Course No: ARC 3311 University of Palestine Lecturer Name:Dr.

Hazem Abu-Orf
Course Title: Architecture Theories Student No.: _________________
Date:15.01.2015 Student Name: _______________
No. of Questions: (3) Final Exam College Name: _______________
Time: 2hours 2014/2015 Dep. / Specialist: ______________
Using Calculator (No) Total Grade:60% Using Dictionary (No)

Question One: (20 Marks)

Answer only 4 questions out of 6 ( use sketches where appropriate)

1) Clarify the meaning of postmodernism using the statement: “this with that instead of this or that”?
2) Draw on the key differences between modernis m, late modernism and postmodernism, using one
word for each?
3) Highlight the contributions of both mode rnis m and postmode rnis m to contemporary development of
architecture?
4) What are the key statements drawn from modernis m?
5) What are the philosophical foundations grounded in late modernis m, drawing in your answer on the
latter’s list of key branches while briefly shedding light in your answer on each branch meaning?
6) What is the architecture style utilized to describe ‘architecture as social art’ while highlighting in
your answer 1) on the key concepts that underpin this style and 2) on this style’s contributions?

Question Two:(20 Marks)

Clarify briefly the below concepts: (use sketches where appropriate)

Structural Classism
Abstract architecture
Structural rationalism
Buildings as living things
Architecture as a melody
Aesthetic elements of modern architecture
Curtain walls
Pre-concepts
The truth in Art Nouveau (Hector Guimard)
A house is a machine to live in

Question Three: (20 Marks)

Answer the below questions on the basis of the relevant figure:

A) Explain the aspect of metaphor?
B) Highlight how space has been conceptualized in postmodernism?
C) Describe the style, its key concepts and how these might be drawn from the figure?
D) Briefly highlight the style and its key remarks?

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Course No: ARC 3311 University of Palestine Lecturer Name:Dr. Hazem Abu-Orf
Course Title: Architecture Theories Student No.: _________________
Date:15.01.2015 Student Name: _______________
No. of Questions: (3) Final Exam College Name: _______________
Time: 2hours 2014/2015 Dep. / Specialist: ______________
Using Calculator (No) Total Grade:60% Using Dictionary (No)

A) B) C)

D)
Additional Question: The below figure is in postmodernism style. Discuss the
key aspects of ‘twenties revivalism’ and redraw this
figure in the latter style?

End of Questions

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