History of Architecture 4: Midterms Reviewer part 3

Question 1

A style which originated in Italy
during the period of architectural
style revival in the 19th century

Answer 1

Neo-Renaissance

Question 2

This style was characterized by
hip type tiled roof with /owpitched or inclination; eaves with supporting decorative brackets; employment of details such as columns, pilasters, pediments, quoins, and arches; and often symetrically balanced.

Answer 2

Neo-Renaissance

Question 3

Notable buildings of this style are the
Gata de Leche and Ayuntamiento in Manila, and Bohol Provincial Capitol in Bohol.

Answer 3

Neo-Renaissance

Question 4

A small circular panel or window.

Answer 4

roundel

Question 5

A roughly triangular area of wall
between two adjacent arches.

Answer 5

spandrel

Question 6

A protective covering usually
projecting from a wall providing shelter

Answer 6

medya-agwa, canopy

Question 7

A style which originated in
Europe and used in the
Philippines in the later part of
the 19th century reviving the
architecture vocabulary of
Gothic Architecture.

Answer 7

Neo-Gothic

Question 8

It includes grandiose or lofty far;ades,
pointed arches, soaring spires,
ribbed vaulting, flying buttress,
and rich ornamentation and tracery.

Answer 8

Neo-Gothic

Question 9

Notable examples
include the San Sebastian and
Santo Domingo Churches in
Manila, and Bantay Church in
/locos Sur. The Iglesia ni Cristo
Central in Quezon City by Carlos
Santos-Viola is a modern
adaptation of this style.

Answer 9

Neo-Gothic

Question 10

A tall structure comprised
of a tower and a spire.

Answer 10

steeple

Question 11

A very slender type of spire
located above the tower roof

Answer 11

needle spire

Question 12

A gable wall with sharp or lofty pitch.

Answer 12

steep gable wall

Question 13

A dome with ribs fanning out from a central support.

Answer 13

Umbrella dome with multiple ribs

Question 14

An eight-sided type of lantern
above a tower or dome.

Answer 14

octagonal lantern

Question 15

A style which originated in
Western Europe and the United
States. It has been adopted from
L’Exposition Internationale des
Arts Decoratifs et Jndustriels
Modernes held in Paris, France in
1925 reviving and/or combining
traditional/historical and avantgarde stylistic elements.

Answer 15

Art Deco

Question 16

Notable features of this style include stepped gables, sculptured panels, curved corners and edges, chevron and zigzag decorations, round porthole windows, and elements in group of three.

Answer 16

Art Deco

Question 17

Significant buildings of this style are Metropolitan and Capito/Theatres in Manila, S. Villanueva Building in l/oilo City, and Rodriguez-Arguelles House in Sariaya, Quezon

Answer 17

Art Deco

Question 18

A gable at the main facade of an Art Deco buildings with the
upper part shaped series of
steps.

Answer 18

stepped gable

Question 19

A decorative ornament depicting
the crown of a Muslim minaret

Answer 19

tiara of stylized Muslim
minaret

Question 20

The treatment and/or decoration
to a wall surface comprised of
different cofours that resembles
the festive culture of the country.

Answer 20

polychromatic wall surface

Question 21

The ornamental main entrance gate demonstrating
the typical plumed oscine birds (family
Paradisaeidae) common in the Philippines.

Answer 21

bird of paradise gate

Question 22

The ornamental main entrance gate demonstrating the typical plumed oscine birds (family Paradisaeidae) common in the Philippines.

Answer 22

bird of paradise gate

Question 23

A thin piece of board usually precast with sculptured ornamentation and attached on the surface of the walls or ceilings.

Answer 23

sculptured panel

Question 24

A treatment applied to corners
and edges, eliminating sharp
corners by curving it. In
Metropolitan Theatre, the curved
corners were treated with
tapestries of Malay cloths and
stylized Philippine plants.

Answer 24

curved edge and corner

Question 25

A window with colored and patterned surface-tinted decorative glass. In the Metropolitan Theatre, the stained glass window depicts the rising sun with stylized Philippine plants.

Answer 25

stained glass window

Question 26

A later strain of Art deco, which originated in the United States in the 1930s. It is simple, unadorned, and linear.

Answer 26

Streamlined Deco

Question 27

Notable features include a rounded streamlined corner, glass block walls, banded parapets, an open deck, porthole windows, and triple pipe railings.

Answer 27

Streamlined Deco

Question 28

Significant buildings of this style includes Quezon Institute and Jai￾Alai Buildings in Manila, and Lopez Boat House in Jloi/o.

Answer 28

Streamlined Deco

Question 29

A parapet with horizontal continuous strip of moulding, usually plain or unadorned.

Answer 29

banded parapet

Question 30

A feature in Streamlined Art Deco copying the streamlined ships railings with three layers of horizontal metal rails.

Answer 30

triple pipe railing

Question 31

A wide and spacious exterior deck similar to decks of streamlined ships, without roof and protected only by the metal railing on its edges.

Answer 31

open deck

Question 32

A type of small, circular window extensively used as one of the distinctive elements of Streamlined Art Deco similar to the "port hole window" or "side scuttle" of a ship.

Answer 32

porthole window

Question 33

A common treatment in both Streamlined Art Deco and Art Deco designs comprised of an architectural component of the building in groups of three.

Answer 33

elements in group of three

Question 34

A common feature in Streamlined Art Deco, eliminating sharp corners of buildings to look like the streamlined ships.

Answer 34

rounded streamline corner

Question 35

A style which originated in Germany in 1919 and adopted from the design school founded by Walter Gropius -the Staatliches Bauhaus, which intends to train artists for industrial arts

Answer 35

Bauhaus

Question 36

Notable elements of this style include an asymmetrical form, smooth far;ade, regularity, cubic form, pilotis, large windows, balconies, and flat roof

Answer 36

Bauhaus

Question 37

Significant buildings includes National Press Club, Lopez Museum, and National Library of the Philippines, all in Manila.

Answer 37

Bauhaus

Question 38

A design composition exhibiting non-symmetrical or balanced proportions.

Answer 38

asymmetrical composition

Question 39

A characteristic of the surface treatment of Bauhaus buildings having an even and plain finish.

Answer 39

smooth facade

Question 40

The quality of having regularly repeating or symmetrically:·· arranged elements.

Answer 40

regularity

Question 41

A window having multiple￾framed glass windows that forms as one huge panel.

Answer 41

large window

Question 42

A roof having a relatively horizontal surface usually of concrete slab finish.

Answer 42

flat roof

Question 43

A building element characteristic having three-dimensional angular appearance or shape.

Answer 43

cubic form

Question 44

A vertical sun-shading element installed to the building exterior to reduce solar heat gain by preventing direct solar exposure on glass windows and fenestrations.

Answer 44

vertical brise-soliel

Question 45

An accessible outdoor platform projecting from the external face of a building and is enclosed by a railing or balustrade.

Answer 45

balkonahe, balcony

Question 46

The isolated columns or posts located on an open ground space to support a building.

Answer 46

pilotis

Question 47

A public building used for provincial government administration.

Answer 47

Kapitolyo, Capitol Building

Question 48

An impressive structure or statue erected in a park or plaza in remembrance of a significant event, person, or group of people.

Answer 48

bantayog, monument

Question 49

A public thoroughfare in a town or city, usually paved, that is wider than an alley and often has buildings along one or both sides.

Answer 49

kalye, street

Question 50

A major public road or route connecting towns or cities and usually utilized for vehicular use.

Answer 50

haywey, highway

Question 51

An open area often landscaped and with a monument that is significant to the place. It is usually owned and managed by a government institution and is intended for public recreation and leisure

Answer 51

Parke, park

Question 52

The central division of a facade often with distinctive ornamentation as compared to its subsidiary wings or bays .

Answer 52

central bay

Question 53

The principal division of a facade where main entrance of a building is located and characterized by its monumental design and/or ornamentation.

Answer 53

frontispiece

Question 54

Refers to the horizontal division of a building or the space between floor levels.

Answer 54

palapag, storey

Question 55

The principal stair adjacent to the entrance hall within the building .

Answer 55

pangunahing hagdan, main stair

Question 56

A corridor or passageway in a building or a hall.

Answer 56

halwey, hallway

Question 57

An interior space in which business, clerical and/or administrative work is performed.

Answer 57

opisina, office

Question 58

A covered space serving as frontispiece of the building, traditionally consisting of rows of columns supporting a pedimented roof

Answer 58

portiko, portico

Question 59

An imposing space, often with high ceiling, that serves as the central circulation space inside a building.

Answer 59

bulwagang pasukan, entrance hall

Question 60

The one-level prototype educational institution named after Assemblyman Isaura Gabaldon who authored the Philippine Assembly Act 1801 in 19081 appropriating one million dollars for the construction of school buildings.

Answer 60

Eskwelahang Gabaldon, Gabaldon Schoolhouse

Question 61

An outdoor space, often of grass, intended both for school children's playing area and school's outdoor activities.

Answer 61

palaruan, playground

Question 62

A room designated for carrying out classes for technical instruction.

Answer 62

silid gawaan, workshop room ·· · ·

Question 63

An open space or area surrounded or enclosed by buildings and/or-by walls.

Answer 63

loobang bakuran, courtyard

Question 64

A narrow interior passageway providing access to rooms or other spaces.

Answer 64

koridor, corridor

Question 65

In school, a room used for academic instruction and venue for classes.

Answer 65

silid aralan, classroom