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Ar Exam 01
INSTRUCTION:
This is the final assessment and evaluation of your entire review course for the ALE. This examination mimics the format of
the actual board exam and it is expected that you treat this with total seriousness and dedication. You are provided with a
separate answer sheet; write your name in it. Shade the circle of the letter of your answer by using only pencils of the B
series. Avoid erasures; each erasure is a demerit and automatically a wrong answer. This is to practice you to develop caution
in answering the actual exam. Good luck!
I. (For Questions #1-3) Pruitt-Igoewas the large urbanhousing project occupied in 1954and completed in 1955 in the U.S.
city of St. Louis, Missouri. Shortly after its completion, it experienced an unexpected result andat 3:00 PM on March 16,
1972, less than 20 years after construction, the first of the complex's 33 buildings was demolished by the federal
government.The other 32 buildings were destroyed over the next 2 years. Its high-profile failure has become an
emblematic icon often evoked by all sides in public housing policy debate. This housing project was one of the first
demolitions of modernist architecture.
2. What was the unexpected result of Pruitt-Igoe that led to its demolition?
a. Its living conditions began to decay because of extreme poverty, crime, and segregation.
b. Its structural design failed because of series of minor earthquakes that occurred between 1968-1971.
c. It was built over a poor soil condition that was deliberately overlooked by the structural design team that
eventually caused each building to sink gradually below the grade line.
d. Only very few tenants occupied the housing units because of its tight spaces, substandard materials, poor
utilities, absence of elevators, and high rent.
3. The destruction of Pruitt-Igoe as a controversial housing project was claimed by this postmodern architectural
historian saying…"The day Modern architecture died." Who was he?
a. Charles Jencks b. Charles Moore c. Philip Johnson d.Robert Venturi
II. (For Questions #4-7) New York 5, known as the ―Whites‖ was a loose grouping of American architects who exhibited in
New York in 1969 whose architecture are derived from the early works of the Modern Movement. They experimented with
themes such as planar interpenetration, the diagonal and spatial abstraction.
III. (For Questions 8-11) In 1972, this influential book (later revised in 1977) of studies of the Las Vegas Strip undertaken by
a 1968 research and design studio the author taught at the Yale School of Architecture. This book reached its success
when many architects in the world adapted its ideas that established Post-Modernism in architecture.
10. What architectural movement did the book rebuked and reacted?
a. International Style b. Minimalism c. Neo-Brutalism d. Revivalism
11. What terms did the book applied to opposing architectural building styles?
a. Apple and Peaches b. Duck and Decorated Shed
c. Plastic and Stones d. Rationalism and Romanticism
IV. (For Questions #12-13) Every city should have its urbanist eye-view so that the public parts—squares, streets,
monuments—can have the ability to articulate the city.
12. According to the statement above, what part of a city’s element can be articulated by the said perception?
a. Image b. History c. Memory d. Sustainability
V. (For Questions #14-15) A movement in Europe that is based on classical and vernacular styles of architecture which is
essentially modern in conclusion. It recognized the social and cultural significance of established urban fabric, the
importance of historical forms and elements as a resource, and the need for architecture to be redefined in terms of rules
and types. Opposed to the inflated pretensions of Functionalism, the vulgar popularism of High Tech, and increasing
commercialization by those seen as having betrayed architecture, a return to academic theories propounded by
Quatremere de Quincy and others was proposed.
VI. (For Questions #16-19) This movement envisioned a city of the future inhabited by a mass society and characterized by
large scale, flexible and extensible structures. In its view the traditional laws of form and function were obsolete. It
believed that the laws of space and functional transformation held the future for society and culture. Its development in
Post-WorldWar II in its home country meant that much of the work its advocates produced in the movement is primarily
concerned with housing issues.The group's work is often called technocratic and their designs are described as avant-
garde with a rhetorical character.
17. What is the home country of this movement where it solely intended to solve its national problems?
a.Austria b. Germany c. Japan d. Philippines
18. Which of the following best describes the city of the future envisioned by the movement?
a. Capable of self-generating of energy b. Enable an organic growth process
c. Highly dependent on industrialization d. Humanized streets and traffic systems
19. Its works are often comparable to the designs of what architecture group?
a. Archigram b. CIAM c.De Stijl d. Expressionists
VII. (For Questions #20-23) De re Aedificatoriais a classic architectural treatise written between 1443 and 1452. It was the
first theoretical book on the subject written in the Italian Renaissance and in 1485 became the first printed book on
architecture. It was followed in 1486 with the first printed edition of Vitruvius. It remained the classic treatise on
architecture from the 16th until the 18th century.
22. This book postulates nine (9) ideal centrally-planned geometrical shapes recommended for churches; besides the
circle the author lists the square, the hexagon, octagon, decagon and dodecagon, all derived from the circle, and,
derived from the square, rectangles that exhibit the square and a half, square and a third and double square, all of
which have harmonic parallels in what another branch of art?
a. Music b. Painting c. Poetry d. Sculpture
VIII. (For Questions #23-25) Louis Kahn, born in Estonia, settled in the USA in 1905, only became internationally renowned
architect in the 1950s. Kahn's architecture is notable for its simple, platonic forms and compositions. Through the use of
brick and poured-in place concrete masonry, he developed a contemporary and monumental architecture that maintained
a sympathy for the site.
24. What material did Kahn used in the Performing Arts Theater, Fort Wayne that marked a traditional image that
signified his return to an architecture that was more humane and expressive than much that the Modern Movement
produced?
a. Adobe b. Bricks c. Concrete d. Wood
27. Beaux-Arts was a style of architecture in the US during the 19C that responded to the demand of lavish projects.
What did the followers of this style incorporate in their buildings?
a. Complex electrical systems, elevators, and mechanical communication devices
b. Exotic decorative objects brought by The Grand Tour
c. First pre-cast wall system
d. Steel frame exoskeleton combined with terracotta external finishes.
28. Who was the leading architect of the American Beaux Arts?
a. Alfred Waterhouse b. Charles McKim c. James Hoban d. Richard Morris Hunt
X. (For Questions #29-32) Le Corbusier’s own proportioning system developed in 1942 published as: The Modulor: A
Harmonious Measure to the Human Sale Universally Applicable to Architecture and Mechanics. : to order ―the dimensions
of that which contains and that which is contained.‖He saw the measuring tools of the Greeks, Egyptians, and other high
civilizations as being ―infinitely rich and subtle because they formed part of the mathematics of the human body,
gracious, elegant, and firm, the source of that harmony which moves us, beauty.‖He saw it not merely as a series of
numbers with an inherent harmony, but as a system of measurements that could govern lengths, surfaces, and volumes.
29. Which of the following was not used by Le Corbusier in theorizing Le Modulor?
a. Cubism b. Double unit c. Fibonacci series d. Golden Ratio
30. Aside from ancient mathematics, what other basis was used by Le Corbusier for the LeModulor?
a. Anthropometry b. Ergonomics
c. Proportions of the human body d. Spatial geometry
31. What is the total height of the human male figure in Le Modulor?
a. 180 cm b. 183 cm c. 186 cm d. 189 cm
32. What is the total height of the human male figure with raised arm in Le Modulor?
a. 220 cm b. 223 cm c. 226 cm d. 229 cm
XI. (For Questions #33-36) There was an art movement formed in the early 1920s where artists emphasized an unemotional
attitude to design and functionalism. It essentially ended in 1933 with the fall of the Weimar Republic and the rise of the
Nazis to power. Its approach to architecture was straightforward, functionally-minded, matter-of-fact approach to
construction, which became known in Germany as NeuesBauen ("New Building").
36. Which of the following architects is not a member of the said group?
a. Adolf Loos b. Bruno Taut c. Erich Mendelsohn d. Hans Poelzig
XII. (For Questions #37-38) Rem Koolhaas’ theory in architecture and cities emphatically embraces the contradictions of two
disciplines (architecture and urban design) that have struggled to maintain their humanist ideals of material honesty, the
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human scale and carefully crafted meaning in a rapidly globalizing world that espouses material economy, machine scale
and random meaning. Instead, Koolhaas celebrates the "chance-like" nature of city life.
37. What is the title of his influential manifesto that set up his career as a contemporary theorist?
a. Delirious New York b. Mutations c. S, M, L, XL d. The Great Leap Forward
XIII. (For Questions #39-41) A portfolio of 33 sheets of parchment (animal skin) containing about 250 drawings from about
the 1230swhich is in the BibliothèqueNationale, Paris. It appears to be a model-book, with a wide range of religious and
secular figures suitable for sculpture, and architectural plans, elevations and details, ecclesiastical objects and mechanical
devices, with copious annotations. Other subjects such as animals and human figures also appear.
40. Who is considered the author of this work?He is also considered as the master-builder of Picardy Cathedral in
northern France in the 13th century.
a. Abbot Suger c. Guido da Vigevano
b. Francesco di Giorgio Martini d. Villard de Honecourt
XIV. (For Questions #42-44) The Nahuaaltepetl (city-state) is located on the island in Lake Texcoco, in the Valley of Mexico.
Founded in 1325, it became the seat of one of the strongest empires in the 15th century, until being defeated in 1521 by
the Spaniards. The mainland was connected by causeways leading north, south, and west of the city. These causeways
were interrupted by bridges that allowed canoes and other traffic to pass freely. The bridges could be pulled away if
necessary to defend the city. The city itself was interlaced with a series of canals, so that all sections of the city could be
visited either on foot or via canoe.
45. The Millau Viaduct is a large cable-stayed road-bridge that spans the valley of the River Tarn near Millau in southern
France and it is the tallest vehicular bridge in the world, with one mast's summit at 343 meters. Who was its
architectural designer?
a. Frei Otto b. Lord Norman Foster c. Jean Nouvel d. Sir Richard Rogers
46. Architect of the Princess Dowager of China, he laid out the gardens at Kew. He was also the architectural tutor to the
Prince of Wales (George III) later architect to the King. He also standardized the five Classical Orders.
a. James Wyatt b. John Nash c. Robert Adam d. Sir Williams Chambers
47. Who were the architects of the King Philip II palace’s La Escorial in Spain?
a. Alonso de Covarrubias and Bartholome de Bustamante
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b. Diego di Riano and Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon
c. Juan Bautista de Toledo and Juan de Herrera
d. Pedro Machuca and Luis Machuca
48. Which of the following were large iron or steel structures built during the latter half of the 19th century?
I. Eiffel Tower
II. Woolworth Building
III. Brooklyn Bridge
IV. Crystal Palace
V. C.N.I.T. Dome
a.I, II, III and IV b. I, III, and IV c. II, IV, and V d.I, III, and V
49. Which of the following is not true about William Le Baron Jenney’s Home Insurance Building?
a. It was the first building to be applied with forced air ventilation.
b. It was the first tall building to be supported, both inside and outside, by a fireproof metal frame.
c. It was the first skyscraper.
d. It was the first building to use structural steel in its frame.
50. Which is not true of LenadroLocsin’s Church of the Holy Sacrifice in Quezon City?
a. Locsin’s first built project
b. The first building in the Philippines to be among in the architectural heritage conservation list
c. The first circular church in the Philippines
d. The first thin-shell concrete dome in the Philippines
51. Paulo Mendes da Rocha is the Pritzker Prize awardee-architect from São Paulo, Brazil. What architectural movement
does he belong?
a. Constructivism b. Neo-Brutalism c. Neo-Rationalism d. Postmodernism
XV. (For Questions #52-53) SM North EDSA is the largest shopping mall in the Philippines and third in the world in terms of
leasable area (482,878 square meters).
XVI. (For Questions #54-57) Americanarchitectural firm founded by a German immigrant-modernist and composed of seven
youngerarchitects in 1945 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This group has been a notable landmark in the history of
postwar modernismpreoccupied with the social responsibilities of architecture as a reflection of the philosophy of its
mentor and founder. It has created many successful projects, and has been well-respected for its broad range of designs.
In later years, the group was known as one of the first architects to design environmentally "green" buildings starting in
the early 1980s.
XVII. (For Questions #59-60) Arieh Sharon is a Polish-born Israeli architect and winner of the Israel Prize for Architecture in
1962—the first in this discipline. He was a critical contributor to the early architecture in Israel and the leader of the first
master plan of the young state, reporting to then Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion. He transformed Israel’s urban
landscape particularly Jerusalem by introducing the International Style and recently put the city in the World Heritage Site
list because of its architectural character. He built private houses, cinemas and in 1937 his first hospital, a field in which
he specialized in his later career, planning and constructing many of the country's largest medical centers.
59. Arieh Sharon’s skills and principles in transforming Jerusalem were influenced by:
a. His apprenticeship to Oscar Niemeyer b. His education at theBauhaus
c. His longtime friendship with Le Corbusier d. His partnership with Philip Johnson
61. A world view term usually expressing concern over the use of limited resources available on Earth and the behavior
of everyone on it to act as a harmonious crew working toward the greater good.
a. Contextualism b. Gaia Theory c. Spaceship Earth d. Sustainability
62. Proxemics is the interrelated observation and theories of man’s use of space as a specialized elaboration of
culture.The study of the symbolic and communicative role of the spatial separation individuals maintain in various
social and interpersonal situations. What are the two (2) factors that are closely related to man’s nature and degree
of spatial arrangement?
a. Culture and environment b. Environment and space
c.Language and race d. Personal attitude and social status
63. The art of reason specific to how material is arranged and how building systems and components are assembled.
This art of building systems itself is a construct. An aesthetic form that is the product of a series of design decisions
and judgments. It is the necessary design intermediary between the laws of nature and the art of construction.
a. Architectonic b. Architecture parlante c. Humanism d. Universal law
64. Eliel Saarinen’s statement, ―Always design a thing by considering it in its next larger context - a chair in a room, a
room in a house, a house in an environment, an environment in a city plan.‖; is an example of what type of
architectural criticism?
a. Evocative criticism b. Interpretive criticism c. Impressionistic criticism d. Normative criticism
65. A method of architectural criticism that seeks to identify facts that are pertinent one’s encounter with a particular
environment. It also points out what the building is made of and how it is organized. It also explains how the building
or urban setting works as a dynamic environment, i.e.
―The glass box anchored by granite piers and partially embraced by granite side walls contain a giant indoor
garden—twelve story, 160-foot high, skylit, air-conditioned, third of an acre park.‖ (Ada Louise Huxtable’s
criticism on the Foundation Building in New York City).
a. Contextual criticism b. Depictive criticism c. Descriptive criticism d. Interpretive criticism
66. Non-domestic structures with the function of territorial, social and symbolic signs.
a. Domestic architecture b. Semantic architecture c. Settlement architecture d. Synectic architecture
67. Architecture that is built by tradesmen, in concert with the resident, so that the dweller is an integral part of the
formative process. Form, models, material, and construction do not change from one building to another, rather the
model is adjusted.
a. Community design b. Indigenous design c. Local design d. Vernacular design
71. A type of shopping mall with over 74,000 m2 of gross leasable area, and which serves as the dominant shopping
venue for the region in which it is located.
a. Downtown center b. Neighborhood shopping center
c. Regional shopping center d. Super Regional shopping center
72. Which of the following is not a factor in heliport design in regards to impact on the community and environment?
a. Approach/departure path b. Exhaust emissions
c. Ground traffic d. Land-use zoning
73. Which of the following design principles for residential subdivision design is incorrect?
a. Align lot line with centerline of street to minimize nighttime glare of auto lamps into house.
b. Deepen perimeter lots that abut unknown or different land uses.
c. Make double frontage of residential lots for more accessibility.
d. Reduce traffic hazard potential by use of right angle intersections.
74. A theory employed in urbanism, sociology and environmental psychology which claims the built environment is the
chief or even sole determinant of social behavior.
a. Architectural determinism c. Environmentalism
b. Contextualism d. Regionalism
75. A type of sociological paradigm (a microsociological theory) that focuses on how people themselves define reality,
how they make sense of the world, how they experience and define what people are doing. Assumption is that social
structures are created through interactions among people so that patterns and standards of behaviors emerge.
a. Conflict Theory b. Interactionism c.Interpretivism d. Structural Functionalism
76. Which of the following is the most important function of Sustainable Land Use Planning (SLUP)?
a. Determine the best uses of land considering biophysical, economic, and socio-political concerns.
b. Distribute public and private lands to emancipate the pheasants and to promote social justice and equity.
c. Expropriate privately owned lands for public use such as government infrastructure projects which will benefit
the society in general.
d. Use fiscalinstruments such as taxation schemes togenerate funds for improving and maintaining public services,
infrastructures, and environmental quality.
77. Which of the following urban spatial development creates bottlenecks and congestion in traffic flow?
a. Bi-polar development b. Concentric development
c. Grid development d. Strip/Linear development
79. A regional boundary, set in an attempt to control urban sprawl by mandating that the area inside the boundary be
used for higher density urban development and the area outside be used for lower density development.
a. Community Separator b. Smart Growth Theory c. Urban Consolidation d. Urban Growth Boundary
XVIII. (For Questions #80-84) This book is arguably the most influential book written on urban planning in the 20th century.
First published in 1961, the book is a critique of modernist planning policies claimed to be destroying many existing inner-
city communities. This book has a vitriolic criticism for the "rationalist" planners (specifically Robert Moses) of the 1950s
and 1960s, the author argued that modernist urban planning rejects the city, because it rejects human beings living in a
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community characterized by layered complexity and seeming chaos. The modernist planners used deductive reasoning to
find principles by which to plan cities. These policies, the author claimed, destroy communities and innovative economies
by creating isolated, unnatural urban spaces.
82. What policy of Robert Moses and the New York City government which was considered by the author to be the most
violent against communities?
a. Adaptive reuse b. Heavy infrastructure c.Urban infringement d. Urban renewal
83. The author who sparked a civil outcry to stop the construction of Lower Manhattan Expressway as proposed by
Robert Moses because it will destroy the vibrancy of the community of what village in New York?
a. Broadway b. East Village c. Greenwich Village d. New Netherland
84. This book is one of the major influences of what architecture and planning movement which emerged in the 1980s?
a. Conservation Movement b. New Pedestrianism
c. Urban Ecology d. New Urbanism
XIX. (For Questions #85-88) A more idealistic variation of New Urbanism in urban planning theory, founded in 1999 by Michael
E. Arth, an American artist, urban/home/landscape designer, futurist, and author. This theory addresses the problems
associated with New Urbanism and is an attempt to solve various social, health, energy, economic, aesthetic, and
environmental problems, with special focus on reducing the role of the automobile. A neighborhood or new town utilizing
this concept is called a Pedestrian Village. Pedestrian Villages can range from being nearly car-free to having automobile
access behind nearly every house and business, but pedestrian lanes are always in front.
86. In the urban planning theory asked, what is located at the front of the housing units?
a. Carport b. Driveway c. Pedestrian lane d. Shared park
87. In the urban planning theory asked, what is located at the rear of the housing units?
a. Carport b. Driveway c. Pedestrian lane d. Shared park
88. As opposed to the asked theory, in New Urbanism, what is commonly located at the rear of the housing units?
a. Alley b. Bike lane c. Pedestrian lane d. Shared park
XX. (For Questions #89-92) A theory of urban planning composed of a set of ten axioms intended to guide the formulation of
city plans and urban designs. They are intended to reconcile and integrate diverse urban planning and management
concerns. The urban design approaches were developed at Harvard's pioneering Urban Design Department under the
leadership of JosepLluisSert, and the concerns enunciated by Team X. It is most prominently seen in plans prepared by
Christopher Charles Benninger and his numerous colleagues in the Asian context (Benninger 2001). They form the
elements of the planning curriculum at the School of Planning, Ahmedabad, which Benninger founded in 1971.
90. There areten (10) axioms of this theory, namely: environmentalsustainability, appropriate technology, infrastructure
efficiency, placemaking, "Social Access," transit oriented development, regional integration, human scale, and
institutional integrity; which of the following is the last axiom?
a. Architecture b. Heritage conservation c. Imageability d. Social equity
92. What country used this theory as the basis for Thimphu for its new capital plan?
a.Bhutan b. Laos c. Vietnam d. Mongolia
93. Urban Sprawl is the spreading of a city and its suburbs over rural land at the fringe of an urban area. Which of the
following is not a development characteristic of urban sprawl?
a. Housing subdivisions b. Shopping mall c. Strip malls d. Squatters
94. Which of the following situations is not allowed to justify and implement eviction or demolition of squatters?
a. When persons or entities occupy danger areas such as esteros, railroad tracks, garbage dumps, riverbanks,
waterways, and other public areas, such as sidewalks, roads, parks, and playgrounds.
b. When government infrastructure projects with available funding are about to be implemented.
c. When there is a court order for eviction and demolition.
d. When a private land owner decides to develop his property.
95. A policy or land use designation used in land use planning to retain areas of largely undeveloped, wild, or agricultural
land surrounding or neighboring urban areas. It is basically an invisible line that goes around a certain area, stopping
people from building there so that some of the wild and agricultural land can be saved.
a. Greenbelt b. Greenways c. Green wedges d. Woonerf
96. The first fully new urbanist town. Development began in 1981 on eighty acres (324,000 m²) of Florida Panhandle
coastline.
a. Disney’s Celebration b. Haile Plantation c. Seaside d. Stapletown
97. In Balanced Housing Development section of RA 7279 or the Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992,
developers of proposed subdivisions are required to develop an area for socialized housing equivalent to how many
percentage of the total subdivision area?
a. 10% b. 20% c. 30% d. 40%
98. A process by which a city, or a part of a city, falls into a state of disrepair and neglect. It is characterized by
depopulation, economic restructuring, property abandonment, high unemployment, fragmented families, political
disenfranchisement, crime, and desolate urban landscapes.
a. Gentrification b. Urban decay c.Urban infringement d. Urban sprawl
99. An urban plan for an elongated urban formation. The city would consist of a series of functionally specialized parallel
sectors. Generally, the city would run parallel to a river and be built so that the dominant wind would blow from the
residential areas to the industrial strip.
a. City Radieuse b. Functional City c. Garden City d. Linear City
XXI. (For Questions #100-102) A metropolitan area which is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural areas. The
temperature difference usually is larger at night than during the day and larger in winter (or cold season) than in
summer, and is most apparent when winds are weak.
103. According to Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, the heart of New Urbanism is:
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a. Demographical size b. The design of neighborhoods
c. The street patterns d. Urban aesthetics
104. The change in an urban area associated with the movement of more affluent individuals into a lower-class area. The
area experiences demographic shifts, including an increase in the median income, a reduction in household size, and
often a decline in the proportion of racial minorities (if such minorities are present). More households with higher
incomes result in increased real estate values with higher associated rent, home prices, and property taxes. Industrial
land use can decline with redevelopment bringing more commercial and residential use. Such changes often result in
transformation of the neighborhood's character and culture.
a. Gentrification b. Planned Shrinkage c. Redlining d. Reverse Sensitivity
105. Planted depression that allows rainwater runoff from impervious urban areas like roofs, driveways, walkways, and
compacted lawn areas the opportunity to be absorbed. This reduces rain runoff by allowing stormwater to soak into
the ground (as opposed to flowing into storm drains and surface waters which causes erosion, water pollution,
flooding, and diminished groundwater). This can cut down on the amount of pollution reaching creeks and streams
by up to 30%.
a. Bio-retention b. Permeable garden c. Rain garden d. Water garden
107. Strip of land established to provide separation between landuses and typically developed as a landscaped area.
a. Buffer b. Greenbelt c.Seam d. Shelterbelt
108. Which of the following is one of the many causes of the increase in urban sprawl?
a. Gentrification b. Suburbanization c. Urban decay d. Urban renewal
XXII. (For Questions #109-110) Suburbanization is the process of population movement from within towns and cities to the
rural-urban fringe.
XXIV. (For Questions #115-116) Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft are two basic organizing principles of human association.
117. The characteristics of different designs which, despitetheir differences allow them to be located near each other in
harmony,such as scale, height, materials, fencing, landscaping and location ofservice areas.
a. Compatibility b. Coherence c. Homogeneity d. Unity
118. Which of the following items is not a contributing factor of sense of enclosure in cities?
a. Buildings b. Landscapes c. Pedestrians d. Street widths
119. The Statue of Liberty, Eiffel Tower, the Big Ben, and Ninoy Aquino International Airport terminal are all examples of:
a. Architectural icons b. Gateways c. Nodes d. Social condensers
120. The placement of new buildings into established built-up urbanareas, which usually results in an increase in the
existing building stock.
a. Augmentation b. Infill b. Mixed use c. Urban seam
122. BP344: What is the minimum number of designated seats for disabled persons in first class, premiere, and air-
conditioned buses?
a.3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6
123. BP344: How many wheelchair seating space is required for a proposed 200-seater auditorium?
a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6
125. BP344: What is the required vertical clearance of knee recess of lavatories?
a. 500-600 mm b. 550-650 mm c. 600-700 mm d. 650-750 mm
126. BP344: Recesses or turnabout spaces should be provided for wheelchairs to turn around or to enable another
wheelchair to pass; these spaces are required to have a minimum area of 2.25 sqm and required to be spaced at a
maximum of what distance?
a. 8.00 m b. 10.00 m c. 12.00 m d. 14.00 m
128. PD1096:Which of the following factors does not influence the maximum height of buildings?
a. Building block b. Building footprint c. Light and ventilation d. Geology
129. PD1096: In the final inspection of a construction project, the Office of the Building Official will verify and review the
building on certain basis. Which of the following items is not included in the verification and review process?
a. Building inspection sheets b. Certificate of Completion
c.Construction logbook d. Contracts
130. PD1096: In the Electrical Documents, which of the following items is not included?
a. Design analysis b. Detail drawings of electrical rooms
c.Location/Site plans d. One Line Diagram
131. RA9514: Emergency lighting facilities shall be arranged to maintain the specified degree of illumination in the event
of failure of the normal lighting for a period of at least how many hour(s) in buildings more than 36.5 meters in
height?
a. 0.50 hour b. 1hour c. 1.50 hours d. 2 hours
132. The cost-based method of compensation applicable only to non-creative works such as accounting, secretarial,
research, data gathering, supervision, preparation of reports, etc.
a. Fixed fee b. Multiple of direct personnel expenses
c. Per diem + reimbursable expenses d. Professional fee + expenses
133. If the architect/environmental planner is commissioned to do town and regional planning, which of the following
items is the best methods of compensation for his professional service?
a. Fixed fee b. Lump sum
c. Per diem + reimbursable expenses d. Professional fee + expenses
134. A method of construction contract whereby the contractor assumed total responsibility from design through
completion of the project.
a. Administration contract b. Guaranteed maximum plus participation on savings
c. Lump sum contract d. Turnkey contract
135. A change order may be issued by the implementing officials after the same has been approved by the appropriate
official if the amount of the change order is within the limits of the former’s authority to approve original contracts
and under some conditions. Which among the items listed below is not one of the conditions?
a. Change in actual physical measurements of building elements.
b. Decrease in work due to deletion of work items on the project.
c. Reclassification of an existing item due to latent conditions which were not known at the same bidding.
d. The aggregate cost of change order s is limited to 25% of the original contracts costs excluding the effects of
price escalation and provided that no major pay item shall be increased by more than 100% of its original cost.
136. Which of the following statements is the most appropriate in Specification Writing?
a. All materials and equipments shall be tested to determine strength and the quality shall be established.
b. Perform tests to determine strength and to establish quality.
c. Tests shall be performed to determine strength and the quality shall be established.
d. Tests shall be performed to determine strength and to establish quality.
137. The approved form of security furnished by the Contractor and his Surety as a guarantee of good faith on the part of
the Contractor to pay all obligations arising from the Contract.
a. Guaranteed bond b. Payment bond c. Performance bond d. Proposal bond
138. Cost of work is the total costs in the proper performance of the work required by the plans and specifications for a
specific project incurred by whom?
a. Architect b. Client
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c. Contractor d. The entire design and construction team
XXV. (For Questions #139-140) A written form of security from a surety company guaranteeing complete execution of the
contract and all supplemental agreements pertaining thereto and for the payment of all legal debts pertaining to the
construction of the project.
141. Soft Costs are cost items in addition to the direct Construction Cost. Which of the following is not included in soft
costs?
a. Architectural and engineering b. Advertising and promotion
c. Permits and fees d. Subcontractors
143. ProgressPaymentis determined by calculating the difference between the completed work and materials stored and a
predetermined schedule of values or unit costs given by the owner to whom?
a. Architect b. Contractor c. Consultants d. Engineers
144. Contract Payment Bond is a written form of security from a surety company to the owner, on behalf of an acceptable
prime or main contractor or subcontractor, guaranteeing payment to:
a. All persons providing labor, materials, equipment, or services in accordance with the contract
b. Probable damages during construction period
c. Probable delay of project completion
d. Shop drawings for alteration and modification of construction details
145. Estimating and placing value on the building condition and defects is under what spectrum of the architect’s
professional services?
a. Building Appraisal Service b. Building Testing and Commissioning
c. Forensic Architecture d. Historic and Heritage Conservation and Planning Service
146. A client is furious in witnessing slow working progress and he is blaming the contractor. Who will be the immediate
mediator?
a. Architect b.Construction manager c.Legal body d. Project manager
148. This pre-design service primarily develops and generates financial support from government agencies and the
general public.
a. External support services b. Fund-raising services
c. Promotional services d. Value management
149. Which of the following is the component of the architect’s Project Definition Phase under the Regular Design
Services?
a. Analyzes space requirements based on organizational structure and financial set-up
b. Evaluates program, schedule, budget, and site
c. Reviews and refines space requirements and translates them into an architectural program
d. States project terms of reference
152. Which of the following methods of compensation is not ideal for Pre-Design Services?
a. Lump Sum b. Multiple of Direct Personnel Expenses
c. Percentage of Project Construction Cost d. Professional Fee + Expenses
153. A Local Government Unit in partnership with a private corporation is developing a national design competition for a
proposed monumental landmark to be located in its municipal park. The proponents are required to furnish a written
document of the Competition Proposal to whom?
a. DILG b. DTI c. IAPOA d. PRBoA
154. What is the architect’s Minimum Basic Fee for a call center project?
a. 6% b. 7% c. 8% d. 12%
155. Based on the old Standard of Professional Practice, what is the architect’s Minimum Basic Fee as a Coordinator with
an Interior Designer for a call center project?
a. 5% b. 6% c. 7% d. 8%
156. What is the architect’s Minimum Basic Fee for a four-star hotel project?
a. 5% b. 6% c. 7% d. 8%
157. A fire truck rushing down the street to respond to a reported fire emergency hits the side of a lamp post, causing it
to fall to a construction area’s protective fence. The fence was strong enough to hold the post damaged a Meralco
wire that caused the welding works to stop for 1 day. Can the contractor ask for time extension citing the incident as
―Force Majure‖ or ―Act of God‖?
158. The Contractor’s office submitted to the architect the shop drawings (SD) for the cove lighting works. The architect
returned the SD to the contractor approved without any notation or comment. After application of the said SD, it
was found out that there is an error in the implemented architect-approved SD, thus it requires the work to be re-
executed. Can the contractor claim for extra cost to cover for the re-execution expenses?
a. No, because the architect’s approval does not relieve the contractor from the responsibility for accuracy of the
SD.
b. No, because the fee of the Contractor does not cover such cases.
c. Yes, because it is the fault of the architect who approved the SD.
d. Yes, but only half of the cost will be allowed and the other half charged to the architect who approved the SD.
159. In a high school batch reunion, a friend and batch mate, discovering that you have become a licensed architect,
approached you saying that he wants to have his dream house built. According to him, had he known earlier that
you are an architect, he would have not talked to another architect about his plan. He added that you are lucky
because they have not yet agreed on anything and the idea is still under negotiation, so you can still have the
project. What would be your reply as a professional?
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a. ―I will design your dream house because you are my friend. You can terminate your arrangement with the other
architect since you are the owner. Since you and the first architect haven’t arrived in a final agreement, you are
not legally bound for your action.‖
b. ―My good friend, if the architect whom you are already talking to is registered and licensed, I am confident that
he can give you the best architectural services that I can. Please introduce me to him so I can extend help by
giving some advice regarding your project‖.
c. ―Sure my dear batch mate. It would be an honor to design your dream house. But you have to inform the first
architect that you have talked to me and you are now considering another option; and in order to come with the
best proposal, you can hire us both and choose the best design solution for your house‖.
d. ―Of course, but you have to inform the first architect that you are considering another option which is this. If the
architect allowed you to have an alternative service from me, then it’s good; but if he doesn’t agree, you can
report him immediately to our professional organization (UAP-IAPOA) for unethical conduct.‖
160. A client has a lot that is located between a major city road in front and an estero at the back. The setback
requirement in front is 5 meter while 3 meters is required at the back and sides of the property.Exclusive of the legal
easement required along the side of the estero, the lot has a total dimension of 10m X 10m. But after deducting the
required setbacks, the lot has a remaining buildable footprint of only 2m X 4m which is not suited for the
contemplated development. What should you advise the client if the local ordinance allows firewalls to be set only at
the sides of every property?
a. Advice your client to apply for an exemption through a special permit from the MMDA, DPWH, DENR, and local
barangay.
b. Advice your client to seek for land use exemption by applying the law on variance.
c. Tell your client that you can start designing the project since the building code automatically allows leeway for
such cases.
d. Tell your client to sell the property and look for another lot.