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1 Term used to indicate Muslim architecture in North America Moorish
2 Term used to indicate Muslim architecture in Turkey during its later
Ottoman
stage
3 In Muslim mosque, it is a large open court Sahn
4 In Muslim mosque, it is the fountain at the center of open court Fawwara
5 In Muslim mosque, it is the reading desk Dikka
6 In Muslim mosque, it is niche Mihrab
7 It is the term used to indicate the Friday mosque Fami masjid
8 This is a Muslim from of surface ornament which is similar to Stalactite
honeycomb work
9 It is dominical mound containing relics of Buddha Stupa
10 This is a gateway to Dravidian temple Gopuram
11 This is a Chinese gateway made of stone and wood Pai-lou
12 This is a Japanese gateway usually with 3 openings Torii
13 It is gateway to stupa Torana
14 It is the finial found in the sikhara Kalasa
15 In the Hindu temple it is the porch-like hall used for religious dancing
Mandapa
and music
16 In Chinese architecture, the color of the roof tile indicates the stature
Mandarin
of the persons living in a house and red is for the soldier
17 In Chinese architecture, the color of the roof tile indicates the stature
Emperor
of the persons living in a house and yellow is used by
18 The Japanese system of construction Gussho
19 The Chinese pagoda is called Ta’is
20 The Japanese pyramidal roof is called Hogyo
21 The Japanese tea house Cha-sit-su
22 The Japanese emperor who built the Great Wall of China Shi Huang Ti
23 It is term used to refer to a group of Thai religious buildings Wat
24 It is Thai stupa Chedi
25 It is the Thai monastery Kuti
26 It is Thai structure that is an open pavilion used for resting Dusit
27 It is considered as the world’s religious structure in the world Angkor Wat
28 It is an Indian Muslim temple symbolical for a man’s love for woman Taj Mahal
29 Thailand’s most important Buddhist landmark Phra Pathom
30 Area reserved for entertaining guests in bahay na kubo Bulwagan
31 The largest and oldest cave dwelling found in southwest of Palawan is Tabon cave
32 The Ifugao house (Southern strain) is known as Bale
33 The cistern in the bahay na bato is known as Aljibe
34 The overhanging 2nd floor of bahay na bato Volada
35 The screened overhanging balcony which is used by the priest and
Tribuna
nuns performing religious ceremonies unexposed to the public is the
36 The oldest church built in Bohol by Fr Juan de Torres and Fr Gabriel
Baclayon church
Sanchez
37 It’s the 1st builder was Fr Diego Cera and latest reconstruction done in
Las Pinas church
1975 was by Ar. Francisco Manosa
38 The church in Ilocos which has the famous Sinking Belltower is the Laoag church
39 The emergency hideout located behind the headboard of the sultan’s
Bilik
bed is the
40 A detached structure from the bahy kubo where palay is kept Kamalig
41 The low table found in bulwagan Dulang
42 The granary in traditional Bontoc house is known as Falig
43 Uses as food storage in bahay na bato Dispensa
44 The Ibaloy house for the well-to-do families is called Dema
45 The Apayao house (northern strain) is known as Binuron
46 The passageway in the Mangyan communal house Palaganan
47 The only entry allowed to be used by the Chinese in Intramuros Parian
48 The Maranao royal house, an ancestral house for the datu and his
Torogan
family is called
49 The ground floor of Bontoc house Cha-la-nan
50 Another name for the Narra wood in Ilocos Dungon
51 The central space used as sleeping area in T’boli house Lowa
52 The decorative clearstorey found above the windows of the bahay na Salado
 bato is
53 The Bontoc house of the southern strain is called Fayu
54 The Badjao house used primarily for storage and sleeping Djenging
55 The cooking area in the bahay kubo Gilir
56 The traditional Maranao house for the ordinary members of the
Walay
community is
57 Referred to as the big house in the Ivatan house Rakuh
58 The traditional Tausug house Bay-sinug
59 The traditional Kankanay house Binangiyan
60 The only surviving structure of the 1945 war in Intramuros San Agustin
church
61 In bahay kubo, the private sleeping room Silid
62 The kitchen or cooking area called Paglutuan in the dialect is also
Gilir
known as
63 In the kitchen of bahay kubo, the table on top of which is the river
Dapogan
stone, shoeshape stove or kalan is known as the
64 Later called banggera, this is used as a place for drying ans storing
Batalan
pots and pans, drinking glasses, plates nad other kitchen urensils
65 In the Isneg house, the lowest level is called Xassaran
66 The central area found in the lower kalinga house Dattogan
67 The tower atop the torogan where the princess and her ladies in
Lamin
waiting hide during occasions is called
68 The porch in Tausug house, when found near the kitchen as an open
Sipi
extended platform, and is used as a family area is called
69 The central open space used as sleeping area for overnight guest in the
Lowa
T’boli house
70 The unroofed area where water jars used for drinking, washing and
Batalan
bathing are kept
71 In the T’boli house, it is side area used as working and conversational
Blaba
space
72 Found in T’boli house, it is located opposite the lowa and the blaba
and is regarded as the area of honor because it is where the head of Desyung
the house entertains gust and performs rites uder a curtained canopy
73 The sleeping quarters for the wives and children of the headman in the
Dofil
T’boli house is called
74 The utility area of T’boli house Fato hu
75 Found in the ground floor of the bahay na bato, it is where the
Zaguan
carriages and saints’ floats are usually kept
Enumerate:
1. Filipino structures listed in the UNESCO World’s Heritage List
a. San Augustin church, Manila (1993)
b. Santa Maria church, Ilocos Sur (1993)
c. Paoay church, Ilocos Norte (1993)
d. Miagao church, Iloilo (1993)
e. Tubataha Reef Natural Park, Palawan Mimaropa (1993)
- The site is an ASEAN Heriatge Park and Ramsar Wetland site. Also located at the
Palawan UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
f. Rice Terraces of the Philippines, Ifugao Cordillera (1995)
- The terraces have been declared as Nat. Cultural Treasures of the Philippines
g. Historic city of Vigan, Ilocos Sur (1999)
- One of the 7 wonders of the cities. The Mestizo Section, House of Father Jose Burgos
and Leona Florentino of Vigan has been declared as one of the National Cultural
Treasures of the Philippines
h. Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, Palawan Mimaropa (1999)
- One of the 7 wonders of nature, part of Palawan UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and
declared as Ramsar Wetland Site
i. Mt Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary, Davao Oriental (2014)
- The site is declared as ASEAN Heritage Park
2. Philippines national artist for architecture
Order of National Artists – the highest national recognition given to the Filipino individuals
who made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts. It is jointly
administered by NCCA and CCP.
a. Pablo Sebero Antonio, 1976
 - Pioneered modern architecture in the Philippines.
- “For our father, every line must have meaning, a purpose. For him, function comes
first before elegance or form”
- The use maximum light and cross ventilation
- “buildings should be planned with austerity in mind and its stability forever as the
aim of true architecture, that buildings must be progressive, simple in design but
dignified, true to purpose without resorting to an applied set of aesthetics and should
eternally recreate truth”
b. Leandro Locsin 1990
- Reshaped the urban landscape with distinctive architecture reflective of Philippine Art
and Culture.
- “True Philippines Architecture is the product of 2 great streams of culture, the oriental
and the occidental. To produce of 2 great streams of culture, the oriental and the
occidental. To produce a new object of profound harmony”
- His achievements reflects in mastery of space and scale
- Theme: Floating volume, duality of light and heavy, buoyant and massive
c. Ildefonso Santos 2006
- Pioneering the practice of landscape architecture
- Engage in work that has included parks, plazas, gardens and wide range of outdoor
settings that have enhanced contemporary Filipino life.
- Grew up in Malabon and his 1st mark was Makati Commercial Center where he
introduced new concept of outdoor shopping with landscaped walks, fountains and
sculptures.
- Santos contribution to Filipino landscape was seminal public landscape
d. Jose Maria Zaragoza 2014
- Defined by significant body of modern edifices that address spiritual and secular
requirements.
- Has interest in religious architecture and studied IILA (International Institute of
Liturgical Art) in Rome
- It is a pillar of modern architecture in Philippine buttressed by half century career that
produced ecclesiastical edifices and structures of modernity in the service of God and
Humanity.
e. Francisco Manosa 2018
- A Harvard educated Sanitary Engineer who was instrumental in designing Manila’s
waterworks system.
- “Filipino values, Philippine climate and the use of indigenous materials”
- “His work influenced by love for family, extended family and its wider social network,
not to mention the Filipino’s baroque sensibility and love for ornamentation” told by
Caruncho.
- His feature include high ceiling, large windows, low eaves and overhangs, and the use
of indigenous materials.
Identify the following Architects:
1. Supreme court: 1st architect, 1940’s reconstruction, 1960’s reconstruction
2. PGH: principal and supervising architects, 1980’s addition
3. PGH Nurses Home
4. PGH Pharmacy Building: principal and supervising architect
5. Capiz Provincial Capitol Building
6. Department of Finance building: 2nd architect, 1950’s restoration
7. Department of Agriculture building (now DOT): 1940’s architect
8. Army and Navy club
9. PNR Paco Station
10.UST Main building
11.Philippine Normal School
12.Manila Hotel: original architect, 1970’s restoration and additions
13.Fule-Malvar Mansion, San Pablo City, Laguna
14.Leyte Provincial Capitol
15.Central Post Office
16.Legarda Elementary School
17.Chaco Building
18.Perez-SAmanillo Building
19.Metropolitan Theater: original, 1970’s restoration
20.Fernandez Hermanos Building
21.Capitan Pepe Building
22.Javellana House, Pasay City
23.Syquia, Aparments, Mia
24.Bel-Air apartments, Makati
25.State Theater
26.Manila Jockey Club
27.Jai-Alai Building: Original
28.Filipinas Heritage Library (Nielson’s Tower): 1980’s restoration
29.Rizal Memorial Stadium
30.Admiral Hotel
31.Quezon Institute
32.De La Salle University
33.Court of Appeals: original 1950’s restoration
34.NAWASA (Office of Ombudsman): supervising architect
35.National Museum
36.Laguna Provincial Capitol
37.Monte de Piedad and Saving bank
38.Manila City Hall: 1947 construction
39.Baclaran Church
40.Times Theater
41.Singer Building, Port Area Manila
42.Seafront Clubhouse, Roxas Boulevard
43.Manila Polo Club
44.Capitan Gonzaga Building
45.UST College of Commerce Building
46.UP Benitez Hall
47.UP Quezon Hall
48.UP Palma Hall
49.UP Melchor Hall
50.UP Gonzales Hall
51.St Paul College, Manila
52.Chapel of the Holy Sacrifice
53.Iglesia ni Cristo, E Rodriguez Ave Quezon City
54.Church of the Risen Lord UP
55.US Embassy
56.Phil. Trust Corporation
57.Capitol Building and Theater
58.Boy Scouts of the Philippines, Manila
59.FEU Main Building (former)
60.National Press club
61.PhilAM Life Building
62.Galaxy Theater
63.WHO Building
64.Valley Golf Club
65.Church of ST Andrew, Bel Air Makati
66.Philippine Science High School
67.Asian Institute of Management, Makati
68.Pecache building
69.PNB Escolta
70.Insular Life
71.Central Bank of the Philippines
72.MERALCO Center
73.Hyatt Regency Hotel
74.Hotel Intercontinental
75.CCP Building
76.SSS Building
77.National Library
78.Popular Center Building
79.Development Academy of the Philippines, Tagaytay
80.Philippine Heart Center
81.National Museum Planetarium
82.Nutrition Center of the Philippines
83.NIA Administration building
84.Batasang Pambansa
85.1974 NAIA Building
86.Manila Midtown Hotel
87.Peninsula Manila
88.Mandarin Oriental Hotel
89.Westin Philippine Plaza
90.Dusit Hotel
91.Century Park Station
92.Legazpi Tower
93.Citibank building
94.Bank of the Philippine Islands, Makati
95.BA-Lepanto building
96.Tuscany Condominium
97.Ayala Museum
98.Metropolitan Museum Manila
99.Virra Mall Greenhills
100. Forum Theater
101. Ali Mall
102. QC Sports Club
103. Magnolia House
104. Don Bosco Chapel
105. GSIS Building Roxas Boulevard
106. National Power Corporation Building
107. Lung Center of the Philippines
108. San Miguel Corporation
109. Manila Philippine Temple
110. Iglesia ni Cristo Main temple, Commonwealth Quezon City
111. Twin Towers Condominium
112. Mondragon House
113. Pacific Star Building
114. Asian Development Bank, Mandaluyong
115. SM Megamall
116. Robinsons Galleria