Mannerist Phase C. Jacobean Architecture
B. Queen Anne style D. Stuart Architecture
10. Le Corbusier planned a high density building that was a “super building” that contained 337 dwellings in only acres of
land. What is the structure that supposed to be located in Marseilles?
A. Unite d’ Habitation C. The mile High tower
B. Brasilia D. Ecumenopolis
11. When the owner hires an Architect of a firm to coordinate the whole range of Comprehensive Architectural Services, it
shall constitute?
A. Design-Build B. Labor Supervision
C. Project Management D. Construction Service
12. Which of the following is NOT the architect’s responsibility in relation to the contractor?
The Architect shall immediately upon his personal knowledge and inspection, reject or condemn materials, equipment
or workmanship which are not in conformity with the Contract Documents in order not to cause Unnecessary delay
and additional expense to the Contractor,
A. The Architect shall not knowingly call upon the Contractor to correct or remedy oversights or errors in
the Contract Documents to the Contractor’s financial advantage.
B. The Architect shall give the contractor every reasonable aid to enable him to fully understand the
contents of the Contract Documents by furnishing clear, definite and consistent information in all
pertinent contract documents to avoid unnecessary mistakes that may involve extra costs to the
Contractor.
C. The Architect shall consider the needs and stipulation of the Contractor and the effect of his work
upon the life and well-being of the public and community as a whole
13. It is the first Development Garden City where it is a combination of landscaping, informal street layouts, and main axis
focusing on town center.
A. Savannah B. Welwyn
C. Letchworth D. Hampstead Garden Suburbs
14. A British pioneered in regional Planning for the Doncaster area (1920-1922) and East Kent; Involved in greater
London Plan; Use of open space as structuring element.
A. Clarence Perry B. Leslie Patrick Abercrombie
C. Henry Wright D. Andres Duany
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15. He is remembered for his “Ideal Cities” – star shaped plans with street radiating from central point, usually proposed
for a church, palace or castle.
A. Leonardo Da Vinci B. Leon Battista Alberti
B. Pierre Charles L’ Enfant D.Sir Christopher Wren

16. Whose theory is the explanation of residential land uses in terms of wedge-shaped sectors radial to the city center
along established lines of transportation.
A. Homer Hoyt B. Kevin Lynch
C. Ernest Burgess D. None of these
17.The sacred enclosure fond in the highest part of a Greek city is called:
A. Peribolas B. Pteroma
C. Temenos D. Corps de Logis
18. The building that serve as a senate house for the chief dignitaries of the city and as a palace where distinguished
visitors and citizens might be entertained.
A. Bouleuterion B. Thersihon
C. Prytaneion D. Diathyros
19. ??? on natural rocks in a Greek theater is called:
A. Cavaea B. Exedrae
C. Logeion D. Skene
20.When was the birth of the first professional association of architects, civil engineers and surveyors in the Philippines?
A. September 14, 1902 C. June 17, 1950
B. June 16, 1050 D. December 21, 1945
21.Who was the first president of the first professional association of architects, civil engineers and surveyors in the
Philippines?
A. Tomas Mapua C.Juan Nakpil
B. Guillermo D. Guillermo Gardiner
22.What was the name of the first professional association of architects, civil engineers and surveyors in the Philippines?
A. Academia de Ingeniera, Arquitectura y Agrimensura de Filipinas
B. Philippine Institute for Architects
C. Academia de Arquitectura y Agrimensura de Filipinas
D. League of Philippine Architects
23.In 1904, the first school of architecture was founded in the Philippines. What is its name?
A. Escuela de Ingenieria y Arquitectura
B. University of the Philippines
C. National University
D. Bauhaus
24.The first recorder Filipino architect.
A. Tomas Mapua C. Felix Arroyo Roxas
B. Jose Rizal D. Felix Manalo
25. The Philippine Institute for Architects came from _____.
A. AAAF
B. League of Philippine Architects
C. Association of Philippine Government Architects
D. Philippine Architects Society
26. PIA was founded in _____.
a) 1902 b) 1775
c) 1898 d) 1933
27. What was the name of the first official newsletter of PIA?
a) Architects' Journal b) Bricks
c) The Grid d) krokis
28. The Architects National Code was officially adopted by the Board of Examiners for Architects in _____.
a) October 30, 1965 b) January 23, 1957
c) June 17, 1950 d) June 16, 1950
29. When was the United Architects of the Philippines founded?
a) 1975 b) 1973
c) 1975 d) 1962
30. Architect of the National Library?
a. Felipe Mendoza
b. b.Leandro Locsin
c. c.Francisco Maniosa
d. d.Tomas Mapua
e. e. Andres Luna de San Pedro
31.T his building became the seat of the Malolos Congress.
a. Legislative Building Manila
b. Barasoain Church
c. The National Press Club Building
d. Locsin Building
e. Coconut Palace

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32. A Filipino Architect who designed the Moonwalk Church located at Las Pinas.
a. Francisco Maniosa
b. Felipe Mendoza
c. Ramos Licup
d. William Vargas Concuella
e. Felipe Gozon
33. First school in the Philippines that offer Architecture as a course.
a. Liceo de Manila
b. Mapua Institute of Technology
c. Universty of Santo Tomas
d. University of the Philippines
e. Ateneo de Manila
34. A Filipino architect who designed the Manila Post Office.
a. Juan Nakpil
b. Juan Arellano
c. Francisco Maniosa
d. Angel Nakpil
e. Pablo Antonio
35. A building designed by Leandro Locsin in 1955 located at UP Diliman which is said to a Modern-“Flying Saucer”.
a. Church of St. Andrew
b. Theatre of Performing Arts Cultural Center
c. Chapel of the Holy Sacrifice
d. Geronimo Delos Reyes Building
e. Monterrey Apartment Building
36.A Filipino architect who quoted the dictum “make the fullest possible use of natural light and ventilation”.
a. Francisco Maniosa
b. b. Leandro Locsin
c. c. Cesar Homer Cocio
d. d. Felipe Mendoza
e. Juan Arellano
37. Commissioned American architect who designed the Philippine General Hospital.
a. SOM
b. Parsons
c. CY Lee
d. Norman Foster
e. Norman Frost
38 Filipino Architect who designed the Far Eastern University located at Manila.
a. Andres Luna de San Pedro
b. Angel Nakpil
c. Juan Luna
d. Pablo Antonio
e. none of the above
39. The Theatre of Performing Arts Cultural Center is designed by Leandro Locsin, what is the prominent feature of
this building?
a. water fountains
b. minimal character
c. gigantic inverted slabs
d. massive overhang
e. all of the above

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