Theory of Architecture Exit Exam Reviewer PDF

Theory of Architecture Exit Exam Reviewer (TOAx Reviewer) (Quiz/Term Exam, Exit Exam, Board Exam, etc.) All items are credited to Architect and AR Youtuber AR. Vhey. All of his questionnaires are from episodes 1-3. More episodes from him are related to terminologies and definitions. Questions by A...

Theory of Architecture Exit Exam Reviewer (TOAx Reviewer) (Quiz/Term Exam, Exit Exam, Board Exam, etc.) All items are credited to Architect and AR Youtuber AR. Vhey. All of his questionnaires are from episodes 1-3. More episodes from him are related to terminologies and definitions. Questions by ALE Review - ArkiVHEY (AR Youtuber) Episode 1. 1) A unified composition of two-dimensional shapes or three-dimensional volumes, especially one that has or gives the impression of weight, density, and bulk. a. Massing b. Composition c. Form d. Perspective 2) The tendency of air or gas in a shaft or other vertical space to rise when heated, creating a draft that draws in cooler air gas from below. a. Effective Temperature b. Chimney Effect c. Greenhouse Effect d. Insulation Effect 3) A form can be transformed by altering one or more of its dimensions and still retain as a member of a family of a form. A cube, for example, can be transformed into similar prismatic forms through discrete changes in height, width, or length. It can be compressed into a planner form or be stretched out into a linear one. What type of form transformation is in the figure given? a. Dimensional Transformation b. Subtractive Transformation c. Additive Transformation  d. Divisible Transformation 4) The articulation of the importance or significance of a form or space by its size, shape, or placement relative to the other forms and spaces of the organization. a. Symmetry b. Hierarchy c. Axis d. Rhythm 5) It is an Architectural manifesto by the Swiss-French architect, a set of principles for a modern buildings. a. Four Books on Architecture b. Five Points of Architecture c. 10 Books of Architecture d. Charter of Athens 6) The division of a line so that the whole is to the greater part as that part is to the smaller part (i.e in a ratio of 1 to 1/2 (square root of 5 + 1)), a proportion which is considered to be particularly pleasing to the eye. a. Golden Ration b. Golden Section c. Fibonacci Sequence d. Modulor 7) It uses colors that are adjacent to each other on the color wheel. One color is used as a dominant color while others are used to enrich the scheme. a. Monochromatic Color Scheme b. Analogous color scheme c. Complementary Color Scheme d. Split Complementary Color Scheme 8) In Four Books of Architecture, which book discusses the private town houses and country estates. a. 1st Book b. 2nd Book c. 3rd Book d. 4th Book 9) This refers to the manner in which the surfaces of a form come together to define its shape and volume. It clearly reveals the precise nature of its parts and their relationships to each other and to the whole. a. Articulation b. Form c. Clustered Form d. Edge 10) It is a consequence of concrete frame construction. Because walls were then deprived of their constructional role, their design became free as well. a. Free facade b. Free plan c. Roof Gardens d. Pilotis 11) If equally-spaced windows are introduced on the unbroken wall, then regular repetition is present. What do you call this type of rhythm? a. Accented rhythm b. Continuous rhythm c. Unaccented rhythm d. Rhythm by repetition 12) In 1942, Le Corbusier began his study and published "_____" - a Harmonious Measure to the human scale universally applicable to Architecture and Mechanics. a. Vitruvian Man b. The Modulor c. Human dimension d. Furnicube 13) A color that feels flat and lifeless, yet it provides enormous support to the other hues. a. White b. Black c. Purple d. Grey 14) When elements compete with each other for the place of importance, there is a ___________. This causes 'Duality' or the presence of two strong conflicting personalities or masses resulting in discord and redundancy. a. Volume contradiction b. Competition c. Contrast d. Confusion 15) Nakagin Capsule Tower by Kisho Kurokawa, identify what type of form composition? a. Linear Form b. Grid Form c. Radial Form d. Cluster Form 16) In architecture, this type of character bears a certain relation to the same attribute of an individual. It is found that the element of personality plays an important part in the revealing character of both with man and with architecture. a. Personality Character b. Personal Character c. Expressive Character d. Associated Character 17) The degree of concentration and stability of a form. It depends on its geometry as well as its geometry as well as its orientation relative to the ground plane and our line of sight. a. Visual Acceleration b. Velocity of eyesight c. Visual Inertia d. Structure Stability 18) The primary shapes can be extended or rotated to generate volumes whose forms are distinct, regular and easily recognizable. These forms are referred to as the? a. Polyhedron b. Platonic Solids c. Tectonics d. Dynamic Shapes 19) Villa Capra (the rotunda) at Vicenza, Italy by Andrea Palladio is what type of spatial organization? a. Grid Organization b. Radial Organization c. Centralized Organization d. Clustered Organization 20) It bears a certain relation to the same attribute to the life of an individual. a. Functional Character b. Personal Character c. Relative Proportion d. Balance 21) Refers to the quality of surface treatment, associated with materials. a. Tone b. Mass c. Volume d. Texture 22) A color produced by combining lights of red, green and blue wavelengths. These light or additive primaries contain all the wavelengths necessary to produce a colorless or white light. a. Subtractive Color b. Primary Color c. Selective Color d. Additive Color 23) This color is relatively long and stimulating. It is considered as the strongest color psychologically as it perceives optimism, confidence, self-esteem, extraversion, emotional strength, friendliness, creativity. a. Orange b. Red c. Yellow d. Blue 24) "Form is the mystery that defies description, but brings people pleasure." Whose dictum is this?  a. Michael Graves b. Antoni Gaudi c. Alvar Aalto d. Adolf Loos 25) In geometry, a two or three dimensional space in which the axioms and postulates of Euclidean geometry apply. a. Expressive Space b. Euclidean Space c. Aesthetic Space d. Visual Space 26) A model developed in Germany by Bassam Tibi, where the idea is that minorities can have an identity of their own but they should at least support the core concepts of the culture on which the society is based. a. Core Culture b. Monoculturalism c. Melting Pot d. Multiculturalism 27) Direct borrowing from one culture to the other. a. Stimulus Diffusion b. Innovative Diffusion c. Tangible Diffusion d. Transculturation 28) 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 safely. a. Anthropomorphism  b. Anthropocentrism c. Anthropometrics d. Ergonomics 29) A primary element of form that has the properties of length, width, shape, surface, orientation and position. a. Point b. Plane c. Line d. Volume 30) A type of character that results directly from the purpose of use of the building. a. Character b. Personal Character c. Functional Character d. Traditional Character 31) Concrete textured by leaving the impression of the form in which it was modeled, as when wood is used to create a grained surface effect. a. Genus Loci b. Pop Architecture c. Beton Brut d. Abstraction 32) A form can be transformed by altering one or more of the dimensions and still retain its identity as a member of a family of forms. a. Additive Transformation b. Dimensional Transformation  c. Subtractive Transformation d. Centralized Form 33) This type of relationship requires that the two forms have corresponding planar surfaces which are parallel to each other. a. Spatial Tension b. Face-to-face Contact c. Edge-to-edge Contact d. Interlocking Volumes 34) It is the most common type of spatial relationship. It allows each space to be clearly defined and to respond, each and its own way, to specific functional or symbolic requirements. It can be defined with a row of columns, walls, free-standing. a. Space linked by a common space b. Interlocking spaces c. Adjacent spaces d. Space within a space 35) The size or proportion of a building element or space, or an article of furniture related to the structural or functional dimensions of the human body. a. Visual Scale b. Mechanical Scale c. Generic Scale d. Human Scale 36) One of the three dimensions of colors, the purity or vividness of a hue (also called as intensity) a. Saturation b. Chroma c. Hue  d. Value 37) What is Amihan? a. Southwest Monsoon b. Northeast Monsoon c. Southeast Monsoon d. Northwest Monsoon EPISODE 2 YT Arkivhey TOA Reviewer 38) Who said "The will of Epoch translate into space"? a. Marcus Vitruvius b. Frank Lloyd Wright c. Mies Van der Rohe d. Le Corbusier 39) Strength, power, vitality, dignity, inspirational emphasize height and monumentality dynamic. a. Horizontal Lines b. Vertical Lines c. Straight Lines d. Diagonal Lines 40) What do you call the measurement and study of the size and proportions of the human body? a. Ergonomics b. Anthropometrics  c. Anthropology d. Ergonometrics 41) Who is the architect of Texas Commerce Tower (Dallas, Texas)? a. Richard Keating of SOM b. Henry Cob c. David Child of SOM d. Eliel Saarinen 42) Designing the building and spaces within it to benefit natural light, ventilation, and even temperature? a. Passive Design b. Organic Architecture c. Passive Cooling d. Vernacular Design 43) In Philippine setting, where shall be the orientation of bedroom windows? a. North b. East c. South d. West 44) Pritzker Prize Recipient (2017) a. Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem & Alejandro Aravena b. Frei Otto, Carme Pigem & Ramon Vilalta c. Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem & Ramon Vilalta d. Rafael Aranda, Frei Otto & Alejandro Aravena 45) Who said "Beauty grows from necessity not from repetition"? a. Eliel Saarinen b. Eero Saarinen c. Kenzo Tange d. Tadao Ando 46) The rate of flow of air inside the building will be increased by making the outlet opening bigger than the inlet. a. Venturi Effect b. Chimney Effect c. Cross Ventilation d. Heat Island Effect 47) Japanese movement founded in 1960 by group of architects and city planners. Their aim was to ease urban congestion and expand cities by adopting innovative types of structures. a. Shukuchi b. Brutalism c. Modernism d. Metabolism 48) The systematic arranging of interdependent of coordinated parts into a coherent unity or functioning whole. a. Diagram b. Organization c. Composition d. Structure 49) 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 safely. a. Anthropocentrism b. Anthropometrics c. Anthropomorphism d. Ergonomics’ 50) The following are design objectives in Tropical Design, except: a. Provide necessary increase in humidity levels b. Minimize heat gain c. Protect spaces from insects and rodents d. Have a good drainage systems to accommodate high precipitation 51) Suggests repose, rest, peace, stability, comfort. a. Horizontal Lines b. Vertical Lines c. Straight Lines d. Diagonal Lines 52) An arrangement of pattern of colors conceived of as forming an integrated whole a. Color Wheel b. Color Triangle c. Color Scheme d. Primary Colors 53) An intermediate value of a color between a tint and a shade a. Tone b. Tint c. Shade d. Hue 54) Uniform in structures throughout, or composed of parts that are all of the same nature or kind a. Homogenous b. Harmony c. Uniformity d. Unity 55) A passionate pleading of ideas of form and space in architecture. Flourished in the Soviet Union in the 1920’s and early 1930’s. a. Utilitarianism b. Radicalism c. Defunctionalism d. Constructivism 56) The measurement and study of the size and proportions of the human body. a. Anthropomorphy b. Anthropomorphize c. Anthropometry d. Ergonomics 57) Color is warm stimulating, enthusiasm, happiness, success, creative, and autumn. a. Red b. Orange c. Yellow d. Magenta 58) In space perception, it is a space that can be perceived through the sense of orientation. a. Visual space b. Existial space c. Balanced space d. Tactile space 59) It is where all immigrant cultures are mixed and amalgamated without state of intervention like in the USA. a. Leitkultur (core culture) b. Multiculturalism c. Monoculturalism d. Melting Pot 60) Describe the type of Airport design layout. a. Central Terminal with remote satellite b. Central Terminal with pier Concourses c. Linear Unit Terminal d. Multiple Unit Terminal 61) Describe the type of Airport design layout. a. Central Terminal with remote satellite b. Central Terminal with pier Concourses c. Linear Unit Terminal d. Multiple Unit Terminal 62) Describe the type of Airport design layout. a. Central Terminal with remote satellite b. Central Terminal with pier Concourses c. Linear Unit Terminal d. Multiple Unit Terminal 64) A radical configuration. It has paths extending from or terminating at a central common point. Radial Composite Network Grid 65) Consists of two sets of parallel paths that intersect at regular intervals and create square or rectangle fields of space. a. Radial b. Composite c. Network d. Grid 66) Limit of domination, intimate visual detail in the face is not perceived and nobody touches or expects to touch another person unless there is some special effort. Distance from 1.20 to 3.60 meters. a. Personal Distance b. Public Distance c. Intimate Distance d. Social Distance 67) A proxemics feature of this distance is that it can be used to insulate or screen people from each other. The distance makes it possible for them to continue to work in the presence of another person without appearing to be rude. Distance from 3.60 to 7.50 meters. a. Personal Distance b. Public Distance c. Intimate Distance d. Social Distance 68) It is the transfer of heat from one place to another by flow of molecules. a. Evaporation and Condensation b. Convection c. Conduction d. Radiation 69) “Architecture is the masterly, correctly, and magnificent play of masses brought together in light. Our eyes are made to see forms in light; light and shade reveal these forms.” a. Tadao Ando b. Charles Edouard Jeanneret - Gris c. Kenzo Tange d. Gottfried Bohm 70) A fixed or movable device, such as fins or louver, designed to block the direct entrances of sun rays into building. a. Brise-soleil b. Solar screen c. Eggcrate d. Shutter panel 71) Refers to low-cost housing; this was set at a time when we search for economic solutions for low-value sites were considered. a. Utilitarianism b. Radicalism c. Defunctionalism d. Constructivism 72) A method or manner of joining that makes the united parts unclear, distinct, and precise in relation to each other. a. Articulation b. Expression c. Symbolism d. Form 73) The size and proportion of a building elements or space, or an article of furniture, relative to the structural or functional dimensions of the human body. a. Functional Scale b. Mechanical Scale c. Human Scale d. Visual Scale 74) Refers to the rising average temperature of Earth’s atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation. a. Global Warming b. Greenhouse Effect c. Climate Change d. Ozone Depletion 75) He is the author of “Five Points of Architecture”. a. Edouard - Charles Jeanneret - Gris b. Charles - Edouard Jeanneret - Gris c. Charles - Edward Jeanneret - Gris d. Charles - Edouard Jeanerette - Gris 76) What is the complete name of Mies Van de Rohe? a. Ludwig Mies Van de Rohe b. Charles-Edouard Jeanneret c. Maria Ludwig Michael Mies d. Ludwig Michael Mies Maria EPISODE 3 (FINAL) YT Arkivhey TOA Reviewer 77) Who is the architect of Texas Commerce Tower in Dallas? a. Richard Keating of SOM b. David Childs of SOM c. Henry Cobb d. Eliel Saarinen 78) Birthplace of Skyscrapers a. Chicago b. Florida c. New York d. Los Angeles 79) The size or proportion of a building element or space, or an article of furniture related to the structural or functional dimensions of the human body. a. Visual Scale b. Mechanical Scale c. Generic Scale d. Human Scale 80) The branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of art, beauty, and taste with a view to establishing the meaning and validity of critical judgments concerning art. a. Architecture b. Taste c. Aesthetics d. Beauty 81) Who said that “The magnificent display of volume put together in the light”? a. Mies Van de Rohe b. Minster c. Louis Sullivan d. Le Corbusier 82) One of the three dimensions of color, the purity or vividness of a hue. Also called as intensity. a. Saturation  b. Chroma c. Hue d. Value 83) What is Amihan? a. Southwest Monsoon b. Northeast Monsoon c. Southeast Monsoon d. Northwest Monsoon 84) Who said “The will of the Epoch translated into space”? a. Marcus Vitruvius b. Mies Van der Rohe c. Frank Llyod Wright d. Le Corbusier 85) What do you call the measurement and study of the size and proportions of the human body? a. Ergonomics b. Anthropometrics c. Anthropology d. Ergonometrics 86) Strength, power, vitality, dignity, inspirational; it emphasizes height and monumentality dynamic. a. Horizontal Lines b. Straight Lines c. Vertical Lines d. Diagonal Lines 87) Designing the building and spaces within it to benefit from natural light, ventilation, and even temperature? a. Passive Design b. Passive Cooling c. Organic Architecture d. Vernacular Design 88) In the Philippines’s setting, where shall be the orientation of the bedroom windows? a. North b. South  c. East d. West 89) The size and proportion of a building element or space, or an article of furniture, relative to the structural or functional dimensions of the human body. a. Functional Scale b. Human Scale c. Mechanical Scale d. Visual Scale 90) First recipient of Pritzker Prize in 1979. a. Oscar Niemeyer b. Luis Barragan c. Philip Johnson d. Mies Van der Rohe 91) Pritzker Prize recipient for 2016 a. Alejandro Aravena b. Frei Otto c. Shigeru Ban d. Toyo Ito 91) Who said “Beauty grows from the necessity, not from repetition of formulas”? a. Eliel Saarinen b. Eero Saarinen c. Kenzo Tange d. Tadao Ando 92) Who is the architect of Guggenheim Museum in New York, USA? a. Daniel Libskind b. Oscar Niemeyer c. Frank Lloyd Wright d. Frank Gehry 93) The tallest building in New York, USA. a. Empire State Building b. One World Trade Center c. Chrysler Building  d. Sears Tower 94) A system of elements ranked, classified, and organized one above another according to importance or significance. a. Arrangement b. Position c. Hierarchy d. Proximity 95) The rate of flow of air inside the building will be increased by making the outlet opening bigger than the inlet. a. Venturi Effect b. Cross ventilation c. Chimney Effect d. Heat Island Effect 96) Japanese movement founded in 1960 by a group of architects and city planners. Their aim was to ease urban congestion and expand cities by adopting innovative types of structure. a. Shukuchi b. Brutalism c. Modernism d. Metabolism 97) A state of utter disorder or confusion. a. Contradiction b. Chaos c. Tension d. Opposition 98) The systematic arranging of interdependent or coordinated parts into a coherent unity or functioning whole. a. Diagram b. Composition c. Organization d. Structure 99) A method or manner of joining that makes the united parts clear, distinct, and precise in relation to each other.  a. Articulation b. Expression c. Symbolism d. Form 100) 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 safely. a. Anthropocentrism b. Anthropomorphism c. Anthropometrics d. Ergonomics 101) Suggests repose, rest, peace, stability, comfort. a. Horizontal lines b. Straight lines c. Vertical lines d. Diagonal lines 102) Human qualities are associated with non-human entities/events. Qualities such as form, values and emotions. a. Anthropocentrism b. Anthropomorphism c. Anthropometrics d. Ergonomics 103) An intermediate value of a color between a tint and a shade. a. Tone b. Tint c. Shade d. Hue 104) An arrangement of pattern of colors conceived of as forming an integrated whole. a. Color Wheel b. Color Scheme c. Color Triangle d. Primary Colors