THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE
Class COMPRE
EXAM FINALS MIDTERMS
Status Not started
Subject THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE
FRONTAL APPROACH - What type of approach was used in The Capitol?
SCHEMATIC DESIGN - Time for becoming acquainted, for examining
requirements, for exploring assets, for investigating controls, and setting
timetables. In short, for charting course and setting sail. Energy conservation
in the finished structure will benefit greatly if at the kick-off meeting the client
makes a simple statement to the effect that energy conservation is a matter of
concern and asks the team members for their off-the-cuff thoughts on the
subject
ENERGY CONSULTANT - His or her job is similar to a construction manager
but limited to energy considerations. Functions include programming,
planning, technology, construction supervision, financing, and operations.
50-100 YEARS - Average service life of a building
RENAISSANCE THEORIES - What type of proportioning system was presented
on the picture?
FLUSH ENTRANCE - Based on the picture, what type of entrance was used?
St. Peter’s Church
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CONCRETE - Material in construction that was made by combining in hydraulic
cement and aggregates
RADIAL CONFIGURATION - Different linear paths extend from a central
common point
RADIAL CONFIGURATION, ZAHA HADID, BEIJING DAXING INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT - What type of configuration is this structure? What is its name and
who is its architect?
PERSONAL SPACE - An invisible boundary surrounding the person’s body into
which intruders may not come
RESERVE - A state in which a person employs psychological barriers to control
unwanted intrusions
GLASS - A building material that can be cast and rolled and manufactured in
some way like metal
WHITE - A color that denotes purity, innocence, and cleanliness
ARTICULATION - It avoids ambiguity, It simultaneously makes spaces more
interesting and more functional
DEFENSIBLE SPAVE - A space that affords easy recognition and control of
activities
ORANGE - A color that stimulates creativity, productivity, pleasure, and
optimism
FUNCTIONAL ANTHROPOMETRY - Type of anthropometry that deals with
measurement of body sizes at rest and when using devices such as chairs,
tables, beds, mobility devices, and so on.
STEREOSCOPIC - Type of vision applied to the ability to overlap the views,
which are slightly different into one image. The visual process created an
illusion of three dimensional depth making it possible to judge distances.
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THEY CAN BE RELATED BY PROXIMITY ALONE TO ARTICULATE AND
EXPRESS THEIR VOLUMES AS INDIVIDUAL ENTITIES - Not a character of
linear form
POSSIBILITY OF EARLY DEMOLITION IF REQUIRED - Not a factor of
sustainable architecture
MECHANICAL ENGINEER - Has responsibility for plumbing, heating,
ventilating, air conditioning, electrical, and other mechanical systems required
by the building or its occupants. The actions of the client and architect create
the energy demands which the mechanical engineer satisfies
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS - This activity is carried out by large numbers
of staff, many of whom may not have participated in the broad explanatory
investigations of earlier decision-making phase
KENZO TANGE - Born in Osaka, Japan in 1913. He graduated from the
University of Tokyo in 1938 and studied city planning at the graduate school at
the University of Tokyo. Some of his works are St. Mary’s Cathedral Tokyo and
Peace Memorial Museum Hiroshima.
SANTIAGO CALATRAVA - He is both an architect and an engineer. He often
creates innovative works that depend on a firm grasp of both the creative and
structural aspects of design. His skills as an engineer allow him to create
sculptural surfaces and unusual spaces. Some of his works are Turning Torso
Malmo Municipality, Sweden and Auditorio de Tenerife Santa Cruz de Tenerife,
Spain
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT - Believed in designing structures that were in
harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic
architecture. Some of his works are Guggenheim Museum New York City and
Fallingwater (Kaufmann House) Pennsylvania
NORMAN FOSTER - Their architectural firm’s designs emphasize the repetition
of industrialized “modular” units in which Pre-fabricated off-site-
manufactured elements are frequently employed. Some of his works are 30 St.
Mary Axe (The Gherkin) London, England Hearst Tower New York City
ALVAR AALTO - He utilized texture, color, and structure in creative new ways.
Designs were particularly significant because of their response to site,
material and form.
PERSONAL SPACE - Invisible boundary surrounding the person’s body into
which intruders may not come
TERRITORIALITY - A delimited space that a person or a group uses and
defends as an exclusive preserve
1.20 METERS - According to the distant zones, how many meters does a
person allow his/her friends to enter his/her personal space?
3.60 METERS - According to the distant zones, how many meters does a
person allow a stranger to enter his/her personal space?
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RESERVE - According to the kinds of privacy, it is a state in which a person
employs psychological barriers to control unwanted intrusions.
CULTURE - The characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people,
encompassing language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music, and arts.
USE AND USER FUNCTION - According to multiple meanings of function in
architecture, it is the function that can refer to intended uses and activities
PUBLIC POLICY - The results of efforts made by governments to alter aspects
of their own or social behavior in order to carry out some end or purpose and
are comprised of complex arrangements of policy goals and policy means
U-SHAPED CONFIGURATION - Configurations of building forms and
organizations having the ability to capture and decline outdoor space. Their
composition can be seen to consist essentially of linear forms. the corners of
the configuration can be articulated as independent elements or can be
incorporated into the body of the linear forms.
FUNCTION - In relation to the built environment, it refers to the purpose of a
building or structure
SYMBOLIC FUNCTION - Some types of function cannot be quantified or
expressed in instrumental terms, yet they cannot be ignored.
INTERIORITY - A concept of increasing importance to urban architects in
urban centers today. As population increase, cities become denser, resources
diminish, and economies sober, architects will need to confront new methods
of space making.
FRANK GEHRY - He designed the Walt Disney Concert Hall
MICHAEL GRAVES - Designed the Disney Hotel in New York City
WALTER GROPIUS - Created innovative designs that borrowed materials and
methods of construction from modern technology. One of his notable project
is the Bauhaus School and Faculty in Dessau, Germany
FRANK GEHRY, GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM - Whatis the name and who are the
architects of this structure?
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RENZO PIANO, RICHARD ROGERS, ENTER GEORGES POMPIDOU - What is the
name and who are the architects of this structure?
LE CORBUSIER, VILLA SAVOYE - What is the name of this structure and who is
its architect?
NOTRE DAME DU HAUT, LE CORBUSIER - What is the name of this structure
and who is its architect?
BANK OF CHINATOWN, [Link] - What is the name of the building below and
who is the architect?
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ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER, DANIEL LIBESKIND, DAVID CHILDS - What is
the name of the building below and who are the architects?
GOLDEN SECTION AND FIBONACCI SERIES - It basically described as the law
of beautiful proportions
LENGTH OF FEET - Which is the following is not an anthropometric variable?
RED - This color increases physical energy, vitality, stamina, grounding,
spontaneity, and stability.
CROWDING - Associated with a feeling of lack of control over the environment
GRANITE - A course-grained stone and should be used for large, bold forms
with little carvings
WOOD - Used for building purposes and for furniture. It can be used in its
natural state.
FRONTAL APPROACH - A type of approach that leads directly to the building’s
entrance along a straight axial path.
PRAIRE STYLE - Robie House by Ar. Frank Lloyd Wright is an example of what
style?
SPIRAL APPROACH - Fallingwater of Pennsylvania by Ar. Frank Lloyd Wright is
an example
FLUSH ENTRANCE - A building entrance which maintains the continuity of its
plane surface
GRID CONGURATION - Consists of two sets of parallel paths that intersect at
regular intervals creating square or rectangular spaces
ANONYMITY - A state of being unknown even in a crowd
PERSONALIZATION - The staking claims to places; the manifestation of desire
for control and expression of aesthetic tastes
SOCIAL DISTANCE - A distance zone that is allotted for stranger and with a
gap of 1.20 meter to 3.70 meter.
STAKING CLAIMS TO PLACES - Not a basic characteristics of territories
SPIRAL APPROACH - A path that prolongs the sequence of the approach and
emphasizes the three-dimensional form of a building as we move around its
perimeter
PASS BY SPACES - A path-space relationship where the integrity of each
space is maintained
TEXTURE - The perceived surface quality of a work of art
GRAY - A neutral color and denotes practicality and timelessness
COMPOSITE CONFIGURATION - A path configuration that is usually used in
buildings
VOLUME - An extended plane with properties of length, width, and depth;
form and space, surface, orientation, and position
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KEN - Japanese unit of measure. It originally designated the interval between
two columns and it was standardized later for residential architecture
OVERHEAD PLANE - It can be either the roof plan that spans and shelters the
interior spaces of a building from the climatic elements, or the ceiling plane
the forms the upper enclosing surface of a room.
SHAPE - The characteristic outline or surface configuration of a particular
form. it is the principal aspect by which we identify and categorize forms
ERGONOMICS - The applied science that coordinated the design of devices,
systems, and environments with out physiological and psychological
capacities and requirements
WALL PLANE - The plane that is active in our normal field of vision and vital to
the shaping and enclosure of architectural space
DIMENSIONAL TRANSFORMATION - A type of transformation that is done by
altering one or more of its dimensions and still retain is identify as a member
of a family of forms.
INTERLOCKING VOLUME - A type of interrelationship, the forms interpenetrate
each other’s space. The forms need not share any visual traits.
UNITY - It can be achieved by the consistent use of lines, color, material,
and/or texture within a design.
GRID FORM - A system of two or more intersecting sets of regularly spaced
parallel lines. it generates a geometric pattern of regularly spaced points at the
intersections of the grid lines and regularly shaped fields declined by the grid
lines themselves.
COGNITIVE ERGONOMICS - Concerned with mental processes, such as
perception, memory, reasoning, and motor response, as they affect
interactions among humans and other elements of a system
RADIAL FORM - Consists of linear forms that extend outward from a centrally
located core element in a radiating manner. It combines the aspects of
centrality and linearity into a single composition.
FACE-TO-FACE CONTACT - This type of relationship requires that the two
forms have corresponding planar surfaces which are parallel to each other
CLASSICAL ORDER - One of the ancient styles of classical architecture,
distinguished by its proportions and characteristic details, and mostly by the
type of column employed. It is a way of proportioning the elements.
CLASSICAL ORDER - Virginia State Capitol is what example of proportioning
elements?
HUMAN SCALE - A scale that refers to the size of a form when compared with
our own human size
PHYSICAL ERGONOMICS - Concerned with human anatomical,
anthropometric, physiological, and biomechanical characteristics as they
relate to physical activity
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GOLDEN SECTION AND FIBONACCI SERIES - It basically described as the law
of beautiful proportions
FLUCTUATION - They are given the phenomena of alternating ‘Figure’ and
‘Ground’ alternating perspective and retinal rivalry
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING - Which of the following is not a discipline of
ergonomics?
ASSYMETRICAL BALANCE - A type of balance that is informal, subtle, and
illusive. This type of design is more dynamic.
SYMMETRICAL BALANCE - Taj Majal
ENTRANCE - A circulation element that considers from outside to inside
APPROACH - A circulation element that is based on distant view
ORGANIZATIONAL ERGONOMICS - Concerned with the optimization of
sociotechnical systems, including their organizational structures, policies, and
processes
UNIQUE SHAPE - It is when a form or space is visually dominant and important
by clearly differentiating their shape from the other elements in the
composition.
VERTICAL LINEAR ELEMENTS - It defines the perpendicular edges of a
volume of space.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING - Not a discipline of ergonomics
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