You are on page 1of 12

Toa reviewer CHURCH OF LIGHT - What is the famous church

Quizizz link: located in Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan which is


https://quizizz.com/join/quiz/65c301ef395e021 designed by Tadao Ando?
4e20d1e26/start?studentShare=true

Contrast - It is a comparison showing WORLD TRADE CENTER TRANSPORTATION


differences, the opposite of similarity HUB BY SANTIAGO CALATRAVA -
Balance - Most elementary means of organizing
forms and spaces in architecture
Centralized - Characterized by an arrangement
where all the part radiate from a center like the
spikes on a wheel
Balance - It means equality
Scale - It gives a feeling of grandeur, dignity, and
monumentality
Rhythm - When lines, planes, and surface
treatments are repeated in a regular sequence
Proportion - It is evident by a comparison which
the eye makes between the size, shape, and
tone of a various object or part of a competition
Anthropometric proportion - These systems are GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM - Bilbao, Spain is
based on the dimension and proportion of the designed by a Canadian-American architect
human body known for his post-modern design. What is this
Human scale - The size of a building element or museum called?
space relative to the dimensions and proportion
of human body.
Architecture - The art and science of building
design and construction
Form - That which the eye identifies, the mind
perceives and interprets
Linear form - A series of form arranged in
sequence in a row
Subtracting transformation - Subtracting a
portion of a forms volume to create another
Radial form - A composition of linear forms PATINA TEXTURE - An aged appearance caused
extending outward from a central form in a by environmental factors, either acquired
radial manner naturally or artificially induced
Dimensional transformation - One or more
dimensions are altered but will retain its
identity
Articulation of form - This refers to the manner
in which the surface of a form come together to
define its shape and volume
LIGHT - Complete the phrase by Le Corbusier:
“Architecture is the masterly, correct and
magnificent play of masses brought together in
_____.”
COLOR - This is a property possessed by an
object of producing different sensations on the
eye as a result of the way the object reflects or COLOR - An element of art that is produced
emits light when light, striking an object, is reflected back
NIGHT AND DAY - In the poem of the right angle to the eye.
(Le poeme de l'angle droit), what is referred to ARISTOTLE - A greek philosopher who authored
as the two phases that rule our destiny? (Hint: the earliest documented theory of color.
_____ AND ___) (Hint: He suggested all colors came from white
and black)
CHROMA - It is the quality that distinguishes a which surrounds an area, and which is
strong color from a weak one. recognized as representing an object is quickly
(Hint: Also called Intensity, 6-letter word) picked out by the observer, and it then seems to
CIRCLE - The concept of the color wheel was him to stand out from the background in an
invented when Sir Isaac Newton obvious manner.
bent the color spectrum into a ______. (Hint: a (Hint: 12-letter word, ends with D)
shape)
TETRADIC - In the color wheel, T__R__I_ uses
two complementary color pair.
Proportions of colors must be chosen carefully
to maintain balance.
SUNNY - In Color Psychology, Pastel yellow gives
the impression of ______.

6 - PERCEPTION OF SHAPES
Counting the number of bars using the squares
at the front, you'll find that there are 8 bars in
total. Counting from the end of the bars, you'll
get 7. According to the puzzle's creators, how
many complete bars are actually there in the
LUMINOUS DENSITY - This is what the eyes figure?
receive when light is reflected from a surface
(floors, walls, furniture).
(If the differences between the L_______
______Y within view are too great,
the iris muscle is strained due to constant
adjustment, thus causing eye fatigue)

40-60% - In a 3-1 light reflection ratio within a


space, this suggests that floors should reflect
about 20% of light, while furniture 25-40%, and
walls reflect what percentage?
(Hint: range; please type answer as xx-yy% ) Space within a Space - In Organization of Form
and Spaces, this is a space that may be
SPATIAL SHORTENING - When we apply certain contained within the volume of a larger space
colors on the different surfaces,we get different
visual effects. For example, if we apply color to
the central wall of space,
the idea of a certain "S_A____ _______I_G" is
created.

Spaces linked by a Common Space - In


Organization of Form and Spaces, this is a space
that may be contained within the volume of a
larger space

FIGUREGROUND - A phenomenon wherein


drawings consisting of black lines, any line
2nd Book - In Four Books of Architecture, which
book discusses the private townhouses and
country estates?

Articulation - This refers to the manner in which


the surfaces of a form come together to define
its shape and volume. It clearly reveals the
precise nature of its parts and their relationship
to each other and to the whole.
REPETITION - A linear pattern of redundant Free Façade - It is a consequence of concrete
elements. Elements need not be perfectly frame construction. Because walls were then
identical, however, to be grouped in a repetitive deprived of their constructional role, their
fashion. design became free as well.

UNIFIED WHOLE - The Gestalt Principles are a Unaccented Rhythm - If equally spaced
set of laws arising from 1920s’ psychology, windows are introduced on the unbroken wall,
describing how humans typically see objects by then regular repetition is present, what do you
grouping similar elements, recognizing patterns call this type of rhythm?
and simplifying complex images.
"Gestalt" is German word for "_______ _____". The Modulor - In 1942, Le Corbusier began his
study and published "__________" - a
Massing - A unified composition of two- Harmonious Measure to the human scale
dimensional shapes, or three-dimensional universally applicable to architecture and
volumes, especially one that has, or gives the mechanics.
impression, of weight, density, and bulk.
Grey - A color that feels flat and lifeless, yet it
Chimney Effect (Stack Effect) - The tendency of provides enormous support to the other hues.
air or gas in a shaft or other vertical space to
rise when heated, creating a draft that draws in Competition - When elements compete with
cooler air/gas from below. each other for place of importance, there is a
__________. This causes 'duality' or the
Dimensional Transformation - A form can be presence of two strong conflicting personalities
transformed by altering one or more of its or masses resulting in discord and redundancy.
dimensions and still retain its family identity.
What type of transformation is this? Grid Form - What type of form composition is
present in the Nakagin Capsule Tower by Kisho
Hierarchy - The articulation of the importance Kurokawa.
or significance of a form or space by its size,
shape, or placement relative to the other forms Personal Character - In architecture, this type of
and spaces of the organization. character bears a certain relation to the same
attribute of an individual. It is found that the
Five Points of Architecture - It is an element of personality plays an important part
architectural manifesto by the Swiss-French in the revealing character of both with man and
architect. A set of principles for modern with architecture.
buildings.
Visual Inertia - The degree of concentration and
Golden Section - The division of a line so that stability of a form. It depends on its geometry as
the whole is the greater part as that part is the well as its orientation relative to the ground
smaller part. For example, 1:1/2, a proportion plane and our line of sight.
which is considered to be particularly pleasing
to the eye. Platonic Solids - The primary shapes can be
extended or rotated to generate volumes whose
Analogous Color Scheme - It uses colors that forms are distinct, regular, and easily
are adjacent to each other on the color wheel. recognizable. These forms are referred to as the
One color is used as a dominant color while __________.
others are used to enrich the scheme.
Centralized Organization - What type of spatial
organization is shown in the Villa Capra (The Plane - A primary element of form that has the
Rotunda) at Vicenza, Italy, by Andrea Palladio? properties of length, width, shape, surface,
orientation, and position.
Personal Character - It bears a certain relation
to the same attribute to the life of an individual. Functional Character - A type of character that
results directly from the purpose of use of the
Texture - Refers to the quality of surface building.
treatment associated with materials.
Beton Brut - Concrete textured by leaving the
Additive Color - A color produced by combining impression of the form in which it was modeled.
lights of red, yellow, and blue wavelengths.
These lights or additive primaries contain all the Face-to-face Contact - This type of relationship
wavelengths necessary to produce a colorless or requires that the two forms have corresponding
white light. planar surfaces which are parallel to each other.

Yellow - This color is relatively long and Adjacent Spaces - It is the most common type
stimulating. It is considered as the strongest of spatial relationship. It allows each space to be
color psychological as it perceives optimism, clearly defined and to respond, each in its own
confidence, extraversion, emotional strength, way, to specific functional or symbolic
friendliness, and creativity. requirements. It can be defined with a row of
columns, walls, or free-standing planes.
Frei Paul Otto - A Pritzker Prize awardee 2015,
German architect and structural engineer, Human Scale - The size or proportion of a
noted for his use of lightweight structures, in building element or space, or an article of
particular tensile and membrane structures, furniture, related to the structural or functional
including the roof of the Olympic Stadium in dimensions of the human body.
Munich for the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Saturation - One of the three dimensions of
Alvar Aalto - "Form is the mystery that defies colors. It is the purity or vividness of a hue, also
description, but brings people pleasure", whose called as intensity.
dictum is this?
Northeast Monsoon - What is "amihan"?
Tadao Ando - In all of his works, light is an
important controlling factor. His use of concrete Chroma - The degree by which a color differs
is impeccable, leaving its natural color and from a gray of the same lightness or brightness,
texture, and almost became his trademark corresponding to saturation of the perceived
design. color.

Euclidean Space - In geometry, a two- or three- Perceptual - It refers to sensory perception and
dimensional space in which the axioms and recognition of the physical elements by
postulates of Euclidean geometry applies. experiencing them sequentially in time;

Core Culture - A model developed in Germany Conceptual - It is the comprehension of the


by Bassam Tibi, where the idea is that minorities ordered or disordered relationships among the
can have an identity of their own but they building’s elements and systems, and
should at least support the core concepts of the responding to the meaning they evoke.
culture on which the society is based.
Dimension - Context is composed completely of
Tangible Diffusion - Direct borrowing from one the following parameters except?
culture to another.
spatial system - The three dimensional
Ergonomics - An applied science concerned with integration of program elements and spaces
the characteristics of people that needs to be accommodating the multiple function and
considered in the design of devices and relationships is called
systems, in order that people and things will
interact effectively and safely.
Point - A _______ marks a position in space interlocking volumes - A type of relationship
having no length, width or depth, therefore it is wherein the forms interpenetrate each other’s
considered static. space and the forms do not need to share any
visual traits,
Plane - A line extended in a direction other than House at Stablo, Switzerland - ar. Mario Botta
its intrinsic direction becomes a ________. It
has length and width but no depth.

Shape - ________ is the primary identifying


characteristic of a plane, which is determined by
the contour of the line forming its edges.

Dolmen - It refers to prehistoric monument House of Mrs. Venturi, Chestnut Hill -


consisting of two or more large upright stones
supporting a horizontal stone slab, found
especially in Britain and France.

Machu Picchu - An ancient Incan city establishes


c. 1500 in the Andes Mountain, 8,000 ft on a
saddle between two peaks in south central
Peru.

Size - The physical dimension of length, width


and depth of a form is called,

Texture - The visual and tactile quality given to Cuadra San Cristobal, Mexico 1968 - ar. Luis
a surface by the size, arrangement and barragan
proportions of the parts is called,

Position - The location of a form relative to its


environment or the visual field within which it is
seem is called,

visual inertia - The degree of concentration and


stability of a form is called,

Triangle - A plane figure bounded by three sides


and having three angles is called,

Cylinder - A solid generated by the revolution of


a rectangle about one of its sides is called,
Glass House,new canaan, Connecticut (1949) -
additive transformation - A form can be philip johnson
transformed by the addition of elements to its
volume,

dimensional transformation - A form can be


transformed by altering one or more of its
dimensions and still retain its identity as a
member of a family of forms,

spatial tension - A type of relationship relies on


the close proximity of the forms or their sharing
of a common visual trait such as shape, color or House of Mrs. Venturi, Chestnut Hill - ar.
material, Robert Venturi
German Pavilion, montreal exposition (1966-
67) - Rolf Gutbrod & Frei Otto

Notre Dame du Haut, roncha mp, france , Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
(1950-55) - Le Corbusier (2012) - Dar Al Handasah Architects

History Faculty Building, cambridge university,


england (1964-67) - james sterling Taipei 101, Taiwan (2004) - C.Y. Lee & Partners

One World Trade Center New York (2014) -


Cultural Center, Wolfsburg, german (1948-62) - David Childs/ Daniel Libeskind
alvar aalto
Unite D' Habitation, Merseilles, France - The
principal work of Le Corbusier that exemplified
the use of the Modulor was the
_______________, where it uses 15 measures
of the Modulor to bring the human scale to a
building;

Torres Siamesas, Santiago, Chile (2003) -


Alejandro Aravena

Shanghai World Financial Center, China (2008)


- Kohn Pedersen Fox

Context is composed completely of the


following parameters?
function
space
form
technics

Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE (2010) - Adrian Smith


at SOM Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan (1964) -
Kenzo Tange

Euclid- According to ____________, a ratio


refers to the quantitative comparison between
two similar things.
Torre Agbar, Barcelona, Spain (2004) - Jean
Nouvel
Golden Section - It is defined as the ratio
between two sections of a line, or the two
sections of the plane figure, in which the lesser
of the two is to the greater as the greater is to
the sum of both;

Vitruvius - _____________, in the time of


Augustus, studied actual samples of the
Classical Orders and presented the ideal
proportions in a treatise “The Ten Books on
Architecture”
CIRCULATION SPACES - Space within an
enclosure or an area where an occupant can
move freely without obstructions.

TRAFFIC FLOW - It is the study of the movement


of individuals between two points and the
interactions they make with one another.

Shortest Distance - The most economical


distance, requiring the least amount of energy
and fuel and as a consequence, the most
efficient.

KINESTHETIC SPACE - It is an important factor in


day-to-day living in the buildings that architects
and designers create. Comparing two rooms,
sociopetal space - A space that tends to bring
identical in shape and area, the one that
people together;
permits the greater variety of free movement
will usually be experienced as larger.
Chroma - It refers to the degree by which color
differs from a gray of the same lightness or
BEHAVIORAL STRESS - A change from a person's
brightness;
normal behavior in response to a stressor.
KINESTHESIA - The word "Kinesthetic" comes
STRESS - ___ is any disturbance that imbalances
from the noun "___" which means the sensory
the internal environment of an organism.
perception of movement.
(Walter Cannon, n.d.)
KINESTHETIC - It is related to a person's
What are the 3 types of stress mentioned in
awareness of the position and movement of the
Theory of Architecture Module 3B?
parts of the body by means of sensory organs
Positive Stress
(proprioceptors) in the muscles and joints.
Tolerable Stress
Toxic Stress
KINESTHETIC EXPERIENCE - It is the sensation
associated with movement. Or the moving body
Tolerable Stress - It refers to stress response
"interacts" dynamically with architecture.
that have the potential to negatively affect the
architecture of the developing brain but
PROPRIOCEPTIVE - ___ Senses are senses which
generally occur over limited time periods that
perceive the body's own movement and inform
allow for the developing brain to recover and
the individual of their position and the position
thereby reverse potentially harmful effects.
of their limbs, in space.
Toxic Stress - It refers to strong frequent, or
prolonged use of the body's stress management
The 2 Proprioceptive Senses Systems
system.
Vestibular System
Kinesthetic System
Positive Stress - It refers to moderate, short-
lived stress responses such as brief increases in
Vestibular System - In the ear, which is mainly
heart rate or mild changes in the body's stress
concerned with maintaining the body's posture
hormone levels.
and equilibrium.
What are the 2 types of stressors?
Kinesthetic System - It consists of sensors in the
Biotic Stressor
muscles, tendons, and joints that indicate the
Abiotic Stressor
relative position and movements of the limbs
and of different parts of the body.
Biotic Stressor - They are living things related
complications that causes stress such as
Circulation - It is the movement through space.
dominance, pollution, infection, social pressure,
and competition.
Self Expression - It is kind of the same with
Abiotic Stressor - These are any ecological, response but adding a bit of a personal touch to
geological, or climate changes that causes stress it.
to a person, such as increased temperatures,
and natural disasters. Recognition - It is the belief of being recognized
with power, they can consider themselves at
Theory/Theories - It is a supposition or a system the top of the world.
of beliefs and ideas intended to explain
something (fact, event or opinion). Man-made disasters - Below are the Elements
of Nature that Influenced Architectural Designs
Plausible or Scientifically Acceptable and even except for one.
an unproven assumption. - In defining
Theories/ a Theory, it must be based on the These are the elements that needs to be
different branches of studies like: math, science, considered in designing.
education, arts and etc. Hence it must also be Plans
________ and _________. Sustainability
Protective Elements
Chief and Builder - The word Architecture came Structural Elements
from the Latin word: Arkhitekton. Arkhi means Materials.
_______ and tekton means _______.
Social Conditions - The influence of man in
Designing - Architecture is the Art and Sciences which a person wants to show off his/her
of ___________ buildings and other physical power, richness, influences and etc.
structures.
Interests - The Influence of Man in which is
Designing and Aesthetic Effects - Architecture is caught up between his/her personal activities
also a profession associated with art and and interests.
techniques of ___________ and building with
things associated with construction with regards RA 9266 - It is the Architecture Act of 2004 or
of the buildings ____________. also known as?

Reasoning - The Theory of Architecture came Who is an Architect


from the Latin word “Ratiocinatio” which - Professionally and Academically qualified
means? - With ID’s Issued by the Government
- Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
Vitrovius - It is the Roman Architect-Engineer of issued by the Professional Regulatory Board of
the 1st Century CE who used the Theory of Architecture (PRBOA)
Architecture.

These are the three main Influence of The Qualifications of an Architect


Architecture. - 5 years Bachelors Degree
General, Nature, and Man - 2 years of diversified training or
apprenticeship
These are the three sub-parts found on the - Board Exam passer with 70% passing rate
General Influence of Architecture.
Physical Needs, Emotional Needs, and The Other Qualifications of an Architect
Intellectual Needs. - Took up Review and Refresher Courses with
pre-board examinations
Preservation - It is one of the desires found in - Registered and License Architect (RPA)
the Activities of Man in which focuses solely in - Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Surviving. points before renewal of license (at least 45
points, exempted if taking up master’s degree)
Response - It is also one of the desires found in
the Activities of Man but this desire focuses on An Architect must be responsible for the
taking action or response in any situation given. - Design Development
- Architectural Drawings
- A fair and sustainable development, welfare, the most important element in the composition.
and cultural expression of society’s habitat in (May include formal image, and spatial
terms of shape, forms and cultural context to definition, the qualities of the shape, color,
it. texture, scale and proportions)

Industrial Buildings - These are the designs that Approach and Entry - It is the entrance of the
an Architect can do except for area, building, structures, or sites (they are
classified up to 3 approaches: the frontal,
Structural System - In human building-analogies oblique, and spiral approach)
the skeletal system is referred as the
Frontal Approach - It is the kind of Approach
Digestive System - In the human-building wherein it directly leads to the entrance.
analogies the Sanitary System is referred as the
Oblique Approach - It is the kind of approach
Electrical - In the human-building analogies it is wherein it has extreme angles, it usually
considered to be the Circulatory System of the prolongs the sequence of approaching the
body/house Entry.

Respiratory System - In the human-building Spiral Approach - It is the kind of approach


analogies, the mechanical system is referred to wherein it usually emphasizes the
as the 3d-likeness/of the form of the building.

Linear Organization - In The Architectural By means of Technology - It is the means of


systems, especially in the organizations. It is a using a structure and enclosure for the
linear type of organization wherein it is not Environmental Protection and comforts, also for
centralized but has a linear sequence of the improvement of one’s health, stability and
repetitive spaces. welfare.

Centralized Organization - It is the organization By means of Accommodating a Program - It is


of secondary forms towards the dominant the means of user requirements, needs, and
(central area) aspirations, socio cultural, economic factors,
legal restraints, and the historical traditions and
Radial Organization - It is the organization of precedents.
clustered forms away from the centralized area,
or extended in a radial manner Compatible with its Context - The means of site
and environment, climate, geography, and
Grid Organization - It is the organization of any cultural characteristics of the area.
kinds of forms with spaces organized within the
field of a structural grid (usually appears to be in These are the three types of Architectural Orders
3d) Physical
Perceptual
Cluster/ed Organization - The spaces within this Conceptual
group of organization appears to be a proximity Space - It is the physical order in Architecture in
or clustered together to show the common which is responsible for the objects to circulate
visual traits within its relationship and has movement in it. (Usually involves:
Bedroom, Garage, Living Room, Kitchen, Dining,
Hierarchy - It is the Articulation of the and Toilet)
Importance and Significance of a form or space,
it’s shape, element, placement to the other Enclosure - This is the element that envelopes
forms and spaces of the organization. the house to form a measurable places [walls
(exterior and interior), flooring, and Ceiling]
Hierarchy by Size - This may show some
dominance on a Architectural composition by Machines - It is the interior elements that use
being different in terms of size. and runs the internal organs of the house
(usually attachable and movable) (sinks,
Hierarchy by Placement - It is made to be lavatory, water closet, cabinets, bed, sofa, table,
strategically placed to call attention to itself as and chairs, lightings and telecommunications)
dimensions determine the proportions of a
Structure - It is the elements that supports the form, its scale is determined by the size relative
building/house itself. (Posts, columns, retaining to other forms in its context.
walls, floor stabs, trusses, and footing
foundation) Color - It is the property processed by an object
of producing different sensations on the eye as
Perceptual Order - This is the sensory a result of the way object reflects or emits light.
perception and recognition of physical elements It can be described by individual's perception of
(approach and departure, entry and egress, hue, saturation, and tonal value.
movement through order of spaces, functions
and activities within the spaces and the proper Texture - This is the visual and especially tactile
execution of Light, color, texture, view, and quality given to a surface by the size, shape,
sound) arrangement, and proportions of the parts. It
also determines the degree to which surfaces of
Conceptual Order - The Comprehension of the a form reflect or absorb incident light.
ordered and disordered relationships among
building elements and systems. (Usually Position - It is the location of a form relative to
includes Images, Patterns, Signs, and Context) its environment or the visual field within which
it is seen.
Elements and Designs - The __________ of
_____________ are the fundamental parts or Orientation - This is the the direction of a form
aspects used to compose any work of design relative to the ground plane the, compass pass
points,other forms,or to the person viewing the
Point - It indicated a position in a plane surface, form.
this creates shapes, form, and value but has no
length, width, or depth. Visual Inertia - It is the degree of concentration
and stability of a form depends on its geometry
Line - The ________ is a long narrow mark or as well as its orientation relative to the ground
band, indicates lengths, direction, and position plane, the pull of gravity, and our line of sight.
in one dimension, (Vertical and Horizontal,
forms 3d-ness, expresses amount (connection ), Form - __________ is the primary elements in
and supports for an overhead plane) architecture for it refers to the shape or
configuration of a building.
Plane - A flat surface on which a straight line
jointing any two points. (Indicated length, Organic Form - This refers to designing and
width, shape, surface orientation making it look building structures and spaces that are balanced
like a 2D) with their natural surroundings and tailored to
the function they serve for their inhabitants.
Volume - It is the amount of space that a organically designed structures seem to blend in
substance occupies in an object, making it look with the landscape or rise from it as if the
like a 3D. (Also indicates length, form shape, surrounding spaces gave birth to them. (e.g
surface orientation and position) Falling Water of Architect Frank Lloyd Wright)

Shape - It is one of the Properties of form Geometric Form - These are are forms that can
wherein it is the outward form of an object be constructed using geometry, such as squares,
defined by outline. in architecture it is defined rectangles, circles, cones, cubes, and many
as a two dimensional area confined by an actual more.. these forms are commonly found in
line or implied line. It is the characteristic architecture and engineering.
outline or surface configuration of a particular
form. Shape is the principal aspect by which we Abstract - It is a technique used by artist during
identify and categorize forms. the late century to bring out the aesthetics of
the subject it is the process of taking away or
Size - It is one of the Properties of form wherein removing characteristics from something in
it is the relative extent of something; a thing's order to reduce it to a different type of
overall dimension or magnitude but in character. In Architecture, abstract, is a type of
architecture size is the physical dimensions of design explored by many modernist, a mixture
length, width, and depth of a form. While these of form that embodies the transformation of
something different and new. This can be
aligned to brutalism, modernism,
deconstructivism, and expressionist
architecture.

These are the Transformation of Forms


- Additive / Addition
- Subtraction / Subtractive
- Dimension / Dimenstional

Dimension / Dimensional - These are forms


that can be transformed by altering one or
more of its dimensions and still retain as a
member of a family of form. ex. a cube can be
transformed into similar prismatic forms
through distinct changes in height, width or
length., it can be compress into a planar form or
stretched out into linear form.

Additive / Addition - A form can be


transformed by the addition of elements to its
original volume

Subtraction / Subtractive - a transformation of


by subtracting a portion of its volume.
Depending on the extent of the subtracting
process, the form can be retain its initial identity
or be transformed into a form of another. (This
form retains the exterior form and taken the
portion interior out)

Arrange by Order a shown on the picture.

You might also like