HOA past board questions (selected from Jan 1990 to Jan 1999)

January 1990
1. in egyptian arch., tomb of pharaohs was the
a. ziggurat
b. mastaba
c. pyramid
2. great pyramid at gizeh was built in the 4th dynasty by
a. rameses I
b. cheops
c. chepren
3. beginner of great hypostyle hall at Karnak and founder of 19th dynasty was
a. rameses I
b. seti I
c. darius
4. mineral of greatest importance to greek arch. of w/c Greece and her domains had ample supplies
a. pozzolana
b. marble
c. clay
5. greek arch. Was essentially
a. arch and vaulted
b. buttressed and domed
c. columnar and trabeated
6. imposing entrance to acropolis and erected by archt. mnesicles
a. propylaea
b. erechtheion
c. Poseidon
7. bldg in acropolis generally considered as being the most nearly perfect bldg ever erected is
a. erechtheion
b. Parthenon
c. porch of the maidens
8. w/ use of concrete made possible by pozzolona,a native natural cement, romans to achieve huge interiors used
a. post and beam
b. arch & vault
c. pendentive
9. which of the order was added by romans to the orders used by the greeks
a. ionic
b. composite
c. Corinthian
10. during macedonian dynasty, favorite type of church plan is
a. greek cross
b. roman cross
c. circular
11. from 5th cen. To the present, character of Byzantine arch. is
a. timber trusses
b. ribbed arches
c. domical roof construction
12. finest and remaining example Of Byzantine arch. is
a. s. Irene, Constantinople
b. s. Sophia, Constantinople c. s. mark. Venice
13. archl character of Romanesque style is
a. sober & dignified
b. grotesque & bizarre
c. flamboyant & decorative
14. Romanesque arch. in italy is distinguished from that of the rest of Europe by the use of ___for facing walls?
a. bricks
b. marble
c. mosaic
15. most impt distinctive char. Of mature Spanish Romanesque arch was the
a. horseshoe arch
b. lancet arch
c. parabolic arch
16. thru gothic centuries, English lancet arch style is closest to the
a. Spanish style
b. French style
c. Italian style
17. splendid example of early gothic is
a. st pauls cathedral
b. Westminster abbey
c. cathedral of notre dame
18. renaissance of 15th cen. In italy had its birth in
a. Venice
b. Florence
c. rome
19. supreme fig. of 2nd phase of stuart period who came under French influence during the late british renaissance is
a. sir Christopher wren
b. inigo jones
c. john webb
20. most impt and fruitful expansion of baroque arch was towards
a. france
b. England
c. Austria
June 1990
1. in egyptian arch., tomb of nobility was the
a. ziggurat
b. mastaba
c. pyramid
2. monumental arch of Egypt is essentially a ____ style
a. buttress & dome
b. arch & vault
c. columnar & trabeated
3. king zosers archt. who was revered and deified in the 26th dynasty
a. imhotep
b. senad
c. seneferm
4. in Mesopotamian arch., religion called for temples made of sun dried bricks is
a. megarons
b. thakamus
c. ziggurats
5. citizens who lived for the state, its concern, welfare, bldgs, and sculpture absorbing their energies and lives were
a. Egyptians
b. greeks
c. Mesopotamians
6. who undertook most remarkable bldg campaign in history to make Athens the cultural & artistic leader of Greece
a. perseus
b. lysicartes
c. pericles
7. archt. Of temple of apollo epicurius
a. ictinus
b. callicrates
c. callimachus

8. temple whose most remarkable feature is use of all 3 greek orders, Doric outside, ionic & Corinthian within is
a. artemus
b. Parthenon
c. Apollo epicurius
9. atrium type of house, characteristic of roman times is believed to have originated w/ the
a. Etruscans
b. aegeans
c. Corsicans
10. temple w/ circular plan supporting a dome of abt 140 ft in diam. & described by Thomas Jefferson as model of
spherical arch is
a. st peter basilica
b. s. Sophia
c. pantheon
11. colosseum, rome was commenced by vespacian and completed by
a. domitian
b. titus
c. Trajan
12. character of early christian arch is determined by the novel devt of
a. stone vaults
b. timber trusses
c. arched vaults
13. emperor of Byzantine empire who codified roman laws and responsible for rebuilding of s. Sophia was
a. Diocletian
b. Theodosius
c. Justinian
14. one of worlds supreme masterpieces of Romanesque arch w/c was the 1st bldg in Europe to have ribbed vaults
a. Winchester cathedral
b. Norwich cathedral
c. durham cathedral
15. greatest patron of Romanesque arch is
a. Christian church
b. private business
c. civil govt
16. Romanesque was the great age of the monasteries in
a. italy
b. spain
c. England
17. oldest French gothic cathedrals which was begun by bishop maurice de sully, plan of w/c is on a bent axial line
a. notre dame
b. charters cathedral
c. reims cathedral
18. thru gothic centuries the English style that is closest to French style is
a. flamboyant
b. decorated
c. lancet
19. hall churches are a special characteristic of
a. german gothic
b. Spanish gothic
c. Italian gothic
20. largest medieval cathedral in Europe, w/ exception of s. peter's rome. The largest church in the world is
a. Westminster abbey
b. Seville cathedral
c. notre dame
January 1994
1. area reserved for entertaining guests in bahay kubo is the
a. dulang
b. caida
c. sala
d. Bulwagan
2. decorative clerestory found above the windows of a bahay na bato is
a. colado
b. ventanilla
c. Gilir
d. Rakuh
3. traditional maranaw house for the ordinary members of the community is the
a. walay
b. lamin
c. torogan
d. Dama
4. the ifugao house (southern strain) is known as
a. fayu
b. bale
c. Chalanan
d. Batalag
5. egyptian architecture was principally designed for
a. external adoration
b. light and color
c. internal effect
d. shade & shadow
6. the shaft of the greek order terminates in the
a. trachelion
b. hypotrachelion
c. abacus
d. echinus
7. roman rectangular temples stood on a
a. crepidoma
b. stylobate
c. podium
d. pedestal
8. the plan for the colosseum, rome, is shaped in the form of a
a. circle
b. half-circle
c. ellipse
d. trapezoid
9. church plan of early christian churches is a
a. basilica
b. latin cross
c. greek cross
d. calvary cross
10. upper portion of a pinnacle, bench-end, or other archl feature is
a. crocket
b. finial
c. turret
d. spire
11. Moorish influence of muslim features such as horseshoe ach, pierced stone tracery and excessive ornament in
Spanish gothic was due to
a. climate
b. geography
c. bldg materials
d. religion
12. important feature of palaces in Venice during the early renaissance period is the
a. open court
b. balcony
c. azotea
d. faade
13. an ornate archl style w/c developed during the latter part of the renaissance period is called
a. baroque
b. Byzantine
c. Romanesque
d. Gothic
14. devt of dome to cover polygonal & square plans for churches, tombs and baptisteries is the character of arch. of
a. gothic
b. early Christian
c. Byzantine
d. Romanesque

15. during the late british renaissance, the dominating personality who became an ardent disciple of the Italian
renaissance style was
a. sir Christopher wren
b. john webb
c. inigo jones
d. steven vennecool
16. 3rd president of the U.S.A. who designed state capitol in Richmond, Virginia, which may be regarded as the 1st
truly neo-classical monument in the U.S.A. was
a. george Washington
b. Thomas Jefferson
c. john adams
d. james Madison
17. architect / city planner who authored the ekistics - the science of human settlements
a. gropius
b. doxiadis
c. Niemeyer
d. chambers
18. architect who advocated the organic arch. and envisioned the broadacre city for the future was
a. eero saarinen
b. Wallace Harrison
c. Richard neutra
d. frank Lloyd wright
19. architect who designed and advocated the geodesic dome for cities of tomorrow was
a. mies van der rohe
b. Le corbusier
c. Buckminster fuller d. Louis kahn
20. form follows function is the dictum generally accredited to
a. marcel breuer
b. mies van der rohe
c. Frank lloyd wright d. louis Sullivan
June 1995
1. what study of arch do we learn the possible origins of arch.,its diff forms, and structures w/c are unique to each
civilisation?
a. theory of arch.
b. arch'l design
c. structural design
d. history of arch.
2. written record of mans efforts to build beautifully is _________?
a. pre-historic arch.
b. elements of arch.
c. history of arch.
d. style of arch.
3._____ is a mass of masonry wall built against a wall to resist pressure of an arch or vault?
a. camber
b. canopy
c. cable
d. buttress
4. who is the archt of the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo who played a decisive role in the renewal of Japanese arch.?
a. walter gropius
b. kenzo tange
c. frank Lloyd wright d. le Corbusier
5. American archt. Who introduced modern arch. to the phils.
a. William parsons
b. le Corbusier
c. oscar Niemeyer
d. Daniel burns
6. which of the ff. bldgs. / structures is NOT of Italian Romanesque arch.?
a. pisa cathedral
b. st Michele, pavia
c. winchester cathedrald. monreale cathedral
7. who created the dymaxion house, the first machine for living?
a. Buckminster fuller
b. eero saarinen
c. louis kahn
d. frank Lloyd wright
8. design as if you were a child - famous axiom by
a. renzo piano
b. Michael graves
c. Louis kahn
d. Alvar aalto
9. let the facade be a free composition - famous axiom by
a. pier luigi nervi
b. Philip johnson
c. kenzo tange
d. louis kahn
10. who invented a system of well-high universal applications based on hyperboloids and paraboloids in bldgs?
a. Robert venturi
b. victor gruen
c. Philip Johnson
d. antoni gaudi
June 1996
1. between pyramid and ziggurat, which is TRUE?
a. pyramids are square, ziggurat are hexagonal in plan
b. pyramids have sloping faces, ziggurat have diminishing faces
c. four faces of ziggurats point to cardinal points
d. both used stone as bldg material
2. accdg to Rodrigo Perez III, due to certain characteristics implying richness, profusion of ornament and structure,
delightfully grotesque, theatreticality, extravagance, & passion, filipino arch. In the past may be summed up in one
style. What is this?
a. baroque
b. moorish
c. neo-hispanic
d. greco-roman
3. in greek arch, the wrestling school interchangeably used as gymnasium or various kinds of physical exercises?
a. propylae
b. agora
c. palastra
d. Bouleterion
4. what impt event changed arch. To what is termed as modern
a. renaissance
b. discovery of concrete
c. metallurgy
d. industrial revolution
5. who is the architect of the asian institute of technology in bangkok?
a. juan arellano
b. graciano mariano
c. leandro locsin
d. federico ilustre
6. form is what, design is how - famous axiom by
a. louis kahn
b. michael graves
c. paul rudolph
d. philip johnson
7. what invention brought about modern high rise bldgs?
a. elevator
b. curtain wall
c. steel beam
d. thin shell construction
8. who invented a system of well-high universal application based on hyperboloids and paraboloids in bldgs?
a. adolf loos
b. peter behrens
c. philip johnson
d. antoni gaudi

9. archt. Of istana nurul iman (palace of sultan of Brunei)?

a. pier luigi nervi
b. felipe Mendoza
c. Leandro locsin
10. to whom is the famous palladian motif attributed as a contribution to arch.?
a. pietro lombardo
b. Jacopo palladus
c. Raphael palladio
11. who is the architect who introduced ferro-cement construction
a. pier luigi nervi
b. Norman foster
c. Louis kahn
12. architect of the US pavilion in the 1967 montreal exposition
a. minoru yamasaki
b. i.m. Pei
c. Buckminster fuller
13. ornament is a crime and all ornamentation must be rejected - famous philosophy by
a. philip johnson
b. Le corbusier
c. Adolf loos
14. in greek doric order, identify the ABACUS
a. 17
b. 16
c. 15
15. in greek doric order, identify the ANNULETS
a. 17
b. 20
c. 18
16. in greek doric order, identify the SHAFT
a. 6
b. 9
c. 8
17. in greek doric order, identify the REGULA
a. 17
b. 14
c. 16
18. in greek doric order, identify the ARCHITRAVE
a. 5
b. 4
c. 6

d. Louis kahn
d. Andrea palladio
d. Peter behrens
d. Edward durell stone
d. Antoni gaudi
d. 18
d. 19
d. 7
d. 15
d. 7

January 1997
1. toranas or gateways are characteristic of _____ arch?
a. Japanese
b. Indian
c. Filipino
d. Chinese
2. from _______ style of arch. Were Chinese pagodas derived?
a. muslim
b. Indian
c. Japanese
d. European
3. what do you call the enclosed space at the top of a ziggurat in mesopotamia
a. god's house
b. observatory
c. priest's house
d. altar
4. what is the difference between chinese and japanese pagodas?
a. chinese pagodas are polygonal, japanese square
b. chinese pagodas are mostly 5 storeyed, japanese 3 to 15
c. japanese pagoda plans are polygonal, chinese square
d. japanese pagodas are mostly 4 storeyed, chinese are 3 to 7
5. which historic style of arch. First introduced the clerestory?
a. Egyptian
b. greek
c. roman
d. west Asiatic
6. ______is the colonnaded bldg used around public places and as shelters at religious shrines in greek arch?
a. propylae
b. stoa
c. pestle
d. agora
7. medieval arch., w/c is characterized by the pointed style, was prevalent in west Europe from 13th to 15th cen.
a. Romanesque
b. arabesque
c. Doric
d. Gothic
8. buddhist arch. Shown in rock-cut temples w/ lavishly carved interiors is a characteristic feature of ______style?
a. Japanese
b. Filipino
c. Indian
d. Chinese
9. egyptian pyramid and babylonian ziggurat have some arch'l similarities and differences. Which is TRUE?
a. four angles of pyramid face cardinal points b. Four sides of ziggurat face cardinal points
c. both are square in plan
d. Ziggurats used stone, pyramid used sundried bricks
10. who is considered the traditional modernist architect?
a. philip johnson
b. Louis sullivan
c. Le corbusier
d. Marcel breuer
11. who is the archt. Of central bank of the phils. In Harrison?
a. ruperto gaite
b. Gabriel formoso
c. Crecenciano de castro
d. Felipe mendoza
12. who is the archt. Of the Col. of Engg and Col. of liberal arts at the Univ. of the Phils?
a. victor tiotuyco
b. Gabriel formoso
c. Aurelio juguilon
d. Cesar h. Concio
13. what is the first project of michael graves designed in the phils.?
a. world health organization bldg
b. Phil. Trade center
c. World trade organization bldg
d. World trade exchange bldg
14. let the facade be a free composition - famous axiom by
a. louis kahn
b. Pier luigi nervi
c. Kenzo tange
d. Walter gropius
15. what is the first planned park in the U.S.?
a. golden gate park, SF
b. Central park, NYC c. Yosemite park, CA d. Washington park, CHI
16. in greek doric order, identify the TRACHELIUM
a. 19
b. 18
c. 20
d. 21

17. in greek doric order, identify the CORNICE

a. 4
b. 5
18. in greek doric order, identify the GUTTAE
a. 21
b. 20

c. 3

d. 2

c. 2

d. 19

January 1998
1. what do you call the gateway w/c is a feature of chinese arch. And erected only by govt permission as memorial
to deceased persons of distinction?
a. pagoda
b. temple
c. gazebo
d. pai lou
2. in modern muslim mosques, which of the ff. is/are to be applied?
a. all listed items
b. pulpit
c. niche
d. minarets
3. which of the ff. Is a contribution of byzantine arch.?
a. use of domes on pendentives
b. use of conical timber roof over domes
c. triumphal arch
d. interior peristyle
4. which of the ff. is a major contribution of early Christian Arch.?
a. column & lintel
b. exterior peristyle
c. Basilican type of cruciform d. corbeled arch
5. stupa or temples cut in rock formation is a contribution of hat style of arch?
a. Islamic
b. Chinese
c. Filipino
d. Indian
6. who is the archt. Of the opera house, who won competition for the design of a performing arts complex in Sydney
a. howard upton
b. peter hall
c. howard hoban
d. jorn utzon
7. what do you call the type of window which is in a sloping roof and usually that of a sleeping apartment?
a. rose window
b. oriel
c. clerestory
d. dormer
8. what is referred to as the origin of architecture?
a. practical usefullness of space
b. system of ornamentation and decoration
c. expression of structural systems
d. protection from inclemency of the seasons
9. which of the ff. Is a major contribution of renaissance arch?
a. baroque form of ornamentation
b. pointed arch
c. ribbed vaulting
d. arcades
10. what is the purpose of the disks found on the tree trunks where the ifugao house stands?
a. weeding out evil spirits b. protection against rats c. structural purpose d. decorative/ornamentation
11. to whom are coated tension structures attributed as contribution to arch?
a. frei otto
b. Robert maillart
c. pier luigi nervi
d. Eugene freysinnet
12. in perception of space, which sense affect placement of rooms which could limit unpleasant odors?
a. auditory
b. olfactory
c. visual
d. thermal
13. design as if you were a child - famous axiom by
a. alvar aalto
b. louis kahn
c. renzo piano
d. michael graves
14. what type of arch'l elements provide protection for users from inclements of the seasons or enemies?
a. decorative
b. protective
c. structural
d. need-specific
15. a house is a machine for living - famous axiom by
a. robert venturi
b. buckminster fuller
c. victor gruen
d. frank lloyd wright
16. which of the ff indicates trabeated style
a. pointed arch
b. post and lintel
c. mortar joints
d. bended joints
17. identify the greek cross
a. 2
b. 4
c. 5
d. 3
18. identify the egg and dart moulding
a. 3
b. 4
c. 2
d. 1
19. identify stylobate
a. 8
b. 7
c. 10
d. 9
January 1999
1. what is the 2nd oldest institute of higher education in phils. Which boasts of ancient spanish arch.?
a. univ. of san carlos
b. de la salle univ.
c. ateneo de mla univ.
d. univ. of sto tomas
2. what do you call the picture writings of primitive people
a. iconography
b. hieroglyphics
c. calligraphy
d. caryatides
3. who is the archt who believes that filipino arch. Has been the result of migration, importation, derivation?
a. juan nakpil
b. cesar h. concio
c. rodrigo perez III
d. leandro locsin
4. first person to suggest possible kinship between gothic n muslim archi.?
a. james hoban
b. thomas jefferson
c. benjamin latrobe
d. sir christopher wren
5. what historic style of arch. Contributed arch'l mouldings such as cyma recta, cyma reversa, ovolo, etc?
a. byzantine
b. early christian
c. chinese
d. greek

6. what asian arch is so rich in design that no facet of any structure is left unadorned?
a. malay
b. japanese
c. thai
d. filipino
7. what is the spherical roof placed like an inverted cup over a circular, square, or multiangular apartment
a. cupola
b. cymatium
c.conoid
d. drum
8. w/c of the ff. Factors does NOT affect historic style of arch.?
a. land use
b. geological characteristics c. religion
d. sociopolitical conditions
9. which of the ff. Characterizes a balai?
a. chief function is eating / cooking activities
b. requires professional help from architects / engineers to build
c. design harmonizes with hill, sea, mountains
d. generally multi room dwelling, light and airy
10. w/c is most sacred part of a church or temple, which is a holy and consecrated place?
a. transept
b. scene
c. sanctuary
d. shrine
11. author of compilation on five orders of architecture
a. antonio de sangallo
b. jacopo sansovino
c. raphael santi
d. giacomo da vignola
12. archt. Of asian institute of technology in bangkok
a. carlos arguelles
b. federico ilustre
c. cesar h. Concio
d. gabriel formoso
13. to whom are space frame systems and lamella construction attributed as contribution to arch.?
a. eugene freysinnet
b. pier luigi nervi
c. buckminster fuller d. pier luigi nervi
14. who created the dymaxion house, the first machine for living?
a. moshe safdie
b. frank lloyd wright
c. buckminster fuller d. louis kahn
15. first modern architecture school in the world
a. chicago school of arts
b. bauhaus
c. ash can school
d. ecole de beaux arts
16. identify the St Andrew cross or Salitre
a. 1
b. 4
c. 3
d. 2
17. identify cyma reversa
a. 2
b. 3
c. 5
d. 4
18. identify cyma recta
a. 3
b. 2
c. 4
d. 1
June 1991
1. order of arch. Of classical times that was used chiefly 10.
in south italy and sicily and on greek mainland
11.
2. circular or multi-angular termination of a church
12.
sanctuary
3. agreement among parts of a composition tending to 13.
produce unity
4. temple made of tiered, rectangular stages which rose 14.
in numbers
15.
5. devt of the dome to cover polygonal and square
16.
planes for churches, tombs and baptisteries is
character of
17.
6. physical arrangement
7. earliest great church designed initially and entirely
18.
with rib vaulting system
8. character of early christian arch. Is Determined by the 19.
novel devt
20.
9. distant principal idea or element of design or
composition
flying buttress
cloisters
byzantine arch.
canephora
arched vaults
voussoirs

barcelona cathedral
transition
Ziggurat
narthex
doric

emphasis
proportion
layout
frieze
composition

sculptured female figure used as columns or support

one of most striking monuments of baroque period
massive funerary structure of stones with square base
and sloping sides meeting at the apex
form of continuity that gradually evolves from one
thing to another w/o a definite break or change
truncated wedge shaped blocks forming an arch
characteristic of gothic arch.
Dominance, accent, or principality of any portion of
design
great church w/c is finest achievement of spanish
romanesque
secluded place of covered passages around an open
space
harmony of various parts or elements with the whole
middle division of classic entablature

pyramid
monastery, melk
durham cathedral
harmony
apse

timber roof
congruity
motif
caryatid
santiago de compostela

January 1991
1. First recorded architect
2. 1st Egyptian enduring monument
3. classical arch w/c is predominantly religious and
official
4. classical arch w/c uses a lot of rounded forms, arch,
vault, & dome
5. 1st monumental Christian church built in rome
6. burning of city of rome was the crucible in w/c what
classical arch was born
7. fort Santiago designer
8. post office architect
9. 1st Filipino registered architect w/ certificate number 1
10. succession showing orderly progression or change
11. character of informality of arch'l composition
12. one of the growing factors of arch'l composition
13. a type of contrast in arch'l design
14. relationof one part of a composition to another
15. regular repetition of elements with insertion of
important details
16. form follow function is a dictum accredited to whom
17. elevated part or citadel of an ancient greek city
18. plain courtyard of a roman house
jesuit father antonio sendon
accented rhythm
stepped pyramid at saggara
unsymmetrical balance
louis sullivan
father j. cura
renaissance
sleeve
etruscan
steeple
pylon

lateral basilica
diameter
imhotep
form
sequence
contrast
antonio toledo
agora
medieval
caisson
groin

19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.

byzantine
roman
tomas mapua
frank lloyd wright
crown
atrium
turret
tumuli
entasis
winders
babylonian

January 1992
1. a raised platform reserved for seating of speakers of 10.
dignitaries
2. monumental 4 sided stone shaft mostly covered with 11.
hieroglyphs
12.
3. principal chamber in greek temple containing statue of
deity
13.
4. lowest member of entablature
14.
5. basic arrangment of arch'l composition
15.
6. transverse portion of a church crossing the plain axis 16.
of a right angle and producing cruciform plan
7. simplified version of the roman order having a plain 17.
frieze and no mutules in the cornice
18.
8. design which is planned, arranged, or organized
9. 4 horse chariot in sculptured form, often surmounting 19.
a monument
20.
romanesque arch.
character
quadriga
canephora
scheme

Contrast
unity
nave
dais
composition

another name for keystone of masonry arch

monumental gateway for egyptian temple
projections water spout
platform of a classical temple
steps at turning points between flights
form of pre-historic structure
necking of a baluster
greek market place
sharp edge at meeting of two channels
period style in w/c gothic is a part
animal relief work on frieze
biggest unit of modular scale
column optical correction
another name for dado
underside of any arch'l member
style of asiatic group
form of spherical roof
painting on wet plaster
frontal wall of egyptian temple
early form of roman art
tower crowned by spires
circular mould below the abacus

pointed arch
narthex
transept
architrave
baroque

gargoyle
greek
proportion
stylobate
character
f. illustre
zoophorus
fresco
palmetto
echinus
apse

gothic
san pedro
arris
soffit
acropolis
die
copula

long arcaded entrance porch to a christian basilican

church
external expression of function of bldg
sculptured female figures bearing baskets on their
head used as columns or support
gallery behind an open arcade or colonnade
devt of vaulting is characteristic of
harmonious repetition of treatment of details
scroll or spiral occuring in ionic, corinthian or
composite capitals
one of the contribution of gothic arch.
Ornate arch'l style w/c developed during later part of
renaissance period
middle aisle of a church
presence of 2 conflicting elements in a composition
obelisk
caryatid
rhythm
frieze
form

composite order
tuscan order
naos
arch vaults
loggia

volute

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1. uppermost member of capital of column, often a plain
square slab
2. small overhanging structure on fortified wall with
lookout holes
3. final phase of roman arch. From the 4th to 6th cen.,
primarily in church bldg
4. long, deep entrance passageway to ancient egyptian
tomb
5. in northern england & scotland in middle ages,small
emergency defence structure,gen. a low fortified
tower
6. last phase of french gothic arch. In the 2nd half of 15th
cen., characterized by flowing and flame like tracery
7. ornamental screen or wall at the back of an altar
8. corner of a bldg decorated with projecting masonry
cours, a pilaster or similar feature
9. plant whose leaves, stylized, form the decoration of
capitals of corinthian and composite orders
10. topmost wedge shape stone in arch

gothic arch.
pele
emblemata
baroque
renaissance arch.
early christian arch.

Dipteral
forum
merlon
flamboyant style
Bartizan

11. style developed in 15th cen italy during rebirth of

classical art and learning
12. in an embattled parapet, one of the solid alternates
between embrasures
13. form of canopy supported by column serving as crown
or covering of an altar
14. passageway around apse of church or covered walk
of a cloister
15. in medieval church arch., shallow passage above
arches of the nave and choir below the clerestory
16. roman public square surrounded by monumental
bldgs, usually a basilica & a temple, center of civic life
17. spire-shaped termination of a projecting point or angle
of a roof
18. term applied to an edifice surrounded by a single row
or range of columns
19. type of inlaid work used by the early romans to
embellish floors, panels and the like
20. arch'l style of high middle ages in western europe,
which emerge from romanesque and byzantine forms
in france during the later 12th cen

byzantine arch.
reredos
acanthus
dromos
abacus

Epi
baldachino
sepulchre
peripteral
triforium

mastaba
wedgestone
ambulatory
keystone
canton

January 1993

1. revival of classic traditions in early 15th cen italy is

character of
2. architect of temple of apollo epicurius
3. parthenon erected in the time of pericles had for its
master sculptor
4. in ancient greece and rome, a bldg in which archives
of a city or state were deposited
5. regular repetition of detail or treatment
6. devt of ribbed vaulting, arcades, timber trussed roof
are identified contributions of
7. last architect who rendered service in st peter's
basilica in vatican
8. another name for pediment when used to crown a
subordinate feature such as window
9. a form of continuity that gradually evolves from one
thing to another w/o definite break or change
10. european style of arch. And decoration developed in
17th cen italy
early christian arch.
romanesque arch.
Baroque
ictinus
callicrates
fronton

Callimachus
Pheidas
brunelleschi
unaccented rhythm
character

11. scroll or spiral occuring in ionic, corinthian or

composite capitals
12. renaissance movement in arch. Was started by
13. solid masonry w/c resists lateral pressures of an arch
14. external expression of function or internal qualities of
a bldg
15. dining room in ancient roman house
16. devt of the dome to cover polygonal and square
planes for churches, tombs and baptisteries is
character of
17. invention of capital of corinthian column was due to
18. during late british renaissance, dominating personality
who became ardent disciple of italian renaissance
19. ornamental mouldings on the face of an arch ff the
contour of the extrados
20. devt of pointed arch, flying buttress, and rose window
are identified as contributions of

triclinium
volute
abutment
renaissance arch.
byzantine arch.

bramante
accented rhythm
sequence
Sir christopher wren
Inigo jones

archivolt
gothic arch.
bernini
archivium
transition
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