Theory Of Architecture By Alfred Abadilla
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- 1.It is a comparison showing differences, the opposite of similarity.
- A.
Rhythm
- B.
Character
- C.
. proportion
- D.
Contrast
- 2.The most important kind of character in architecture is that which result from the purpose of the building or reason of erection.
- A.
. proportion
- B.
Contrast
- C.
Functional character
- D.
. personal character
- 3.Most elementary means of organizing forms and spaces in architecture.
- A.
Balance
- B.
Axis
- C.
Scale
- D.
Character
- 4.Characterized by an arrangement where all the part radiate from a center like the spikes in a wheel.
- A.
Radial
- B.
Formal
- C.
Centralized
- D.
Unsymmetrical
- 5.It means equality.
- A.
Rhythm
- B.
Contrast
- C.
Formal
- D.
Balance
- 6.It gives a feeling of grandeur, dignity and monumentality.
- A.
Centralized
- B.
Radial
- C.
Scale
- D.
Balance
- 7.When lines, planes, and surface treatments are repeated in a regular sequence.
- A.
Balance
- B.
Rhythm
- C.
Contrast
- D.
Proportion
- 8.A kind of character that came from the influence of ideas and impressions related to or growing out of past experience.
- A.
Associated char.
- B.
Personal char.
- C.
Character
- D.
Functional char.
- 9.It is evident by a comparison which the eye makes between the size, shape and tone of a various object or part of a competition.
- A.
Proportion
- B.
Rhythm
- C.
Scale
- D.
Balance
- 10.Deals with the relationship between the different parts of the whole to the various parts.
- A.
Relative proportion
- B.
Absolute proportion
- C.
Proportion
- D.
Balance
- 11.It bears a certain relation to the same attribute to the life of an individual.
- A.
Functional char.
- B.
Relative proportion
- C.
Personal char.
- D.
Balance
- 12.These systems are based on the dimension and proportion of the human body.
- A.
Proportion
- B.
Balance
- C.
Anthropometric
- D.
Anthropomorphic proportion
- 13.The size and proportion of an element appear to have relative to other elements of known or assumed size.
- A.
Visual scale
- B.
Mechanical scale
- C.
Generic scale
- D.
Human scale
- 14.Kind of rhythm where equally spaced windows are introduced on the broken wall, then regular repetition is presented.
- A.
Accented rhythm
- B.
Unaccented rhythm
- C.
Rhythm of motion
- D.
Rhythm
- 15.The size of a building element or space relative to the dimensions and proportion of human body.
- A.
Generic scale
- B.
Visual scale
- C.
Human scale
- D.
Mechanical scale
- 16.The art and science of building design and construction
- A.
Architecture
- B.
theory
- C.
Visual scale
- D.
Rhythm
- 17.Who said that “The magnificent display of volume put together in the light
- A.
Adolf Hitler
- B.
Frank Gehry
- C.
. Louis Kahn
- D.
Le Corbusier
- 18.That which the eye identifies, the mind perceives and interprets
- A.
Shape
- B.
Texture
- C.
Form
- D.
Orientation
- 19.With respect to an observer
- A.
Size
- B.
Orientation
- C.
Visual inertia
- D.
Position
- 20.A series of form arranged in sequence in a row.
- A.
Clustered form
- B.
Linear form
- C.
Radial form
- D.
Grid form
- 21.A set of modular forms related and regulated by 3D grid
- A.
Linear form
- B.
Radial form
- C.
Grid form
- D.
Cluster form
- 22.Subtracting a portion of a forms volume to create another.
- A.
Subtracting transformation
- B.
Subtractive transformation
- C.
Additive transformation
- D.
Dimensional transformation
- 23.This refer to the manner in which the surface of a form come together to define its
- A.
Articulation of form
- B.
Form
- C.
Clustered form
- D.
Architecture
- 24.Who said “The will of the epoch translated into space’
- A.
Adolf Hitler
- B.
Le Corbusier
- C.
Ching
- D.
Jamandri
- 25.Composition of linear forms extending outward from a central form in a radial manner.
- A.
Linear form
- B.
Clustered form
- C.
Radial form
- D.
Centralized form
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