Theory of

Architecture
Refresher Course
2018-2023 DATA BANK

AR. ROY JOHN DE GUZMAN, UAP, ICAA

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The Art and Science of Designing and

Constructing Building.

A. Engineering
B. Art
C. Architecture
D. Contractor
E. None of the above

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The Art and Science of Designing and

Constructing Building.

A. Engineering
B. Art
C. Architecture
D. Contractor
E. None of the above

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Architecture derives from 2 words.

A. Chief-builder
B. Body-builder
C. Architectural-science
D. Art-science
E. None of the above

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Architecture derives from 2 words.

A. Chief-builder
B. Body-builder
C. Architectural-science
D. Art-science
E. None of the above

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It is the conscience use of skill, craft, and creative imagination in the

production of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary
significance.

A. beauty
B. aesthetics
C. art
D. science

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It is the conscience use of skill, craft, and creative imagination in the

production of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary
significance.

A. beauty
B. aesthetics
C. art
D. science

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A branch of knowledge dealing with a body of facts or
truths obtained by direct observation, experimental
investigation and methodical study, systemically
arranged and showing the operations of general laws.

A. beauty
B. aesthetics
C. art
D. Science
E. None of the above

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A branch of knowledge dealing with a body of facts or
truths obtained by direct observation, experimental
investigation and methodical study, systemically
arranged and showing the operations of general laws.

A. beauty
B. aesthetics
C. art
D. Science
E. None of the above

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The art and science or business of building. The
process of building, from site preparation through
erection, assembly and finishing operations.

A. architecture
B. engineering
C. construction
D. Science
E. None of the above

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The art and science or business of building. The
process of building, from site preparation through
erection, assembly and finishing operations.

A. architecture
B. engineering
C. construction
D. Science
E. None of the above

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A relatively permanent enclosed

structure constructed over a plot of land
for habitable use

A. building
B. house
C. structure
D. monument

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A relatively permanent enclosed

structure constructed over a plot of land
for habitable use

A. building
B. house
C. structure
D. monument

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The branch of philosophy that deals with nature art, beauty
and taste with a view to establishing meaning and validity
of critical judgements concerning works of art.

A. beauty
B. aesthetics
C. art
D. Science
E. None of the above

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The branch of philosophy that deals with nature art, beauty
and taste with a view to establishing meaning and validity
of critical judgements concerning works of art.

A. beauty
B. aesthetics
C. art
D. Science
E. None of the above

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The art and science of applying scientific principles
to practical ends in the design and construction of
structures, equipment, and systems.

A. Architecture
B. engineering
C. Interior design
D. Urban planning

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The art and science of applying scientific principles
to practical ends in the design and construction of
structures, equipment, and systems.

A. Architecture
B. engineering
C. Interior design
D. Urban planning

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The ordering of the physical environment by means
of architecture, engineering, construction,
landscape architecture, urban design and city
planning.

A. Urban design
B. Architecture design
C. Environmental design
D. Landscape architecture

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The ordering of the physical environment by means
of architecture, engineering, construction,
landscape architecture, urban design and city
planning.

A. Urban design
B. Architecture design
C. Environmental design
D. Landscape architecture

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The activity or profession of determining the future physical
arrangement and condition of a community. Involving an appraisal of
the current conditions, forecast of future requirements, a plan for the
fulfillment of these requirements, a plan for legal, financial and
constructional programs to implement the plan.

A. Urban planning
B. Architectural design
C. Environmental design
D. Landscape architecture

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The activity or profession of determining the future physical
arrangement and condition of a community. Involving an appraisal of
the current conditions, forecast of future requirements, a plan for the
fulfillment of these requirements, a plan for legal, financial and
constructional programs to implement the plan.

A. Urban planning
B. Architectural design
C. Environmental design
D. Landscape architecture

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The art and science or profession of planning the design and
supervising the execution of architectural interiors, including
the color schemes, furnishings, fittings, finishes and sometimes
architectural features.

A. Urban design
B. Architectural design
C. Interior design
D. Landscape architecture
E. None of the above

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The art and science or profession of planning the design and
supervising the execution of architectural interiors, including
the color schemes, furnishings, fittings, finishes and sometimes
architectural features.

A. Urban design
B. Architectural design
C. Interior design
D. Landscape architecture
E. None of the above

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The art, business of designing, arranging,

or modifying the features of a landscape
for aesthetic.

A. Space planning
B. Architectural design
C. Interior design
D. Landscape architecture

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The art, business of designing, arranging,

or modifying the features of a landscape
for aesthetic.

A. Space planning
B. Architectural design
C. Interior design
D. Landscape architecture

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The aspect of architecture and city

planning that deals with the design
of urban structures and spaces
A. Urban design
B. Architectural design
C. Interior design
D. Landscape architecture

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The aspect of architecture and city

planning that deals with the design
of urban structures and spaces
A. Urban design
B. Architectural design
C. Interior design
D. Landscape architecture

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The aspect of architecture and interior design that
deals with planning, layout, design and furnishing
of spaces within a proposed or existing building

A. Space planning
B. Architectural design
C. Interior design
D. Landscape architecture

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The aspect of architecture and interior design that
deals with planning, layout, design and furnishing
of spaces within a proposed or existing building

A. Space planning
B. Architectural design
C. Interior design
D. Landscape architecture

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A phenomenon of light and visual perception that may be described in

terms of an individual’s perception of hue, saturation, lightness of
objects, and brightness of light sources.

A. Color
B. Light
C. Tone
D. Texture
E. None of the above

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A phenomenon of light and visual perception that may be described in

terms of an individual’s perception of hue, saturation, lightness of
objects, and brightness of light sources.

A. Color
B. Light
C. Tone
D. Texture
E. None of the above

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Electromagnetic radiation that the unaided human eye can perceive, having
a wavelength in the range from about 370-800 nm and propagating at a
speed of 186,281 mi.sec (299,972 km/sec).

A. Color
B. Light
C. Tone
D. Texture

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Electromagnetic radiation that the unaided human eye can perceive, having
a wavelength in the range from about 370-800 nm and propagating at a
speed of 186,281 mi.sec (299,972 km/sec).

A. Color
B. Light
C. Tone
D. Texture

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A visual textile quality of a surface, apart from its color or form.

A. Color
B. Light
C. Tone
D. Texture
E. None of the above

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A visual textile quality of a surface, apart from its color or form.

A. Color
B. Light
C. Tone
D. Texture
E. None of the above

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The creation and organization of

formal elements in a work of art.

A. Design
B. Form
C. Geometry
D. Abstract

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The creation and organization of

formal elements in a work of art.

A. Design
B. Form
C. Geometry
D. Abstract

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Pertaining to shapes and forms having an intellectual and affective

content dependent solely on their intrinsic lines, colors and relationship to
one another.

A. Design
B. Form
C. Geometry
D. Abstract
E. None of the above

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Pertaining to shapes and forms having an intellectual and affective

content dependent solely on their intrinsic lines, colors and relationship to
one another.

A. Design
B. Form
C. Geometry
D. Abstract
E. None of the above

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The shape and structure of something as

distinguished from its substance or
material.

A. Design
B. Form
C. Geometry
D. Abstract

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The shape and structure of something as

distinguished from its substance or
material.

A. Design
B. Form
C. Geometry
D. Abstract

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Pertaining to shapes and forms which resemble or

employ the simple rectilinear or geometric
curvilinear elements.

A. Design
B. Form
C. Geometry
D. Abstract

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Pertaining to shapes and forms which resemble or

employ the simple rectilinear or geometric
curvilinear elements.

A. Design
B. Form
C. Geometry
D. Abstract

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The edge or contour of a shape.

A. Line
B. Form
C. Point
D. Shape

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The edge or contour of a shape.

A. Line
B. Form
C. Point
D. Shape

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The outline or surface configuration of a particular form or figure. While usually refers to
the principle that gives unity to a whole and often includes a sense of mass or volume, this
suggests an outline with some emphasis on the enclosed area or mass.

A. Line
B. Form
C. Point
D. Shape

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The outline or surface configuration of a particular form or figure. While usually refers to
the principle that gives unity to a whole and often includes a sense of mass or volume, this
suggests an outline with some emphasis on the enclosed area or mass.

A. Line
B. Form
C. Point
D. Shape

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The major idea, essential part or salient

feature of a narrative or concept.

A. Line
B. Form
C. Point
D. Shape
E. None of the above

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The major idea, essential part or salient

feature of a narrative or concept.

A. Line
B. Form
C. Point
D. Shape
E. None of the above

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A unified composition of two-dimensional shapes or three-dimensional volumes,
especially one that has or gives the impression of weight, density, and bulk.

A. Articulation
B. Subtractive
C. Additive
D. Massing

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A unified composition of two-dimensional shapes or three-dimensional volumes,
especially one that has or gives the impression of weight, density, and bulk.

A. Articulation
B. Subtractive
C. Additive
D. Massing

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Characterized or produced by removal of
a part or portion without destroying a
sense of the whole.

A. Articulation
B. Subtractive
C. Additive
D. Massing
E. None of the above

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Characterized or produced by removal of
a part or portion without destroying a
sense of the whole.

A. Articulation
B. Subtractive
C. Additive
D. Massing
E. None of the above

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“Each new situation requires a new

architecture”

A. Philip Johnson
B. Jean Nouvel
C. Zaha Hadid
D. Mies Van de Rohe
E. Frank Lloyd Wright

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“Each new situation requires a new

architecture”

A. Philip Johnson
B. Jean Nouvel
C. Zaha Hadid
D. Mies Van de Rohe
E. Frank Lloyd Wright

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Jean Nouvel
Each new situation
requires a new
• French Architect architecture
Art should be
• Pritzker Prize recipient - 2008 created for life, not
for the museum
• Known for his unique, experimental designs from a
contextual approach.

Philharmonie de Paris National Museum of Qatar

Paris, France Doha, Qatar

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“God is in the detail” and “Less is more”

A. Philip Johnson
B. Jean Nouvel
C. Zaha Hadid
D. Mies Van de Rohe
E. Frank Lloyd Wright

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“God is in the detail” and “Less is more”

A. Philip Johnson
B. Jean Nouvel
C. Zaha Hadid
D. Mies Van de Rohe
E. Frank Lloyd Wright

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Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe
Architecture is the will
of an epoch translated
• Born in Germany into space

• One of the pioneers of Modernist Architecture God is in the

details
• Popularized glass and steel architecture or “skin and
bones architecture”
• Modern architecture, International style Less is
More

Farnsworth House Seagram Building

Illinois, USA New York, USA

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“Architecture begins where

engineering ends”

A. Frank Gehry
B. Walter Gropius
C. Zaha Hadid
D. Mies Van de Rohe
E. Frank Lloyd Wright

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“Architecture begins where

engineering ends”

A. Frank Gehry
B. Walter Gropius
C. Zaha Hadid
D. Mies Van de Rohe
E. Frank Lloyd Wright

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Walter Gropius
"Specialists are people
who always repeat the
• Born in Germany same mistakes."

• Founder of the Bauhaus School "Architecture begins

where engineering ends."
• One of the pioneers of Modernist Architecture
• Modernist and expressionist architecture

Fagus Factory The Gropius House

Alfeld, Germany Massachusetts, USA

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“Architecture should speak of its
time and place, but yearn for
timelessness”
A. Frank Gehry
B. Walter Gropius
C. Zaha Hadid
D. Mies Van de Rohe
E. Frank Lloyd Wright

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“Architecture should speak of its
time and place, but yearn for
timelessness”
A. Frank Gehry
B. Walter Gropius
C. Zaha Hadid
D. Mies Van de Rohe
E. Frank Lloyd Wright

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Frank Gehry
• American Architect Architecture should speak
of its time and place, but
• One of the most influential architects of the late 20th yearn for timelessness.
century.
• Pritzker Architecture Prize recipient – 1989
• Known for his experimental avant-garde architecture

Guggenheim Museum Dancing House

Bilbao, Spain Prague, Czech Republic

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“A doctor can bury his mistakes, but
an Architect can only advise his
clients to plant vines.”
A. Frank Gehry
B. Walter Gropius
C. Zaha Hadid
D. Mies Van de Rohe
E. Frank Lloyd Wright

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“A doctor can bury his mistakes, but
an Architect can only advise his
clients to plant vines.”
A. Frank Gehry
B. Walter Gropius
C. Zaha Hadid
D. Mies Van de Rohe
E. Frank Lloyd Wright

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Frank Lloyd Wright
Form follows function -
• Born in Wisconsin, USA that has been
misunderstood. Form and
• His “Prairie style” became the basis of 20th-century function should be one,
residential design in the United States. joined in a spiritual union.
• He referred to his architecture as "organic"-- in
complete harmony with itself and its surroundings

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Unity Temple

New York, USA Illinois, USA

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The comparative, proper or harmonious relation of one part to another or to the whole
with respect to magnitude, quantity or degree. The equality between two ratios in which
the first of the four terms divided by the second equals the third divided by the fourth.

A. Proportion
B. Hierarchy
C. Symmetry
D. Balance
E. None of the above

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The comparative, proper or harmonious relation of one part to another or to the whole
with respect to magnitude, quantity or degree. The equality between two ratios in which
the first of the four terms divided by the second equals the third divided by the fourth.

A. Proportion
B. Hierarchy
C. Symmetry
D. Balance
E. None of the above

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The exact correspondence in size form and arrangement of parts on

opposite sides of a dividing line or plane, or about a center or axis.

A. Proportion
B. Hierarchy
C. Symmetry
D. Balance
E. None of the above

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The exact correspondence in size form and arrangement of parts on

opposite sides of a dividing line or plane, or about a center or axis.

A. Proportion
B. Hierarchy
C. Symmetry
D. Balance
E. None of the above

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Relation in magnitude, quantity, or degree between two or

more similar things.

A. Ratio
B. Scale
C. Golden section
D. Fibonacci series
E. None of the above

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Relation in magnitude, quantity, or degree between two or

more similar things.

A. Ratio
B. Scale
C. Golden section
D. Fibonacci series
E. None of the above

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A proportion between the two dimensions of a plane figure or the two divisions of a line,
in which the ration of the smaller to the larger is the same as the ration of the larger to
the whole: a ratio of approximately 0.618

A. Ratio
B. Scale
C. Golden section
D. Fibonacci series
E. None of the above

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A proportion between the two dimensions of a plane figure or the two divisions of a line,
in which the ration of the smaller to the larger is the same as the ration of the larger to
the whole: a ratio of approximately 0.618

A. Ratio
B. Scale
C. Golden section
D. Fibonacci series
E. None of the above

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The unending sequence of numbers where the first two terms are 1 and 1
and each succeeding term is the sum of the two immediately preceding.

A. Ratio
B. Scale
C. Golden section
D. Fibonacci series
E. None of the above

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The unending sequence of numbers where the first two terms are 1 and 1
and each succeeding term is the sum of the two immediately preceding.

A. Ratio
B. Scale
C. Golden section
D. Fibonacci series
E. None of the above

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An applied science concerned with 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. Ergonomics
B. Anthropometry
C. Scale
D. Harmonic series
E. None of the above

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An applied science concerned with 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. Ergonomics
B. Anthropometry
C. Scale
D. Harmonic series
E. None of the above

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The measurement and study of the size and

proportions of the human body

A. Ergonomics
B. Anthropometry
C. Scale
D. Harmonic series
E. None of the above

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The measurement and study of the size and

proportions of the human body

A. Ergonomics
B. Anthropometry
C. Scale
D. Harmonic series
E. None of the above

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A certain proportionate size, extent, or

degree, usually judge in relation to some
standard or point of reference.

A. Ergonomics
B. Anthropometry
C. Scale
D. Harmonic series
E. None of the above

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A certain proportionate size, extent, or

degree, usually judge in relation to some
standard or point of reference.

A. Ergonomics
B. Anthropometry
C. Scale
D. Harmonic series
E. None of the above

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The three-dimensional field in which objects and events occur and have
relative position and direction. A portion of that field set apart in a given
instance or for a particular purpose

A. Space
B. Dimension
C. Plane
D. Surface
E. None of the above

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The three-dimensional field in which objects and events occur and have
relative position and direction. A portion of that field set apart in a given
instance or for a particular purpose

A. Space
B. Dimension
C. Plane
D. Surface
E. None of the above

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Any figure having only two dimensions, as a plane or curved

two-dimensional locus of points defining the boundary of a solid

A. Space
B. Dimension
C. Plane
D. Surface
E. None of the above

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Any figure having only two dimensions, as a plane or curved

two-dimensional locus of points defining the boundary of a solid

A. Space
B. Dimension
C. Plane
D. Surface
E. None of the above

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A surface generated by a straight line moving at a constant velocity with

respect to a fixed point, such that a straight line joining any two points lies
wholly in the surface

A. Space
B. Dimension
C. Plane
D. Surface
E. None of the above

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A surface generated by a straight line moving at a constant velocity with

respect to a fixed point, such that a straight line joining any two points lies
wholly in the surface

A. Space
B. Dimension
C. Plane
D. Surface
E. None of the above

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A plan showing the form, location, and orientation
of a building or group of buildings on a site usually
including the dimensions, contours, landscaping,
and other significant features of the plot.

A. Plan
B. Site plan
C. Site analysis
D. Location map
E. Contour

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A plan showing the form, location, and orientation
of a building or group of buildings on a site usually
including the dimensions, contours, landscaping,
and other significant features of the plot.

A. Plan
B. Site plan
C. Site analysis
D. Location map
E. Contour

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A graphical symbol used on plans and

maps to indicate the direction of north.

A. North
B. Arrow
C. North arrow
D. Oriented arrow

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A graphical symbol used on plans and

maps to indicate the direction of north.

A. North
B. Arrow
C. North arrow
D. Oriented arrow

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An imaginary line joining points of equal

elevation on a surface, or its representation
on topographic plan or map.

A. Lines
B. Perimeter line
C. Contour line
D. Dimension line
E. Imaginary line

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An imaginary line joining points of equal

elevation on a surface, or its representation
on topographic plan or map.

A. Lines
B. Perimeter line
C. Contour line
D. Dimension line
E. Imaginary line

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A plan showing the top view of a building,
especially the form of its roof.

A. Floor plan
B. Site plan
C. Roof plan
D. Top view plan
E. None of the above

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A plan showing the top view of a building,
especially the form of its roof.

A. Floor plan
B. Site plan
C. Roof plan
D. Top view plan
E. None of the above

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To conceive, contrive, or devise the form
and structure of a building or other
construction.

A. Design
B. Analysis
C. Critical thinking
D. Process
E. None of the above

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To conceive, contrive, or devise the form
and structure of a building or other
construction.

A. Design
B. Analysis
C. Critical thinking
D. Process
E. None of the above

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A purposeful activity aimed at devising a
plan for changing an existing situation
into a process comprising the following
phases
A. Design process
B. Analysis
C. Critical thinking
D. Process
E. None of the above

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A purposeful activity aimed at devising a
plan for changing an existing situation
into a process comprising the following
phases
A. Design process
B. Analysis
C. Critical thinking
D. Process
E. None of the above

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One of the legally defined and recorded boundaries of a parcel

of land. Also called lot line.

A. Site
B. Property line
C. Easement
D. Perimeter line
E. None of the above

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One of the legally defined and recorded boundaries of a parcel

of land. Also called lot line.

A. Site
B. Property line
C. Easement
D. Perimeter line
E. None of the above

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The geographical location of a
construction project, usually defined by
legal boundaries

A. Site
B. Property line
C. Easement
D. Perimeter line
E. None of the above

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The geographical location of a
construction project, usually defined by
legal boundaries

A. Site
B. Property line
C. Easement
D. Perimeter line
E. None of the above

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