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ABM REVIEW CENTERPRE BOARD EXAMINATION.

THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE

January 2007

1. Represented by a building which meets in a satisfactory manner the requirement of logical

function, solid construction and beautiful composition

aArchitecture

bEngineering

cPlanning

dDesign

2. A sketch specifically the 9 hour sketch made at the beginning of a problem inarchitecture

AConcours

 bHors Concours

cEsquisse

dEsquisse-Esquisse

3.A scheme, idea or a solution of a problem in architecture which is expressed in apreliminary sketch

aEsquisse 

bRendu 

cProjit

dParti

4.A stage in modernism where structural systems and utilities such as pipes, ductsare exposed

aRadicalism

bBrutalism

cExpressionism 

dUtilitarianism

5.The logical arrangement of windows in a building

aEnvelope

bFenestration
cRhythm 

dBalance

6. A sheltered gallery running behind an open arcade or colonnade

aLoggia

bFoyer 

cLanai

dAmbulatory

7. A kind of spatial organization which consists of repetitive cellular spaces grouped by proximity or by

the sharing of a common trait or relationship

aCentralized 

bRadial

cClustered

dGrid

8. A phenomenon wherein drawings consisting of black lines are recognized as representing an object is
quickly recognized by the observer

aUnder ground 

bBackground 

cFore ground

dFigure ground

9. A large space in a transportation terminal for the gathering of crowds

aConcourse

bWaiting area 

cLounge 

dLoggia

10. An architectural element which ser!es as a screen to deflect side air current, thesun#s rays or to
abstract !ision

a%uer b#ade cCanop$

dBa!e

11.
 A name gi!en to a !isual measure of design based upon the proportion of thehuman body and
on mathematics

a"odulorS#stem

b5en6easurementc'nt#ropometricsdErgonomics12. %uilding approac# can eit#er bea7blique b(rontal

cBoth a and b

d8one o9 t#eabo"e13. His :ors include t#e

$ale Art %allery, Richards &edical 'enter and (nitarian'hurch

a0alter ,ropius

bLouis Khan

c)e Corbusierd;adao 'ndo14.

 an organiational transformation where transformation occurs by altering one ormore of its dimensions
and still retain its identity as a member of a family of forms

aAdditi$e%rans&ormation

bDimentional ;rans9ormationcubtracti"e ;rans9ormationd'll o9 t#eabo"e1!.

 An applied science concerned with the characteristics of people that need to beconsidered in the design
of de!ices and systems in order that people and things willinteract effecti!ely and safely

a'nt#ropometrics

bErgonomics

c'rc#itecture dDesignEngineering1&.

 An en!ironmental concept where each design component becomes an essentialpart of the whole such
when one is remo!ed, the composition is incomplete

aE"olutionar$'rc#itecturebEn"ironmental ;#eor$Perception

c'rganicArchitecture

dPost6odernism1*.

 A term that refers to the edge contour of a plane or the silhouette of a !olume

a(orm b6ass cPlane

dSha(e

1. 'll are bases o9 proportion excepta6aterialsProportionb6anu9acturedProportion

cLogicalPro(ortion
dtructuralProportion1/. ' t$pe o9 concept :#ic# literall$ relates 9orm :it# ot#er objects or
processesaEssence bimile c6etap#ors

dAnalog#

2.

 This is a delimited space that a person or a group of persons uses and defendsas an exclusi!e preser!e