SHORT QUIZ #1A

THEORIES AND PRINCIPLE OF DESIGN

1. The characteristic outline or surface configuration of a particular form. It is the principal aspect by which we identify
and categorize forms.
a. Form b. Volume c. Surface d. Shape

2. It signifies stability. When resting on one of its sides, this shape is an extremely stable figure.
a. Square b. Circle c. Triangle d. Sphere

3. It is a bilaterally symmetrical figure having two equal and perpendicular axes.

a. Square b. Circle c. Triangle d. Sphere

4. It is a centralized, introverted figure that is normally stable and self-centering in its environment. It can induce a rotary
motion.
a. Square b. Circle c. Triangle d. Sphere

5. Which of the following is in cylindrical form.

a. Louvre museum b. MIT Chapel c. Modern Art museum, Caracas d. Robbie House

6. Which of the following is in Pyramidal form

a. Louvre museum b. MIT Chapel c. Modern Art museum, Caracas d. Robbie House

7 Which of the following is not a representation of Floor Plane?

a. Lanai b. Recessed floor c. Wood flooring d. Platform

8. What is the standard size of a tatami floor mat?

a. 910mm x 1820mm b. 900mm x 1200mm c. 1200mm x 2100m d. 1250mm x 2150mm

9. It is the relative size of parts of a whole.

a. Proportion b. Scale c. Module d. Composition

10. It is a regular and repeated pattern.

a. Balance b. Rhythm c. Proportion d. Contrast

QUIZ #1B
MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION and FORM, SPACE AND ORDER

1. The term theory of architecture was originally simply the accepted translation of the Latin term __________. As used
by Vitruvius.
a. Ratiocination b. Doctrina de Architectura c. Venustas d. Racionalle
2. Written by a roman architect and dedicated to his patron, the Emperor Ceasar Augustus as a guide for building projects.
It is divided into 10 books dwelling with city planning and architecture in general.
a. De Re Aedificatoria b. De architectura c. Of Architecture d. 10books on Architecture and
Planning
3. The author of the said book is ___________.
a. Leon Batista Alberti b. Sebastiano Serillo c. Vitruvius d. Andrea Paladio
4. Which among the following is not under his Philosophy
a. Firmitas b. Venustas c. Concretas d. Utilitas
 During Roman Era, The rule of Aesthetic are based on the following:
o Greek traditions of architecture.
o Teaching of Phytagoras.
o Observation of tuned strings of instruments.
o Proportions of human body.
o Parts follow proportions and symmetry in measures.
5. Written by a roman architect and dedicated to his patron, The Pope as a guide for building projects and focuses on the
art of building, both in terms of single buildings and entire urban space.
a. De Re Aedificatoria b. De architectura c. Of Architecture d. 10 books on
Architecture and Planning
6. The author of the said book is ___________. He is also called as “The Universal Man”.
a. Leon Batista Alberti b. Sebastiano Serillo c. Vitruvius d. Andrea Paladio
 The fundamentals:
o Stability and usefulness of a structure.
o Aesthetic elements of lines, angles and proportions.
o Elements of beauty and ornamentation.

7. This was the first architectural handbook that emphasized the practical rather than the theoretical aspects of
architecture, and it was the first to catalog the five orders.
a. Complete works on Architecture and Perspective c. Estraordinario Libro
b. Complete works on Art and Orders d. Sebastiano Libro
8. The author of the said book is ___________. An Italian Mannerist architect, painter and theorist. He also pioneered the
use of high-quality illustrations to supplement the text.
a. Leon Batista Alberti b. Sebastiano Serillo c. Vitruvius d. Andrea Paladio
9. Regola Delle Cinque Ordini D’ Architectura in english translation means _______________.
a. Complete works on Art and Orders. c. Canon of the Three Orders of Architecture.
b. Canon of Art and Orders. d. Canon of the Five Orders of Architecture.
10. The author of the said book is ___________. He was one of the great Italian architects of 16 th century Mannerisim
a.Michael Angelo b. Sebastiano Serillo c. Giacomo Barocci Vignola d. Andrea Paladio
11. It is one of the most influential books in architecture history. It contains the author’s design celebrating the purity and
simplicity of classical architecture.
a. 4 books of Architecture c. 8 books of Architecture
b. 6 books of Architecture d. 10 books of Architecture
12 He is called as “The Father of modern picture books.” and He is the author of the said book.
a.Michael Angelo b. Sebastiano Serillo c. Giacomo Barocci Vignola d.Andrea Paladio
13. Indicates a position in space.
a. Point b. Two Point c. Line d. Linear Element
14. Can denote a gateway signifying a passage from one place to another.
a. Point b. Two Point c. Line d. Linear Element
15. Associated with linearity and direction.
a. Point b. Two Point c. Line d. Linear Element
16. Which of the following is not a planar element?
a. Lanai b. Platform c. Pavements d. Curtain wall
17. The identifying characteristic of a volume.
a. shape b. form c. mass d. object
18. A form transformation by altering one or more of its dimension and still retain its identity.
a. Dimensional transformation b. Subtractive transformation
d. Additive transformation c. Multiple transformation
19. A form transformation by adding elements to its volume.
a. Dimensional transformation b. Subtractive transformation
d. Additive transformation c. Multiple transformation
20. A form transformation by subtracting a portion of its volume.
a. Dimensional transformation b. Subtractive transformation
d. Additive transformation c. Multiple transformation
21. What type of transformation occurred in the Pantheon, Rome?
a. Dimensional transformation b. Subtractive transformation
d. Additive transformation c. Multiple transformation
22. Refers to the manner in which the surface of a form come together to define its shape and volume.
a. Transformation b. Articulation c. Combination d. Visual Expression
23. Which of the following is a two spaces may rely on an intermediary space for their relationship?
a. A b. B c. C d. D
24. Which of the following is the field of a space may overlap the volume of another space?
a. A b. B c. C d. D
25. Which of the following is a two space may share a common boarder?
a. A b. B c. C d. D
26. Which of the following is a space may contained within the volume of a larger space?
a. A b. B c. C d. D

A B C D E
27. Which spatial organization that has a central space from which linear organizations of space extend in a radial
manner?
a. A b. B c. C d. D e. E
28. Which spatial organinzation has a central, dominant space about which a number of a secondary spaces are grouped?
a. A b. B c. C d. D e. E
29. Which of the following is in a linear sequence?
a. A b. B c. C d. D e. E
30. Which of the follwing shows a spaces grouped by proximity or a sharing of a common visual trait or relationship?
a. A b. B c. C d. E
31. Which of the following shows a spaces organized within the field of a structural grid?
a. A b. B c. C d. D e. E
32. Which is not a type of approach?
a. Frontal b. Oblique c. Spiral d. Inclined
33. Which is not a type of a building entrance?
a. Flush b. Projected c. Recessed d. Oblique

A B

C
34. Which on the figure above shows a flexible path configuration?
a. A b. B c. C
35. Which on the figure above shows a path-space relationship is used to approach and enter functionally or symbolically
important spaces?
a. A b. B c. C
36. Which on the figure above shows that in a cutting through a space, the path creates patterns of rest and movement
within.
a. A b. B c. C d. D
37. Which principle of composition incorporates the sense of equilibrium?
a. Proportion b. Contrast c. Balance d. Character
38. Which principle of composition incorporates sense of movement?
a. Rhythm b. Unity c. Character d. Scale and Proportion
39. What is the concept of Trans World Airlines flight center at JFK airport
a. Birds wings b. Eagle c. Neo-Futuristic d. Airplane
40. What is the concept of Sydney opera house?
a. Thin shell structure b. snail c. sailing boats d. slices of orange

SHORT QUIZ #2 - ARCHITECTURAL STYLES AND RENOWNED PERIOD ARCHITECTS

1. The Falling Water was designed by?
a. Frank Gehry b. Frank Lloyd Wright c. Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe d. Zaha Hadid
2. He coined the term “International Style” along with Henry-Russel Hitchcock
a. Philip Johnson b. Frank Lloyd Wright c. Louis Khan d. Le Corbusier
3. He was considered as the “Father of Skyscrapers”
a. William Lamb b. Ceasar Pelli c. Luis Sullivan d. William Van Allen
4. It is an art characterized by the use of geometric planes and shapes.
a. Expressionism b. Cubism c. Impressionism d. Deconstructivism
5. Inventor of Geodesic Dome which was based on the principle of Spaced Frame.
a. Frei Otto b. Kenzo Tange c. Toyo ito d. Buckminster Fuller
6. A style in 1920s to 1930s that is characterized by Simple, clean shapes, often with a “streamlined” look; ornament that
is geometric or stylized from representational forms.
a. Art Nouveau b. Art Deco c. Beaux-Art d. Neoclassicism
7. A Lavish and heavily ornamented classical style.
a. Art Nouveau b. Art Deco c. Beaux-Art d. Neoclassicism
8. An example of Le Corbusier’s Five points of Architecture.
a. Casa Mila b. Robbie House c. Ronchamp Chapel d. Villa Sovoye
9. It was an early 20th-century movement in art and architecture. It was designed to evoke inner feelings and extreme
emotions. Buildings created in this style made a statement and stood out from the structures around them.
a. Deconstructivism b. Expressionism c. Post modernism d. Bauhaus
10. Juan Arellano’s Central Post Office is an example of?
a. Neoclassicism b. Art Deco c. Classic d. Beaux-Art

MODULE 2: ARCHITECTURAL STYLES AND RENOWNED PERIOD ARCHITECTS (LOCAL AND

INTERNATIONAL)
1. The major characteristic of this style is swirling “whiplash curves”. Its ornaments are inspired by organic shapes
such as plants flowers and animals, both in terms of design and the use of colors.
a. Beaux Arts c. Art Deco
b. Rococo d. Art Nouveau
2. He is one of the founders of Art Nouveau in the 1890s and became notable for the Central Stair Hall of Hotel
Tassel in Brussels.
a. Victor Hugo c. Antoni Gaudi
b. Victor Horta d. Eiliel Saarinen
3. It is the unfinished work of “God’s Architect”. It is considered as one of the longest construction projects in the
world.
a. Casa Mila c. Sagrada Familia
b. Casa Batlo d. Notre Dame de Paris
4. The major characteristics of this style are simple, clean shapes and often with a “streamlined” look.
a. Neoclassicism c. Art Deco
b. Baroque d. Art Nouveau
5. MET is one of the finest example of this style in the Philippines. Who is the Architect of this structure?
a. Antonio Toledo c. Francisco Manosa
b. Leandro Locsin d. Juan Arellano
6. It is considered as the birthplace of Skyscrapers. The notable “Father of Skyscrapers” was the major contributor in
this place.
 a. San Francisco c. Chicago
b. New York d. Manila
7. A Midwest American Style introduced by Frank Lloyd Wright. The best example of it is Robbie House in
Chicago.
a. Organic Architecture c. Art Deco
b. Prairie Style d. International Style
8. “A house is like a flower pot.”
a. Richard Neutra c. Frank Ghery
b. Frank Lloyd Wright d. Le Corbusier
9. It is often described as minimalist due to the idea of removing all ornaments and reduce to their most basic
structural elements.
a. Post-modernism c. Metabolism
b. Expressionism d. International Style
10. “Architecture begins where engineering ends.”
a. Walter Gropius c. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
b. Le Corbusier d. Marcel Beuer
11. Farnsworth house is an example of a mature version of modern architecture which is what this architect coined
as?
a. Skin-and-bones c. Minimalism
b. International Style d. Bauhaus
12. “A house is a machine for living in.”
a. Walter Gropius c. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
b. Le Corbusier d. Marcel Beuer
13. These architects are famous for Breton brut architectural style except for?
a. Le Corbusier c. Leandro Locsin
b. Marcel Beuer d. Pablo Antonio
14. High-tech architectural style are identifiable by placing the support beams, duct work and other functional
elements on the exterior of the building to create an open and adaptable interior space. High-tech buildings are
often called as?
a. Bowellism c. Structural expressionisim
b. Machine-like d. Futuristic
15. Placing the building’s service in full view is a trademark technique of this architect. This technique is also known
as?
a. Bowellism c. Structural expressionisim
b. Metabolism d. Biorealism
16. He was known for the innovation of tensile structure.
a. Buckminster Fuller c. Frei Otto
b. Rem Koolhaas d. Felix Candela
17. These architects are famous Post-modernist architects except for?
 a. Erich Mendelsohn c. Robert Venturi
b. Michael Graves d. Philip Johnson
18. He is the architect of Portland building.
a. Erich Mendelsohn c. Robert Venturi
b. Michael Graves d. Philip Johnson
19. This was serve as a canvas to demonstrate some of the “complexities and contradictions” in modern architecture.
a. Robert Venturi House c. Fire station #4
b. Vanna Venturi House d. AT&T Building
20. It was the Icon of Post modernism that was designed by the first ever Pritzker architecture Laurette.
a. The Glass House c. Portland Building
b. Fransworth House d. AT&T bldg.
21. ”Architecture is the Art of how to waste space”
a. Philip Johnson c. Le Corbusier
b. Kenzo Tange d. Santiago Calatrava
22. The following are works of Leoh Ming Pei except for
a. Rock and Roll hall of Fame c. Luce Memorial Chapel
b. Dallas City Hall d. Carpenter Center
23. “Function influence but does not dictate form”
a. Alvar Aalto c. Eiliel Saarinen
b. Eero Saarinen d. Rem Koolhaas
24. Intentionally violate the cubes and right angles of modernism.
a. Deconstructivism c. Metabolism
b. Post-modernism d. International Style
25. Which of the following is not a deconstructivist Architect?
a. Frank Ghery b. Alvar Aalto
b. Zaha Hadid c. Rem Koolhaas
MODULE 2 PART II
1. These architects received National Artist Award for Architecture except for.
a. Juan Nakpil c. Tomas Mapua
b. Pablo Antonio d. Idelfonso P. Santos
2. Architect of PBCOM tower in Makati
a. Gabriel Formoso c. Atkins
b. SOM d. Frederico Illustre
3. Architect of Aglipayan church in Manila and PhilamLife building
a. Gabriel Formoso c. Carlos Santos-Viola
b. Jose Maria Zaragoa d. Carlos Arguelles
4. Architect of Heart Center and GSIS Building
 a. Carlos Arguelles c. Leandro Locsin
b. Jorge Ramos d. Juan Arellano
5. Architect of Regina & Perez Building in Manila
a. Antonio T. Luna de San Pedro c. Juan Nakpil
b. Cesar Concio d. Antonio Toledo
6. He is the one who supervise and implement the design plans of the architect who prepared the master plan of
Manila and Baguio.
a. Juan Arellano c. William Parsons
b. Daniel Burnham d. Frank Lloyd Wright
7. He is received the National Artist Award for Architecture in 1990.
a. Jose Maria Zaragoza c. Gabriel Formoso
b. Tomas Mapua d. Leandro Locsin
8. Which of the following is not a work of Francisco Manosa?
a. Coconut Palace c. Meralco Building
b. San Miguel Building d. Aman Pulo
9. He is the Architect of Baclaran Church and Insular Life building
a. Cesar Concio c. Antonio Toledo
b. Juan Nakpil d. Carlos Arguelles
10. These are works of Leandro Locsin in CCP complex except for
a. Cultural Center of the Philippines c. Philippine International Convention
b. Tanghalang Francisco Balagtas d. Manila Film Theater
SHORT QUIZ #3
INTERIOR DESIGN AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND PRINCIPLES
1. According to World health Organization stated that the average height of Filipino men is?
a. 5’5” b. 5’4” c. 5’2” d. 5’3”
2 According to World health Organization stated that the average height of Filipino women is?
a. 4’11” b. 5’0” c. 5’1” d. 5’2”
3. What is the psychological significance of color red?
a. Wealth b. Stimulation c. Dullness d. Peace
4. Which of the following indicates the brightness or dullness of a color?
a. Intensity b. Value c. Hue d. Tone
5. What is the standard size of a queen size bed?
a. 80”x60” b. 85”x60” c. 90”x70” d. 75”x62”
6. A planned outdoor space, usually of a larger size, often for public use.
a. Courtyard b. Garden c. Park d. Landscape
7. These species are endemic to the Philippines. One of its kind is the Philippines’ national leaf, growing to 20m tall.
a. Conifer b. Palms c. Coconut d. Deciduous
8. It is a park in cities and other incorporated places to offer recreation and green space to residents of, and visitors to the
municipality.
a. Urban park b. Quadrangle c. Park d. Playground
9. The inanimate elements of landscaping, especially any masonry work. For instance, stone walls, brick patios and tile
paths
a. Softscape b. Hardscape c. Horticulture d. Landscape
10. These are universally based plants, with garden often signifying a shortened form of botanical garden.
a. Parks b. Eastern Garden c. Western Garden d. Landscape
SHORT QUIZ #4 - SITE PLANNING PRINCIPLES AND FACTORS
1. The art of arranging structures on the land and shaping the spaces between.
a. Site development b. Site Planning c. Site Selection d. Site Analysis
2. This architecture involves incorporating planning and design solutions into the development to keep the interior
temperature cool despite the hot and humid climate.
a. Green design b. Tropical Design c. Passive cooling d. Active cooling
3. A building design approach that focuses on heat gain control and heat dissipation in a building in order to improve the
indoor Thermal comfort with low or no energy consumption.
a. Green design b. Tropical Design c. Passive cooling d. Active cooling
4. A Scene observed from a vantage point
a. View b. Sceneries c. Vista d. Nature
5. It refers to the population per unit land area.
a. Population b. Density c. Volume d. Traffic
6. A tool use to identify the passive cooling strategy appropriate for the building site.
a. Sun path diagram b. Bioclimatic Chart c. Climatic Chart d. Solar Chart
7. What is the color code for a bungalow?
a. Red b. Yellow c. Violet d. Green
8. What is the upper boundary of the zone of groundwater?
a. Water table b. Aquifer c. Watershed d. Surface water
9. Which is the correct principle of air movement?
a. Air flows from high pressure to a low-pressure c. Air Flows consistently
area d. Air flows through a path of highest resistance
b. Air Flows from a low pressure to a high-pressure
area
10. In the Philippines Habagat refers to?
a. Winter monsoon b. Northeast Monsoon c. Summer Monsoon d. Tropical Monsoon
MODULE 3
1. It is the most obvious element of interior design, either natural or man-made. It sets the mood and ambiance into a
living space.
a. Color c. Form
b. Light d. Texture

2. These type of light are meant for highlighting a particular piece.

a. Task Light c. Accent Light
b. Mood Light d. General Light
3. A track light is an example of?
a. Ambient light c. Natural Light
b. Accent Light d. General Light
4. A desk lamp is an example of?
a. Task Light c. Ambient Light
b. Mood Light d. General Light
5. This building is one of the most famous design of Tadao Ando in which, the space of the chapel is defined by
light, the strong contrast between light and solid. The light enters from behind the altar from a cross cut concrete.
What type of light was used in the chapel?
a. Ambient light c. Natural Light
b. Accent Light d. General Light
6. What are secondary colors?
a. Green, Violet, Red c. Green, Orange, Violet
b. Green, Violet, Yellow d. Green, Blue, Orange
7. What color will compliment Orange?
a. Blue c. Yellow
b. Red d. Green
8. What colors will harmonize and contrast (Split Complimentary) Yellow?
a. Red-violet and Blue-violet c. Yellow-green and Blue-green
b. Red-orange and Yellow-orange d. Blue-green and Blue-violet
9. Which of the following is not a distinct characteristics of color?
a. Hue b. Value
 c. Saturation d. Tint
10. This color can create a soothing, luminous, friendly space. It is less ostentatious than ren.
a. Orange c. Blue
b. Yellow d. Green
11. It is the study of measurements of the human body.
a. Anthropomorphology c. Ergonomics
b. Anthropometry d. Kinesthetic
12. The scientific discipline concerned with the understanding of interaction among human and other elements of a
system. It is to optimize human well-being and overall system performance.
a. Anthropomorphology c. Ergonomics
b. Anthropometry d. Kinesthetic
13. What is the comfortable reach for vertical storage or overhead cabinets?
a. 1.10m-1.30m c. 1.50m–1.70m
b. 1.40m-1.50m d. 1.60m-1.80m
14. What is the standard depth of a kitchen counter?
a. 0.50m C 0.60m
b. 0.55m c. 0.65m
15. What is the dimension of a regular king size mattress (Asian standards)?
a. 72”x75” c. 54”x75”
b. 60”x75” d. 72”x80”
16. The design of outdoor areas, landmarks and structures to achieve environmental, social-behavioral or aesthetic
outcomes.
a. Urban Planning c. Landscape Architecture
b. Interior design d. Horticulture

17. It is the largest and the most important public park in Manhattan, New York city. It occupies an area of 840 acres
(340 hectares). It was one of the first American parks to be developed using landscape architecture techniques.
a. Ibirapuera Park c. Parc Guell
b. Central Park d. Royal Botanic Gardens
18. He pioneered the profession landscape architecture in the Philippines that’s why he was known for being the
Father of Philippine Landscape Architecture.
a. IP Santos b. Daniel Burnham
d. Frederick Law Olmstead c. Francisco Manosa
19. It is one of the most notable works of the Father of Philippine Landscape Architecture. It is a historic urban park
located in Ermita Manila which is considered as one of the largest urban parks in Asia, covering an area of 140
acres (58 hectares).
a. Paco Park c. Nayong Pilipino
b. Cultural Center of the Philippines d. Luneta Park
complex
20. Which of the following is not a softscape element?
a. Trees c. fern
b. shrubs d. pavers
21. Which of the following is a deciduous tree?
a. Molave c. Pine
b. Ilang Ilang d. Narra
22. Which of the following is applicable for a 4m height bungalow house.
a. Dwarf trees c. Tall trees
b. Medium size trees d. Giant trees
23. Shrubs or bushes grows up to a height from
a. 20cm to less than 2m c. 40cm to less than 3m
b. 30cm to less than 3m d. 50cm to less than 4m
24. It was designed by Andre Le Notre, an 800 hectares garden which is considered as one of the largest garden ever
made in France. The garden is an example of a French formal garden.
a. Hanging garden c. Secret garden
b. Gardens of Versailles d. Gardens of France
25. Whicha. ofwooden
the following
deck is not a Hardscape element? c. lanai
b. terrace d. Lawn
26. A frame of latticework used as a screen or as a support for climbing plants.
a. Trellis c. Arbor
b. Pergola d. Gazebo
27. What do you call a fence or boundary formed by closely growing bushes or shrubs?
a. Shrubbery c. Green wall
b. Hedge d. Palisade
28. What do you call a walk bordered by trees or clipped hedges in a garden, park or street.
a. Shrubbery c. Allee
b. Hedge d. Pleached walkway
29. Which of the following is not waterscape?
a. Fountain c. Jet nozzle
b. Drinking fountain d. Koi pond
30. It is the process of moving a tree by digging out the earth and the roots in a circular shape, leaving most of the
root system undisturbed and intact.
a. Root balling c. tree excavation
b. Earth balling d. Soil hauling
31. An outdoor garden feature forming a shaded walkway, passageway or sitting area of vertical post or pillars.
a. Trellis c. Arbor
b. Pergola d. Gazebo
32. The climate in the Philippines is ____________
a. Hot Arid c. Temperate
b. Hot Humid d. Cold
33. Which of the following is not a climatic elements should be consider in a tropical climate country?
a. Sunlight / Heat c. Rainfall
b. Wind d. Snow
34. In the Philippines it is characterized by relatively the following except for,
a. High temperature c. abundant rainfall
b. High humidity d. Dry air quality
35. It refers to the season dominated by the trade winds as a cool northeast wind. It is characterized by moderate
temperature, little or no rainfall and a prevailing wind from the east.
a. Habagat c. Summer monsoon
b. Amihan d. Spring monsoon
36. What side of a building will be largely hit in the afternoon? Which is particularly hot.
a. North Side c. South Side
b. East Side d. West Side
37. What side of a building can apply full height glazing?
a. North Side c. South Side
b. East Side d. West Side
38. What side of a building should apply a horizontal sunshades? Because the sun will hit these sides from a high
altitude.
a. North and south facing sides c. East and west facing sides
b. North and east facing sides d. East and south facing sides
39. Vertical fins are best applied to these sides of a building.
a. North and south facing sides c. East and west facing sides
b. North and east facing sides d. East and south facing sides
40. Bris-soleil is also known as?
a. Egg-crate sunshade c. Ledge
b. Criss-cross sunshade d. Buffles
41. Where should you place a full-height window of the Master’s bedroom?
a. North c. South
b. East d. West
42. What is the upwind side or direction of the wind?
a. Windward c. Monsoon
b. Leeward d. Breeze
43. If mechanical
a. HVACcooling in a tropical climate is inevitable what systemc.should AC be used?
b. VAC d. VRF
44. It is a type of stilt house indigenous to the cultures of the Philippines. Having a flexible framing system and
material (nipa). It has large awning windows to facilitate cross ventilation and serves a shade. These type of
house is ideal in a tropical climate country.
a. Bahay kubo c. vernacular house
b. Bahay na bato d. tropical house
45. It is a Philippine ancestral house elevated from the damp ground by a stone base on the ground floor. It has
large windows and ventanillas to facilitate cross ventilation.
a. Bahay kubo c. vernacular house
b. Bahay na bato d. tropical house
46. The hard, solid rock beneath surface material such as soil and gravel. It is a consolidated rock, meaning it is
solid and tightly bound.
a. Igneous rock c. Metamorphosed rock
b. Sedimentary rock d. Bedrock

47. Which of the following is the usual problem to consider in a flat slope site?
e. landslide g. surface flooding
f. soil erosion h. existing wildlife
48. Which of the following is not a problem to consider in a steep slope site?
i. landslide k. surface flooding
j. soil erosion l. existing wildlife
49. What is the optimum slope for a playground?
m. 1% o. 3%
n. 2% p. 4%
50. What is the optimum slope for a housing site?
a. 1% c. 3%
b. 2% d. 4%
51. It is a permeable geological stratum or formation that can both store and transit groundwater in significant
quantities.
a. Water table c. Watershed
b. Aquifer d. Wetlands
52. The knowledge of water boundaries is critical to the water quality and storm water management since, it is
also called as drainage basin. It is any area of land where precipitation collects and drain off into a common
outlet, such as into river, bay or other body of water.
a. Water table c. Watershed
b. Aquifer d. Wetlands
53. When it comes to urban land use, I-1, I-2, I-3 are color coded in
a. Yellow c. Violet
b. Red d. Blue
54. When it comes to urban land use, TZ are color coded in
a. Aqua c. Dark Green
b. Orange d. Green
55. In a commercial development, what should be the priority in choosing a site?
a. Visibility c. Lot shape
b. Lot size d. density and zoning
56. Which of the following lot type is not ideal or least desirable for a public school?
a. Inside lot c. corner lot
b. Corner through lot d. through lot
57. Which of the following site location is least desirable for a high-end restaurant?
a. across a of a public school c. in a CBD
b. beside a church d. inside a casino establishment
58. This is important to determine the existing availability on site in terms of adequacy and efficiency.
a. Utilities c. waste disposal
b. Power supply d. Wifi
59. When the site is located in Palawan and has a view of a beach what should be delimited?
 a. outdoor dining c. terrace
b. balcony d. sun buffles
60. When the site is located in Palawan and has a view of a beach what should be maximized?
a. view c. marketability
b. population d. buildable are

SHORT QUIZ #5
HUMAN SETTLEMENT
1. This is a delimited space that a person or a group of persons uses and defends as an exclusive preserve
a. Territory b. Ownership c. Human Settlement d. Defensible Space
2. A cluster of dwellings of any type or size where human beings live.
a. Community b. Urban c. Human Settlement d. Rural Settlement
3. It is not an early settlement layout.
a. Cluster b. Radicentric c. Grid d. Circular
4. What is the Greek’s place of assembly?
a. Market b. Museum c. Theatre d. Arena
5. What are the reference Romans use as a module for town planning?
a. Trees b. Street Pattern c. House d. People
6. In Philippine Settlement History, what is the layout of an early plaza complex?
a. Radial b. Grid c. Linear d. Centralized
7. Known as the “Walled city of Manila”
a. Corregidor b. Escolta c. Lawton d. Intramuros
8. The key to orderly and rational land development in any local government unit.
a. Programming b. Planning c. Site development d. Community Planning
9. In the Philippine History, It is before the trading port developed by the Chinese and the Arabs.
a. Tondo b. Sta. Cruz c. Binondo c. Lawton
10. Which is not a factor that influence a settlement pattern?
a. Human Development b. c. Physical Environment d. Government
Transportation System Policies
SHORT QUIZ #6 - URBAN PLANNING
1. He is the Pioneer of the American Park System
a. Daniel Burnham b. Kevin Lynch c. Le Corbusier d. Frederick Law Olmstead
2. As defined by RA 7160, a minimum income of P20M, at least 10,000 has in land area or minimum population of
150,000, a political or legal status granted by the government.
a. Highly Urbanized City b. City c. Town d. Rural
3. The city grows in a radial expansion from the center to form a series of concentric zones or circles.
a. Concentric Zone Theory b. Sector Theory
c. Multiple Nuclei Theory d. Inverse Concentric zone Theory
4. The design of a place affects the choices people can make.
a. Responsible environment b. Image of the city
c. Responsive environment d. Urban Theory
5. A collective image map of a city, a collective picture of what people extract from the physical reality of a city.
a. City Beautiful Movement b. Garden City c. Image of the City d. CBD
6. A merging of two or more metropolis with a population of 10 million or more, a 20th century phenomenon.
a. Highly Urbanized City b. Threshold of Population c. Town d. Megapolis
7. A method of urban planning in which self-contained communities are surrounded by "greenbelts",
a. City Beautiful Movement b. Garden City c. Image of the City d. CBD
8. This movement believed that such beautification could promote a harmonious social order that would increase the
quality of life.
a. City Beautiful Movement b. Garden City c. Image of the City d. CBD
9. An Architect and Urban Planner who contributed to the plan of Manila and Baguio.
a. Kevin Lynchb. Frederick Law Olmstead c. Ebenezer Howard d. Daniel Burnham
10. He initiated the Idea of Garden City Movement.
a. Kevin Lynchb. Frederick Law Olmstead c. Ebenezer Howard d. Daniel Burnham
HUMAN SETTLEMENT
1. It is the early settlement in Israel (9000bc). A well-organized community of about 3,000 people built around a
reliable source of freshwater.
a. Jericho c. Catalhoyuk
b. Khirokitia d. Istanbul
2. These cities are located in the Fertile Crescent except for.
a. Eridu c. Babylon
b. Damascus d. Cairo
3. It was a central public space in ancient Greek-cities. It was the center of the aesthetic, artistic, spiritual and political
life of the city.
a. Town c. Acropolis
b. Temples d. Agora
4. The best known acropolis can be found in
a. Rome c. Manila
b. Athens d. Alexandria
5. These are included in the urban settings during the dark ages except for
a. Cathedrals c. Military strongholds
b. Monasteries d. Castles
7. Medieval cities are also called as?
a. Burghs c. Walled cities
b. Baileys d. Citadels
8. Biaggio Rossetti is the architect and town planner who was incharge for the plan in rebuilding this city.
a. Ferrari c. Rome
b. Ferrara d. Athens
9. This contains treaties in architecture and town planning as a single theme during the renaissance era written by
Leon Battista Alberti.
a. De Architectura c. Of Architecture
b. De re Aedificatoria d. 10 books of Architecture
10. It is one of Michael Angelo’s finest works seen at a distance as a whole composition. It is notable by its
Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurellus as a centerpiece.
a. Athens c. Adelphi Terrace
b. Rome d. Campidoglio
11. He produce the plan for London 1766.
a. Sir Christopher Wren c. John Gywnn
b. Sir Norman Foster d. John Evelyn
12. An organized grouping of human habitation. It can be a single home or a bustling metropolis
a. Human settlement c. Ekistics
b. Dwelling unit d. Urban
13. These are settlement patterns except for
a. Nucleated c. Linear
b. Clustered d. Dispersed
14. During Pre-colonial period it was the basic socio-political unit of 30-100 families composing a tribe ruled by
kinship.
a. Bario c. Village
b. Barangay d. City
15. Which among the following is not in a Plaza complex?
a. Catholic hurch c. High school
b. Municipal Hall d. Market place
16. It was found as mostly level land with a surface few feet above mean high tide and a famous river running through
it.
a. Quezon city c. Novaliches
b. Manila d. Cavite
16. He was a part of planning the Quezon city as a New Capital.
a. Daniel Burnham c. Juan Arellano
b. William Parsons d. Tomas Mapua
17. Which is not an early settlement planning in the Philippines provided by the government?
a. Philippine homesite and housing corp. c. Bliss
b. PhilamLife homes d. Pambansang sa Mamamayang Pilipino program
18. Which is not a CBDs in Metro Manila?
a. Manila CBD c. Ortigas CBD
b. Makati CBD d. Quiapo CBD

19. These are the arrangement of land use in an urban area. It is how the land use of a city is set out. Except for?
a. Multiple zone model c. Hoyt model
b. Concentric zone model d. Multiple nuclei model
20. Barcelona, Spain is notable for its city planning which is intended to minimize the presence of the cars in the city
centers.
a. Block concept c. Neighborhood unit
b. Super block concept d. Radburn unit
21. This was called as the “Town for tomorrow”. Separation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Large block
surrounded by main roads.
a. Block concept c. Neighborhood unit
b. Super block concept d. Radburn unit
22. Streets, walkways, transit lines, canals and railroads are considered as?
a. edge c. node
b. Path d. Landmark
23. Central terminals are considered as?
a. District c. node
b. edge d. Landmark
24. China town, Muslim town are considered as?
a. District c. node
b. edge d. Landmark
25. Which of the following levels doesn’t affect the choices people can make?
a. Permeability c. Visual Appearance
b. Legibility d. Personalization
26. It is the physical patterns, layouts and structures that make up an urban center.
a. Urban form c. Planned urban form
b. Organic urban form d. Urban plan
27. It is the Land-use shape of Moscow, Russia
a. Rectilinear c. Branch
b. Radiocentric d. Linear
28. It is the Land-use shape of Paris, France
a. Sheet c. Star
b. Articulated sheet d. Constellation
29. These are urban roads except for
a. Highway b. Freeway c. Arterial road d. Collector road
30. What is the most effective transit system in an urban area?
a. Bike b. Train c. Point to Point Bus d. Taxi
PREBOARD EXAM – TAPP & URBAN PLANNING
1. The Art and Science of Designing and Constructing a 3. In tropical climates, facing these sides are regarded as
building the “hot sides”
a. Agriculture b. Archeology a. North and South
c. Architecture d. Astronomy b. East and West
2. A center of a field. c. West and South
a. Point d. North and East
b. Line 4. A movement of being independent to the tradition of
c. Plane antiquity after the Gothic style.
d. Volume a. Art Nouveau
b. Art Deco
c. Beaux-Art 13. “One of the great beauties of architecture is that
d. Neoclassicism each time, it is like life starting all over again.”
5. If CCP Complex is an architectural territory of the 3 rd a. Norman Foster
National Artist for Architecture, then Escolta is b. Renzo Piano
__________ territory? c. Jean Nouvel
a. Juan Arellano d. Santiago Calatrava
b. Juan Nakpil
c. Antonio Toledo
d. Andres T. Luna de San Pedro 14. It is the point of contact between mass and space
a. Volume
6. It is an anthropometric scale of proportions devised by b. Linear Form
Le Corbusier. It was developed as a visual bridge c. Architectural Form
between two incompatible scales, the Imperial system d. Form
and the Metric system. It is based on the height of an 15. What is the original Architectural style of Manila
English man with his arm raised. Cathedral in Intamuros?
a. Le Modular a. Baroque
b. Modulor b. Rococo
c. Modular c. Romanesque
d. Modular System d. Gothic
7. These architects believes that their buildings had to 16. Most of Leandro Locsin’s Architectural styles are?
belong to a higher order, returned to the Greek a. Deconstructivism
mathematical system of proportions. b. Brutalism
a. Roman Architects c. Modern
b. Renaissance Architects d. Post-Modern
c. Filipino Architects 17. What Element of a city does a river represent?
d. 20th century Architects a. Edge
8. He was an early proponent of mental mapping and b. Path
notable with is book, The Image of the City. c. Node
a. Kevin Lynch d. Landmark
b. Frederick Law Olmstead 18. A wide area of parks of undeveloped land
c. Ebenezer Howard surrounding a community.
d. Daniel Burnham a. Landscape
9. A slight convexity given to a column or tower, as b. Meadow
to correct an optical illusion. c. Grass and Plants
a. Enthasis d. Greenbelt
b. Entasis 19. What is the comfortable height of a kitchen counter
c. all of the above for Filipinos?
d. none of the above a. 0.80m
10. What is the regular size of a twin size mattress? b. 0.85m
a. 38” x 75” c. 0.90m
b. 53” x 75” d. 0.95m
c. 60” x 80” 20. What style mostly influences Philippine government
d. 76” x 80” structures?
11. Which of the following hues is in harmony with each a. Baroque
other? b. Romanesque
a. Red, Red-orange and yellow c. Beaux-Art
b. Blue, Blue-violet and red-violet d. Neoclassicism
c. Green, Orange and Red 21. What style mostly influences Philippine churches?
d. Red-violet, Violet, Red a. Baroque
12. Which of the following is a representation of two b. Romanesque
point? c. Beaux-Art
a. Obelisk d. Neoclassicism
b. Menhir 22. The principle of Functionalism is based on this
c. Minaret Architect’s dictum.
d. Torii a. Frank Lloyd Wright
b. Walter Gropius
c. Luis Sulllivan a. Richard Neutra
d. Luis Khan b. Norman Foster
c. Robert Venturi
23. What would be the effect of rapid increase of d. Philip Johnson
population in an urban area? 32. Which of the following megacities has the most
a. Loss of business opportunity efficient public transportation, which accounts for almost
b. Increase of mortality rates 80% of all journey. While the other megacities are
c. Increase of informal settlers struggling with heavy traffic.
d. All of the above a. Seoul
24. What is the best way to lessen noise cause by traffic? b. Manila
a. Tall trees c. Tokyo
b. Ground Grass Covers d. Beijing
c. 3-ft wall fence 33. The First Skyscraper in the Philippines which is only
d. Bushes 4 storey high.
25. Also called the blood stream of a city. a. Ambassador Hotel
a. Infrastructure b. GSIS Building
b. Transportation c. Manila Hotel
c. Urban Planning d. Dusit Hotel
d. Human Settlement 34. Referring to the last question, who was the architect
26. An efficient & rapid transport system for of the said skyscraper?
automobiles to circulate across urban to urban areas a. Leandro Locsin
a. Highway b. Froilan Hong
b. Streets c. Fernando Ocampo
c. Freeway d. Gabriel Formoso
d. Main roads 35. First Hotel in Asia and First to use elevator.
27. Where should be the location of tree foliage in order a. Hotel de Oriente
to promote air motion into openings? b. Manila Hotel
a. above the openings c. Dusit Hotel
b. below the openings d. Dusit Hotel
c. before the openings 36. Referring to the last question, who was the architect
d. after the openings of its renovation?
28. Air enters through openings located in the windward a. Francisco Maniosa
side means? b. Leandro Locsin
a. Air enters through openings located in the positive c. William Parsons
pressure zone. d. Yolanda Reyes
b. Air enters through openings located in the negative 37. He was a recipient of National Artist award in
pressure zone. Architecture for his belief that there is such a thing as
c. Air enters through openings located in the neutral Philippine Architecture, adopting architecture relative of
pressure zone. Philippine tradition and culture.
d. None of the above a. Juan Nakpil
29. A small window located right under the barandilla. b. Juan Arellano
That allows air to come into the house through elaborate c. Juan Manosa
grillwork or wooded balustrades. d. Juan Locsin
a. Bangguerahan 38. A School of design established in Germany called
b. Ventanillas "Bauhaus" was founded by?
c. Volada a. Peter Brehens
d. Concha b. Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe
30. What is the maximum distance of hedges and shrubs c. Le Corbusier
away from a building to still be effective? d. Walter Gropius
a. not more than 2 meters
b. not more than 3 meters
c. not more than 4 meters 39.
d. not more than 5 meters

31. The Architect-author of the much-acclaimed book,

“Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture.”
 42. Referring to the last question, the building is
called?
a. Tokyo tower b. Nakagin tower
c. Cube tower d. Kurukawa Tower
43. Which of the following is an example of Art deco?
a. Ideal Theater by Pablo Antonio
b. Manila City Hall by Antonio Toledo
c. Manila Post Office by Juan Arellano
d. SM megamall by Jose Sindiong
St. Pierre Church, Firminy was designed by Le
Corbusier is an example of this type of transformation
a. Dimensional transformation
b. Subtractive transformation
c. Additive transformation
d. None
40.

44.
Fom the illustration, which defines "space within a
space"?
a. A b. B
c. C d. D
45. From the illustration, which defines "space linked by
a common space"?
What type of additive transformation occurred in a. A b. B
Habbitat 67, Montereal? c. C d. D
a. Grid Form b. Radial Form 46.
c. Cluster Form d. Centralized
Form
41.

City of Arts and Sciences design by Santiago Calatrava

and Felix Candela. An entertainment-based cultural and
What type of form transformation in the figure shown architectural complex in the city of Valencia, Spain. It is
above? the most important modern tourist destination in the city
of Valencia. What space organization or articulation did
a. Dimensional transformation Santiago Calatrava and Felix Candela emphasized?
b. Subtractive transformation
a. Repetition b. Balance
c. Additive transformation
c. Rhythm d. Scale
d. None
47. The balanced distribution and arrangement of a. Use of Fans
equivalent forms and spaces on opposite sides of a b. The living platform is elevated on stilts
dividing line or plane or about a center axis? c. Banguerahan is always oriented at the south
a. Axis b. Symmetry d. all the above
56. The state or position of being placed close together
c. Hierarchy d. Transformation or side by side to permit comparison or contrast
48. A 20th century problem emanating from rapid a. Hierarchy b. Juxtaposition
urbanization of areas surrounding a city c. Complexity d. Opposition
a. Squatting 57. A phenomenon of light and visual perception that
may be described in terms of an individual’s perception
b. Urban sprawl
of hue, saturation and tonal value.
c. Pollution a. Shape
d. traffic b. Color
49. What civilization who had the following: - no need c. Texture
for defensive walls due to its geographical location. - d. Tones
no zoning, no defined blocks for housing. - dependence 58. The size or proportion of a building or space, or an
on Nile river - fascinated with after life. article of furniture, relative to the structural or functional
dimensions of the human body
a. Roman Civilization a. Scale
b. Egyptian Civilization b. Module
c. Greek Civilization c. Human Scale
d. Aegean Civilization d. Modulor
50. A geographic area which residents conveniently 59. Written by the Roman architect and dedicated to his
share the common services and facilities needed in the patron, the Emperor Ceasar Augustus as a guide for
vicinity of their dwellings. building projects.
a. Neighborhood a. De Re Aedificatoria Libri Decem
b. Organization b. Tutte L’ Opere D’ Architettura Et Prospetiva
c. Street c. De Architectura
d. Land d. Le Architectura
51. Primary development of any community. 60. Which of the following is not a Pritzker Architecture
a. Urban pattern Prize Laureate?
b. Master Plan a. Alejandro Aravena
c. Building Codes b. Joseph Stirling
d. Site development c. Shigeru Ban
52. “Laws of the indies” town is also known in Spanish d. Louis Khan
as? 61. The Articulation of the importance or significance of
a. Pueblo a form or space by its size, or placement relative to the
b. Mission other forms and spaces of the organization.
c. Poblacion a. Sequence
d. Presido b. Hierarchy
53. A variable of urban decoration where the c. Datum
environment is to have an understandable simple pattern d. Transformation
of signs and clues. 62. A philosophy of architecture that emerge in early 20 th
a. Harmony century, asserting that a building should have a structure
b. Unity and plan that fulfills its functional requirements,
c. Balance harmonize with its natural environmental, and form an
d. Rhythm intellectually lucid, integrated whole.
54. It is one of the most influential books in architecture a. Beaux-Arts b. Sustainable
history. It contains the author’s design celebrating the Architecture
purity and simplicity of classical architecture. c. Art Nouveau d. Organic Architecture
a. 10 books of Architecture
b. 8 books of Architecture 63 Which of the following is a Pritzker Architecture
c. 4 books of Architecture Prize Laureate?
d. 2 books of Architecture a. Luis Barragan
55. Which of the following is a bahay kubo adaptation of b. Kisho Kurukawa
passive cooling? c. Tony Kettle
d. Bjarke Ingles 72. Which is not a factor that influence a settlement
64. Mies van der Rohe first envisioned the all-glass pattern?
skyscraper in 1920. A 38 storey of black steel and glass. a. Human Development
A structure that could not be built that time. b. Transportation System
a. Lakeshore drive apartment c. Physical Environment
b. Mile high tower d. Government Policies
c. S.R Crown Hall 73. This is a delimited space that a person or a group of
d. Seagram building persons uses and defends as an exclusive preserve.
65. This known architect is also a part of this said a. Territory
building. He designed the interior of The Four Seasons b. Ownership
and Brasserie restaurants. c. Human Settlement
a. Luis Khan d. Defensible Space
b. Le Corbusier 74. Which of the following lot type is not ideal or least
c. Walter Gropius desirable for a public school?
d. Philip Johnson a. Inside lot
66. A Collection of forms grouped together by proximity b. Corner through lot
or the sharing of a common visual trait. b. corner lot
a. Centralized d. through lot
b. Clustered 75 Which of the following site location is the most
c. Radial desirable for a boutique hotel?
d. Grid a. within 2km radius from a hospital
67. Which spatial organization that has a central space b. accessible from the airport
from which linear organizations of space extend in a c. within the CBD
radial manner. d. beside a casino establishment
a. Centralized 76. The spirit of the place is referred to as __________.
b. Clustered a. Genius loci
c. Radial b. Local Soul
d. Grid c. Landscape Elements
68. He pioneered the profession landscape architecture d. Urban Landscape
in the Philippines that’s why he was known for being the 77. City shape that develops its from transformation
Father of Philippine Landscape Architecture. spines or natural valleys.
a. Idelfonso P. Santos a. sheet
d. Felino Palafox b. radiocentric
c. Jose Ma Zaragoza c. branch
d. Francisco Manosa d. linear
69. A 40 hectare land housing program by the 78. What is the most practical street layout?
government with the objective of diverting part of a. Curvilinear
Manila’s population to new satellite communities. b. Grid
a. Bliss c. Meandering
b. Philam Life homes d. Circumferential
c. Philippine Homesite and Housing Corporation 79. A Greek city is composed of the following except
d. Philippine Socialized housing program for:
70. Stack effect or Chimney effect means? a. Town b. Acropolis
a. Hot air or gas tends to rise c. Temple d. Agora
b. Air flows tends to stay 80. It is one of Michael Angelo’s finest works seen at a
c. Cold air or gas tends to rise distance as a whole composition. It is notable by its
d. Air flows through a path of least resistance Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurellus as a centerpiece.
71. Pronounced by King Philip which Influenced the a. Athens
Spanish Town Planning. All new towns must have a b. Rome
central plaza surrounded by important buildings c. Adelphi Terrace
with portales or arcades, and from which the principal d. Campidoglio
streets, laid out in a grid pattern, shall begin. 81. A building design approach that focuses on heat gain
a. The Law of the Indians control and heat dissipation in a building in order to
b. The Laws of the Spaniards improve the indoor Thermal comfort with low or no
c. The Laws of the Indies energy consumption.
d. The Laws of the Plaza a. Green design
b. Tropical Design c. Town
c. Passive cooling d. Megacity
d. Active cooling 91. The process by which large numbers of people
82. A tool use to identify the passive cooling strategy become permanently concentrated in relatively small
appropriate for the building site. areas, forming cities.
a. Sun path diagram a. Urbanization
b. Bioclimatic Chart b. Megacity
c. Climatic Chart c. Urban sprawl
d. Solar Chart d. CBD
83. A Latticework panels that framed the translucent 92. This movement believed that such beautification
capiz shells used to completely shut windows at night or could promote a harmonious social order that would
during a storm. increase the quality of life.
a. Concha a. City Beautiful Movement
b. Coquina b. Garden City
c. Calado c. Image of the City
d. Volada d. CBD
84. It indicates data on circulation system within the 93. Architects of Centre Pompidou
area. These includes bridges, roads, airports and a. Richard Meier and Norman Foster
navigable railways, ports, harbors, water bodies. b. Zaha Hadid and Renzo Piano
a. General land use map c. Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano
b. Sewage disposal map d. I.M Pei and Bjarke Ingles
c.Topographic map 94. He was one of the founders of Art Nouveau in 1890s.
d. Transportation map a. Felix Candela b. Victor Horta
85. What colors will harmonize and contrast (Split c. Adolf Loos d. Antoni Gaudi
Complimentary) Yellow? 95. Historically inspired by some of the First man-made
a. Red-violet and Blue-violet shelter, the term usually used to refer to the construction
b. Red-orange and Yellow-orange of roofs using a membrane held in place on steel
c. Yellow-green and Blue-green cables. Frei Otto first demonstrated this in German
d. Blue-green and Blue-violet Pavilion, Expo ’67. Their main characteristics are the
86. This color will aid Red to stand-out or will dilute its way in which they work under stress tensile, their ease of
intensity. pre-fabrication, their ability to cover large spans, and
a. Blue b. Green their malleability.
c. Yellow d. orange a. Thin-shell construction
87. It was the first to give the explanation of distribution b. Tensile structure
of social groups within urban areas. c. Pre-stressed concrete
a. Concentric Zone Theory d. Post-tensioning
b. Sector Theory 96. It is the “First Prairie House” designed by FLW.
c. Multiple Nuclei Theory a. Robbie House
d. Inverse Concentric zone Theory b. Kaufmann house
88. It considers the dependency of people in automobiles c. Winslow house
as residents are not concentrated in a single CBD rather d. Wright House
with manufacturing also and other industries. 97. They worked under Peter Behrens except for,
a. Concentric Zone Theory a. Frank Lloyd Wright
b. Sector Theory b. Le Corbusier
c. Multiple Nuclei Theory c. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
d. Inverse Concentric zone Theory d. Walter Gropius
89. First Garden City is located at 98. His dictum was, “Architecture is a concern for
a. Manhattan, New York design as a Gesamtkunstwerk – a total work of art.”
b. Hamburg, Germany a. Alvar Aalto
c. Bonifacio Global City, Taguig b. Bruno Paul
d. Letchworth, United Kingdom c. Albert Speer
90. A merging of two or more metropolis with a d. Otto Wagner
population of 10 million or more, a 20th century 99. His dictum was, “Architects must have a razor-sharp
phenomenon. sense of individuality” and he coined the term
a. Highly Urbanized City “Biorealism”, a belief in the inherent and inseparable
b. Threshold of Population relationship between nature and man.
a. Albert Speer c. Leon Batista Alberti
b. Alvar Aalto d. Biagio Rossetti
c. Frank Furness 109. The father of American City Planning. Plans for
d. Richard Neutra Chicago, San Francisco, etc.
100. He holds the distinction of being the first registered a. Clarence A. Perry
architect of the Philippines. b. G.R. Taylor
a. Tomas Mapua c. Frederic Olmstead
b. Sto. Tomas d. Daniel Burnham
c. Carlos Barretto 110. The architect who fused ideas of modern
d. Felipe Arroyo architecture and city form “Une Ville Contemporaine”
101. He was the architect of the building in the 100 peso a. Richard Neutra
bill. b. Le Corbusier
a. Fernando Ocampo c. Charles Adam
b. Gabriel Formoso d. Buckminster Fuller
c. William Coscolluela 111. He made the master plan of Brasilia, the Capital of
d. Antonio Sindiong brazil
102. Which of the following is the work of Ar. Jose a. Richard Neutra
Maria Zaragosa? b. Frank Lloyd Wright
a. Meralco Building c. Lucio Costa
b. San Agustin Church d. Oscar Niemeyer
c. Quiapo Church 112. A combined horizontal and vertical shade is called
d. San Miguel Building a. Louvers
103. The first phase of the circulation system during b. Egg-create sunshade
which we are prepared to see, experience and use the c. Egg and dart sunshade
building. d. Dynamic Shutters
a. Entrance 113. A human settlement is made up of five elements,
b. Spatial Organization which are interactive and independent with each other.
c. Approach These are man, nature, shells, networks and society.
d. Building form a. Ekistics b. Proxemics
104. A widely used spatial organization. c. Chandigarh d. Broadacre
a. Centralized 114. It affects where people can go, and where they
b. Linear cannot
c. Radial a. Legibility
d. Grid b. Variety
105. Building served as façade to form an enclosure c. Permeability
urban space. d. Robustness
a. Fortress 115. In designing a corridor, what should be the ideal
b. Acropolis width for a three person walking at the same time?
c. Agora a. 1200mm
d. Intramuros b. 1500mm
106. In the ancient times, when a town reaches its c. 1650mm
maximum size, a “new town” is built and it is called. d. 1800mm
a. Paleopolis 116. What is the comfortable reach for vertical storage
b. Neopolois or overhead cabinets?
c. Acropolis a. 1.10m-1.30m
d. Polis b. 1.40m-1.50m
107. Polis means? c. 1.50m–1.70m
a. City d. 1.60m-1.80m
b. Town 117. A frame of latticework used as a screen or as a
c. People support for climbing plants.
d. Park a. Trellis
108. He is considered as the first architect in the history b. Pergola
of urbanistic to make use of the advantages of the c. Arbor
modern method. d. Gazebo
a. Hippodamus 118. A map that shows the spatial allocation of built-up
b. Indigo Jones areas categorized as residential, commercial,
institutional, parks and open spaces, industrial and a. Skyscrapers
others. b. Airports
a. general land use map c. Malls
b. urban land use map d. Hospitals
c. base map 128. The “Cradle of Civilization”
d. topographic map a. Persia
119. Parking lots should be in an area where slope is b. Fertile crescent
below ____ otherwise grading is to be done. c. Egypt
a. 3% b. 5% d. Mycenaean civilization
c. 7% d. 10% 129. The first noted urban planner who introduced the
120. Acknowledged as the oldest city in the history of grid system and the agora.
settlements. a. Arthemus
a. Babylon b. Hippodamus
b. Eridu c. Miletus
c. Constantinople d. Spartacus
d. Mohenjo-Daro 130. These are characteristics of Urban Sprawl except
121. Zoning ordinances are used by municipalities as a for:
means of controlling all of the following except. a. Single-use development
a. Project cost b. Job sprawl
b. Density of development c. Mixed-use development
c. Flood impact d. Low-density development
d. Land use 131. What type of urban road which are meant for
122. Major and minor routes of circulation which people through traffic usually on a continuous route. It also
use to move about. expected to carry large volumes of traffic.
a. Pathways a. Arterial roads b. Expressways
b. Edges c. Service roads d. Collector roads
c. Districts 132. He developed the neighborhood principle based on
d. Landmarks the natural catchment area of community facilities such
123. In a residential development composed of large as primary schools and local shops.
lots, on-site sewage disposal for each lot is permitted a. Clarence Perry
subject to the sustainability of the soil. Which of the b. Frederick Olmstead
following soil investigations should the architect c. Clarence stein
request? d. Arturo Soria Y Mata
a. Percolation test 133. The architect known for his use of concrete,
b. Evaporation test floating volume and simplistic design in various
c. Test for soil alkalinity projects. He was proclaimed a National Artist of the
d. Test for soil density Philippines for Architecture in 1990.
124. It refers to the population per unit land area. a. Juan Nakpil
a. Density b. Frederico Illustre
b. Population c. Francisco Manosa
c. Demographics d. Leandro Locsin
d. Urban population 134. It was one of the Father of modern picture books of
125. Major event which led to the establishment of architecture best known legacies to the architectural
planning as a profession world.
a. World war II a. La Rotonda
b. Industrial Revolution b. Sagrada Familia
c. Colonization c. Villa Sovoye
d. Population growth d. Falling Water
126. Which is required in building at a terraced site 135. The president of the United States who is also an
location: architect with a style of Neo-Classicism. Notable with
a. use of retaining walls his work Monticello in Virgina
b. Be elevated on raised pad a. George Washington
c. provide an earth berm b. George W. Bush
d. Use explosion c. Thomas Jefferson
127. Open land Wildlife needs to be avoided in selecting d. Theodore Roosevelt
a site for this project. 136. Architect of Jones Bridge in Manila
a. Juan Arellano a. Le Corbusier
b. Juan Nakpil b. Mies Van der Rohe
c. Pablo Antonio c. Walter Gropius d. Robert Venturi
d. Daniel Burnham 147. “Art and Architecture, the new unity.”
137. Which of the following is not a work of Antoni a. Le Corbusier
Gaudi? b. Mies Van der Rohe
a. Sagrada Familia b. Parc Guell c. Walter Gropius
c. Casa Milla d. Casa Balto d. Robert Venturi
138. The architect of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 148. “The city must be subject to growth, decay and
a. Ieoh Ming Pei renewal.”
b. Norman Foster a. Tadao Ando
c. Bjarke Ingles b. Mies Van der Rohe
d. Daniel Libeskind c. I.M Pei
139. The architect of Millennium bridge in London d. Kenzo Tange
a. I.M Pei 149. “I believe that the way people live can be directed a
b. Norman Foster little by Architecture.”
c. Bjarke Ingles a. Tadao Ando
d. Daniel Libeskind b. Rem Khoolas
140. The architect of contemporary arts center which c. I.M Pei
made this architect a Pritzker Architecture in laureate in d. Kenzo Tange
2004. 150. “Escape from the architecture ghetto is one of the
a. Thom Mayne b. Glenn Murcutt major drivers and has been from the very beginning.”
c. Richard Rogers d. Zaha Hadid a. Tadao Ando
141. He is considered as one of the most influential b. Rem Khoolas
Filipino architect of the 20th century for pioneering the c. I.M Pei
art of Philippine neo-vernacular architecture. He was d. Kenzo Tange
recognized as National Artist of the Philippines for 151. Is a variety in the use of gradation from black to
Architecture in 2018. white.
a. Juan Nakpil a. Texture
b. Frederico Illustre b. Color
c. Francisco Manosa c. Hue
d. Leandro Locsin d. Tone
142. What is the Architectural style of The dancing 152. What is the psychological effect of Purple?
house by Frank Ghery? a. sedative & soothing
a. Deconstructivism b. rage or passion
b. Constructivism c. stimulating cheering
c. Post modernism d. cooling quality
d. Modernism 153. What is the psychological effect of Blue related in
143. What is the Architectural style of Folk Arts architecture?
Theatre? a. Cooling quality
a. Deconstructivism b. Peace & tranquil
b. Brutalism c. stimulates hunger
c. Neovernacular d. demands attention
d. Functionalism 154. When the designer applies stunning Yellow as an
144. “Make no little plans; They have no magic to stir accent wall in a room what does it pertains?
men’s blood” a. Cooling quality
a. Daniel Burnham b. helps one to concentrate
b. Louis Khan c. stimulates hunger
c. Buckminster Fuller d. demands attention
d. Robert Venturi 155. When the designer applies blue in a room what is
145. “More is More.” the effect it gives?
a. Daniel Burnham a. Cooling quality
b. Mies Van der Rohe b. helps one to concentrate
c. Buckminster Fuller c. stimulates hunger
d. Robert Venturi d. demands attention
146. Cube within a cube 156. In the Philippines Habagat refers to?
a. Winter monsoon 166. It is a park in cities and other incorporated places to
b. Northeast Monsoon offer recreation and green space to residents of, and
c. Summer Monsoon visitors to, the municipality.
d. Tropical Monsoon a. urban park
157. Villa Sovoye is Le Corbusier’s finest example of b. playground
this Architectural principle c. quadrangle
a. Five points of Architecture d. plaza
b. Organic Architecture 167. An Arboricultural term literally, a cone-bearer. It
c. High-Tech and sustainable Architecture reproduce by forming a cone rather than a flower as a
d. Five books of Architecture container for their seeds.
158. Louis Khan is known for this sytle a. Broadleaf
a. Monumental and Grandeur b. conifer
b. Classic-Modern c. Bonsai
c. Deconstructivism d. climber
d. International Style 168. Shedding foliage at the end of the growing season;
used especially in reference to trees.
a. Doxiadis
159. Robbie House is best known for this principle. b. conifer
a. Symmetrical Balance c. deciduous
b. Rhythm d. climber
c. Asymmetrical Balance 169. A line of demarcation that creates visual interest in
d. Progression a landscape by separating one segment from another.
160. It is the relation between the parts of a composition Also known as border.
and a certain abstract unit of measurement. a. lining
a. Scale b. Proportion b. trimming
c. Ken d. Size c. edging
161. It is a sense of equilibrium. d. floating
a. Balance b. Contrast 170. The forcing of the viewer’s perspective to a central
c. Unity d. Character or focal point. The use of symmetry or balance creates a
162. The remaining space in a lot after deducting the more intense viewers perspective, while asymmetrical
required minimum open spaces. designs soften or even avoid viewer’s perspective.
a. Open area a. forming
b. Buildable area b. centralization
c. Parks c. landmark
d. Unpaved area d. focalization
163. It is the side of a building that faces the prevailing, 171. The inanimate elements of landscaping, especially
or trade, winds. It also depends on the wind force that is any masonry work. For instance, stone walls, brick
alongside the height of a structure or building. patios and tile paths
a. Leeward a. Softscape
b. Windward b. Hardscape
c. Both sides d. Streetscape
d. none of the above d. Landscape
164. Designed to regulate land use, to ban industry & 172. A 6m high tree near a 15m high building is
commerce from residential areas & to separate different considered as a _________.
types of living units a. dwarf tree b. Medium tree
a. zoning c. Large tree d. Tall tree
b. grouping 173. It was designed by Andre Le Notre, an 800 hectares
c. clustering garden which is considered as one of the largest garden
d. none of the above ever made in France. The garden is an example of a
165. The study of the dynamic relationship between a French formal garden.
community of organism & its habitat. a. Hanging garden
a. geology b. Gardens of Versailles
b. ecology c. Secret garden
c. biology d. Gardens of France
d. botany 174. The animate, horticultural elements of landscaping.
a. Softscape
b. Hardscape 180. What would you recommend to use as a traffic
d. Streetscape separator below arcades?
d. Landscape a. bollards
175. Shrubs or bushes grows up to a height of less than b. fountain
_________. c. planting strips
a. 5 meters b. 4 meters d. fence
c. 3 meters d. 2 meters 181. What type of transformation of form do you
176. Which of the following is not a Hardscape element? observe in the door tracery of Reims Cathedral
a. gazeebo b. balcony a. Dimensional Transformation
c. riprap d. berm b. Subtractive transformation
177. It is important to determine the existing availability c. additive transformation
of utilities on site in terms of adequacy and efficiency. d. Multitude transformation
This includes the following except for: 182. This is the path of a moving point.
a. Drainage a. Point
b. Electric power supply b. Line
c. water supply d. Plane
d. transmission c. Volume
178. it is an imaginary line that join points of equal 183. Human perception is one of the factors in designing
elevation on the surface of the land above or below a of building, which of the followings are mostly affected
reference surface such as the mean sea level. through human perception.
a. Topography a. Demography and geography
b. Map b. Anthropology and sociology
c. Contours b. Geography and anthropology
d. Slope d. demography and Sociology
179. What type of street comes from a collector street to 184. Who is the founding father of the Philosophy of
an individual property and provides access to an abutting Deconstructivism?
property? a. William Becket
a. cul-de-sac b. Frank Ghery
b. minor street c. Jacques Derrida
c. marginal access street d. None of the above
d. arterial street
185. It organizes a random pattern of elements through
its regularity, continuity, and constant presence.
a. Hierarchy
b. Axis
c. Transformation As shown in the image, it may be identified as?
d. Datum a. Point b. Line
186. Which is not and Urbanization Problem c. Plane d. Volume
a. Emerging of large malls in a city 189. Which of the following facilities is more
b. Increasing number of poverty and slum creation important to consider to aide a General hopsital.
c. Increasing number of schools a. School b. Fire Station
d. conversion of agricultural lot to subdivision
development c. Hospital d. Catholic Church
187. It is the point reference considered to be external 190. It is to determine pleasing dimensional
top the observer physical elements that may vary widely relationships between the width of a building and its
in scale height, the size of the portico and even the position of
a. Path b. Landmark the columns supporting the structure. The final result is
c. Edges d. Nodes a building that feels entirely in proportion.
a. Silver Ratio b. Golden Ratio
188.
c. Pythagorean theorem d. Vitruvian
Triad
191. Alvar Aalto’s Seinäjoki Public Library is an
example of this ordering principle
a. Hierarchy b. Axis b. Community
c. Transformation d. Datum c. Urban Morphology
192. Adrea Paladio’s Villa Capra is an example of this d. Urban development
type of Symmetry. 197. A habitable room for 1 family with facilities for
a. Bilateral b. Radial living, sleeping, cooking & eating.
c. Mirror d. Formal a. Low-end dwelling
193. The Falling Water was designed by? b. High-end dwelling
a. Frank Ghery c. residential
b. Frank Lloyd Wright d. Dwelling unit
c. Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe 198. What is the architectural style of Vigan City, Ilocos
d. Zaha Hadid Sur
194. Inventor of Geodesic Dome which was based on the a. Philippine Architecture
principle of Spaced Frame. b. Ilocano Architecture
a. Frei Otto c. Phil-Hispanic Architecture
b. Kenzo Tange d. Vernacular Architecture
c. Toyo Ito 199. A planar element which can be manipulated well to
d. Buckminster Fuller establish a podium for a building form.
195. The rough equivalent of the present tenement cities a. Base plane
that existed in ancient Rome b. ground plane
a. Insula b. Agora d. Floor plane
c. Fortress d. Forum d. Wall plane
196 The internal organization or "anatomy" of a city, 200. “A harmonious design requires that nothing be
including the pattern of land uses, ethnic and income added or taken away.”
groups, infrastructure, housing types, industrial types, a. Frank Lloyd Wright b. Louis Sullivan
and so on. c. Zhardei Naranjo d. Vitruvius
a. Urban Pattern