16 Questions
What is the art and science or profession of planning, designing and constructing building in their totality taking into account their environment, in accordance with the principles of utility, strength and beauty?
Architecture
What is an ideal or hypothetical set of facts, principles, or circumstances of a body of fact on science and art?
Theory
From which word does the term 'Architecture' originated, meaning 'Great-Builder'?
Greek-Arkhitecton
Which architectural theory has become a part of modern culture in architecture and is still respected and applied in modern design?
Vitruvian Triad
What is a guide to understanding people’s appreciation, utilization, and behavior inside the built environment which are relevant to the design process?
Architectural Theory
What is the most important building of Wright's late career?
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Who is the architect of the Guggenheim Museum, known for its unique spiral ramp and domed skylight?
Frank Lloyd Wright
According to the ancient Roman architect and critic Vitruvius, what are the three principles of architecture?
Delight, Strength & Commodity
Who is the author of the celebrated treatise 'De architectura' (On Architecture), a handbook for Roman architects?
Marcus Vitruvius Polio
Which architect quoted 'Architecture is the mastery, correct and the magnificent play of masses brought together in light'?
Frank Lloyd Wright
Which structure exemplifies the harmonious integration of interacting and inter-related parts into a complex & unified whole?
Villa Savoye
What term describes the three-dimensional integration of program elements and spaces accommodating the multiple functions and relationships of a house?
Spatial
What aspect of architecture does four exterior wall planes define within a rectangular volume containing program elements and spaces?
Enclosure
Who designed one of the first sky scrapers in New York and the Woolworth Building built in 1911-13?
Cass Gilbert
'Where the architect task is to restore a correct order of values… it is still the architect duty to attempt to humanize age of machines. But this should not be done without regard for form' belongs to which architect's philosophy?
Peter Behrens
'The first school to pioneer architectural course in Philippines established in year 1925 by Tomas Mapua after his return in US' refers to which school?
UST
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