Final Exam Review 1301
44. Architecture can mean a system of ____________________. a. Codes b. Contradiction c. Representation d. Retention e. Classification
c. Representation
37. The dutch and german origin of the word "Landscape" referred to: a. A unit of human occupation b. An auxiliary setting for the familiar motifs of classical myth and sacred scripture in a pastoral idyll c. Terrain d. National pride
a. A unit of human occupation
24. According to Understanding Architecture, the most fundamental and subtle task of architecture is the function of _________? a. Dwelling b. Procreation c. Confrontation d. Sleep e. Serenity
a. Dwelling
43. Who said, "Architecture proceeds from the unmeasurable, to the measurable, and then returns to the unmeasurable."? a. Louis Kahn b. Vitruvius c. Frank Lloyd Wright d. Le Corbusier e. Robert Campbell
a. Louis Kahn
27. According to Understanding Architecture, the materials of the Barcelona Pavilion by Mies Vahn dar Rohe, confer with which pair of qualities? a. Luxury and preciousness b. Crudeness and informality c. Somberness and archetypal d. Domesticity and treadwear e. Cheap and expedient
a. Luxury and preciousness
33. Le Corbusier also named the Villa Savoye "Les Heures Claires," which literally means a. The clear hours b. The heuristic hours c. The healthy soul d. All hours golden
a. The clear hours
47. How many megacities existed in 1950? a. Two b. Four c. Six d. Eight
a. Two
48. What is the minimum population of a Megacity? a. 1 million b. 10 million c. 100 million d. 1 billion
b. 10 million
38. The english and Italian origin of the word "Landscape" referred to: a. A unit of human occupation b. An auxiliary setting for the familiar motifs of classical myth and sacred scripture in a pastoral idyll c. Terrain d. National pride
b. An auxiliary setting for the familiar motifs of classical myth and sacred scripture in a pastoral idyll
47. Select one essential term that is used to comprehend a building, only one response is correct. a. Health b. Mode c. Order d. Frank Gehry e. Temple
b. Mode
46. Select one of the following to fill in the blank. Abstraction is a process that makes any interpretation___________? a. More weird b. More clear c. Less clear d. More controversial
b. More clear
46. Select one word that completes the following quotation. "The parti is the ____________ kernel of a building." a. Artistic b. Organization c. Expressive d. Structural e. Idiosyncratic
b. Organization
45. Which proportional strategy did modern architecture uniquely,and predominantly adopt? a. Hidden lines b. Regulating line c. The golden section d. The golden mean
b. Regulating line
25. A simple and elementary volume of space is commonly known as a ________? a. Street b. Room c. Dungeon d. Place e. Plaza
b. Room
23. According to Understanding architecture, all great art evokes an experience of__________? a. Happiness b. Silence c. Chaos d. Puzzlement e. Anxiety
b. Silence
29. According to Understanding architecture, at the worst elemental level, "architecture" is the art of articulating expressive_________? a. Materials b. Space c. Structures d. Modes e. Decoration
b. Space
34. Which definition of architecture is the following? "All construction is architecture, every building means something to someone." a. The academic response b. The inclusive assessment c. The historical appraisal d. The emotionally resonant answer e. The professionally reductive answer
b. The inclusive assessment
34. Le Corbusier metaphorically intended "Les Heures Claires" to mean a. The relaxing hours b. The sunlit hours c. All hours golden d. All heuristics ordered
b. The sunlit hours
31. The literal translation of Le Corbusier's treatise "Vers un architecture" means a. Towards a new architecture b. Towards one architecture c. Towards an architecture d. Towards a united nations architecture
b. Towards one architecture
50. Which of the following is an Italian Garden? a. Versailles b. Villa Lante c. Vaux Le Vicomte d. Stourhead e. Sceaux
b. Villa Lante
41. Who said,"Architecture is 1. Unitas, 2. Frimitas,3. Ventustas," ? a. Louis Kahn b. Vitruvius c. Frank Lloyd Wright d. Le Corbusier e. Robert Campbell
b. Vitruvius
31. Which description of the Villa Savoye was used by the its architect? a. a machine for viewing b. a light trap c. an organic architecture d. a habitual machine e. a thought trap
b. a light trap
38. Architecture is the ______________ of who we are as individuals and who we are as a society. a. intellectual personification b. physical embodiment c. Representation d. Emblem e. symbol
b. physical embodiment
44. Which proportion is a golden section? a. 1.0 to 1.212 b. 1.0 to 1.414 c. 1.0 to 1.617 d. 1.0 to 1.814
c. 1.0 to 1.617
49. In what year did the world's population transition from rural to urban? a. 1910 b. 1960 c. 2010 d. It hasn't happened yet
c. 2010
39. What is the following statement describing? a. A state of mind produces by nature b. The science of architecture c. A definition for landscape d. A quote by Le Corbusier
c. A definition for landscape
32. Which of the following was one of the references Le Corbusier used to describe the Villa Savoye? a. A space trap b. A lace trap c. A light trap d. A white trap
c. A light trap
36. Which element accomplishes the main vertical sequence through the Villa Savoye? a. An elevator b. An escalator c. A ramp d. A stair
c. A ramp
26. According to Understanding Architecture, which of the following best experiences the view of "an intense and focused architectural experience?" a. Desert b. Two interesting roads c. A room d. A hypostyle e. An oculus
c. A room
42. Which classical order is typically associated with greek temples? a. Ionic b. Composite c. Doric d. Corinthian
c. Doric
39. Who said "Architecture s the frame of life. It is the nature of everything that is. The universe has a plan. Everything has a plan."? a. Louis Kahn b. Vitruvius c. Frank Lloyd Wright d. Le Corbusier e. Robert Campbell
c. Frank Lloyd Wright
35. In what town is the Villa Savoye located? a. Marseilles, France b. Lyons, France c. Poissy, France d. Paris, France
c. Poissy, France
28. According to Understanding Architecture ___________ is the most fundamental concept of all architecture. a. Originality b. Creativity c. Space d. Construction e. Profitability
c. Space
32. What Is the constituent medium of architecture? a. Surface b. Order c. Space d. Form e. Expression
c. Space
50. Complete the following statement. Today the GDP of megacities often exceeds... a. The US Federal reserve Bank b. The Dow Jones Industrial Average c. The GDP of entire countries d. The GDP of Amazon.com
c. The GDP of entire countries
36. Which definition of architecture is the following? "Architecture are the buildings that a culture deems significant." a. The academic response b. The inclusive assessment c. The historical appraisal d. The emotionally resonant answer e. The professionally reductive answer
c. The historical appraisal
21. Complete the following statement from the Introduction. "Great architectural works sharpen our senses, open our perceptions and make us,_____________" a. generous human beings b. commune with the firmament c. receptive to the realities of the world d. susceptible to deception e. wealthy, healthy, and wise
c. receptive to the realities of the world
22. The textbook advances a viewpoint which is consistent with the American philosopher John Dewey- that architecture principally shapes us through ________ ? a. Abstraction b. Representation c. Understanding d. Experience e. Aesthetics
d. Experience
48. In the lecture "Why Architecture Matters" and according to the roman architect Vitruvius, what architectural quality is the most important? a. Touch b. Space c. Welfare d. Health e. Slant
d. Health
37. Architecture is a body of __________ with its own lore. a. Thought b. Accomplishment c. Work d. Knowledge e. Experiments
d. Knowledge
42. Who said, "Architecture is the masterly correct, and magnificent interplay of volumes brought together in light."? a. Louis Kahn b. Vitruvius c. Frank Lloyd Wright d. Le Corbusier e. Robert Campbell
d. Le Corbusier
40. The constituent medium of architecture is a. Proportion b. Construction c. Surface d. Space
d. Space
49. Which of the following is an English Garden? a. The Miller Garden b. Prospect Park c. Central Park, NYC d. Stourhead e. Yosemite
d. Stourhead
35. Which definition of architecture os the following? "Architecture, unlike building, stirs human emotions." a. The academic response b. The inclusive assessment c. The historical appraisal d. The emotionally resonant answer e. The professionally reductive answer
d. The emotionally resonant answer
41. A place arises when humanity assigns________ to one part of a larger territory. a. color b. everything c. nothing d. meaning
d. meaning
30. What is the precise translation for the French phrase, "vers un architecture?" a. truth in architecture b. behold it's architecture c. towards a new architecture d. towards one architecture e. meaning in architecture
d. towards one architecture
43. From the ground up, what is the sequence of the classical orders on the facade of the Roman Colosseum? Answer: doric, ionic, corinthian, composite
d.i.c.c.
40. Who said, "Architecture is the unavoidable art." ? a. Louis Kahn b. Vitruvius c. Frank Lloyd Wright d. Le Corbusier e. Robert Campbell
e. Robert Campbell
33. Which definition of architecture is the following? "Architecture is by architects, the product of what they do. " a. The academic response b. The inclusive assessment c. The historical appraisal d. The emotionally resonant answer e. The professionally reductive answer
e. The professionally reductive answer
45. Architecture can also mean ______________________. a. the shock of the new b. a historical theory c. a technique of memory d. the art of repetition e. the art of building
e. the art of building