Architecture

Question 1

What is the difference between an architect and a builder?

Answer 1

An architect designs a building

A builder physically builds a building

Question 2

What is the definition of an architect?

Answer 2

An architect is a person who creates the plans for a building

Question 3

What is a builder?

Answer 3

A person who uses hammers and nails to construct a building

They get their instructions from an architect

Question 4

What are the requirements of a building?

Answer 4

It must have aesthetic value and it must be safe and strong

Question 5

What is the function of a building?

Answer 5

To be safe and strong

Question 6

What is aesthetic value?

Answer 6

How pleasing a building appears to the viewer

How pretty it is

Question 7

What other things can architects be involved in?

Answer 7

Renovations and upgrades

They learn to save and recycle special buildings

Question 8

Can an architect be considered an artist?

Answer 8

Yes

They can design buildings to express a particular emotion

Question 9

What is the process of architecture?

Answer 9

They manipulate art elements to create a unified pleasing statement

Question 10

What is the difference between a painting and a building?

Answer 10

A building has a function and must be designed with safety in mind

Question 11

How do architects design buildings?

Answer 11

1. Prepare quick sketches that show areas of function dictated by the client
2. Use a process of design to draw and refine the form of the building

Question 12

What is a façade?

Answer 12

The “face” of the building

Question 13

What are the first things that we notice when we look at a building?

Answer 13

The elements that affect our senses

Question 14

What are the sensory elements?

Answer 14

Line 
Shape
Texture
Colour
Light and dark
Space

Question 15

What is the definition of line?

Answer 15

A continuous mark made by a tool

Question 16

What are examples of lines?

Answer 16

Thick
Thin
Jagged
Horizontal
Vertical
Curved

Question 17

What does an architect use to make lines?

Answer 17

Structural materials

The shape of the actual building

Question 18

What is the definition of a shape?

Answer 18

When two ends of a line meet

When a space is enclosed

Question 19

What is a two-dimensional shape?

Answer 19

A shape that is drawn on a flat surface such as paper

Question 20

What is a three-dimensional shape?

Answer 20

A shape that takes up real space and has volume

Question 21

What do architectural drawings try to do?

Answer 21

Indicate what the proposed building will look like when it is completed (3D)

Question 22

What is the definition of texture?

Answer 22

The look/ the feel of the surface

We can tell how a surface might feel with our eyes

Question 23

How do architects create texture?

Answer 23

The use of materials

Question 24

What is the definition of colour?

Answer 24

An element of our visual perception, which is related to how our eyes perceive light

Question 25

How do architects add colour to buildings?

Answer 25

They use colour in the choice of materials used for a building, such as bricks or wood

Question 26

Why do architects prefer not to paint the outside of a building?

Answer 26

It creates more need for maintenance, which is expensive

Question 27

What materials create an earthy colour?

Answer 27

Brick, wood, stone and marble

Question 28

What materials do architects use to add more colour to a building?

Answer 28

Paint, doors, windows, siding and trim

Question 29

What is the definition of light and dark?

Answer 29

Relative perceptions of light

Question 30

Why do architects use light and dark?

Answer 30

To create visual interest

Question 31

How do architects add darkness to a building?

Answer 31

Architects choose particular shapes to create a sensation of depth

Question 32

Why do particular shapes add darkness to a building?

Answer 32

Some shapes stick out, leaving others in shadow

Question 33

What is the first definition of space?

Answer 33

Space is the relative position of one three-dimensional object to another

Question 34

What is one of the most important considerations when building a structure?

Answer 34

Space. It must match the function of the building, which is the whole point of having a building

Question 35

What do the dimensions of a room concern?

Answer 35

The number of people that will need to occupy the space | It must match the type of activity of that room

Question 36

What is the second definition of space?

Answer 36

The location and size of the land that the structure will be built on