theory of architecture

Francisco Manosa

"Everything started with the Nipa Hut" belongs to

Felipe M. Mendoza

A Filipino Architect and physical planner who designed the Headquarters of the House of Representative of the Philippines and also a recipient of UAP Likha Award in year 1982. ( Full Name)

Orange

A color spectrum that has a stimulating effect and usually should be used in a relatively small amounts

Furnicube

A formula discovered by Salvan as it was based form Le Corbusier's Modulor

Tahanang Filipino

A government building located in CCP complex. It was the official residence and principal workplace of vice president during the term of former-VP Binay and this was design by the architect in no. 45.

Structural

A grid of columns support horizontal beams and slabs.

Human Scale

A kind of scale where the size of building elements or space relative to the dimensions and proportion of a human body

Dolmen

A prehistoric monument consisting of two or more large upright stones supporting a horizontal stone slab.

Marcus Vitruvius Polio

A roman architect, engineer, and author of the celebrated treatise De architectura (On Architecture), a handbook for Roman architects.

Balance

A sense of equilibrium.

Context

A simple exterior form wraps around a complex interior organization of forms and spaces

Rhythm by Opposition

A type of rhythm created direct placement of lines, shapes or colour to create opposition through abrupt visual change .

Cass Gilbert

American architect who designed one of the first sky scrapers in New York and the designer of the Woolworth bldg. which was built in 1911-13.

Craftsmanship period

An age of competition and mass production. Proper working conditions have been outgrowth of this kind of business life which results to well-planned factories and pleasant surroundings

Modulor

An example of proportion in which the system of measurement governs length, surfaces, volumes and maintain human scale everywhere

White

As a virtuous color, the hue is uplifting, offering mood, quietness and mental organization.

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Base on Vignola, what is the proportion of a Composite Column ?.

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Base on Vignola, what is the proportion of a Corinthian Column ?

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Base on Vignola, what is the proportion of a Doric Column ?

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Base on Vignola, what is the proportion of a Ionic Column ?.

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Base on Vignola, what is the proportion of a Tuscan Column ?.

Yes, it does

Bright colors stimulate the imagination and excite the senses to produce a feeling of joy and pleasure.

Emphasis

Creates a focal point in design composition

Enclosure

Four exterior wall planes define a rectangular volume that contains the program elements and spaces

Leandro V. Locsin

He designed the buildings in CCP complex and known for using concrete, floating volume and simplistic design. (Full Name)

Contrast

It is a comparison showing differences, and the opposite of similarity.

Architectural Theory

It is a guide to understanding people's appreciation, utilization and behavior inside built environment which are relevant to the design process.

Axis

It is a line established by two points in space that can be arranged in a regular or irregular manner.

Modulor

It is a measurement tool derived from Human stature and Mathematics

Colonnade

It is a row of columns supporting an entablature and often used to define the public face of façade of a building, especially one that fronts on a major civic space.

Spatial

It is a three-dimensional integration of program elements and spaces accommodates the multiple functions and relationships of a house.

Movement

It is the visual flow through the composition in which it can be the suggestion of motion in a design as you move from object to object by way of placement and position.

Articulate the surface of planes

Linear member that possess the necessary material strength can perform structural functions . The following are examples of linear elements except for one?

Palma hall

One of the UP campus building that is asymmetrical structure inspired by international style with Filipino design, it is one of the first building in UP that was name after their past president and considered to be the heart of UP.

Pablo S. Antonio

One of the pioneers of Modern Philippine Architecture and also hailed as a National Artist of the Philippines in Architecture in year 1976. (Full name)

Robbie House

One of the works and designed by Frank Lloyd Wright wherein the low sloping roof planes and broad overhangs are the same characteristics of the Prairie School of Architecture.

Mass

Refers to size or physical bulk of building and can be understood as the actual size or size relative to context.

Juan De Jesus Nakpil

The Father of Philippine Architecture and he is also known to be the Dean of Filipino Architects wherein he designed a stand -alone art deco cinema house which is located in M.H del Pilar st. in the Ermita district of Manila in year 1935. He was also the first architect to be hailed as a National Artist. ( Full Name)

Ildenfonso P. Santos Jr.

The Father of Philippine Landscape Architecture. (Full Name)

Mercedes Raffiñan

The Filipino Female Architect, to graduate in architectural and engineering course and first female to passed the board exam. She also earned the distinction as the first woman architect in history of Philippine Architecture and rest of Southeast Asia.

Santiago Calatrava

The Oculus building symbolizes the light that continues to shine through after the darkness of the tragedy, the opening allows the light to fill massive spaces as a memorial to the attacks on the twin tower . Who is the Architect of the said structure?.

Juan M. Arellano

The architect in no. 28, who is also a painter and the 5th President of PIA. (Full name)

William Cosculluella

The architect of no. 23, who is also an awardee recipient of architecture "Diwa ng Lahi at Patnubay ng mga Sining at Kalinangan sa Araw ng Manila" in 1997 and he also receive the President Gold awards.

Gabriel Formoso

The architect of the Asian Institute Management, this campus is consist of fully airconditioned rooms that houses the academic administrative and dormitory facilities. He also received an award for " Public Cultural Heritage" in year 1973 and he is the most popular residential architect in Makati Villages between 1950's to 70's.

Hue

The basic and pure color; The Attribute of color is by the virtue of which it is discernible

SM City North Edsa

The building has a total floor area of 120,000 sqm. It is one of the largest mall in the Philippines and 3rd largest in world.

Unity

The culmination of all the previously mentioned elements of design.

Central axis

The easiest and simplest kind of balance is the purely symmetrical type in which the elements are arranged in precisely the same manner on either side of a axis or line

Cresenciano de Castro

The first Nuclear Research Laboratory in the Philippines, the buildings are design in an arc-shaped nuclear laboratory building,who is the architect of it?

Otillio Arellano

The first post war architect in his own homeland and inspired by the Filipino symbols, he designed the "Palacio Del Governador".

Francisco Bobby Manosa

The forerunner in the art of Philippine Neo-vernacular architecture,he believes that the true Philippine architecture must be "true to itself, its land and its people."

Great Pyramid of Giza

The material used for its construction is consists of blocks, limestones, granites and mortar made of mud and haystacks. This structure is located at the dessert of Egypt and one of the largest Egyptian pyramid.

Ken

The modular grid of japanese that is use as a way of their own proportioning.

a. Victorian house b. French House c. Contemporary House d. Modern House

The most functional type of house and one of comfort wherein it takes a full advantage of sunlight and air

a. Greek house b. Roman house c. Gothic house d. Victorian House

The plans are complicated and has various shapes, sizes, disorganized and unrelated to human needs

Rhythm

The principle of design that refers to a regular repetition of elements of art to produce the look and feel of movement.

Taj Maha

The structure has a perfect symmetrical planned building with an emphasis of bilateral symmetry along a central axis on which the main features are placed. This was build by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory for his beloved wife.

Color Psychology

The study of hues as it affects human behavior & how it changes the perception of man to the things that surrounds him

Delight, Strength & Commodity

The three principles of architecture that was given by an ancient Roman architect and critic Vitruvius, what are these three principles of architecture?

Strength, Beauty & Function

The three principles of architecture that was given by an ancient Roman architect and critic Vitruvius, what are these three principles of architecture?

Stimuli-action

This are the forces in which it is the desire or impulses that needs to be satisfied.

Point

This element of architecture marks a position in space. It has no length, width, or depth and therefore it is static, centralized and directionless

Louis Khan

This famous dictum, "Even a room which must be dark needs at least a crack of light to know how dark it is." belongs to

Lucio Costa

This famous dictum, "I am neither a capitalist nor a socialist, I am not a religious or an atheist" belongs to.

Theory

This is an ideal or hypothetical set of facts, principles or circumstances of a body of fact on science and art.

Legislative Building

This is the best example of a Neo-classical Architecture in Philippines. This was originally designed by American Archt. Ralph Harrington and Filipino Archt. Antonio Toledo to be a future National Library.

Guggenheim Museum

This is the most important building of Wright's late career. A monument to modernism, the unique architecture of the space, with its spiral ramp riding to a domed skylight, continues to thrill visitors and provide a unique forum for the presentation of contemporary art.

Guggenheim Musuem

This is the most important building of Wright's late career. A monument to modernism, the unique architecture of the space, with its spiral ramp riding to a domed skylight, continues to thrill visitors and provide a unique forum for the presentation of contemporary art.

Shades

This refer to a value wherein you add a dark value hue to a color.

Orientation

This refers to a position relative to the ground plane

Shape

This refers to the characteristics outline of a plane figure or the surface configuration.

Desire for Self-Expression

This urges a man to assert himself as an individual, to do his own things .

MIT

This was the first school to pioneer architectural course in Philippines that was established in year 1925 by Tomas Mapua after his return in US. This school originally offers night school for working students and offered courses leading to degrees in architecture and engineering.

Gothic Church

This was use nit only as a place for worship but also a center of education for the mass of people who could not read and write.

Alvar Aalto

To whom does this philosophy belongs to, "Where the architect task is to restore a correct order of values... it is still the architect duty to attempt to humanize age of machines. But this should not be done without regard for form".

Formal balance

Type of balance which approach absolute symmetry but which lacks some of essentials of this kind composition

Accented Rhythm

Type of rhythm in which the opening or details are arranged in such a manner that some are more important than others, then the eye grasps the significance of this relationship and pauses longer in contemplating the larger elements.

Vitruvian Triad

What architectural theory has become a part of our modern culture in architecture that is respected and still applied in modern design?

Color and Illumination

What are the most important of visual element to consider in an institutional building

architecture

What is the art and science or profession of planning, designing and constructing building in their totality taking into account their environment, in accordance with the principles of utility, strength and beauty?

Greek-Architekton

Where does the word "Architecture" originated from which means "Great-Builder"?

Tropical Climate

Which climate that needs a small window in order to minimize the large amount of light and glare coming inside the house?

Villa Savoye

Which of the following structure illustrates the way architecture must embodies the harmonious integration of interacting and inter-related parts into a complex & unified whole?

Andrea Palladio

Who designed the Basilica Palladain which is a two-story loggia in 1545 and was designed to wrap around an existing medieval structure?

Cesar Concio

Who is the architect in no. 26, who also designed the Insular Lite Building?.

Antoni Gaudi

Who is the architect of the famous La Sagrada Famalia wherein he designed three iconic facades for the basilica, the Glory, Nativity, and Passion facades, facing south, east, and west, respectively?

Frank Lloyd Wright

Who quoted "Architecture is the mastery, correct and the magnificent play of masses brought together in light"?