Architecture Reviewer Questions PDF

THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE REVIEWER =============================== A kind of passive ventilation that uses the force of nature to pull air through the building is a. natural ventilation **C. WIND VENTILATION** b. Solar ventilation d. Air ventilation Which is NOT considered as least expensive form...

THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE REVIEWER =============================== A kind of passive ventilation that uses the force of nature to pull air through the building is a. natural ventilation **C. WIND VENTILATION** b. Solar ventilation d. Air ventilation Which is NOT considered as least expensive form of passive cooling? a. Ventilation louvers c. rooftop vents b. window type air-conditioning **D. OPERABLE WINDOWS** If air moves, through openings that are NOT intentional as a result of wind pressure, then the building is a. Air seepage c. unintentional air b. Air penetration **D. INFILTRATION** The keys to effective and good wind ventilation design are building orientation and [ ] a. Space volume c. height b. **MASSING** d. space area The other key to effective and good wind ventilation is sizing and [ ] openings a. constricted **C. PLACING** b. measuring d. massive The salk institute in la jolla, California where these is a balance of the building either side is a great example of which ordering principle of architecture? a. **SYMMETRY** c. formal balance b. Rhythm d. axis What is the attribute of color that shows the quality of a color's purity, intensity or saturation a. **CHROMA** c. intensity b. Contract d. hue What is the identifying characteristics of a volume determined by the shape and interrelationships of the planes? a. Solid c. Volume b. mass **D. FORM** What is the balance arrangement of a similar elements such that the composition of similar elements such that the composition can be divided into similar halves by passing a plane at any angle along a central axis? a. balance symmetry c. bilateral symmetry b. **RADIAL SYMMETRY** d. organized symmetry What is the principle that reflect the degree of importance of forms and spaces as well as the functional and symbolic roles they play in an architectural organization? a. Repetition c. rhythm b. Datum **D. HIERARCHY** What is the width range in meters of the service aisle in restaurants? a. 1.60 to 1.80 **c. 1.20 to 1.50** b. 0.75 to 1.00 d. 0.60 to 0.70 What is the MINIMUM space meter in meters between the wall and seat back in restaurants? a. 0.76 c. 0.90 b. **0.80** d. 1.00 What is the MINIMUM width in meters of access lane for bus carts in restaurants? a. **1.50** c. 2.50 b. 0.76 d. 0.90 What effect can the color red tend to produce on people? a. Violence c. passion b. **EXCITEMENT** d. aggressiveness Abstraction has been a fundamental principle of art in the a. 18th century c. 21st century b. 19th century **D. 20TH CENTURY** What is the term used in describing a diverse design idiom? a. **BEAUX ARTS** c. art nouveau b. Art Deco d. expressionistic What color is restful and warm but should be combined with orange or yellow, otherwise when used alone produces a depressing effect? a. purple **C. BROWN** b. Black d. blue What is centralized concentrated form and normally stable in its environment? a. A globe c. a cone b. **A SPHERE** d. a cylinder What is NOT an anthropometric measurement? a. Height **C. HEALTH** b. Weight d. circumference What is the required space, in millimeters, between two customers seated beside each other in high density part? a. 900 **c. 610** b. 800 d. 762 \* What is the required space in millimeters between two customers each beside each other in low density part? a. **900** c. 610 \* b. 800 d. 762 What is the average height of a filipino in centimeters? a. 160 c. 210 b. 188 **d. 162** What is the average height of a filipino in centimeters? a. 145 c. 150 b. **152** d. 188 What is the darkness of an object not in direct light a. **SHADE** c. tint b. shadow d. glare What is primarily concerned with judging the true value of a statements and seeking errors? a. Deductive reasoning **C. CRITICAL THINKING** b. Inductive reasoning d. lateral thinking Feng shui is a Chinese belief based on a. traditions **C. GEOMANCY** b. custom d.science What is the creative process of generating developing and communicating new ideas? a. brainstorming c. innovation b. **IDEATION** d. actualization What type of form consist of a number of secondary forms clustered about a dominant parents forms? a. clustered forms c. linear forms b. Radial forms **D. CENTRALIZED FORMS** What is the shape used in architectural designs that connotes stability, rigidity and strength? a. Square c. quadrilateral b. Circle **D. TRIANGLE** What are additive forms consisting of a number of secondary forms clustered around a center form? a. **CLUSTERED FORMS** c. grid forms b. Centralized forms d. radial forms What is form that has a square plan and the outside walls are in the form of four triangles that meet in person? a. Prism c. polygon b. **PYRAMID** d.cone The maximum height of shower head is [ ] mm? a. **1980** c. 2150 b. 2000 d. 2100 The average adult eye level is [ ] mm a. 1800 c. 1450 b. 1350 **D. 1575** The maximum height of threshold is [ ] mm a. 40 c. 10 b. **25** d. 50 The preferred viewing distance from the eye to the front surface of the computers screen is [ ] mm a. 1000 to 1090 c. 300 to 450 b. **500 TO 900** d. 1100 to 1200 The height of grab bars from floor is [ ] mm a. 1500 c. 1370 b. 900 **D.800** Space planning begins by gathering information such as but NOT limited to a. PURPOSE OF STRUCTURE AND SPACES =============================== b. Local government development plan c. Technical lot description d. Zoning ordinance Which is a datable statement when it comes to ESD? a. There is no universally accepted definition of ecologically sustainable development b. ESD is suing, conserving and enhancing community's resources c. The re is universal definition of ESD d. **ESD is associated with increasing quality of life in the future** What is the most common method of rain harvesting being used in residential house today? a. Catch basin and directed to storm drain b. RAIN WATER COLLECTED AT ROOF GUTTER AND DIRECTED TO WATER CONTAINERS ==================================================================== c. Downspout directed to septic tanks d. Catch basin and directed to concrete culverts What is considered NON-renewable source of energy? a. wind c. sun b. **FOSSIL FUELS** d. water What is considered renewable source of energy? a. Fossil fuel c. gasoline b. **COAL** d. biomass What is considered NOT conforming to ESD? a. Vigorous protection of biodiversity b. Propagation of organic farming practices c. Massive reforestation d. MASSIVE USE OF FOSSIL FUELS =========================== An interpersonal space that which I used for taking with family and close friends. The zone of distance is characterized by 46 to 76 cm -76 to 122 cm of space between individuals? a. Public space c. intimate space b. Social distance **D. PERSONAL SPACE It is the state or quality of being identical, homogeneous or regularly?** a. Emphasis c. order b. contrast **D. UNIFORMITY** An applied science concerned with the characteristics of people that need to be considered in the design of devices and systems in order that people and things will interact effectively and afely? a. Anthropometrics c.proxemics b. Kinesthetics **D. ERGONOMICS** The size of proportion of something relative to an accepted standard of measurement? a. Module c. visual scale b. Human size **D. MECHANICAL SCALE** Any of dimensions determined by bodily position and movement such as reach, stride or clearance? a. **FUNCTIONAL DIMENSION** c. static fit b. Dynamic fit d. structural dimension A measure of the impact ac activity (such as by driving a car, burning) can have on the environment and in particular climate change. It is expressed in the amount of greenhouse produced a. Carbon measurement c. fossil burning b. **CARBON FOOTPRINT** d. environment index Maximum height of shower head mounting? a. 2.10m c. 1.90 m b. 2.00 m **D. 1.80 M** Recommend distance of the edge of the dining table from a wall? a. 1.00 m **C. 600 MM** b. 900 m d. 800 m a. **700 x 2.00** b. 800 x 2.50 What is the typical height of a bunk bed? a. 1.5m b. 1.6m Height of a dining table? a. **750mm** b. 765mm c. 900 x 2.60 d. 1000 x 2.70 c. 1.7m D. 1.8M ======= Among the color choices, what is not used by Le Corbusier's in Ronchamp Church? a. red b. green Height of working table for Filipina? a. 0.70m B. 0.75M ======== What is the standard size of twin bed? a. 900MM X 1900MM ============== b. 1200mm x 1900mm What is the standard size of queen bed? a. 900mm x 1900mm b. 1500MM X 1900MM =============== A. DOME ======= Attribute of color that determine the amount of color a. hue b. chroma Appropriate color for Fast Food A. YELLOW ========= D. BLUE ======= C. INTENSITY ============ Referred as only one color in a scheme? A. MONOCHROMATIC SCHEME ======================= b. achromatic scheme Which among is not a secondary color? a. orange b. violet A color that connotes purity? A. WHITE ======== b. black Are color used to produce combination of colors? A. PRIMARY COLORS ================= c. monotone scheme d. tone c. green D. YELLOW ========= A natural phenomenon that dictates location of window? A. SUN ====== b. orientation Referred to as arrangement or position of a structure? ORIENTATION =========== b. composition Basic water harvesting in residential community A. CONCRETE CATCH BASIN ======================= b. water harvesting tank c. moon d. wind c. location d. site c. septink tank d. sewerage treatment plan (STP) A horizontal and vertical sunshade used to mitigate UV rays? EGGCRATE ======== b. canopy Standard width of kitchen counter 0.60M ===== b. 0.50m In design, what color reflects more light? a. international red b. WHITE ===== In a color wheel, what color has long wavelengths? a. blue B. RED === In the following, which color predominates? RED === b. yellow c. eave d. vertical baffles c. 1.10m d. 0.70m c. midnight black d. yellow c. black d. orange c. white d. blue In a color wheel, it is a combination of three colors forming an equilateral triangle? a. double complimentary TRIAD ===== What color would represent energy and hunger? A. blue B. YELLOW ====== What is the height on centeri if you are not to mount an artwork? B. 1500MM ========= What is the standard size of a queen bed? B. 1.50 X 2.0 M =============== What is the standard size of a queen bed? B. 1.50 X 2.0M ============== What is the standard height of kitchen counter? B..80M ======= What is the standard size of a double bed? a. 1.90m x 2.30m b. 1.20 X 2.0M =========== What is the standard mounting height shower? a. 2.30m B. 1.80 M ========= What is the standard weight of kitchen counter? a. 600 MM ====== b. 500 mm What is the standard height of water closet? a. 450 MM ====== b. 500mm What is the minimum width of top hung cabinet? A. 350 MM ====== B. 400 MM c. 1.00 x 2.0m d. 1.60 x 2.1m c. 1.50 x 2.0 m d. 1.90 x 2.10 m c..89m d..85m 84. **What is the minimum length of meeting table for 6 persons?** a. 1350 mm B. 1400 MM ========== c. 1250 mm d. 1475 mm What is the minimum size of 2 seater sofa? 700 X 1400 MM ============= b. 800 x 1500 mm Colors that connotes hunger? a. blue B. RED === c. 600 x 1250 mm d. 650 x 1475 mm Complementary colors are any two colors which are directly opposite each other, such as red and green and purple-red and yellow-green. A. DOUBLE COMPLEMENTARY ==================== B. COMPLEMENTARY What is the comfortable height of a dining chair? a. 0.40 meters c. 0\. 44 meters What colors reflects more light? WHITE ===== b. yellow c. triad d. analogous 0. 45 METERS ============ A combination of three colors forming an equilateral triangle on a color wheel? A. TRIAD ======== b. complementary c. double complementary d. analogous A combination of two analogous colors and their complementary colors on a color wheel? A. DOUBLE COMPLEMENTARY ======================= b. complementary c. triad d. analogous Any three colors which are side by side on a 12 part color wheel, such as yellow-green, yellow and yellow- orange. a. double complementary b. complementary c. triad D. ANALOGOUS ============ In articulation, ther are certain changes in material color and texture. This is done by removing the corner and articulating it thru change of material or lighting the form so as to produce tonal differences of form? a. additive form b. articulation of form What form is non-directional? a. line b. vector c. surface articulation D. SUBTRACTIVE FORM CLUSTER =========================== C. **POINT** d. ray If a point is extended, it acquires length and direction. What is it called? LINE ==== b. dots c. plane d. vector Emissivity is defined as the ability of materials to: a. transmit light b. admit light c. SHED HEAT ========= d. absorb heat Quantity of water lost from a vegetated surface. EVAPOTRANSPIRATION ================== b. evapocondensation c. evaporative cycle d. all of the above Which label on the refrigerator indicates that the product saves electricity? a. energy status B. ENERGY STAR =========== Which of the following is a renewable energy source? a. natural gas b. coal green tags is another name for a. solar panels b. green power c. energy sense d. energy smart C. WAVE AND TIDAL ============== An architect deeply concerned with architectural details and craftmanship that goes into them, Emphasis is often laiid on the repetition of "industrialized" modular units in his work? RENZO PIANO =========== b. Michael graves c. frank ghery d. sir norman foster A daring example of high technology architectural design, the museum and library building uses the brightly colored tubes for wiring and plumbing as part of it's decoration? a. denver library museum b. marie tijbaou cultural center Who was the architect of the above structure? CENTRE POMPIDOU =============== D. RENZO PIANO ============== This architect's style is to use circles and squares in design solutions? RICHARD MEIER ============= One of Richard meier's famous works include BARCELONA MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS ===================================== b. city tower c. Oscar Niemeyer d. pier luigi nervi Stansteed airport in London, is like a celebration of a flight itself, this is a work of a. Renzo piano b. frank ghery c. alvar aalto D. NORMAN FOSTER ============= Which of the following is an arcadio de guzman arrellano work? A.RAMON ROCES PUBLICATION BUILDING b. heacook's building escolta c.NBI, manila d. roman Ongpin bazaar "Unity disguised as chaos, complexity and contradiction are often what make works of art both exciting and profound" is a dictum of this architect (kenzo tange, Robert venturi, Michael graves) a. Antonio gaudi KENZO TANGE =========== c. Renzo piano d. alvar aalto Modern architecture need not be western is an eye-opening phrase in the world of new modernity is espoused by whom? a. Antonio gaudi B. KENZO TANGE ============== c. Renzo piano d. alavar aalto Designed by Richard rogers and considered as a futuristic building that should belong to sci-fi movie ratjet that placed in lime street, London B. LLOYD'S BUILDING =================== c. JW marriot building d. cayan tower building A german architect famous for using more representational styles called "scrapped classicism" a.adolf schuberg b. adolf loos c. Robert adam D. PETER BEHRENS ================ Built in 1902, this triangular shape building allowed the building to fill the space located at the intersection of fifth avenue and broadway in new York a. princess tower B. FLATIRON BUILDING ==================== Architect of "Reichstag" in berlin A.NORMAN FOSTER b. Renzo piano c. Radisson royal hotel d. burnham hotel Considered as a living museum, where four national artist were involved in its rich history, this chapel located in the heart of university of the Philippines Diliman campus was designed by A.LEANDRO LOCSIN ================ b. Francisco Manosa c. Antonio pablo d. cesar concio Who was commissioned to do the sculpture of the hanging crucifix A.NAPOLEON ABUEVA b. ang kiukok c. ben Cabrera d. kidlat tahimik a. ben horta B. ILDEFONSO SANTOS =================== The structure was famous for its dome shape roof that employed? a. thick shell construction b. roman dome technology The golden section is equal to (1.618) a. 186 b. 0.186 C. THIN SHELL CONSTRUCTION ========================== d. thin concrete construction c. 618 d. 0.618 Whose famous axiom is this "design as if you were a chils"? ALVAR AALTO =========== b. frank Lloyd wright c. le Corbusier d. Renzo piano Which of the following is not work of William coscolluela? a. Skyland plaza twin towers makati b. robinson's commercial complex pasig D. GALERIA DE MAGALLANES, MAKATI ================================ c. makati stock exchange Building work on the leaning tower of pisa went on for 330 years since 1173, who was the architect behind the structure which was considered as the original architect from the studies conducted in 2001? a. palladio b. bannano c. Lorenzo D. DIOTISALVI ============= Approach each building as a sculpture object, a spatial container, a space with light and air, a response to context and appropriateness of feeling and spirit a. norman shaw b. Sullivan C. FRANK GHERY ============== d. geroge foreman I am neither a capitalist nor a socialist, I am not religious or an atheist, this dictum is attributed to? a. mao tze tung B. LUCIO COSTA =========== c. Oscar Niemeyer d. Buckminster fuller The center Pompidou was designed by Richard rogers, Renzo piano and? a. su rogers b. sun rogers c. roger eigel D. GIAFRANCO FRANCHINI ====================== His solution to building problems were always direct, transmitting to the ground by the shortest path the stresses developed within the structure? a. aalvar aalto B. PIER LUIGI NERVI =================== c. Santiago Calatrava d. Charles mackintosh Famous architect for his advocacy of the idea of planning rooms by volume OSCAR NIEMEYER ============== b. lucio costa c. erich Mendelson d. tomas Jefferson Father of modern architectural movement in brazil? a. felix candela B. LUCIO COSTA =========== c. Oscar Niemeyer d. adolf loos Which of the following is a work of cresenciano de castro a. arranque market b. union church, manila C. ATOMIC RESEARCH CENER COMPLEX ============================= d. QC sports club Which of the following is not a luis maria Gonzaga Araneta works? a. Makati Medical Center B. MANILA DOCTOR'S HOSPITAL =========================== c. Times theater d. Central Bank complex "A city is subjected to growth, delay and rebuilt" belongs to? a. Daniel burnham b. frank ghery c. Antonio gaudi D. KENZO TANGE =========== This is set of rules that specify the minimum level of public health, safety, and general welfare for the construction and occupancy of buildings and structures a. referral codes B. BUILDING CODES ================= c. statues d. laws The purchase price paid for hard assets such as building, inventory, equipment is called? A. HARD COST ============ b. soft cost Also known as "cradle-tograve" analysis? A.LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS b. life cycle costing c. capital cost d. investment cost c. life cycle transformation d. life cycle maintenance An evaluation of product's performance that considered both the upfront design cost for the product and its recurring operation maintenance? LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS =================== b. life cycle costing c. life cycle transformation d. life cycle maintenance Meeting the need of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own need? a. Sustainable b. future casting c. sustenance D. SUSTAINABILITY ================= What is the minimum width in meters between the wall and seat back in restaurant as per planning and designer's handbook by mx a. **0.76** b. 0.80 What is not a tertiary color? a. blue-green b. yellow-orange c. 0.90 d. 1.00 c. red-orange D. BLUE-RED =========== What is not a primary color? a. blue b. red How many divisions are there in the color wheel? a. 8 b. 10 c. yellow D. GREEN ======== c. **12** d. 14 The following statement is NOT relevant to space planning a. how people will move through the process considered b. who will use space should be considered c. how people will spend their time in the building is considered D. HOW THE BUILDING DESIGN CHARACTER WILL ADAPT TO THE COMMUNITY IS CONSIDERED ============================================================================== The following statement is NOT relevant to space planning PROPER SELECTION OF COMPETENT ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS IS CONSIDERED =================================================================== c. elements like lighting and ventilation are considered d. accessibility or making the space easy to use is considered Expenses that are not considered direct construction costs? a. soft cost b. hard cost c. incidental cost d. **indirect cost** A method to evaluate and select the best design option that has the lowest cost yet still achieve the desired performance level? a. value architecture B. VALUE DESIGNING AND COSTING ============================== Which of the following is considered as soft cost? a. concrete cost B. ARCHITECT'S DESIGN FEE ========================= c. value engineering d. value construction c. irrigation cost d. labor cost of construction What primary tool is used to analyze the real cost of products or system a. ROI b. Life cycle cosing c. value engineering D. UNIT PRICING =============== A collection of living things and the environment in which in they live? a. environment B. ECOSYSTEM ============ c. habitat d. habitation Capable of decomposing under natural conditions especially by bacteria A. BIODEGRADABLE ================ b. decomposable c. organic d. onorganic A pro-active design approach that focus on improving existing conditions ACTIVE DESIGN ============= b. re-generative design c. generative design d. passive design A strategy to promote the value of available green technologies in the market place? a. market promotion B. MARKET STRATEGY =============== Which of the following directly describes an economic benefit of the building/ a. protect ecosystem b. reduce operation and maintenance cost c. improve water and air quality D. ALL OF THE ABOVE =================== What is the best time to introduce and integrated design approach? B. SCHEMATIC DESIGN =================== What is a brownfield? a. a site which has been built on before b. a site which will support minimum plant growth c. located in a downtown area D. A SITE WHICH HAS BEEN DEVELOPED ON BEFORE WHICH HAS POTENTIAL WATER POLLUTION ================================================================================ Which of the following is not considered a basic service provider a. bank b. grocery C. PARKING LOT ============== d. barber shop Which of the following cannot be considered as an alternative fuel? a. natural gas b. LPG === c. coal d. biodiesel Which of the following is considered a mass transit? A. BUS ====== b. company car c. taxi d. carpool An overwhelming "favorite color" that signifies trustworthiness dependability, and commitment A. BLUE ======= b. green c. yellow d. red It is an interval or measureable distance between obects or forms? A. SPACE ======== b. contrast c. measurement d. area What is the elimination of all non-essential elements or details to reveal the essence of form/ A. SIMPLICITY ============= b. contrast c. unity d. balance Another term for simple application of form and details A. VISUAL ECONOMY ================= b. economy of details c. simple economy d. plain economy A. TRIADIC ========== b. analogous Name of the Color? HUE === b. tint c. complementary d. split complementary c. shade d. red All colors in the color wheel, when mixed all together, produced what color? BLACK ===== Also known as the use of the building? a. aesthetics b. utility c. cyan d. blue C. FUNCTION =========== What is the size or proportion of a building element or space or an article of furniture, relative to the structural or functional dimensions of the human body? A. HUMAN SCALE ============== b. human dimension c. human element d. human space If a point is extended, it acquires length and direction. What is this called? A. LINEa b. plane c. dots d. vector