ORIENTATION FOR INCOMING FIFTH

YEAR STUDENTS FOR

ARCHITECTURAL COMPREHENSIVE
COURSE

June 6, 2022
Office of the Dean
College of Architecture, Adamson University
OBJECTIVES OF THIS MEETING
1. To enhance competitiveness for BS Architecture
alumni of Adamson University
2. To improve chances of passing the board
examinations for BS Architecture students thru
lengthier preparation time, starting from
baccalaureate level.
Timeline:
July 2022: Diagnostic Exam (No bearing in GWA)
Required for all incoming 5th year students who are taking Design 9.
Will release ranked results of students who PASSED the said exam.
Students will be asked to digitally sign the DATA PRIVACY CONSENT form
waiver.
Will gauge students’ preparedness and comprehensive knowledge on the past
courses taken.
August - December 2022: Architectural Design 9
January – May 2023: Architectural Design 10
January – May 2023: Architectural Comprehensive Course (regular
course offering). Pre-requisite is passing Design 9.
NOTE: Even if student passes the Design 10,
he/she will not be able to graduate if he/she fails
the Architectural Comprehensive Course.
January – May 2023: Architectural Comprehensive Course
(regular course offering)
Students are advised to review already for their lessons starting June 2022.
Architectural Comprehensive Course culminates with a ZERO-based exam.
Exam is divided into three parts, simulated like the actual Board Exam.
MAJOR EXAM COMPONENTS
PART 1 HISTORY/ THEORY/PROPRA/PLANNING – Day 1 AM session (30% of total grade)
PART 2 BT/BU/TROPDES – Day 1 PM session (30% of total grade)
PART 3 DESIGN & SITE PLANNING – Day 2 Whole Day (40% of total grade)

Students who got a grade below than ABSOLUTE VALUE OF 70 (69.99 and
below) will FAIL and REPEAT the said course. Student should not get a
grade below than 50 in any of the three major exam components.

There are no REMEDIAL/REMOVAL exam for this course, since ample time
to review (almost a year) was given during the orientation. Actual post-
baccalaureate review lasts for six (6) months.
Exam Coverage:

NOTE: These are just the MINIMUM. Architecture evolves rapidly, so please
make yourselves updated with the latest trends in design and technology. Do
additional personal research if ever the said topic was not covered before.
Exam Coverage:

NOTE: These are just the MINIMUM. Architecture evolves rapidly, so please
make yourselves updated with the latest trends in design and technology. Do
additional personal research if ever the said topic was not covered before.
Exam Coverage:
Exam Coverage:
TOP 3
(January 2020)
TOP 3
(January 2022)
SOME WRONG NOTIONS ABOUT
BOARD EXAM for ARCHITECTS
1. “Exam is easy and you can guess because it’s a multiple choice
type of exam.” Wrong: Since our exam is ZERO-based and it
tests your attention to small details.
2. “The MORE I MEMORIZE, the higher chances of passing the
board exam.” Wrong: Since exam also tests your focus, presence
of mind and concentration. Also, the trend is towards “situational
type” of exams.
3. “I will only study the items discussed in the review center.” Wrong:
Since REVIEW CENTERS only guide you on subject areas that
you can cover and study beyond that. REVIEW CENTERS will not
teach you everything.
SOME TIPS IN BOARD EXAM
1.) Do not be OVER-CONFIDENT.
2.) When you study, organize the topics. Start from GENERAL to specific.
Example: BT1 – Glass and Glazing
Manufacturing process
Main ingredients
Types of Glass and its commercial applications for each
Commercial size for each and spot details/manner of connection
Differentiate
Brand Name
3.) Cover as many review materials as possible. Always ask yourself “Why?” for topics
that are being studied.
4.) Visualize always. Draw.
5.) Conversion from meters to feet/inches and vice versa
SOME TIPS IN BOARD EXAM
6.) Always wear analog (non-digital watch). Budget
your total time versus the number of test items.
7.) If you don’t know the answer, skip and go to the
next item. Do this for both answer sheet and
questionnaire
8.) Read the question word for word. Board exam
tests your READING COMPREHENSION.
9.) For items which you don’t know the answer-
follow the ELIMINATION TECHNIQUE when
answering. It increases your chances of choosing
the right answer.
SOME TIPS IN BOARD EXAM

10.) You can mark symbols on the questionnaire

sheet, so you can keep track and go back to
unsure answers.
Sure answer

No answer
This is an architectural style in the 1920s best
exemplified by the use of geometric shapes and
patterns, the use of modern materials and
reflecting the technological advancements of that
era.

a.) Art Noveau

b.) Art Deco
c.) Cubism
d.) Structuralism
“Form follows function,” was espoused by the
modernist thinkers in the 1920s, which have
branched out across Europe and the USA. Who
believed that Function and Form should be
considered simultaneously?

1.) Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe

2.) Louis Sullivan
3.) Frank Lloyd Wright
4.) Walther Gropius
Identify the
fitting which
need to be used
as shown in Water
line layout
encircled below?

1.) 60 degree
bend
2.) Elbow
3.) Reducer
4.) Cap
TYPICAL DESIGN PROBLEMS
Situation 12 – The following questions pertain to COMPLIANCE to the National
Building Code of the Philippines and its IRR, of Project No.8, Three-Storey
Sports Administration Extension Building.

1.What will be the LEAST total free area of the windows at the Central Admin
Office in square meters? A. 34.80 B. 42.00 C. 12.00 D. 16.80
2.What is the LEAST total free area of the windows at the Engineering Department
Office in square meters? A. 12.00 B. 22.80 C. 34.80 D. 16.80
3.What is the LEAST total free area, in square meters, of the windows at the
General Locker Rooms with T&B/shower? A. 240 B. 0.60 C. 3.00 D. 6.00
4.The most suitable and practical door for the workshop are ______.
A. Double-swing B . center-pivot C. Roll-up shutter D. center-hung

Other items are aligned with STRUCTURAL CONCEPTUALIZATION,

SPACE PLANNING, ESTIMATES, etc.
ATTENDANCE AND CONFORME TO
THIS ORIENTATION

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