env final questions and answers
(Ch. 1) What is NOT true of proportional relations?
a. they can be expressed numerically
b. they are dependent completely on their measurements
c. they can be used to group things visually✔✔b. they are dependent completely on
their measurements
(Ch. 1) The Cardo and Decumanas refer to which of the following:
a. Greek temple planning
b. the crossing point of the north-south and main east-west streets in roman
settlements
c. the diagonal streets in Parisian postwar city planning
d. roman aqueducts systems and their orientation✔✔b. the crossing point of the
north-south and main east-west streets in roman settlements
(Ch. 1) Good Design's goal is always seek a seemless visual integration with its
surroundings
a. true
b. false✔✔b. false
(Ch. 1) Gestalt psychology was an attempt to understand:
a. proportional relationships in architecture and art
b. the laws behind people's ability to acquire perceptions
c. the ideal measurements derived from body parts
d. German town planning in the 1920's✔✔b. the laws behind people's ability to
acquire perceptions
(Ch. 1) Grids are most useful in design because of their? Pick the two most
appropriate choices
a. ubiquity
b. scalability
c. symmetry
d. neutrality✔✔b. scalability, d. neutrality
(Ch. 1) An American city from the list below that was not planned with a grid in mind
a. New York City (Manhattan), NY
b. Boston, MA
c. Chicago, IL
d. Philadelphia, PA✔✔b. Boston, MA
(Ch. 1) Of the works of art and design that were discussed in this chapter, the
following did not use the grid as its primary organizing structure:
a. Piet Mondrian's Broadway Boogie Woogie
b. Wim Crouwel's Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, 5 April t/m 23 Jun 1968, Vorm
Gevers
, c. Sol Lewitt's Cubic Construction: Diagonal 4, Opposite Corners 1 and 4 units
d. Richard Serra's Band✔✔d. Richard Serra's Band
(Ch. 1) The five classical orders of architecture are design guidelines that are largely
based upon
a. proportional relationships
b. The Golden Section
c. Measurements derived from the body parts
d. Greek and Roman myths
e. Euclidean geometry✔✔a. proportional relationships
(Ch. 2) What is NOT an example of how a space can be defined with out walls
a. A group of people standing in a circle
b. Lines indicating parking stops
c. A glass store front
d. A row of trees in a park✔✔c. A glass store front
(Ch. 2) Adolf Loos is responsible for which concept of space making in modern
architecture:
a. Less is More
b. Raumplan
c. Plan Libre
d. Form follows function✔✔b. Raumplan
(Ch. 2) An architect can define space in building using all of the following EXCEPT
a. planes
b. walls
c. lines on the ground
d. changes in floor level
e. all of the above✔✔e. all of the above (planes, walls, lines on the ground, changes
in floor level)
(Ch. 2) An example of horizontal orientated space is:
a. Mies van Der Rohe's New National Gallery
b. the gothic Cathedral of Cologne
c. Unity Temple by Frank Lloyd Wright
d. Traditional Japanese architecture✔✔a. Mies van Der Rohe's New National Gallery
(Ch. 2) Tatami mats in Traditional Japanese architecture are an example of a
a. compression
b. Vertically orientated space
c. module
d. Horizontal oriental space✔✔c. module
(Ch. 2) Horizontal oriented spaced in architecture can potentially emphasize:
a. A sense of community
b. what is built by mankind and what is natural
c. continuity between a building and its surrounding landscapes
d. enclosure✔✔c. continuity between a building and its surrounding landscapes
(Ch. 1) What is NOT true of proportional relations?
a. they can be expressed numerically
b. they are dependent completely on their measurements
c. they can be used to group things visually✔✔b. they are dependent completely on
their measurements
(Ch. 1) The Cardo and Decumanas refer to which of the following:
a. Greek temple planning
b. the crossing point of the north-south and main east-west streets in roman
settlements
c. the diagonal streets in Parisian postwar city planning
d. roman aqueducts systems and their orientation✔✔b. the crossing point of the
north-south and main east-west streets in roman settlements
(Ch. 1) Good Design's goal is always seek a seemless visual integration with its
surroundings
a. true
b. false✔✔b. false
(Ch. 1) Gestalt psychology was an attempt to understand:
a. proportional relationships in architecture and art
b. the laws behind people's ability to acquire perceptions
c. the ideal measurements derived from body parts
d. German town planning in the 1920's✔✔b. the laws behind people's ability to
acquire perceptions
(Ch. 1) Grids are most useful in design because of their? Pick the two most
appropriate choices
a. ubiquity
b. scalability
c. symmetry
d. neutrality✔✔b. scalability, d. neutrality
(Ch. 1) An American city from the list below that was not planned with a grid in mind
a. New York City (Manhattan), NY
b. Boston, MA
c. Chicago, IL
d. Philadelphia, PA✔✔b. Boston, MA
(Ch. 1) Of the works of art and design that were discussed in this chapter, the
following did not use the grid as its primary organizing structure:
a. Piet Mondrian's Broadway Boogie Woogie
b. Wim Crouwel's Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, 5 April t/m 23 Jun 1968, Vorm
Gevers
, c. Sol Lewitt's Cubic Construction: Diagonal 4, Opposite Corners 1 and 4 units
d. Richard Serra's Band✔✔d. Richard Serra's Band
(Ch. 1) The five classical orders of architecture are design guidelines that are largely
based upon
a. proportional relationships
b. The Golden Section
c. Measurements derived from the body parts
d. Greek and Roman myths
e. Euclidean geometry✔✔a. proportional relationships
(Ch. 2) What is NOT an example of how a space can be defined with out walls
a. A group of people standing in a circle
b. Lines indicating parking stops
c. A glass store front
d. A row of trees in a park✔✔c. A glass store front
(Ch. 2) Adolf Loos is responsible for which concept of space making in modern
architecture:
a. Less is More
b. Raumplan
c. Plan Libre
d. Form follows function✔✔b. Raumplan
(Ch. 2) An architect can define space in building using all of the following EXCEPT
a. planes
b. walls
c. lines on the ground
d. changes in floor level
e. all of the above✔✔e. all of the above (planes, walls, lines on the ground, changes
in floor level)
(Ch. 2) An example of horizontal orientated space is:
a. Mies van Der Rohe's New National Gallery
b. the gothic Cathedral of Cologne
c. Unity Temple by Frank Lloyd Wright
d. Traditional Japanese architecture✔✔a. Mies van Der Rohe's New National Gallery
(Ch. 2) Tatami mats in Traditional Japanese architecture are an example of a
a. compression
b. Vertically orientated space
c. module
d. Horizontal oriental space✔✔c. module
(Ch. 2) Horizontal oriented spaced in architecture can potentially emphasize:
a. A sense of community
b. what is built by mankind and what is natural
c. continuity between a building and its surrounding landscapes
d. enclosure✔✔c. continuity between a building and its surrounding landscapes
