Intro to Architecture test quiz
with correct answers
"soundness and comeliness"
durability and attractiveness - CORRECT ANSWER-What is equality?
"The house is a machine for living in." - CORRECT ANSWER-What phrase attributable to Le Corbusier that
characterizes the "style" or lack if it, that was envisioned by the architects of the truly modern home?
1:1.414 - CORRECT ANSWER-Root-two rectangle
1:1.618 - CORRECT ANSWER-Golden Square ratio
1. de Hooch
2. Steen
3. Metsu
4. Vermeer
5. de Witte - CORRECT ANSWER-The names of the Dutch painters whose genre of painting emphasized
common folks in common settings, mostly women and children, and the solid houses as well as fine towns
constructed by a rising middle class during the 17th century in the Netherlands.
1. Do not overburden people with rules that defy common sense.
2. Recognize contemporary technology and systems of management.
3. Make typological adjustments as necessary because of changes in context and condition.
4. Financial transactions that are balanced between regulation and realities of site, context and people.
5. Regulate in accord with desired intention rather than prescriptive statutes.
6. Contracts that are based upon maintaining and strengthening human relationships. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Davis makes six points in an expanded view of craftsmanship for the shaping of buildings and
cities. What are those six points?
1. Families making their own decisions throughout the entire process.
2. Visualization of the building without the use of drawings.
3. Construction, as much as possible, is done by those living in the house. - CORRECT ANSWER-The
Mexicali housing project led by Christopher Alexander was built with what three processes?
1. Making judgments in the application of how tools are applied in making the artifact
2. Responsibility toward the artifact
3. Feedback as the artifact is being made - CORRECT ANSWER-Howard Davis states that buildings are
given character by the processes whereby buildings are crafted. This modern form of craftsmanship has to
do with relationships between the artifact and the person who is making the artifact. What are those three
processes?
1. Pragmatic
2. Circulatory
3. Symbolic
4. Psychological - CORRECT ANSWER-What are the 4 aspects of the notion of commoditie (function) as
put forward by Roth?
,1. Prestressing
2. Post stressing - CORRECT ANSWER-What are the two types of steel tensioning techniques used to
develop concrete members that will carry heavier loads than regular and commonly placed reinforcing
steel?
1. Seating
2. Streets
3. Sunlight
4. Food
5. Water
6. Trees
7. Triangulation - CORRECT ANSWER-What are the 7 main points made in The Social Life of Small Urban
Spaces by William Whyte?
1. Thought (design)
2. Action (building) - CORRECT ANSWER-There are two fundamental characteristics of Davis' notion of
post industrial craftsmanship that are intimately related to each other resulting in a project that responds
seamlessly to the reality of the site, the building and the clients. These two characteristics are:
1. Title and Number
2. Image/Photo
3. Introductory contextual paragraph of related patterns
4. Statement of the essence of a problem
5. Main body/empirical discussion of the problem
6. Statement of a solution to the problem
7. Diagram of the solution to the problem
8. Concluding contextual paragraph of related patterns - CORRECT ANSWER-Alexander's notion is that
architecture is a language in which the patterns are the grammatical rules. What is the specific and
sequential structure that is common to a Pattern's Language Structure?
1. Working close tom and within, a given community
2. Changing the organization and culture of the architectural office itself
3. Cultivating positive relationships with builders who are open to a give and take arrangement
4. Providing both architecture and construction services - CORRECT ANSWER-What ideas help architects
to bridge the gap between design (the profession) and peoples lives?
19th Century - CORRECT ANSWER-During which of the following periods did building process change
most significantly?
2x4 - CORRECT ANSWER-Regarding lumber, what is the nominal (not actual) thickness common to
"Dimensioned Lumber"?
A capital sum - CORRECT ANSWER-Define: Principle
A debt or financial obligation - CORRECT ANSWER-Define: Liability
A double hung type - CORRECT ANSWER-A window in which the top sash and bottom sash, both slide
vertically is:
A financial planning statement used to evaluate a new business venture including expected income,
expenses, assets and liabilities - CORRECT ANSWER-Define: Proforma
a groin - CORRECT ANSWER-The resulting structural idea, developed during the Gothic era, that occurs
when two vaults intersect is called:
A knowledge of practical skills and materials as well as theory and writings are equally important to
establishing the architect's authority. - CORRECT ANSWER-What reflects the idea of the scope of the
architect's concern in Book 1 of De Architecture by Marcus Vitruvius?
A medieval monastery - CORRECT ANSWER-The plan of St. Gall (ca 814 AD) discovered in a monastic
library, is an ideal design for which medieval institutions?
, A medium of exchange (backed by faith) - CORRECT ANSWER-Define: Money
A paneled door - CORRECT ANSWER-A door having a framework of rails and stiles filled with thinner
panels is:
A pendentive. - CORRECT ANSWER-A structural vaulting concept, which was utilized during the Early
Christian and Byzantine era to make the transition from a square plan to a round dome is:
A shipping container - CORRECT ANSWER-In his lecture on service projects of the School of Architecture,
Professor Carcallen told of a project to make a gallery that housed drawings done by students in the
architecture program. What kind of commonly available item was used as a basic module and structure in
the design and construction of this gallery?
A single acting door - CORRECT ANSWER-A door that swings one direction is a:
A single item of ownership having exchange value - CORRECT ANSWER-Define: Asset
A sum charged for use of money - CORRECT ANSWER-Define: Interest
A way of making buildings that is thousands of years old, and the same today as it has always been. -
CORRECT ANSWER-The concept of timelessness are described in The Timeless Way of Building and in
the words of the author is best described in what way?
Adolf Loos - CORRECT ANSWER-Who was the Austrian architect in 1908 that wrote any essay titles
"Ornament and Crime", paving the way for the rejection of all traditional ornamentation in favor of the
stripped down austerity of the modern movement?
Advertisements project a view that is destructive to societal good. - CORRECT ANSWER-According to the
author Rybczynski advertisements are not always real but they reflect a societies view of things. What
would best describe this view?
Agreement with general contractor, payment based upon price for the entire completion of the work. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Contract in gross is best described in what way?
Agreement with individual craftsmen, payment based upon the quantity of actual work (labor) and
materials. - CORRECT ANSWER-Contract by measure is best described in what way?
Allocation. - CORRECT ANSWER-The efficient management of resources and site and the frugal,
principled supervision of working expenses.
American Institute of Architects (AIA) - CORRECT ANSWER-The organizations that lobbies for architects,
set contracts standards, and ethical guidelines.
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) - CORRECT ANSWER-Organization that conducts
testing and establishes standards for materials.
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) - CORRECT ANSWER-Professional organization that lobbies
for civil engineers and provides ethical guidance.
American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) - CORRECT ANSWER-Professional organization that
lobbies and sets standards for Interior Designers.
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) - CORRECT ANSWER-Professional organization that
lobbies for landscape architects and provides ethical guidelines.
Americans - CORRECT ANSWER-According to the author Rybczynski, a certain group of people were
influenced by the 17th century British ideals for their home. Who were these people?
An applied measure of relative scale. - CORRECT ANSWER-Scale is..
An awning type - CORRECT ANSWER-A window that hinges from the top with a sash that usually swings
outward is:
with correct answers
"soundness and comeliness"
durability and attractiveness - CORRECT ANSWER-What is equality?
"The house is a machine for living in." - CORRECT ANSWER-What phrase attributable to Le Corbusier that
characterizes the "style" or lack if it, that was envisioned by the architects of the truly modern home?
1:1.414 - CORRECT ANSWER-Root-two rectangle
1:1.618 - CORRECT ANSWER-Golden Square ratio
1. de Hooch
2. Steen
3. Metsu
4. Vermeer
5. de Witte - CORRECT ANSWER-The names of the Dutch painters whose genre of painting emphasized
common folks in common settings, mostly women and children, and the solid houses as well as fine towns
constructed by a rising middle class during the 17th century in the Netherlands.
1. Do not overburden people with rules that defy common sense.
2. Recognize contemporary technology and systems of management.
3. Make typological adjustments as necessary because of changes in context and condition.
4. Financial transactions that are balanced between regulation and realities of site, context and people.
5. Regulate in accord with desired intention rather than prescriptive statutes.
6. Contracts that are based upon maintaining and strengthening human relationships. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Davis makes six points in an expanded view of craftsmanship for the shaping of buildings and
cities. What are those six points?
1. Families making their own decisions throughout the entire process.
2. Visualization of the building without the use of drawings.
3. Construction, as much as possible, is done by those living in the house. - CORRECT ANSWER-The
Mexicali housing project led by Christopher Alexander was built with what three processes?
1. Making judgments in the application of how tools are applied in making the artifact
2. Responsibility toward the artifact
3. Feedback as the artifact is being made - CORRECT ANSWER-Howard Davis states that buildings are
given character by the processes whereby buildings are crafted. This modern form of craftsmanship has to
do with relationships between the artifact and the person who is making the artifact. What are those three
processes?
1. Pragmatic
2. Circulatory
3. Symbolic
4. Psychological - CORRECT ANSWER-What are the 4 aspects of the notion of commoditie (function) as
put forward by Roth?
,1. Prestressing
2. Post stressing - CORRECT ANSWER-What are the two types of steel tensioning techniques used to
develop concrete members that will carry heavier loads than regular and commonly placed reinforcing
steel?
1. Seating
2. Streets
3. Sunlight
4. Food
5. Water
6. Trees
7. Triangulation - CORRECT ANSWER-What are the 7 main points made in The Social Life of Small Urban
Spaces by William Whyte?
1. Thought (design)
2. Action (building) - CORRECT ANSWER-There are two fundamental characteristics of Davis' notion of
post industrial craftsmanship that are intimately related to each other resulting in a project that responds
seamlessly to the reality of the site, the building and the clients. These two characteristics are:
1. Title and Number
2. Image/Photo
3. Introductory contextual paragraph of related patterns
4. Statement of the essence of a problem
5. Main body/empirical discussion of the problem
6. Statement of a solution to the problem
7. Diagram of the solution to the problem
8. Concluding contextual paragraph of related patterns - CORRECT ANSWER-Alexander's notion is that
architecture is a language in which the patterns are the grammatical rules. What is the specific and
sequential structure that is common to a Pattern's Language Structure?
1. Working close tom and within, a given community
2. Changing the organization and culture of the architectural office itself
3. Cultivating positive relationships with builders who are open to a give and take arrangement
4. Providing both architecture and construction services - CORRECT ANSWER-What ideas help architects
to bridge the gap between design (the profession) and peoples lives?
19th Century - CORRECT ANSWER-During which of the following periods did building process change
most significantly?
2x4 - CORRECT ANSWER-Regarding lumber, what is the nominal (not actual) thickness common to
"Dimensioned Lumber"?
A capital sum - CORRECT ANSWER-Define: Principle
A debt or financial obligation - CORRECT ANSWER-Define: Liability
A double hung type - CORRECT ANSWER-A window in which the top sash and bottom sash, both slide
vertically is:
A financial planning statement used to evaluate a new business venture including expected income,
expenses, assets and liabilities - CORRECT ANSWER-Define: Proforma
a groin - CORRECT ANSWER-The resulting structural idea, developed during the Gothic era, that occurs
when two vaults intersect is called:
A knowledge of practical skills and materials as well as theory and writings are equally important to
establishing the architect's authority. - CORRECT ANSWER-What reflects the idea of the scope of the
architect's concern in Book 1 of De Architecture by Marcus Vitruvius?
A medieval monastery - CORRECT ANSWER-The plan of St. Gall (ca 814 AD) discovered in a monastic
library, is an ideal design for which medieval institutions?
, A medium of exchange (backed by faith) - CORRECT ANSWER-Define: Money
A paneled door - CORRECT ANSWER-A door having a framework of rails and stiles filled with thinner
panels is:
A pendentive. - CORRECT ANSWER-A structural vaulting concept, which was utilized during the Early
Christian and Byzantine era to make the transition from a square plan to a round dome is:
A shipping container - CORRECT ANSWER-In his lecture on service projects of the School of Architecture,
Professor Carcallen told of a project to make a gallery that housed drawings done by students in the
architecture program. What kind of commonly available item was used as a basic module and structure in
the design and construction of this gallery?
A single acting door - CORRECT ANSWER-A door that swings one direction is a:
A single item of ownership having exchange value - CORRECT ANSWER-Define: Asset
A sum charged for use of money - CORRECT ANSWER-Define: Interest
A way of making buildings that is thousands of years old, and the same today as it has always been. -
CORRECT ANSWER-The concept of timelessness are described in The Timeless Way of Building and in
the words of the author is best described in what way?
Adolf Loos - CORRECT ANSWER-Who was the Austrian architect in 1908 that wrote any essay titles
"Ornament and Crime", paving the way for the rejection of all traditional ornamentation in favor of the
stripped down austerity of the modern movement?
Advertisements project a view that is destructive to societal good. - CORRECT ANSWER-According to the
author Rybczynski advertisements are not always real but they reflect a societies view of things. What
would best describe this view?
Agreement with general contractor, payment based upon price for the entire completion of the work. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Contract in gross is best described in what way?
Agreement with individual craftsmen, payment based upon the quantity of actual work (labor) and
materials. - CORRECT ANSWER-Contract by measure is best described in what way?
Allocation. - CORRECT ANSWER-The efficient management of resources and site and the frugal,
principled supervision of working expenses.
American Institute of Architects (AIA) - CORRECT ANSWER-The organizations that lobbies for architects,
set contracts standards, and ethical guidelines.
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) - CORRECT ANSWER-Organization that conducts
testing and establishes standards for materials.
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) - CORRECT ANSWER-Professional organization that lobbies
for civil engineers and provides ethical guidance.
American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) - CORRECT ANSWER-Professional organization that
lobbies and sets standards for Interior Designers.
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) - CORRECT ANSWER-Professional organization that
lobbies for landscape architects and provides ethical guidelines.
Americans - CORRECT ANSWER-According to the author Rybczynski, a certain group of people were
influenced by the 17th century British ideals for their home. Who were these people?
An applied measure of relative scale. - CORRECT ANSWER-Scale is..
An awning type - CORRECT ANSWER-A window that hinges from the top with a sash that usually swings
outward is:
