United Architects of the Philippines - Graduate Auxiliary

(UAPGA - National)

Learn Architecture Review Out of the Box

[L.A.R.O.] 14
Mock Examination

(History of Architecture, Building Laws, Professional Practice, Tropical Design,

Theory of Architecture and Principles of Planning)

Instruction: Use the separate answer sheet for your answers. You are given 60 minutes to
finish this examination. Do not write any unnecessary marks and kindly return this
questionnaire after the given time.

1. A tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame
of long poles and having an opening at the top for ventilation and a flap door.
a. wigwam c. tepee
b. hut d. yurt
2. He spearheaded the City Beautiful Movement in Chicago and famous of his statement:
"Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves
will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work."
a. Daniel Burnham c. Ebenezer Howard
b. Frank Lloyd Wright d. Le Corbusier
3. The master plan of Brasilia, the new capital of Brazil was design by?
a. Le Corbusier c. Oscar Niemeyer
b. Lucio Costa d. Walter Griffin
4. What is the most economical solution in a room with less ventilation?
a. Install WACU c. Let the door open at all times
b. Raise the Ceiling d. Install Ceiling Fan
5. These are sometimes called Westerly Winds:
a. Habagat c. Monsoon
b. Amihan d. Wind
6. These are sometimes called Easterly Winds:
a. Habagat c. Monsoon
b. Amihan d. Wind
7. For Philippine Architecture, Identify the Figure A.
a. Panay Church c. San Sebastian Church
b. Miagao Church d. San Agustin Church
8. For Philippine Architecture, Identify the Figure B.
a. Laoag Church c. San Sebastian Church
b. Miagao Church d. San Agustin Church
9. For Philippine Architecture, Identify the Figure C.
a. Panay Church c. Laoag Church
b. Miagao Church d. San Sebastian Church
10. For Philippine Architecture, Identify the Figure D.
a. Panay Church c. Laoag Church
b. Miagao Church d. San Agustin Church
11. For Philippine Architecture, Identify the Figure E.
a. Panay Church c. San Sebastian Church
b. Miagao Church d. San Agustin Church
12. It is the vacant space left between the outermost face of the building/ structure
and the property lines.
a. Yard c. Alley
b. Setback d. Court
13. Under BP344, What is the minimum width of curb cut-out?
a. 0.90 meters c. 1.20 meters
 b. 1.50 meters d. 1.00 meters
14. Accessible Parking slots should have a minimum width of how many meters?
a. 3.20 meters c. 3.70 meters
b. 2.70 meters d. 3.50 meters
15. For tropical design, what would be the best generic operable window type for the
building?
a. Awning c. Sliding
b. Casement d. Large Jalousie
16. Either of the two times during the year when the sun crosses the plane of the
celestial equator and when the length of day and night are everywhere approximately
equal, occurring about March 21 and September 21.
a. Summer Solstice c. Winter Solstice
b. Equinox d. Vernal Equinox
17. A relatively dark value of a color, produced by adding black to it.
a. tint c. gray
b. shade d. tone
18. The act or process of repeating formal elements or motifs in a design.
a. repetition c. movement
b. rhythm d. monotony
19. Approved form of security furnished by the contractor and his surety as a guarantee
to the quality of the materials and equipment installed and the workmanship performed by
the contractor.
a. Guarantee Bond c. Performance bond
b. Payment Bond d. Proposal bond
20. Additional information of contract documents issued to bidders during bidding.
a. instruction to bidders c. bid bulletin
b. special provisions d. invitation to bid
21. Under RA 9266, this section states that to promote public interest and to safeguard
life, health and property, all practicing architects shall maintain a program of
continuing professional organization shall have the responsibility of developing a
continuing professional development program for architects.
a. Article IV, Section 28 c. Article III, Section 22
b. Article IV, Section 32 d. Article III, Section 24
22. Under SPP 201, this service of an Architect determines the adequate size and
appropriate configuration and assemblage for a proposed project in consideration of the
use, allocation and interface of spaces for given activities.
a. Space Management Studies c. Architectural Programming
b. Space Planning d. Site Utilization and Land-use Studies
23. A Style of decorative art that evolved from the Baroque, distinguished by fanciful,
curved spatial forms and elaborate, profuse designs of shellwork and foliage intended
for a delicate overall effect.
a. Chinoiserie c. Art Nouveau
b. Rococo d. Art Deco
24. Identify name of the structure, figure A design by Norman Foster.
a. Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao c. Poly International Plaza
b. Hearst Tower, New York d. Tbilisi Public Service, Georgia
25. Identify name of the structure, figure B design by Frank Gehry.
a. Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao c. Poly International Plaza
b. Hearst Tower, New York d. London Aquatic Centre
26. Identify name of the structure, figure C design by S.O.M.
a. Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao c. Tbilisi Public Service, Georgia
b. Poly International Plaza d. Hearst Tower, New York
27. Identify name of the structure, figure D design by Zaha Hadid.
a. Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao c. London Aquatic Centre
b. Poly International Plaza d. Hearst Tower, New York
28. Identify name of the structure, figure E design by Fuksas Architects.
 a. Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao c. Tbilisi Public Service, Georgia
b. London Aquatic Centre d. Poly International Plaza
29. An urban ecological process defined as improving the physical set-up and
consequently affecting the market for previously run-down areas.
c. Centralization c. Gentrification
d. Invasion d. Rehabilitation
30. Who is the advocate of the Broadacre City, a proposal for every family in the
U.S.to have one acre of land each?
a. Le Corbusier c. Ebenezer Howard
b. Frank Lloyd Wright d. Daniel Burnham
31. Where is the origin of the “Laws of the Indies” as a planning regulation?
a. England c. Spain
b. Portugal d. France
32. Which shape of plan helps promote air motion only in a limited part of the
building? It also induces a higher indoor air movement for obliquely incident wind.
a. L - shaped Plan c. H – shaped Plan
b. U - shaped Plan d. T – shaped Plan
33. The angular elevation of celestial body above the horizon.
a. Altitude c. Vernal Equinox
b. Azimuth d. Equinox
34. The Architect who quotes “God is in the details”.
a. Antonio Gaudi c. Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe
b. Frank Lloyd Wright d. Robert Venturi
35. The degree by which a color differs from a gray of the same lightness or brightness,
corresponding to saturation of the perceived color.
a. hue c. value
b. chroma d. intensity
36. Who will be criminally liable with regards to the plans, projects and contracts he
signed and sealed?
a. Architect c. Registered and Licensed Architect
b. Consulting Architect d. Architect-of-Record
37. The entity who take on the cost of environmental studies, surveys, site
investigation, and titling of the parcels of land in Physical Planning Services?
a. Owner c. Contractor
b. Architect d. Environmental Planner
38. The first developed Garden City in 1902.
a. Letchworth c. Brasilia
b. Welwyn d. Motopia
39. Which element of the city is the center of activity?
e. Node c. Districts
f. Landmarks d. Paths
40. In terms of material production, which of the following materials is considered to
have the lowest carbon footprint?
a. polycarbonate sheets c. Ceramic tiles
b. baked clay tiles d. River stones set on sand bed and firm soil
41. In terms of production, transportation and installation, which of the following
materials is considered to have the highest embodied energy?
a. Gypsum Board c. High Pressure Laminate Flooring
b. Recycled Cardboard Egg Crate d. Plywood
42. It is a sun shading device that is best to use in protecting the southwest facing
building from unwanted heat gained due to direct solar radiation.
a. Louvers parallel to wall c. Vertical Louvers
b. Eggcrate d. Horizontal Louvers
43. Is it legal for an Architect to have a Construction firm?
a. Yes as long as he/she doesn’t practice being as a Designer and a Contractor at
the same time.
 b. Yes it is Legal with no particular exemption; all architects can also be a
contractor.
c. NO. He/she is violating Article 14 Section 3 Corporate Practice of the RA 9266
d. No. he/She still needs to consider his/her financial capability.
44. What pre-design service involves investigating, identifying and documenting the needs
of the client for use in the design of the project?
a. economic feasibility studies c. space management studies
b. architectural programming d. site selection and analysis
45. A highly pyramidal staged tower of which the angles were oriented to the cardinal
points that formed an important element in ancient Mesopotamian temple complexes.
a. Obelisk c. Pyramid
b. Ziggurat d. Pylon
46. A tall four-sided shaft of stone that tapers as it rises to a pyramidal point and
typically set up as a monument or landmark.
a. Obelisk c. Pylon
b. Ziggurat d. Cromlech
47. It was organized to foster growth and renewal of urban and rural communities in an
integrated manner that promotes optimum land-use, adequate shelter and environment
protection.
a. National Housing Authority
b. Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board
c. Home development and Mutual Fund
d. National Home Mortgage Financing Corporation
48. The open space required for interior lots is
i. 40% c. 30%
ii. 50% d. 20%
49. Under RA 9514, what is the minimum no. of Exits for occupant load of less than 10?
a. 3 Exits c. 2 Exits
b. 1 Exit d. not specified
50. The design that seeks to adapt the buildings to the special climatic and
environmental conditions of each region.
a. organic design c. tropical design
b. bioclimatic design d. regional design
51. In hot-dry climate, what solution is recommended to improve the comfort level of the
interior?
a. Provide larger openings to introduce natural ventilation
b. Provide smaller openings to prevent entry of heat
c. Introduce higher walls
d. Make the ceiling height low
52. A bracket system used in traditional Chinese construction to support roof beams,
project the eaves outward and support the interior ceiling
a. Shinto c. Dougong
b. Zhonglou d. Pailou
53. A projecting gallery or parapet at the top of a castle wall, supported by corbeled
arches and having openings in the floor through which stones, molten lead or boiling
oil could be cast upon an enemy beneath.
a. Battlement c. Embrasure
b. Machicolations d. Portcullis
54. In Egyptian temples, a large hall having many columns in rows supporting a flat
roof and sometimes a clerestory is called?
a. Sanctuary c. Dagoba
b. Hypostyle Hall d. Sarcophagus
55. A spatial model of urban growth from the research works of E.W. Burgess in the
early 1900s that describes the Central Business District at the center, around which
all other uses formed, includes transition zone for eventual expansion, where
factories, slums or ethnic villages existed.
 a. Concentric Zone Theory c. Urban Realms
b. Sector Model d. Multiple Nuclei Model
56. Under NBC, How many sets of survey plans, design plans, specifications and other
documents prepared, signed and sealed by duly licensed ad registered Professionals
needed for application of building permit?
a. 7 sets c. 10 sets
b. 5 sets d. 6 sets
57. Under NBC, what is the minimum air space provision per person for habitable rooms?
a. 3.00 cu. mts. c. 14.00 cu. mts.
b. 12.00 cu. mts. d. 18.00 cu. mts.
58. It is the study of measurements of the human body.
a. spatial theory c. anthropometrics
b. ergonomics d. proxemics
59. It is an applied science concerned with the characteristics of people that need to
be considered in the design of devices and systems in order that people and things will
interact effectively and safely.
a. spatial theory c. anthropometrics
b. ergonomics d. proxemics
60. The study of the symbolic and communicative role of the spatial separation
individuals maintain in various social and interpersonal situations, and how the nature
and degree of this spatial arrangement relates to environmental and cultural factors.
a. spatial theory c. anthropometrics
b. ergonomics d. proxemics
61. Under RA 9266, Which among the following is not a Specialized Architectural Services?
a. Facilities Maintenance Support c. Value Management
b. Comprehensive Development Planning d. Building Components
62. What is the Recommended Professional Fee for Post-Construction Services based on
value-pricing of gross rental?
a. 5% to 7% c. 4% to 6%
b. 3% to 5% d. 5% to 8%
63. Enclosure formed by huge stones planted on the ground in circular form
a. menhir c. dolmen
b. cromlech d. Tumulus
64. Parthenon is a _______________ temple.
a. Corinthian c. Doric
b. Ionic d. Tuscan
65. A room containing bath moderately warm water in an ancient Roman public bathing.
a. Caldarium c. Thermae
b. Tepidarium d. Frigidarium
66. It is the science of human settlement which involves descriptive study of all kinds
of human settlements and the formulation of general conclusions aimed achieving
harmony between the inhabitants of a settlement and their physical attributes.
a. Community Planning c. Ekistics
b. Doxiades d. Settlements Planning
67. How many days from the payment of the required fees the Building Official shall
issue the Building Permit to the applicant when the application for building permit
and the plans and specifications submitted conforms to the requirements of the Code
and its IRR?
a. 15 days c. within 30 days
b. Within 15 days d. 30 days
68. Under PD1096, who appoints the Building Official? (NBC IRR Sec.203, Sec.206)
a. Local Government Official (i.e. mayor)
b. Executive Office of the National Building Code Development Office (NBCDO)
c. Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)
d. President of the Republic of the Philippines
69. It is the practice of placing windows or other openings and reflective surfaces so
that during the day natural light provides effective internal lighting
 a. Sky light c. Sun Scoop
b. Day-lighting d. Solar Pipe
70. The BERDE, is a program created by PHILBGC as an appropriate response to the
Philippine building industry’s need to address the negative impacts of climate change.
What is the meaning of BERDE?
a. Building for Environmental Responsive Design Excellence
b. Building for Economical Responsive Design Excellence
c. Building for Ecologically Responsive Design Excellence
d. Building for Excellent Responsive Design for Environment
71. The amount of heat a building section or material is able to transmit in a given
period of time.
a. Time Lag c. Heat Storage Value
b. U-Value d. R-Value
72. Who is responsible in monitoring the conditions affecting the practice of
architecture and adopt such measures as may be deemed proper for the enhancement and
maintenance of high professional, ethical and technical standards of the profession of
Architecture?
a. Professional Regulation Commission
b. Professional Regulatory Board of Architecture
c. UAP College of Fellows
d. United Architects of the Philippines
73. Which of the following is a long-term plan that is required of the entire local
government unit in the Philippines?
a. Site Plan c. Comprehensive Development Plan
b. Urban Plan d. Social Plan
74. An urban pattern with two corridors of intense development crossing the center,
usually found in small cities rather than in large.
a. Rectilinear c. Branch
b. Linear d. Sheet
75. Which of the following is a best circulation design alternative for a site plan?
a. Parking in front of the site
b. Wide vehicular roads
c. Provision of a porte-cochere
d. Separate pedestrian and vehicular circulation systems
76. Under PD1096, what is the minimum width of the sidewalk with planting strip for a
RROW width of 9.00 meters?
a. 1200 millimeters c. 1.5 meters
b. 1/6 of RROW d. 1.2
77. Which is NOT a qualification of Building Official?
a. A duly licensed and registered Architect or Civil Engineer
b. Has at least 5 years diversified experience in Facilities and
Building Management
c. A Filipinos Citizen
d. Has attended and successfully completed seminar workshops on National
Building Code and its IRR conducted by DPWH
78. The pleasing or harmonious arrangement or proportion of parts or elements in a design
or composition.
a. balance c. symmetry
b. equilibrium d. axis
79. Which of the following is NOT a secondary color?
a. green c. orange
b. red d. violet
80. The variable and subjective distance at which one person feels comfortable talking to
another.
a. social space c. territoriality
b. personal space d. public space
81. Who can request Roster of Architects from the PRC?
a. Registered and Licensed Architects ONLY
 b. Board of Architecture
c. Authorized person by the Government
d. Anyone
82. What is the Recommended Professional Fee for an Architect doing Design and Build
Services by Administration?
a. 10 % c. 12 %
b. 7 % d. 8%
83. What do you call the intersection that separates lanes of traffic by use of islands?
a. Channelization c. Rotundas
b. Rotaries d. cloverleaf
84. An early American city planned for William Penn by surveyor Thomas Holme, with
rigid gridiron plan, two major streets crossing the center of the town and forming a
public square.
a. Savannah c. Washington D.C.
b. Philadelphia d. Detroit
85. A central refuge area with a minimum depth of 1.5m is required for crossing if the
width of the road to be crossed exceeds how many meters?
a. 6.50 meters c. 10.00 meters
b. 12.00 meters d. 8.00 meters
86. Given the provisions under the NBCP, what is the typical structure or built provision
on RROW that is NOT allowed by the code?
a. Waiting Shed c. Bench
b. Telephone Booth d. Lamp Post
87. What method of compensation is most suitable for compensating the architect’s
services for the pre-design phase?
a. multiple of direct personnel expense c. per-diem plus reimbursable
expenses
b. lump sum or fixed fee d. professional fee plus
expenses
88. Means to build in, mount in position, connect or apply any object specified ready for
the intended use
a. Provide c. Install
b. Furnish d. Purchase
89. Technical Specifications are part of the:
a. Schematic Design c. Design Development Documents
b. Contract Documents d. Post Construction Documents
90. Which of the following statements is NOT True?
a. Handrails should be installed at both sides of ramps and stairs and at the
outer edges of dropped curbs at crossings.
b. Handrails that require full grip should have a dimension of 30 to 50cm.
c. Handrails shall be installed at 0.80m and 0.60m above steps or ramps.
d. A 0.30m long extension of the handrail should be provided at the start and
end of ramps and stairs.
91. Accessible elevators should be located not more than how many meters from the
entrance and should be easy to locate with the aid of signs?
a. 35 meters c. 40 meters
b. 20 meters d. 30 meters
92. For corridors, Turnabout spaces should also be provided at or within how many meters
of every dead end.
a. 3.00 meters c. 2.00 meters
b. 3.50 meters d. 2.50 meters
93. Under UAP general conditions documents, what is referred to a person or entity
providing guarantees for contractor’s bond?
a. insurance c. surety
b. payer d. bid
94. Which is an unethical action with respect to the architect’s responsibility to the
people?
a. seek constructive civic service
 b. take part in paid endorsement of building materials
c. shares technical information
d. promote professional organization
95. Under Fire Code of the Philippines, Minimum number of sprinkler heads for 4-storey
office building shall be?
a. 1 at the center
b. 2 with a maximum distance of 3 meters between sprinkler heads and a
minimum of 600 mm clearance from any vertical obstructions.
c. None. There is no provision under the code that a four-storey building
requires a sprinkler
d. Provide 3 anywhere
96. If introduced, where should the dry stand pipe be located?
a. Inside the comfort room c. Near Stair Landing
b. Near fire exit d. Outside the building
97. Under PD957, what is the minimum Area in square meters for a Medium Cost Rowhouse?
a. 50 sq. m c. 30 sq. m
b. 60 sq. m d. 40 sq. m
98. Under BP220, what is the min. lot area in sq. m for Single-Detached Economic housing?
a. 64 sq. m c. 75 sq. m
b. 72 sq. m d. 58 sq. m
99. If a Design-Build Services by Guaranteed maximum cost Project was awarded to you and
after finishing the project you manage to save 2 million Php out of the 10 million Php
budget. What will happen to the 2 million savings?
a. The 2 million will be your profit
b. It should be returned to the owner
c. It be should be equally divided between you and the owner
d. it will be given to the building official.
100. A group of two or more architects duly registered with the SEC and PRC.
a. Architectural Company c. Architectural Venture
b. Architectural Corporation d. Architectural Partnership