Theory Exit Exam PDF

Theory Exit Exam Elements of Form 1. It indicates a position in space - Point 2. It serves to define the limits or boundaries of a volume - Plane 3. It represents stability of the ground plane, the horizon, or the body at rest - Horizontal Line 4. A mark on the surface that describes a shape, outli...

Theory Exit Exam Elements of Form 1. It indicates a position in space - Point 2. It serves to define the limits or boundaries of a volume - Plane 3. It represents stability of the ground plane, the horizon, or the body at rest - Horizontal Line 4. A mark on the surface that describes a shape, outline, or edge. - Line 5. It expresses a state of equilibrium with the force of gravity - Vertical Line 6. A derivation from the vertical line falling or horizontal line rising. - Oblique Line 7. It is a space contained enacted by plane - Void 8. Taut, bold and graceful is a characteristic of _______. - Line 9. It is where several planes comes together - Points 10. A space displaced mass - Solid Primary Elements of Form 11. What is the product or result of two intersecting planes? - Line 12. It has no direction or static. - Point 13. This can show direction - Line 14. The floor plan of a house can be considered as the _______. - Base Plane 15. What in the following is the primary element that is used in linking or joining two visual elements? - Line 16. In Architectural Design, what in the following do we not manipulate? -(Base plane, Overhead plane, Wall plane), none of the above 17. _______ becomes a _______ when it is given length and direction. - square - volume 18. This has three measurements. - Volume 19. It is space defines by walls, floors, and ceilings - room, floor plan, house 20. What lines can represent other elements that define space? - colonnade, railing, post Basic Principles of Design 21. It is the basis of rhythm - movement 22. In architecture. Which of the following is NOT a type of Character? - Expression 23. It is the perfect rectangle - Golden section 24. There are three types of Balance such as Symmetrical, Assymmetrical, and ______. Gravitational 25. Its principle implies that in most architectural compositions, real differences exist among their forms and spaces - Hierarchy 26. It refers to how we perceive a size of a building. - Scale 27. Which of the following is NOT a principle of design composition? - Surface 28. Which of the following is a Type of Contrast? - Contrast of Tone, Contrast of Line, Contrast of Size, all of the above 29. It refers to the proper or harmonious relation of one part to another to the whole - Proportion 30. What does Character suggest into a design? - Expressiveness Anthropometrics / Ergonomics 31. Anthropometry comes from the Greek words - Anthropos and metron 32. In human body measurements, approximately how many heads is the height of a man? - 7.85 or 8 33. Anthropometrics is the study of? - Human Dimension 34. Static anthropometry refers to the ______. - Measurement of the human individual at rest 35. It is the measurement of abilities related to completing tasks. - Functional anthropometrics 36. The science of making the work environment safer and more comfortable for workers using design and anthropometric data. - Ergonomics 37. It is the data used to determine the size, shape and/or form of a product, making it more comfortable for humans to use and easier to use. - Anthropometrical data 38. In the dimensions of a man, how long is your shoulder with respect to heads? - 2 heads 39. The full length of both arms is equivalent to the ______ of a man? - Height 40. To seek a formula to produce a comfortable height for individual persons is the main goal of “Furnicube”. The word Furnicube comes from the words _____ and _____. - Furniture and Cube Proxemics 41. _______ is the study of the distance individuals maintain between each other in social interaction. - Proxemics 42. This type of distance is for interactions among good friends or family members. - Personal Distance 43. This type of space comprises of the individual space around the body and travels around with it, determining the personal distance among people. - Informal people 44. It is a proxemic behaviour category which deals with how close participants are to touching, from being completely outside of body-contact distance to being in physical contact, which parts of the body are in contact, and body part positioning. - Kinesthetic Factor 45. What personal territory is ranges from 2 to 4 feet and is used among friends and family members, and to separate people waiting in lines at teller machine for example - Personal Space 46. What way Proxemics when desks face the front of a classroom rather than towards a center isle. - Physical Territory 47. The arrangement of an office space can show the attitude or personality of the manager. To establish a democratic and friendly style, speak with an employee side by side, such as at a table, rather than from behind a large, imposing desk. - Trues 48. Who introduced the term ‘Proxemics’? - Edward Hall 49. Ranges out to one foot and involves a high probability of touching - Intimate space 50. This comprises movable objects, like mobile furniture, while fixed-furniture is a fixed feature. - Semi fixed-feature space VI. CONCEPT 51. A statement of an ideal set of relationships among several elements under an architect’s control. - Concept 52. Made up of simple diagram plus a few words - Concept 53. Is a term used to describe the phenomenon when buildings of the same function cluster together in an area or a city town? - Function zoning 54. Is the physical separates between the interior and exterior and environments of a building. - Building Envelope 55. A diagrammatic solution to implement the requirement of the project. - Concept 56. Is the over-all structure of a work of art. - Design 57. Used in research to outline possible courses of action or to present a preferred approach to an idea or thought. - Design Framework 58. Over-all design of a work of art describes the structure. - Form 59. General term that describes environmentally conscious design technique in the field of architecture - Sustainable architecture 60. Mother of all art. - Architecture VII. INTER-RELATIONSHIP AND CIRCULATORY 61. In a residential house, which space is not direct to Toilet & Bath? - Powder room 62. What is the significance of studying Inter-relationship and Circulation? - (To determine the areas that is direct, indirect, and not related, to make a good circulation within the building, to have a preferable division of spaces), all of the above 63. This means “to introduce the next space (inside)”? - Foyer 64. What quality of space is ideal for a museum? - Directional 65. What do you call the translational space used in hotels? - Ante room 66. In a residential house, what space is usually Indirect to each other? - Masters Bedroom and Bedroom 67. This type of circulation is commonly used for connecting different routes of road - Point generated circulation 68. Considering students arrived from school, what spaces are direct to each other? - Living and Dining 69. In a residential house, what space has no relation? - None of the above (Porch and foyer, Kitchen and dining, Bedroom and Toilet & Bath) 70. How should the spaces in a mall be arranged? - The place where people spend a lot of time should be put far from the entrance VIII. DESIGN PROCESS 71. There are ______ steps in the design process? - 4 72. Which of the following are the steps in design process? - Reading, Organizing, Creating, Production 73. Design process is a process of ______ a building space or structure. - Designing 74. How many types of design process are there in architecture? - 5 75. Which of the following does not belong to the group? - Regular 76. The activity of determining the “program” or set of needs that a building needs to fulfill. - Programming Phase 77. The focus is on the “scheme”, or overall high-level design. - Schematic design phase 78. During ________ it becomes important to give individual attention to each aspect, each space, and each detail of the project. - Design Development Phase 79. The focus shifts from design to communicating the design and providing all information necessary for construction. - Construction document phase 80. During the _________, additional spatial requirements will arise for mechanical rooms, structural columns, storage, circulation space, wall thicknesses, and a hundred other things not anticipated when the building program was created. - Design Process IX. MOVEMENTS IN ARCHITECTURE 81. It is an approach to architecture that strives to counter the plainness and lack of meaning in Modern Architecture by using contextual forces to give a sense of place and meaning. - Critical Regionalism 82. This movement emerged in the 1970s which is described as a style that incorporates elements of high-tech industry and technology into its building design. - Late Modern or Structural Expressionism 83. The Salk Institute complex in La Jolla, California is one example of what movement that started during the 20th century? - Modern Architecture 84. Which of the following structures is an example for an Eclecticism approach? - New York Palace 85. This movement began in the late 1980s. It is characterized by ideas of fragmentation, an interest in manipulating ideas of a structure’s surface, and non-rectilinear shapes which serve to distort some of the elements in architecture. - Deconstructivism 86. This movement emerged from the wider constructivist art movement, which grew out of Russian Futurism. - Constructivism 87. Roger Stevens Building at the University of Leeds is one example of what architectural movement? - Brutalism 88. This principles are based on architectural theory and one of its main contributors is Vitrivius- who had already established that architecture is a science that can be comprehended rationally. - Rationalism 89. In architecture, it is the principle that architects should design a building based on the purpose of the building. - Functionalism 90. It is a social movement which emphasizes and glorifies themes associated with contemporary concepts of the future. - Futurism X. PIONEER ARCHITECTURE 91. An architect who called his buildings “Skin & Bone” - Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe 92. The architect of Falling water. - Frank Lloyd Wright 93. Who are/is the designer of St. Peter’s Basilica? - Donato Bramante 94. His masterpiece was the St. Paul’s Cathedral - Sir Christopher Wren 95. Well known for “Less is a Bore” - Robert Venturi 96. The founder of Bahaus School are the following: Mies Van der Rohe, Les Corbusier, and _____. - Walter Gropius 97. What is Charles-Edouard Jeanneret’s nickname? - Le Corbusier 98. 2011 Pritzker Prize Awardee - Eduardo Souto de Moura 99. The Architect of the community building of Brazil. - Oscar Niemeyer 100. The Architect of Sydney Opera House. - Adolf Loos, Charles Eames, Aldo Rossi, None of the above