Republic of the Philippines

Professional Regulation Commission

Professional Regulatory Board for Architecture (PRBOA)
Architecture Licensure Exam

SUBJECT: THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE

1. An architect deeply concerned with architectural details and
craftmanship that goes into them. Emphasis is is often laid on the
repetition of “industrialized” modular units in his work?
a. Renzo Piano
b. Michael Graves
c. Frank Gehry
d. Sir Norman Foster
2. A daring example of High Technology architectural design, the
Museum and library building uses the brightly colored tubes for wiring
and plumbing as part of it’s decoration?
a. Denver Library and Museum
b. Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center
c. Pyramid Entrance to the Louvre
d. Centre Pompidou
3. Who was architect of the above structure?
a. Frank Gehry
b. Zarah Hadid
c. Allen Burke
d. Renzo Piano
4. This architects style is to use circles and squares in his design
solutions?
a. Buckminster Fuller
b. Richard Meier
c. Oscar Niemeyer
d. Pier Luigi Nervi
5. One of Richard Meir’s famous works includes:
6. Stansteed Airport in London, is like a celebration of a Flight itself, this
is a work of:
a. Renzo Piano
b. Frank Gehry
c. Alvar Aalto
 d. Norman Foster
7. Which of the following is an Arcadio De Guzman Arellano work?
a. Ramon Rpces Publication Buidding
b. Heacock’s Building, EScolta
c. NBI, Manila
d. Roman Ongpin Bazaar
8. A interpersonal space that which is used for talking with family and
close friends. The zone of distance is characterized by 46 to 76 cm-76
to 122cm of space between individuals?
a. Public space
b. Social distance
c. Intimate space
d. Personal space
9. “Unity disguised as chaos, complexity and contradiction are often what
make works of art both exciting and profound.” Is a dictum of this
architect?
a. Antonio Gaudi
b. Kenzo Tange
c. Renzo Piano
d. Alavar Aalto
10. Modern architecture need not be western is an eye opening phrase in
the world of new modernity is espoused by whom?
a. Antonio Gaudi
b. Kenzo Tange
c. Renzo Piano
d. Alavar Aalto
11. It is the state or quality of being identitical, homogenous or regularity?
a. Emphasis
b. Contrast
c. Order
d. Uniformity
12. Designed by Richard Rogers and considered as a futuristic building
that should belong to a sci-fi movie ratjet than placed in Lime
street,London?
a. Space Needle
b. Lloyd’s Building
c. JW Marriott Hotel
d. Cayan Tower Building
13. A German architect famous for using more representational styles
called “Scrapped Classicism”?
 a. Adolf Schuberg
b. Adolf Loos
c. Robert Adam
d. Peter Behrens
14. Built in 1902, this triangular shape building allowed the building to fill
the space located at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Broadway in
New York?
a. Princess Tower
b. Flatiron Building
c. Radisson Royal Hotel
d. Burnham Hotel
15. Architect of “REICHSTAG” in Berlin?
a. Norman Foster
b. Renzo Piano
c. Michael Graves
d. Ludwig Mie Van de Rohe
16. Considered as a Living Museum,where four National Artist were
involved in it’s rich history, this Chapel located in the heart of University
of the Philippines Diliman Campus was designed by:
a. Leandro Locsin
b. Francisco Manosa
c. Antonio Pablo
d. Cesar Concio
17. Who was commissioned to do the sculpture of the Hanging Crucifix?
a. Napoleon Abueva
b. Ang Kiukok
c. Ben Cabrera
d. Kidlat Tahimik
18. Who is the National for Landscape Architecture who designed the
surrounding chapel?
a. Ben Horta
b. Ildefonso Santos
c. Froilan Hong
d. Ben Sarthou
19. The structure was famous for its dome shape roof that employed?
a. Thick shell construction
b. Roman dome Technology
c. Thin shell construction
d. Thin concrete construction
20. The Golden Section is equal to:
 a. 186
b. .186
c. 618
d. .618
21. Whose famous axiom is this ”Design as if you were a child”?
a. Alvar Aalto
b. Frank Lloyd Wright
c. Le Corbusier
d. Renzo Piano
22. Which of the following is not a work of William Coscolluela?
a. Skyland Plaza Twin Towers, Makati
b. Robinson’s Commercial Complex, Pasig
c. Makati Stock Exchange
d. Galeria de Magallanes, Makati
23. Building work on the Tower Leaning of Pissa went on for 330 years
since 1173, who sis the architect behind the structure which was
considered as the original architect from the studies conducted in
2001?
a. Palladio
b. Bannano
c. Lorenzo
d. Diotisalvi
24. Approach each building as a sculptural object, a spatial container, a
space with light and air, a response to context and appropriateness of
feeling and spirit?
a. Norman Shaw
b. L. Sullivan
c. Frank Gehry
d. George Foreman
25. I am neither a capitalist nor a socialist, I am not a religious or an atheist,
this dictum is attributed to?
a. Mao Tze tung
b. Lucio Costa
c. Oscar Niemeyer
d. Buckminster Fuller
26. The Center Pompidou was designed by Richard Rogers, Renzo Piano
and?
a. Su Rogers
b. Sun Rogers
c. Roger Eigel
 d. Roger Phelps
27. 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. Anthropometrics
b. Kinesthetics
c. Proxemics
d. Ergonomics
28. The size or proportion of something relative to an accepted standard
of measurement?
a. Module
b. Human Scale
c. Visual Scale
d. Mechanical Scale
29. Any of dimensions determined by bodily position and movement, such
as reach, stride or clearance?
a. Functional dimension
b. Dynamic Fit
c. Static Fit
d. Structural Dimension
30. His solutions to building problems were always direct, transmitting to
the ground by the shortest path the stresses developed within the
structure?
a. Alavar Aalto
b. Pier Luigi Nervi
c. Santaigo Calatrava
d. Charles Mackintosh
31. Famous architect for his advocacy of the idea of planning rooms by
volume?
a. Oscar Niemeyer
b. Lucio Costa
c. Erich Mendelson
d. Tomas Jefferson
32. Father of Modern architectural Movement in Brazil?
a. Felix Candela
b. Lucio Costa
c. Oscar Niemeyer
d. Adolf Loos
33. Which of the following is a work of Cresenciano De Castro?
a. Arranque Market
 b. Union Church, Manila
c. Atomic Research Center Complex
d. QC Sports Club
34. Which of the following is not a Luis Maria Gonzaga Araneta works?
a. Makati Medical Center
b. Manila Doctor’s Hospital
c. Times Theater
d. Central Bank Complex
35. “A city is subjected to growth, delay and rebuilt” belongs to?
a. Daniel Burnham
b. Frank Gehry
c. Antonio Gaudi
d. Kenzo Tange
36. This is a set of rules that specify the minimum level of public health,
safety and general welfare for construction and occupancy of buildings
and structures
a. Referral codes
b. Building Codes
c. Statutes
d. Laws
37. A measure of the impact ac activity (such as by driving a car, burning)
can have on the environment, and in particular climate change. It is
expressed in the amount of greenhouse gasses produced.
a. Carbon Measurements
b. Carbon Footprint
c. Fossil Burning
d. Environment Index
38. The purchase price paid for hard assets such as building, inventory,
equipment is called?
a. Hard Cost
b. Soft Cost
c. Capital Cost
d. Investment Cost
39. Also known as, cradle-to-grave” analysis?
a. Life Cycle Costing
b. Life Cycle Assessment
c. Life to Death Analysis
d. Life to Life Assessment
40. An evaluation of a product’s performance that considers both the
upfront design cost for the product and its recurring operation
maintenance?
a. Life Cycle Analysis
b. Life Cycle Costing
c. Life Cycle Transformation
d. Life Cycle Maintenance
41. Meeting the need of the present without compromising the ability of
future generation to meet their own need?
a. Sustainable
b. Future casting
c. Sustenance
d. Sustainability
42. Expenses that are not considered direct construction costs?
a. Soft cost
b. Hard cost
c. Incidental cost
d. Indirect cost
43. A method to evaluate and select the best design option that has the
lowest cost yet still achieve the desired performance level?
a. Value architecture
b. Value design and costing
c. Value engineering
d. Value construction
44. Which of the following is considered as soft cost?
a. Concrete cost
b. Architect’s design fee
c. Irrigation cost
d. Labor cost of construction
45. What primary tool is used to analyze the real cost of products or
system?
a. ROI
b. Life cycle costing
c. Value engineering
d. Unit pricing
46. A collection of living things and the environment in which they live?
a. Environment
b. Ecosystem
c. Habitat
d. Habitation
47. Capable of decomposing under natural conditions, especially by
bacteria.
a. Biodegradable
b. Decomposable
c. Organic
d. Inorganic
48. A pro-active design approach that focus on improving existing
conditions.
a. Active design
b. Re-generative design
c. Generative design
d. Passive design
49. A strategy to promote the value of available green technologies in the
market place?
a. Market Promotion
b. Market Strategy
c. Market Transformation
d. Marketing Value
50. Which of the following directly describes an economic benefit of the
building?
a. Protect ecosystems
b. Reduce operation and maintenance cost
c. Improve water and air quality
d. All of the above
51. When is the best time to introduce and Integrated Design Approcah?
a. Pre-design
b. Schematic design
c. Design development
d. Bidding
52. What is a Brownfield?
a. A site which has been built on before
b. A site which will support minimum plant growth
c. Located in a downtown area
d. A site which has been developed on before which has
potential water pollution
53. Which of the following is not considered as a basic service provider?
a. Bank
b. Grocery
c. Parking lot
d. Barber shop
54. Which of the following cannot be considered as alternative fuel
a. Natural gas
b. LPG
c. Coal
d. Biodiesel
55. Which of the following is considered as a Mass transit?
a. Bus
b. Company car
c. Taxi
d. Carpool
56. A precipitation that is unusually acidic?
a. Acid splash
b. Acid precipitation
c. Acid rain
d. All of the above
57. The are of the building structure that s defined by the perimeter of the
building plan?
a. Building area
b. Building perimeter
c. Building Stamp
d. Building Footprint
58. A land area often flat and adjacent to river and streams that are likely
to be flooded by a storm of certain size
a. Floodplain
b. Alluvial plain
c. Watershed
d. Flood prone area
59. Which of the following is considered greenfields?
a. Not previously developed
b. Not previously graded
c. Not previously vegetated
d. Not previously been a landfill
60. Which of the following is the best location foe green building projects?
a. Flood plain
b. Brownfield
c. Greenfield
d. Wetland
61. Which of the following types of vehicle is not considered as an
alternative fuel vehicle?
a. Hydrogen powered
 b. Diesel powered
c. Electric powered
d. Hybrid
62. Heat Island Effect can raised the temperature in a city by how many
degrees?
a. 4 degrees
b. 8 degrees
c. 10 degrees
d. 20 degrees
63. What is SRI?
a. Solar Reflection Indices
b. Solar Reflection Index
c. Solar Reflectance Indices
d. Solar Reflection Info
64. Bioswales are used for
a. Stormwater management
b. Reducing HIE
c. Water efficiency in the landscape
d. Erosion control
65. Which of the following is the most pervious?
a. Gravel with fine sands
b. Gravel without fine sands
c. Light colored asphalts
d. Concrete
66. Native plants that grow reliably with minimal fertilizer, pesticides, and
water?
a. Adaptive plants
b. Local Plantings
c. Vegetative plants
d. Vernacular plants
67. The ability of a material to emit heat by radiation?
a. Conductivity’
b. Reflection
c. Refractance
d. Emissivity
68. The loss of soil by wind or flowing water
a. Erosion
b. Deviation
c. Wind blowing effect
d. Landslide
69. A very harsh, bright, dazzling light that interferes with visibility?
a. Luminance
b. Light reflectance
c. Glare
d. Light refractance
70. Areas where the soilcompletely covered with impervious materials?
a. Softscape
b. Hardscape
c. Landscaped area
d. Vegetated area
71. A pavement that is less than 50% impervious and contains vegetation
in the open cells?
a. Open grid pavement
b. Open pavement
c. Paver grids
d. Closed grid pavement
72. Also called “albedo”
a. Solar Refractance
b. Solar Radiation
c. Solar Reflectance
d. Solarat
73. A landscaping method that eliminates the need for regular irrigation by
using drought resistance-tolerant plants or soil amendment?
a. Xerexcaping
b. Dry landscaping
c. Xeriscaping
d. Drought planting
74. The percentage of a surface that is open and allow water to infiltrate
through and soak into the ground below?
a. Imperviousness
b. Perviousness
c. Penetrable soil
d. Impenetrable soil
75. Ground areas that are vegetated a and pervious?
a. Open space
b. Covered space
c. Garden
d. Open vegetation
76. Emissivity is defined as the ability of materials to:
a. Transmit light
 b. Admit light
c. Shed heat
d. Absorb heat
77. Quantity of water lost from a vegetated surface?
a. Evapotranspiration
b. Evapocondensation
c. Evaporative Cycle
d. All of the above
78. Which label on the refrigerator indicates that the product saves
electricity?
a. Energy Surplus
b. Energy Star
c. Energy Sense
d. Energy Smart
79. Which of the following is a renewable energy source?
a. Natural gas
b. Coal
c. Wave and Tidal
d. Petrol
80. Where is the largest installation of solar powered cells located in a
structure in the Philippines?
a. SM North Edsa
b. SM MOA
c. Robinsons Star Mills Pampanga
d. Robonsons Galleria, manila
81. Green tags is another name for
a. Solar panels
b. Green power
c. Renewable energy certificates
d. Green format
82. Which of the following is not a natural refrigerant?
a. Freon
b. Natural Gas
c. Cold Air
d. Cold Water
83. Area requirement for the smallest stand alone gas range in the market?
a. .48sm
b. .36sm
c. .20sm
d. .60sm
84. Typical depth of a wardrobe cabinet?
a. .40mm
b. .55mm
c. .75mm
d. .65mm
85. Maximum height of shower head mounting?
a. 2.10m
b. 2.00m
c. 1.90m
d. 1.80m
86. Recommended distance of the edge of the dining table from a wall?
a. 1.00m
b. 900mm
c. 600mm
d. 800mm
87. A recommended size of three seater sofa?
a. 700x2.00
b. 800x2.50
c. 900x2.60
d. 1000x2.70
88. What is the typical height of a bunk bed?
a. 1.5m
b. 1.6m
c. 1.7m
d. 1.8m
89. Height of a Low type dining table from the floor?
a. 40.64mm
b. 40.80mm
c. 40.90mm
d. 41.00mm
90. Area occupied by a Chaise lounge?
a. 1.26sm
b. 1.28sm
c. 1.30sm
d. 1.32sm
91. Area occupied by a Double door refrigerator?
a. 1152 sq cm
b. 1120 sq cm
c. 1000 sq cm
d. 1200 sq cm
92. Height of a dining table?
a. 762 cm
b. 765 cm
c. 768 cm
d. 780 cm
93. The first known reference for Theory of Architecture is known as?
a. De architektura
b. Quattro Libri de arkitektos
c. Libri de architectura
d. Sorsa arrchitectura
94. It is the process of examining nature, models, systems, processes and
elemnets to emulate or take inspiration from them in order to solve
human problems?
a. Bioarchitecture
b. Biomimicry
c. Biovolution
d. Biodiversity
95. Nakagin House by Kisho Kurukawa is what type of form composition?
a. Linear form
b. Radial form
c. Grid form
d. Cluster form
96. The Pearl Mosque is what type of form composition?
a. Linear form
b. Radial form
c. Rotated grid form
d. Cluster
97. Which of the following is not Le Corbusier’s five points of architecture?
a. Pilotis
b. Free Facade
c. Open floor plan
d. Open garden
98. Anthropometric scale devised and used by Le Corbusier?
a. Vitruvian man
b. Modulor
c. Golden Ratio
d. Modulity
99. Among the color choices, what is not used by Le Corbusier’s in
Ronchamp Chrch?
a. Red
 b. Green
c. Yellow
d. Blue
100. Hagia Sopia is what type of Spatial Organization?
a. Grid Organization
b. Centralized Organization
c. Clustered Organization
d. Radial Organization
e.