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1. Which branch of Philosophy deals with the nature of art, beauty, and taste?

AESTHETICS
Source: (A Visual Dictionary of Architecture, D.K. Ching, p.10)

2. What anthropometric scale of proportions devised by architect Le Corbusier?


MODULOR
Source: (Architecture: Form, Space and Order, Francis D.K. Ching, p. 330)

3. This refers to how small or large something appears to be in relation to its


normal size or to the size of other things in its context. VISUAL SCALE
Source: (Architecture: Form, Space and Order, Francis D.K. Ching, p. 342)

4. A line It is a line established by two points in space that terminates at both of


its ends by a significant form or space. AXIS
Source: (Architecture: Form, Space and Order, Francis D.K. Ching, p. 352)

5. This design principle is the equal distribution of visual weight in a design.


BALANCE
Source: (Design Basics, Lauer & Pentak, p.73)

6. It is an integrated image in which all the elements are working together to


support the design as a whole? UNITY
Source: (Design Basics, Lauer & Pentak, p.18)

7. This design principle creates a focal point in a design which is a result of a


break in visual order. EMPHASIS
Source: (Design Basics, Lauer & Pentak, p.42)

8. Whose dictum/philosophy is A house is a machine for living? LE


CORBUSIER
Source: https://www.scribd.com/doc/110755411/Famous-Architect-Dictums
Cross References: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Le_Corbusier,
https://architizer.com/blog/machines-for-living-new-interpretations-of-le-
corbusiers-five-points/,
https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/l/lecorbusie134063.html,
http://izquotes.com/quote/42489

9. Whose dictum is Architecture must meet 3 requirements: strength, beauty,


and unity? MARCUS VITRUVIUS POCIO

Source:https://www.scribd.com/doc/110755411/Famous-Architect-Dictums

Cross References:
http://reviewarchitecture2014.blogspot.com/2014/03/dictums-of-famous-
architects.html,http://www.cgpinoy.org/t4318-famous-dictums-philosophies-
sayings,http://www.bl.uk/learning/cult/bodies/vitruvius/proportion.html,
http://archeoz.blogspot.com/2010/05/famous-architect-dictums.html
10. Which architectural design process is cyclical checking if the clients were
satisfied? POST OCCUPANCY EVALUATION
Source: (Post Occupancy Evaluation in Architecture, Rowena Hay, p. 3)

11. Who is the architect of the Robie House ?


FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
Source: (Masters of Modern Architecture,
John Peter, p.44)

12. Who is the architect of Chapel of Notre


Dame-du-Haut? LE CORBUSIER
Source: (Masters of Modern Architecture,
John Peter, p.70)

13. Who is the architect of Chapel of Illinois


Institute of Technology? LUDWIG MIES VAN
DER ROHE
Source: (Masters of Modern Architecture,
John Peter, p.82)

14. Who is the architect of Bauhaus Building in


Germany? WALTER GROPIUS
Source: (Masters of Modern Architecture,
John Peter, p.82)

15. Who is the architect of Casa Batllo ? Antoni


Gaud

Source: (Antoni Gaud, Barcelona, 1975


(English edition), Martinell, p.27)

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