ARCH 1110 | Final Exam Study Guide

LECTURE 06: (ARCHITECTURE & GLOBALIZATION) If you want to understand the post-cold war world, what is the "one big thing" you should focus on that influences almost everything today:

a. Economic disparity [ b. Globalization ] c. Political tribalism d. Aesthetic elitism

Whose manifesto argued for a rational mathematically based architecture and town planning?:

[ a. Le Corbusier ] b. Frank Lloyd Wright c. Robert Venturi d. Adolf Loos e. Rem Koolhas

LECTURE 04 (ART & SCIENCE) According to Eder, "Art":

[ a. Allows free expression with intent to appeal to the aesthetic senses with the resulting work. ] b. Allows an avenue of intellectual access to our emotions and feelings. c. Is only concerned with aesthetics and Beauty. d. Is the only means in which to be creative and intuitive because science exclusively deals with rational knowledge.

According to Rachel Brown's Lecture, to be considered an "Architect" legally (and to refer to yourself as an architect) in the United States, what credentials must one have?:

[ a. An individual must have qualified for, taken, and passed the architectural registration exam (ARE) and their architectural license is current. ] b. An individual must have at least 10 years of experience under a registered architect and a degree from a U.S. accredited architecture program. c. Have worked under a licensed architect for at least 15 years and documentation proving that they have worked on several building types ranging from residential to high rise commercial. d. The title "architect" has no legal standing in the United States, it is a similar to other titles such as CEO (Chief Executive Officer) or CCO (Chief Creative Officer).

According to Cronin, making a "home" entails:

[ a. Calling a place home inevitably means that we will use the nature we find in it, for there can be no escape from manipulating and working and even killing some parts of nature to make our home. ] b. escape from manipulating and working and even killing some parts of nature to make our home. 2. Calling a place home inevitably means that we have to clear all existing wilderness and insert a new "Nature" more conducive to human habitation. c. Calling a place a truly authentic home means that we leave it as untouched as possible, free from any traces of human activity. d. None of the above

In the video "People will "learn to love" architecture created using technology", Marius Myking, (Snøhetta) eludes to the fact that:

[ a. Change is a fundamentally an unpleasant experience so designers must put in their mindset to also focus on creating "meaning" for people through "stories" or "narratives" that place these changes in a context allowing individuals to process, understand, and accept them. ] b. Though change is an unpleasant experience for most people it is not the responsibility of the designer to help them understand the meaning behind these changes. Technological change is inevitable and people must learn to accept it. c. Though technological change is difficult at times, the positive nature of these changes far out-weigh the negative consequences. To navigate these changes, people need to focus on the positive aspects of technological change and not the negative. d. None of the above

What type of culture features both top-down and bottom-up approaches to the creation and distribution of media content, as coined by media scholar Henry Jenkins?

[ a. Convergence culture ] b. Internet culture c. Online culture d. Confluence culture

Which statement is true regarding architecture and its relationship to Health & Well-Being?

[ a. Creating an environment that deliberately eschews architectural features conducive to creating a complexity of detail that elicits interest and attachment may, therefore, have negative consequences for physiology, mental-health and sense of well-being. ] b. Since Man is a "rational animal", simplified geometry, easily sanitized materiality, and straight clearly defined circulation paths are most conducive to mental health because they promote a psychological "calm" in ones' mind. c. Architecture should promote a sense of security by separating its users from the dangers involved and uncleaniness of the natural environment. d. All of the above e. None of the above

LECTURE 01 (THE IMPORTANCE OF CRITICAL THOUGHT) In Russell's assertion of the importance of Philosophy's aim of achieving "detachment", Which statement is most correct:

[ a. Impersonal aims to try to understand as much of the world as possible, to create beauty, or to add to human happiness--do not seem laughable, since they are the best that we can do. ] b. Objective detachment is the basis of all opinion c. Art and religion should be ignored because unlike science they are not based on any kind of rational thought d. Being intentionally "grounded" and narrowly focused on one's time and place is the best that we can hope for in understanding our existence.

Amanda Sturgeon cites an amazing fact from a study surrounding the necessity of our connection to Nature and natural elements within the built environment. Which statement BEST describes a particular attribute that she describes:

[ a. In Portland, a study found that crime decreased at a rate proportional to tree growth and the size of the tree canopy. ] b. If vegetation is removed, sight lines become clearer and crime goes down because the criminals are more easily seen. c. Buildings with less windows and very little natural daylight actually increases our feeling of well-being because it is more conducive to a feeling of security. d. None of the above.

LECTURE 02 (THE ESSENCE OF ARCHITECTURE) Where does the term "architect" originate?

[ a. It is drived from the Greek words signifying Builder (Archi meaning "Chief" and Tecton meaning "builder") ] b. It emerged in the early twentieth century in the United States when the legal concept of architectural licensing was being formulated. c. In attempting to denote the discipline from engineering, the title Architect was created. d. Its origins are unknown.

What has been a directly related "positive" outcome of the "myth of the vanishing frontier" that serves as the foundation of American Culture's unnatural relationship to the concept of wilderness:

[ a. It is no accident that the movement to set aside national parks and wilderness areas began to gain real momentum at precisely the time that laments about the passing frontier reached their peak. To protect wilderness was in a very real sense to protect the nation's most sacred myth of origin. ] b. It was no accident that many of our greatest "urban" parks were conceived and constructed to appease our need to have a connection to the image of our western frontier. c. Is that the "wilderness experience" is so often conceived as a form of recreation best enjoyed by those whose class privileges give them the time and re- sources to leave their jobs behind and "get away from it all". d. None of the above.

LECTURE 06 (ARCHITECTURE & GLOBALIZATION) From the Danny Quah Video: which statement correctly describes China's real impact on our views concerning globalization:

[ a. It is uncomfortable that China can grow so quickly and become so powerful despite its authoritarian one-party system. This challenges deeply held beliefs in the West about the ascendency of democratic principles, which had seemed so decisively validated by the collapse of communism elsewhere in the world. ] b. The United States has a large and unsustainable trade gap with China that must be narrowed or both countries will be damaged economically. c. Intellectual property rights are not honored in China because such notions are purely capitalist economic fairy tales and have no bearing on real world economic issues. d. Illustrates the problematic issues of creating a Trans-World conceptualization of global space that unnaturally compresses time and space. This allows authoritarian governments an unfair advantage in a marketplace dictated by democratic ideals.

INTRODUCTION LECTURE "Expression" in Art is:

[ a. Part of the realization of the inner life, the making intelligible what is otherwise ineffable and confused. ] b. An activity whose goal can be defined prior to its achievement c. Can be described in terms of end and means. d. None of the above

Which statement below describing Technology is NOT correct:

[ a. Technology can be considered defensive in that it seeks only to guard against the immediate hardships placed upon humans and to manifest something specific that may not have existed previously. ] b. Technology distorts core elements such as natural laws or entire ecological systems regardless of the long-term consequences and is therefore inherently offensive in posture. c. Technology neither wishes nor allows a disclosure to take place. d. Technology manifests as a detached, inflexible, and instrumental rationality seeking to permanently impose its desire.

Larry Speck's overall assertion in his lecture is:

[ a. That creative innovation often emerges from constraints which should be seen as opportunities, not obstacles. ] b. Innovation occurs only when there are plenty of natural resources to support the experimentation necessary to bring transformational changes about. c. If the Japanese had been better at forest management earlier in their history then Edo (modern day Tokyo) could have been rebuilt in the traditional manner. d. All of the above. e. None of the above

According to George Hoover's lecture: "Architecture has the power to enact ideas or positions regarding physical or philosophical or moral limits, regarding ethical and political issues. Architecture need not be neutral about the things that matter in our lives".

[ a. True ] b. False

INTRODUCTION LECTURE According to Scruton: "Buildings constitute important features of their own environment, as their environment is an important feature of them; they cannot be reproduced at will without absurd and disastrous consequences."

[ a. True ] b. False

INTRODUCTION LECTURE The concept of "Zietgeist" or spirit of the times falls short of defining the essence of architecture because it relies on "Historicism" This framework has no real method whereby to associate the works of a given period with its ruling spirit. All it can do is to reflect on their association after the event and try to derive, from a critical understanding of individual buildings, a suitable formula with which to summarize their worth.

[ a. True ] b. False

In her talk, "Why place and well-being are at the new frontier of medicine" Dr. Esther Sternberg proposes that generally, place can support activities that produce a similar stress response to dopamines which can assist in the healing process.

[ a. True ] b. False

Working with less—resources, space, and time—will most likely continue to inform much of the built environment in the future, although the parameters and mechanisms of scarcity that influence creative design innovation have not yet been fully explored.

[ a. True ] b. False

The conceptual diagram mediates what relationship:

[ a. between design concepts and spatial configurations, thus enhancing spatial creativity through conceptual associations. ] b. Between intellectually based research and pragmatically based material constructs c. Between social issues, circulation problems, material choices, and plumbing distribution systems d. Between material choices for masonry and fenestration systems.

Dr. Esther Sternberg gave three reasons (conditions) that lead her to the decision to move from a rigid view of the science behind medicine and healing to study the potential design of the built environment as an important factor to healing. Which reason below does NOT belong:

a. A single patient b. A single experiment [ c. Studies in top-tier medical research journals ] d. Her own illness and healing

LECTURE 05 (ARCHITECTURE & CONTINGENCY) Richard Scherr's contingent theory of architecture as Index holds what promise:

a. Allows contemporary inhabitants the ability to understand the worthiness of traditional or classical architecture. b. Makes an intriguing argument for the worthiness and continuation of the modern project as envisioned by early modernist architects. [ c. Examining architecture as index might disclose information about the process of its formulation, the nature of its construction, or the ways it is to be inhabited. ] d. Points towards theories illustrating how architecture can play a crucial role in social engineering.

Which statement below is NOT part of Venturi's argument against Modernist architecture.

a. Amid simplicity and order rationalism is born, but rationalism proves inadequate in any period of upheaval. b. Then equilibrium must be created out of opposites. c. A feeling for paradox allows seemingly dissimilar things to exist side by side, their very incongruity suggesting a kind of truth." [ d. Thus the whole of the modern age is made up above all of geometry; it directs its dreams towards the joys of geometry. ] e. All of the Above f. None of the Above

In design practice, how should one understand sustainability in a way that gives it true meaning?:

a. As a set of specific design characteristics that can be quantified and operationalized sequentially. [ b. To give it real meaning sustainability should be seen as a normative, complex, contextualized, and contested resource essential in the development of a more reflective understanding of how design practices interact with the environment authentically. ] c. Sustainability really doesn't have an authentic meaning anymore, it is just a word that is used to please the client. d. Use only the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED Version 4 Checklist for your projects.

LECTURE 04 (ART & SCIENCE) In the Architecture-Art & Science lecture, it was asserted that a central goal for the discipline of architecture should be its consideration:

a. As both an art and as a science because art and science have been represented for several generations as being at odds and this opposition has allowed architecture to become more rational, allowing it to better embrace technological advances to the benefit of the discipline. [ b. As both an art and as a science because art and science have been represented for several generations as being at odds. An authentic understanding of them depends on an understanding not of their differences but of their common purpose: to overcome chaos. ] c. As both an art and as a science because art and science have been represented for several generations as being at odds and this representation has relegated the discipline of architecture to the category of "engineering lite" d. That to overcome chaos, architecture must more readily tap into aspects of human creativity only accessible through artistic expression because the scientific aspects of any project are best handled by engineers.

In her talk, "Why place and well-being are at the new frontier of medicine", Dr. Esther Sternberg stresses the importance of incorporating elements of place/environment to reduce stress and cultivate well-being at many scales. Which "scale" did she NOT mention:

a. At all scales b. Scale of building (Hospital design) c. Building design d. Urban design [ e. Product design ]

According to Jana Söderlund & Peter Newman's Article which statement(s) relate to the concept of Biophilia:

a. Biophilia was a term first brought to life by the psychoanalyst Fromm in his exploration of the "Essence of Man", that which defines humanit b. Fromm saw that humans' awareness of their "beingness," their mortality, separates them from nature, instilling a deep anxiety and conflict. c. In the quest to overcome this anxiety two paths can be taken, a regressive path of narcissism, incestuous symbiosis, violence and necrophilia or a progressive path of altruism, freedom, and biophilia. "Biophilia" was defined as a love of life and living processes. d. Biophilia is the "the innate tendency to focus on life and life like processes" e. 1 & 3 f. 2 & 4 [ g. All of the above ] h. None of the above

LECTURE 02 (THE ESSENCE OF ARCHITECTURE) According to Conway and Roenisch in the "understanding architecture" reading, what is the only way to truly understand architecture?:

a. By working in an architect's office: a good internship is the only way to understand what constitutes architecture. b. By examining websites of architecture firms and looking at architectural photographs c. By researching the plans and sections of the great buildings of each major epoch of architecture [ d. "First-hand" experience: getting out and about to look at buildings, both inside and out. ]

In the video "Architecture that is built to heal", Michael Murphy describes how his practice is built around the central question: "What more can architecture do? In leading up to the presentation of this, he went through a series of questions related directly to projects that his firm has undertaken around the world to illustrate various ways that architecture might do "more". Which question WAS NOT part of this presentation:

a. Could a clinic help end the cholera epidemic in Haiti? b. Can a birthing center radically reduce maternal and infant mortality? c. Could an education center protect wildlife? [ d. Could a school teach classical western aesthetics? ] e. How can we use arts, culture, and design to revitalize our rustbelt cities?

LECTURE 06 (ARCHITECTURE & GLOBALIZATION) According to Professor Jenson's text on the global Architect of Alterity, (Introductory excerpt from the Module on Globalization & Architecture) which statement is NOT true:

a. Due to globalization, cultural spaces are now developing with no tangible connection to geographical place. b. The resultant "globalized" architect must become more than just an artful visionary, but also a master of the art of the political nudge willing to act within multiple mediums and at the simultaneous scales of a chaotic new world "disorder". [ c. The territorial logic traditionally used to underpin architecture and envision our built environment is being reinforced in our day to day lives, forcing a more conventional way of conceptualizing space/geography. ] d. Construction techniques, design sensibilities, and cultural identities are being transformed as technology transports us to places that were previously unreachable. e. The potential for what must be considered the legitimate practice of the architect must move from a purely material venue to one more directly engaged in the chaos of the larger economic, political, and social spheres of a globalizing world.

Which statement is TRUE:

a. Epistêmê is the Greek word most often translated as the intent or intention to transform, while technê is translated as either craft or art. [ b. Epistêmê is the Greek word most often translated as knowledge, while technê is translated as either craft or art. ] c. Epistêmê is the Greek word most often translated as either craft or art, while technê is translated as knowledge. d. None of the Above.

INTRODUCTION LECTURE System theory posits:

a. Everything is interconnected and interrelated b. That actions in the present have potential wide-ranging effects on future circumstances c. One should only focus on ones immediately actions and circumstance d. None of the above [ e. 1 & 2 only ] f. 1 & 3 only

LECTURE 06 (ARCCHITECTURE & GLOBALIZATION) In "Why I'm an architect that designs for social impact, not buildings", Liz Ogbu states that when she undertakes a project, she wears "three hats". Which one of the terms below DOES NOT describe one of her "three hats":

a. Expert citizen [ b. Architect ] c. Story Teller d. Translator

The statement:...."a way of presenting or understanding a situation or series of events that reflects and promotes a particular point of view or set of values" describes which term?

a. Form b. Order [ c. Narrative ] d. All of the above e. None of the above

Which architecture firm turned its website into a version of the arcade game Arkanoid in 2016?

a. Gehry Partners b. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill [ c. Bjarke Ingels Group ] d. Zaha Hadid Architects

LECTURE 06 (ARCHITECTURE & GLOBALIZATION) When Questioned about the ethical issues with undertaking a politically loaded project such as CCTV, Rem Koolhas's initial response was:

a. He indicated that China's was becoming a democracy so there was no ethical issue with undertaking a project such as CCTV b. He stated that it would be unlikely that Mies van der Rohe would have had to answer such superfluous questions if he had won the 1933 competition for Hitler's Reichsbank in Berlin. Mies would have envisioned a similarly bright future for Germany because of the imminent economic transformation spurred by the Nazi government. [ c. He suggested that China's system is changing so fast that by the time his building is completed, CCTV will have been privatized and China will have given up repression as a political tool. ] d. The symbology being utilized by the architectural media was purposely and factually false. Its only underlying goal was to defame his illustrious career, of which this project would be the "crown jewel."

LECTURE 02 (THE ESSENCE OF ARCHITECTURE) Which statement below DOES NOT relate to DeGraff's metaphorical description of the contemporary architect (think "man on Bridge" in the film: Paris, Texas)

a. He is "a person who stands motionless while everything around him is in motion; a person who prophesies from a bridge, looking over the people below(whom he keenly refers to as "the masses")" b. He is "a person purporting to possess privileged knowledge, to which everyone around him appears deaf" c. He "is also increasingly a needy person, far removed from the wealth with which he was once associated, and, if economic indicators are anything to go by, soon to be a lone drifter, in search of shelter — of four walls and a roof?" [ d. He assumes "a central position at the pinnacle of wealth and influence, a "chimera" of the wide spread affluence and equality that the architectural endeavour bequeaths to our modern globalized world" ]

LECTURE 04 (ART & SCIENCE) What made Leonardo De Vinci a fairly unique individual amongst his contemporaries?

a. His contemporaries were not truly artists, but either scientists and illustrators. b. He was a "protoscientist", bringing to his investigations of the natural world an extraordinary artistic imagination, which led him to innumerable original discoveries. c. The breadth and range of the subject matter of his investigations as well as his sustained attempts to also discern their overall context and system as an overall scheme [ d. Numbers 2 & 3 above ] e. All of the Above

Which is statement below does NOT describe an effect that the developing science of hygiene had on architecture during the latter half of the 19th century:

a. Hygiene introduced the idea that bodies were inextricably bound up with their environment. b. By monitoring the exchange between the human body and built space, experimental hygiene rendered the inhabitant's relationship to architecture solely in physiological terms.... c. The young science of hygiene focused on the human dwelling in an effort to improve the sanitary conditions of everyday spaces. [ d. The developing science of hygiene proposed a reconnection to Nature by proposing a more organic design sensibility. ]

Which term below in NOT a correct description of the term manifesto?:

a. It is a published declaration of the intentions, motives, or views b. It usually accepts a previously published opinion or public consensus or promotes a new idea with prescriptive notions. c. It often is political or artistic in nature, but may present an individual's life stance. d. Can relate to religious belief which is then generally referred to as a creed [ e. None of the above ] f. All of the above

According to Rachel Brown's Lecture, What was one of the central issues that stemmed from the architects' push for technological innovation for the John Hancock building in Boston that contributed to its total project cost rising from an original estimate of $75 million dollars to $175 million dollars:

a. Large capacity high speed elevators and state of the art fire egress circulation systems that didn't live up to expectation. b. A structural system that caused motion sickness from the building's constant movement due to wind and window glazing system's tint. [ c. The failure of the glazing system's rubber gasket seals causing the glazing panels to dislodge and a structural system that allowed so much movement that inhabitants were encountering motion sickness. ] d. None of the above, the building was just an overly harsh example of modernist architecture that essentially lacked any relationship to the existing historic context.

Which architectural theorist made this statement: "The aesthetics of digitalization, moreover, seem driven less by a polemical belief in the virtues of an abstract representation of a new world, than by the limits of software's replication of surface, color, and texture and its notorious aversion to any ambiguity: the potential openness of the sketch, of the drawn line in all its subtleties, is reduced to thin-line clarity and allover surface pattern."

a. Le Corbusier b. Lebbeus Woods c. Rem Koolhas [ d. Anthony Vidler ] e. Mies van der Rohe

In her talk, "Why place and well-being are at the new frontier of medicine", Dr. Esther Sternberg asserts the following benefits of "better" hospital design, which benefit does NOT belong;

a. Less patient falls b. Less errors by medical staff c. Less hospital place induced infections d. Less pain medication prescribed e. Less nursing turnover f. More staff and patient satisfaction g. All of the above [ h. None of the above ]

LECTURE 06 (ARCHITECTURE & GLOBALIZATION) According to Marc Swackhammer in his lecture "boring architecture", which of the following was NOT presented as a global challenge for architecture:

a. Mass migration b. Sharing economy [ c. "Aesthetic" redevelopment ] d. Affordable housing/disaster relief e. Transportation Smart cities f. Water and energy g. Material scarcity

LECTURE 05 (ARCHITECTURE & CONTINGENCY) In the article by Patrick Lynch, his view of architecture is seen as:

a. One person imposing their views and values on another [ b. The translation of one person's desires into an explicit open field of possibilities. ] c. Having nothing to do with translation or interpretation of desires or values d. Constituted by a design process that is linear and rote, and cannot be described as iterative in any way.

In Architectural diagramming specifically involving building performance, which is NOT considered a central attribute:

a. Operation b. Geometry [ c. Gestalt ] d. Translation

Thus, to understand reason, we must understand the details of our visual system, our motor system, and the general mechanisms of neural binding. According to George Hoover: reason is shaped several aspects of human existence Which of the statements below describes an aspect that is NOT influential in shaping human reason:

a. Reason is shaped crucially by the peculiarities of our human bodies b. Reason is shaped by the remarkable details of the neural structure of our brains [ c. Reason is shaped by a disembodied mind and is a transcendental feature of the universe ] d. Reason is shaped by the specifics of our everyday functioning in the world.

Jana Söderlund & Peter Newman's article presents a list of the socio-psychological benefits of environments whose designs are influenced by the concept of Biophilia. Which term below describes a condition that is NOT considered a benefit of this influence:

a. Reduced stress b. Attention restoration c. Increased well being d. Decreased violence and crime [ e. Slower healing rates in hospitals ] f. Greater altruistic behavior.

According to Michael Wacht, Which attribute below is NOT considered a category of diagrammatic evaluation criteria:

a. Relevant Scale b. Symbolism c. Plasticity d. Behavior [ e. Hierarchy ] f. Cognition g. Transperancy + Legibility

INTRODUCTION LECTURE According to Schrag, where does "praxis" reside?:

a. Resides as an important concept in the legal definition of the architect and their responsibilities. b. It resides in the vision of professional organizations such as the American Institute of Architects (AIA). [ c. Perhaps somehow between the theoretical and the practical as they are generally understood, and particularly as they are understood in modern philosophy ] d. None of the above

According to Wacht, which attribute below is NOT considered a characteristic of an architectural diagram?

a. Simplification b. Hierarchy [ c. Symbolism ] d. Drawing type e. Spatial elements

LECTURE 02 (THE ESSENCE OF ARCHITECTURE) Of the five arguments presented seeking to define architecture, which argument below describes its essence?:

a. Space b. "Zietgiest" /Lebensgefiihl/"Spirit of the Age" c. Function d. Proportion e. Kunstwollen/artistic intention [ f. All of the above ] g. None of the above

What were the TWO broad "headings" (social constructs) that Cronin notes as being instrumental to the transformation of our attitudes towards wilderness:

a. The "praire"/the poetic b. The "profound landscape/the frontier c. The Sublime/The romantic landscape [ d. The sublime/The frontier ]

According to Jana Söderlund & Peter Newman's article which statement relating to the concept of Biophilic architecture is NOT true:

a. The ability of architectural design to influence individuals' physiological and psychological states is an extension of the biophilic connection to nature. b. Expression of this connection through biophilic design in architecture has occurred throughout history, not always consciously, or even acknowledged, conveying a subjectiveness that testifies to its inherent quality in humans. [ c. Encourages a separation and disconnect from the natural world by cultivating a fear of nature (due mostly to waterborne diseases and parasites) and has led to very sterile urban environments. ] d. Nature can be mimicked by using the patterning, forms, materials, symbols and spaces that represent nature and evoke similar responses. e. "Many of the patterns utilized by traditional architects here are archetypal—so deep, so deeply rooted in the nature of things, that it seems likely that they will be a part of human nature, and human action, as much in 500 years as they are today"

LECTURE 04 (ART & SCIENCE) According to Vitruvius:

a. The architect should be knowledgeable in material science, construction techniques, design, culture, and politics. b. He/she should have great knowledge of business, engineering, art, and fortifications. [ c. Should be educated, skillful with the pencil, instructed in geometry, know much history, have followed the philosophers with attention, understand music, have some knowledge of medicine, know the opinions of the jurists, and be acquainted with astronomy and the theory of the heavens. ] d. Should first and foremost seek the favor of a great patron so there is a significant chance that a great many of their proposed projects will be constructed.

LECTURE 06 (ARCHITECTURE & GLOBALIZATION) What were the three waves of globalization mentioned in the Lecture: "Architecture & Globalization"?:

a. The first, focused on the globalization of regional territorialization; the second, encouraged a return to local production; the third influenced the emergence of our current tribal order. [ b. The first, centered on the global expansion of regional trade; the second, the gains and influence of industrialization; the third was the emergence of the architecture of a distinct "new world order". ] c. Globalization is a continuous process, therefore the distinction of "waves" in its structuring is beside the point d. The first, centered on the globalization of regional tribalism; the second, encouraged multiple world wars; the third influenced the emergence of our current global economic structure.

LECTURE 02 (THE ESSENCE OF ARCHITECTURE) In attempting to define an essence of architecture, the critique of how functionalism fails that most closely follows Roger Scruton's argument :

a. The phrase "form follows function" only really worked during Louis Sullivan's time. Things are different now. [ b. The terms of the theory are fundamentally, obscure. What is meant by the term 'function'? Is it referring to the function of the building, or to the function of its parts? ] c. Actually, the "function" of a building is its most architecturally essential element. d. The notion of function has nothing to do with architecture.

INTRODUCTION LECTURE As mentioned in the introduction lecture for the course, Mark Taylor asserts that what challenge is ongoing: (Hint: the structure of the course is based on this notion)

a. To edify our theories in ways that effect the built environment. [ b. To bring theory and practice together in such a way that we can theorize our practices and practice our theories." ] c. To preface the theoretical over the practical d. To move past the theoretical as quickly as possible to get down to the important "details" of the practical.

In the video "People will "learn to love" architecture created using technology", Michael Seum (Ghrohe's vice president of Design) states that architecture and design's role in society is:

a. To embrace traditional mindsets especially when it comes to water and its large-scale usage. b. Not to embrace technology necessarily, but these disciplines should focus squarely on creating innovative products and buildings that are clearly within their respective traditions. [ c. To address large-scale problems in society by embracing technologies that can help solve these issues and transform our ways of envisioning future possibilities. ] d. All of the above e. None of the above

In her talk "Using Biophillic design to heal body, mind, and soul", Amanda Sturgeon asserts that though we cannot escape our instinctive needs for safety and security so these need to be specifically addressed. However, there are also many other patterns of instinctive behaviour that happen when we are immersed in nature that we CANNOT translate to the built environment. For example, the sense of exhilaration we feel when we discover something new or the variation of colors, patterns, to recreate the meditative qualities of interesting light and shadow play—in our words, transformative spaces and textures that simultaneously sooth, calm and heal us.

a. True [ b. False ]

According to Larry Speck, what was brought about by the Meiriki fire in Toyko (named Edo at the time of the fire) in 1657:

a. Upon rebuilding, the Japanese realized they were running out of wood, which had been a plentiful resource for centuries. b. New ways of land use formed. For example, the forests were preserved on the higher slopes and agriculture was relegated to the lower slopes c. A detailed inventory of existing forest was undertaken determining the existing size and types of trees. From this inventory, it was determined what kind of wood could be used for heating/cooking and what could be used for building, etc. d. They started to ration wood in ways that challenged the building conventions at the time. [ e. All of the above. ] f. None of the above

When has a diagram reached its full potential as an informative component of the conceptual design process:

a. When it is Codified/Translative/Interpretative/Constrictive b. When it is Codification/Over simplistic/Constrictive c. When it is Explicative/Constrictive/Generative [ d. When it is Explicative/Translative/Interpretative/Generative ]

LECTURE 01 (THE IMPORTANCE OF CRITICAL THOUGHT) Good Critical thinking skills have which components:

a. a set of information, belief generating & processing skills b. the mere possession of a set of skills c. the acquisition and retention of information alone, d. processing skills & the habit, based on intellectual commitment, of using those skills to guide behavior. e. the mere use of those skills ("as an exercise") without acceptance of their results. [ f. 1 & 4 ] g. 2, 3, & 5

What are the "conceptual levels" that Libeskind's Berlin Museum operates upon?

a. conception, experience, and materiality b. materiality, emblem, and narrative c. material narrative, experience, and visuality [ d. metaphor, experience, allegory ]

According to "book as manifesto", Peter and Alison Smithson's central vision guiding their work was to:

a. emulate and replicate other modernist masters such Mies and Corb. [ b. create an architectural aesthetic that was contemporary to the times, accessible to everyone, and spoke to human needs. ] c. Create an reinterpretation of traditional architectural aesthetics that developed a rigorous argument against Modernist architecture d. None of the above

Which "axis" or "axes" are utilized to organize the circulation narrative within Libeskind's Berlin Museum?

a. exile, holocaust, [ b. exile, holocaust, continuity ] c. continuity, exile, void d. forced immigration, exile e. holocaust

According to Davies, Architecture can be representational by:

a. incorporating other representational arts like painting and sculpture; b. being a representation of another building or of an earlier version of itself; c. utilizing common characteristics of architecture, like regularity and symmetry, as representations of aspects of human experience. [ d. All of the above ] e. None of the above f. 2 & 3 only

LECTURE 06 (ARCHITECTURE & GLOBALIZATION) According to Scherr: If we imagine architecture as a type of index what information might it disclose?

a. information about the process of its formulation b. the nature of its construction c. the ways that it is to be inhabited d. certain characteristics of its physical surroundings based on the building's capacity to establish a focused dialogue with the site. [ e. All of the above ] f. None of the above

According to Rachel Brown's Lecture, Which of the following is NOT controversial when it comes to licensure:

a. stifles innovation b. is overly restrictive [ c. unfairly promotes Health, Safety, and Welfare (HSW) ] d. limits socio-economic and gender diversity e. is not rigorous enough

In George Hoover's lecture he mentioned the philosopher Charles Taylor who defined the term a "horizon of significance" or, a horizon of the major questions about what really matter in our lives. Simply stated These "horizons" constitute the higher-level issues which we ought to address in our lives and in our work. Which one of the statements below was NOT referred to as influential ...or something that matters crucially.

a. the patterns of history, b. the demands of nature, c. the needs of my fellow humans and other sentient beings, [ d. the demands of massing personal wealth and power ] e. the duties of citizenship, f. the call of God,