HOA Question 1
Question 6
A part of greek temple built as a shrine to the
ancient greek god that open vestibule before
the cella of a classical temple. It also called
anticum
Identify the architect of this structure which is a
former Greek Orthodox church found in Turkey.
Pronaos
Question 2
Pyramids was built because of religious
influence. Which of the following are the
primary reasons?
I. They believe in life after death.
II. They experience floods and heavy rains.
III. They consider the preservation of the dead.
IV. They believe that good usually triumphs in
the end
Isidore of Miletus
Question 7
Part of doric order that any of the panels either
plain or decorated, between triglyphs in the
doric frieze. It also called inter triglyph.
Metope
Question 8
Enumerate the parts of a pyramid complex.
I. Elevated Causeway
II. Offering Chapel
III. Mortuary
I & III
IV. Valley Building
Question 3
I, II, III & IV
In Greek temples, it refers to the superstructure
of moldings and bands which lie horizontally
above columns, resting on their capitals.
Question 9
Entablature
Question 4
An Egyptian sculptural relief in which the
highest points of the model forms are below or
level with the original surface. Also called SUNK
RELIEF.
Cavo-Relievo
Question 5
One of his masterpieces, The Ecstasy of Saint
Teresa (1647–52; Cornaro Chapel, Santa Maria
della Vittoria, Rome), presents a mystical figure
who is physically overwhelmed by a miraculous
vision.
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Which is the right chronological order of
Mesopotamian Architecture Period?
I. Babylonian Period.
II. Assyrian Period
III. Neo -Babylonian Period
IV. Persian Period
Question 10
What type of stone was commonly used in
Gerogian style particularly in Stowe House.
Glazed Tile
Brick
Adobe
Ashlar
Marble
Question 11
Identify the ancient Greek Ionic templetelesterion on the north side of the Acropolis,
Athens, which was primarily dedicated to the
goddess Athena
Erechtheion
and rafters and whose object is to transmit the
thrust of the roof as low down as possible in the
supporting wall
Hammer beam roof
Question 17
I. Vastness & Magnificence
One of those commissioned in the design of St.
Peter’s Basilica, rome and author of “the Five
Orders of Architecture”, and designed the Gesu
church, Rome considered as the prototype of
later Jesuit churches is
II. Ostentation & Trabeated style
Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola
III. Arch & Vault
Question 18
All items
It is a term for a group of sunken panels of
various shapes in a ceiling.
Question 12
Characteristics of Etruscan Architecture.
Question 13
The shaft of an Ionic Order is tapered and
usually fluted with how many flutes?
24
Question 14
The number of minarets present in Al-Masjid
an-Nabawi known as the Prophet's Mosque.
10
Question 15
What are the architectural characters of
Mesopotamian Architecture?
Coffer
Question 19
Which of the following are characteristics of
Rococo?
I. More delicate and more intimate version of
Baroque
II. More of a style of decoration rather than a
style of Architecture
III. Cartouche often covering every square inch
of the surface with
bulbous form.
I. Massiveness
I, II & III
II. Monumentality
Question 20
III. Simplicity
IV. Grandeur
The stellar vaulting led to fan vaulting which is
also called
I, II & IV
Conoidal vault
Question 16
Question 21
It is a type of open timber roof in Gothic
England which consists of a series of trusses
repeated at intervals to support the
intermediate purlins
The characteristic Renaissance wall which has
cut stones having strongly emphasized recessed
joints and smooth or roughly textured block
faces is
Rusticated masonry
Question 22
Question 28
The leaning tower of Pisa is an example of?
He lengthened the nave to form a Latin cross
and erected the present facade.
Campanile
Question 23
Elizabethan architecture was secular rather
than ecclesiastical in its nature and its most
popular contribution is the?
Carlo Maderna
Question 29
Completing the world-famous Pisa Group are
the:
Elizabethan mansion
I. Cathedral, Bell Tower, Mausoleum
Question 24
II. Basilica, Baptistery, Mausoleum
New building materials brought by the
industrial revolution.
III. Leaning Tower, Campo Santo and Monastery
I. steam engine, spinning jenny, telephone
II. bricks, ceramic tiles, corrugated G.I. sheet
III. steam boat, cesna plane, bicycle
IV. cast iron, steel and glass
Question 25
Identify the architecture style for the structure
shown in the attached image. The structure is
known as one of the most recognizable
chateaux in the world because of its very
distinctive form.
IV. Church, Baptistery, Campanile
IV only
Question 30
Usual elements of ______________
architecture are round arches, barrel vaults,
piers supporting, vaults and groin vaults.
Romanesque
Question 31
Michelangelo Buonarrotti presented a Latin
Cross Plan for the St. Peter’s Basilica.
Chateau de Chambord
Correct
Question 26
Question 32
Identify the structure which is the most
impressive church in Belgium and has an
immense tower reaching the height of 400 feet.
Question 27
The basic principles of Feng Shui are to design
spaces which permit the clear, unobstructed
flow of warm and harmonious energy. High
ceilings and generous spaces that are well-lit
with good air flow and lighting are great
foundations for a Feng Shui home. Which of the
following are principles of Feng Shui?
Identify the architecture style used for the
structure in the attached image. It is also
considered as one of the famous works of
Bernini.
I. The main pedestrian entrance into a home
should be easily accessible from the road and
be the most prominent entrance to the home in
order to welcome the most positive energy.
Antwerp Cathedral
Middle Baroque
High Baroque
II. Avoiding cramped rooms with little light,
awkward unused spaces and lengthy corridors.
III. Orientation of lounge suites and furniture in
south and west corners, and avoidance of
furniture at the north and east sectors.
All items
Question 33
Is the only existing royal palace in China outside
of the Forbidden City in Beijing.
Shenyang Imperial Palace
Question 34
A valuable Chinese architecture legacy that is a
type of tenement housing unique in Shanghai.
Shikumen
Question 35
According to tradition, this temple was built for
the king's two brides: Princess Wencheng of the
Chinese Tang dynasty and Princess Bhrikuti of
Nepal. It is also considered as the most sacred
and important temple in Tibet.
Jokhang Temple
Question 36
It is known as the Prophet's Mosque and one of
the world's oldest mosques.
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi
Question 37
Considered as one of the holy place for muslims
and is where the Prophet's Tomb lies.
Question 39
Considered the largest and finest example of
Hindu architecture in Java.
Prambanan Complex
Question 40
A small basin provided in Japanese Buddhist
temples for visitors to purify themselves by the
ritual washing of hands and rinsing of the
mouth.
Tsukubai
Question 41
A type of fired roof tile, normally made from
clay. It is S-shaped in appearance and is single
lap, meaning that the end of the tile laps only
the course immediately below. Flat tiles
normally lap two courses.
Pantile
Question 42
Identify the mosque which has 56 notable
domes. It can hold 7,000 worshipers, it spans
32,000 square meters and features 56 domes,
four 80-meter-high columns and the largest
chandelier in the world at 20 meters in
diameter.
Al Rajhi Mosque
Question 43
Medina
Described as a wooden dome over an imperial
throne or status in Chinese Architecture often
called caisson ceiling.
Question 38
Zaojing
In Thai Architecture, it is a distinctive design of
an open pavilion used as a meeting place and to
protect people from sun and rain. Most are
open on all four sides.
Question 44
Sala Thai
In tibet, Spiritual center of Tibet and is one of
the holiest destinations for Buddhist pilgrims.
During the day and night, lots of pilgrims pray in
front of the temple.
Jokhang Temple
Question 45
Question 50
It the most recognizable architectural detail in
any wat that shows a fierce bird known Garuda,
from the Hindu mythology. It means “tassel of
air”.
A Buddhist site with resident monks; which also
typically refers to any place of worship other
than the Islamic mosques in Southern Thailand.
Chof
Question 46
Known as a domestic style, it features the shoji,
fusuma and tatami that are key elements of a
traditional Japanese house.
Inari
Wayo Kenchiku
Wat
Question 51
Which of the following is not part of Indian
architectural style?
i. Mughal Architecture
ii. Romanesque Architecture
iii. Sikh Architecture
Shoin-zukuri
iv. Rock-cut Architecture
Tenjin
ii only
Hachiman
Question 52
Question 47
The tower atop the torogan where the princess
and her ladies in waiting hide during occasions
is called
The best of Japan's castles with some its original
interior and exterior are still intact. It has
managed to being destroyed by a fire or natural
disaster and was never attacked. It was
designed by whom?
Ikeda Terumasa
Question 48
It is known as a decorative structure of roof for
Thai Architecture. This decoration is attached to
the bargeboard, the long, thin panel on the
edge of the roof at the gable ends.
Lamyong
Question 49
It refers to the central pillar at the core of a
pagoda of similar structure. It is also thought to
be the key to the Japanese pagoda's notable
earthquake resistance, when newer concrete
buildings may collapse.
Shinbashira
Lamin
Question 53
The porch in the Tausug house, when found
near the kitchen as an open extended platform,
and is used as a family area is called
Pantalan
Question 54
The central area found in the lower kalinga
house is called
Dattagon
Question 55
The cistern in bahay na bato is known asAljibe
Question 56
The most important reason on having this area
in a house on stilts is to create a buffer area for
rising waters during floods, and to prevent
pests such as rats from getting up to the living.
Silong
Question 64
Question 57
The highest building in the Philippines for the
year 2022 with a height of 245meters.
A built-in recessed space in a japanese style
reception room, in which items for artistic
appreciation are displayed. Also known as Toko.
Tokonoma
Question 58
The unroofed area where water jars used for
drinking, washing and bathing are kept is the
Batalan
Question 59
Century Spire Tower
Question 65
The oldest church built in Bohol by Fr. Juan de
Torres and Fr. Gabriel Sanchez
Baclayon
Question 66
The Maranao royal house, an ancestral house
for the datu and his family is called the
It is the lavishly ornamented Spanish Baroque
style of the early 18th century characterized by a
reaction from the correct and frigid formalism
Torogan
Churrigueresque
The granary in traditional Bontoc house is
known as
Question 60
The cooking area in the bahay kubo is the
Gilir
Question 61
Question 67
Falig
Question 68
The largest and oldest cave dwelling found in
southwest of Palawan is
Later called baggera, this is used as a place for
drying and storing pots and pans, drinking
glasses, plates and other kitchen utensils
Tabon cave
Bangahan
The Badjao house used primarily for storage
and sleeping is the
Question 62
Identify the structure located in Binondo district
designed by Ramon Irureta-Goyena and
Francisco Perez-Muñoz.
El Hogar
Question 69
Djenging
Question 70
In the bahay kubo, the secondary living room is
called
Sala Menor
Question 63
Question 71
The kitchen or cooking area called paglutuan in
the dialect is also known as
These two Filipino Architects were brought to
Europe to study Master Builder Course.
Gilir
Diego Hervas and Carlos Baretto
Question 72
Question 80
Referred to as the big house in the Ivatan house
is the
One of the grandest Renaissance cathedrals and
contains the tombs of Ferdinand and Isabella
and other kings and queens of Spain is the
Rakuh
Question 73
This is known as rat guards present in each of
the four posts elevated from the ground of a
traditional house in Cordillera.
Granada Cathedral
TOA
Question 1
The ground floor of the Bontoc house is
Its great works are cathedrals, characterized by
the pointed arch, the rib vault, the development
of the exterior flying buttress, and the gradual
reduction of the walls to a system of richly
decorated fenestration
Cha-la-nan
Gothic architecture
Question 75
Question 2
It is considered as the 1st skyscraper in the
Philippines having 12-storeys designed by Angel
Nakpil.
Due to its length, the early Christian church
gives an impression of
Halipan
Question 74
Picache Building
Question 76
Its 1st builder was Fr. Diego Cera and the latest
reconstruction done 1975 was by Arch.
Francisco Mañosa.
horizontality
Question 3
Subtracting a portion of a forms volume to
create another.
subtracting transformation
Las Pinas church
Question 4
Question 77
Architect Froilan Hong attempted to get the
essence of the Parthenon in accordance with
the wishes of the First Lady, Imelda R. Marcos.
The result is probably not entirely satisfactory.
What do you call this structure?
The central space used as sleeping area in T’boli
house is
Lowa
Question 78
The porch in the Tausug house, when found
near the kitchen as an open extended platform,
and is used as a family area is called Pantan
Question 79
The only entry allowed to be used by the
Chinese in Intramuros.
Parian
Manila Film Center
Question 5
These two Filipino Architects were brought to
Europe to study Master Builder Course.
Felix Roxas and Diego Hervas
Question 6
Question 13
A famous church in Intramuros, Manila in the
style of Baroque.
Architect of Lung Center and Heart Center
San Agustin Church
Question 7
Jorge Ramos
Question 14
Architect of Iglesia Ni Cristo (Main):
New building materials brought by the
industrial revolution.
Carlos Santos Viola
I. steam engine, spinning jenny, telephone
Question 15
II. bricks, ceramic tiles, corrugated G.I. sheet
How high is the Quezon Memorial Monument?
III. steam boat, cesna plane, bicycle
46 meters
IV. cast iron, steel and glass
Question 16
IV. Only
Question 8
A collection of forms grouped together by
proximity or the sharing of a common visual
trait.
An Arts School building in Germany that is
focused on formal elements (shape, color, lines
etc.).
grid form
Bauhaus
A prismatic solid bounded by "six" equal square
sides, the angle between any two adjacent
faces being at right angle?
Question 9
Question 17
The ceiling / roof of the Parish of the Holy
Sacrifice in UP Diliman in made of concrete by
using what type of construction?
cube
Thin Shell Construction
Which is not true in spatial relationship?
Question 10
I. interlocking space
It is a color that is sedative and soothing. It
suggests a stately or melancholy atmosphere.
II. adjacent space
purple
IV. spaces linked by adjacent space
Question 11
V. Tangent with the adjacent
The most elementary means of organizing
forms and spaces in architecture.
IV only
axis
Question 12
Architect of Metropolitan Theatre
Juan Arellano
Question 18
III. space within a space
Question 19
Algebraic expression of Golden Ratio.
a/b=b/a+b
Question 20
“Architecture is the will of an Epoch translated
into space”
hear what needs to be heard and to mask the
unwanted sound.
Audibility
Ludwig Mies Vanderohe
Question 28
Question 21
An annual premier award in architecture to
honor a living Architect irespective of creed,
race/nationality, and ideology whose built
works demonstrates the qualities of talen,
vision and commitment with a significant
contribution to humanity is?
“To provide meaningful architecture is not to
parody history but to articulate it."
Daniel Libeskind
Question 22
To whom was the “ferro-cemento” construction
in the first half of the 20th century in Italy
attributed?
Pritzker Prize
Question 29
Pier Ligi Nervi
It is a comparison showing differences, the
opposite of similarity
Question 23
contrast
Mexican Architect and engineer who introduced
Thin shell construction.
Question 30
Felix Outerino Candela
Final design & presentation. Production of final
design solution & delivery for appreciation.
Question 24
Design Implementation
The father of modern picture books of
Architecture.
Question 31
Andrea Palladio
I. 89, 144, 233, 377
Question 25
II. 23, 34, 53, 77
An international philosophy and style of art &
architecture especially decorative arts, known
in french as "New Art".
III. 32, 51, 88, 142
Art Nouveau
I only
Question 26
Question 32
His famous attacl on architectural
ornamentation, "Ornamentation is a crime, like
a tattoo of the human body, a sign of
degeneration."
The scientific discipline concerned with the
understanding of interactions among humans
and other elements of a system, and the
profession that applies theory, principles, data
and methods to design in order to optimize
human well-being and overall system
performance.
Adolf Loos
Question 27
The acoustic properties of an environment that
contributes one's ability to
Which of the following are Fibonacci numbers?
IV. 37, 59, 84, 135
Ergonomics
Question 33
Question 39
The science of human measurement.
It is an architectural style that emerged in
1920’s and 1930’s that showcases emphasis on
architectural style, form and aesthetics than
social aspects of the modern movement. It was
a style defined by Philip Johnson.
Anthropometry
Question 34
Set of postures or values about design that a
designer relies upon for making of solutions to
design problem.
Design Philosophy
International Style
Question 40
Name this structure designed by Philip Johnson
Question 35
This allows the organization of the tasks on
space according to their relationship to one
another.
Bubble Diagram
The Glass House
Question 36
Question 41
A theory on perception that is based on the
belief that objects observed has innate qualities
that make them independent of the perceiver
and the environment.
Name the structure designed by Walter Gropius
gestalt
Question 37
Fagus Factory
Five points of modern architecture according to
Le Corbusier
Question 42
Pilotis, free facade, open floor plan,
unencumbered views and roof garden
Name the stucture designed by FLW
Question 38
It is an architectural style that is usually marked
by horizontal lines, flat or hipped roods with
broad overhanging eaves, windows grouped
horizontal bands and integration with landscape
and discipline in the use of ornament. It was
pioneered by Frank Llyod Wright.
Falling water
Question 43
Prairie Style
Who designed the structure above
Frank Lloyd Wright
Question 44
Question 48
Which is NOT a Key Element of the Prairie
Style?
I. Horizontal lines
Who designed the structure above
Oscar niemeyer
Question 45
II. Simple materials
III. Organic patterns
IV Built-in furniture
V. Open, flowing spaces
I and II
Question 49
Who designed the structure above
Zaha Hadid
Question 46
One of the most salient differences on the
visionary plans between Le Corbusier’s “Radiant
City” and Frank Lloyd Wright’s “Broadacre City”
is
Density
Question 50
Art nouveau in Spain
The structure above shows Structural integrity
and honesty of design, which designed by
"architect Richard Rogers and architect Renzo
Piano "
Question 47
modernismo
Question 51
“The legibility of the cityscape concerns itself
with the ease with which its parts can be
recognized and organized in a coherent pattern;
a legible city is one whose districts or landmarks
or pathways are easily identifiable and are
easily grouped into an overall pattern. “
Kevin Lynch
Name this Structure Designed by Frank Gehry,
located in Bilbao, Spain
The Guggenheim Museum
Question 52
This refers to a collaborative process by which
we can shape our public realm in order to
maximize shared value.
Placemaking
Question 53
The great moral imperatives for public parks are
the following except: Better linkage between
land use and transportation
Question 54
Question 61
The analysis dedicated to the study of the
climatic, geographical, historical, legal, and
infrastructural context of a specific site.
Refers to the purpose the land serves, for
example, recreation, wildlife habitat or
agriculture; it does not describe the surface
cover on the ground.
Site Analysis
Question 55
In site analysis, the slope of the site is under?
Topography
Question 56
It gives a feeling of grandeur, dignity and
monumentality
Land use
Question 62
If you have a project site that has a sloping to
steep terrain, what expensive method of site
preparation is sometimes inevitable when
building in a steep-sloped terrain?
Cut and fill
character
Question 63
Question 57
What would be the effect if there would be two
oppositely located windows on the upper
portions of the room?
The analysis of subsurface history of the area,
bedrock type & depth etc. in a given site.
Geology
Question 58
Is a primary task during the schematic design
process, to produce a geometric configuration
of a space layout that is in accordance with the
project's requirements. By nature, it is an
iterative process that evolves according to the
client's requirements.
Slow movement of air inside
Question 64
The kind of theory that explains phenomenon
or events: they are neutral and do not lean
toward any ideology.
descriptive theory
Question 65
Space programming
Which of the following is NOT a work of
Leandro Locsin?
Question 59
Coconut Palace
Who is the founder of organic architecture?
Frank Lloyd Wright
Question 60
Question 66
Which of the following is NOT a work of
Francisco Mañosa?
What is the architectural style of architect Mies
Van de Rohe?
Church of the Holy Sacrifice
Modernism
Which of the following is NOT a work of Juan M.
Arellano?
Question 67
Quiapo Church renovation
Question 68
Question 76
What is the Architectural Character of the
Metropolitan Theater?
It is a long narrow window evident in Villa
Savoye.
Art Deco
Ribbon window
Question 69
Question 77
Who was the architect responsible for the
addition of the dome and second belfry of the
Quiapo Church?
What style mostly influences Philippine
churches?
Juan Nakpil
Question 70
A combination of one color and the pair of colors
adjoining its complementary color on a color
wheel.
split complementary
Question 71
What materials were used in the facade
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Titanium
Question 72
The architect attributed to “The house is a
machine to live in”?
Baroque
Question 78
This Style is identified by three principles: the
expression of volume rather than mass, the
emphasis on balance rather than preconceived
symmetry, and the expulsion of applied
ornament
International Style
Question 79
Notre Dame Cathedral is famous for its 10 bells.
The largest and oldest is named?
Emmanuel
Question 80
Le Corbusier
What architectural style is characterized by
monumentality and grandeur, as seen in their
temples and tombs
Question 73
Egyptian
The architect attributed to the dictum “Modern
Architecture need not to be Western”?
Question 81
Kenzo Tange
What is the architectural character of the
National Museum Building.
Question 74
Confidence and stability
The architect associated with “A House is like a
Flower Pot”
Question 82
Richard Neutra
Question 75
The following are works of Jose Siao Ling &
Associates except
SM Megamall
What is the first step in the design process?
Define the problem
Question 83
Question 3
How could you describe the Romanesque
character?
Which of the following statements is true
according to SPP 203?
Sober and dignified
Depending on the complexity of the projects,
the architect undertaking professional services
must be sufficiently experienced in planning,
design, and detailing of AI elements.
Question 84
A curved triangle of vaulting formed by the
intersection of a dome with its supporting
arches. It permits the placing of a circular dome
over a square room or an elliptical dome over a
rectangular room.
Pendentive
Question 85
What is Vernacular Architecture in the
Philippines?
Architecture that was built by local people with
the influence of local
Question 4
Situation:
The owner of a one-bedroom condominium
unit decided to give her unit a new look.
Following a mood board that she found on
Pinterest, the walls were given fresh coats of
subdued color, the curtains were replaced by
Korean blinds, and all the furniture pieces were
replaced. Which of the following interior
services was performed?
Interior Decoration
Question 5
ARCHITECTUIRAL INTERIORS AND BT
Question 1
By definition, _____________ refers to the art
or profession of planning design and supervising
the execution of interiors including their color
schemes, furnishings, fittings, finishes, and
sometimes architectural features.
Interior Design
Question 2
As specifically mentioned under Sections 3 (4)
(g) and 14 (3) of R.A. no. 9266, Architectural
Interiors (AI) involves the detailed planning and
design of the indoor/enclosed areas of any
proposed building/structure, including:
retrofit, renovation, rehabilitation, or expansion
work which shall cover limited architectural and
utility aspects, excluding architectural layouting of all building engineering systems found
therein
Situation:
The owner of a one-bedroom condominium
unit decided to give her unit a new look.
Following a mood board that she found on
Pinterest, the walls were given fresh coats of
subdued color, the curtains were replaced by
Korean blinds, and all the furniture pieces were
replaced. In the above situation, the Owner of
the unit did not engage the service of an
Architect and carried out the interior work
herself. Which of the following did the unit
Owner violate?
None. The scope of works did not require any
professional qualification to undertake
Question 6
In building construction, providing something
with a component or feature not fitted during
manufacture or adding something that it did
not have when first constructed falls under
what scope of interior works?
Retrofit
Question 7
Question 11
When an interior space undergoes a process to
return it to a good state of repair, which of the
following scope of interior work was adopted?
As stated in the SPP 203 Specialized Allied
Services, which statements are true?
Renovation
Question 8
A kitchen that was improved by cleaning,
decorating, re-equipping, and retrofitting with a
new range hood underwent which type of
interior work?
Refurbishment
Question 9
In preparation for the return to face-to-face
classes, all classrooms in a University have been
equipped with brand-new ceiling fans,
overhead projectors, and air conditioning units.
The openings of its formerly fixed windows
were also increased and fitted with new awning
windows, while the walls and ceilings were
coated with a new paint finish. To
accommodate students' submissions, the space
that used to be a waitingarea near the faculty
rooms has been fitted with pigeonholes for its
new function. Considering the totality of the
scope of works stated above, which of the
following interior works applies?
i) In the design of a building, the Architect
works on a development concept.
ii) To realize the Architect's concept, the size,
and interrelationship of interior spaces, laying
out of the furniture, movable, equipment, builtins, and fixtures to support the required
activities, thus making both the exterior and
interior spaces contribute to the total concept.
iii) The Architect plans and designs the
architectural interiors (AI) of buildings such that
they contribute to the physical, visual,
intellectual, and emotional comforts of the
intended end-users.
all statements are true
Question 12
In architecture, which term refers to movable
objects intended to support various human
activities such as seating, eating, and sleeping.
Furniture
Question 13
Retrofitting
Which of the following terms corresponds to
sanitary wares fixed to a compartmental toilet
and bath?
Refurbishment
Fixtures
Renovation
Question 14
Rehabilitation
In a regular design service, the Architect
includes the position of any builtin cabinets and
kitchen counter in the the space plannig. These
built-in cabinets and kitchen counters are
categorized as which component of the interior
space?
Question 10
Which interior work refers to the process of
making possible a compatible use for a property
through repair, alterations, and additions while
preserving those portions or features that
convey what have been determined to be
important cultural or architectural values?
rehabilitation
Fixtures
Question 15
Question 18
The Architect as a specialist:
As a specialist in Architectural Interiors, the
Architect prepares a graphic representation of
the total amount of area taken up by all the
spaces on the floors of a building, arranged in
layers floor-by-floor which can either be two or
three-dimensional and are often color-coded to
represent a specific detail such as in the case of
a residential building, the terms of the lease,
occupancy rate, lease expiry, and so on.
i) assist the Client in conducting bids or
negotiations with General Contractors,
subcontractors, and suppliers of building
materials, furniture, equipment, fixtures, etc.;
ii) Checks and approves samples of materials
and prepares shop
drawings of AI components;
iii) Prepares billings of AI components; and
iv) Conducts final inspection and approves
installed AI components and related items.
Stacking Diagram
Question 19
i and ii
As a specialist, the Architect prepares and
presents a collage or composition of images,
visuals, and other objects, often created for the
purposes of design and which helps designers
figure out how to create a unified style or
theme for a design project.
ii and iii
Mood board
iii only
Question 20
iii and iv
What is the study of the human body and its
movement, often involving research into
measurements relating to people which also
involves collecting statistics or measurements
relevant to the human body called?
Among the scope of works stated above, which
is/are not part of the responsibilities of the
Architect rendering AI services?
Question 16
The following are the scope of works covered in
interior design except one. Which one is it?
Include electrical and plumbing requirements in
each plan
Question 17
An in-depth analysis of how physical space is
used in structures refers to which aspect of
architecture?
Space planning
Anthropometrics
Question 21
The measurement of a 3-year-old male child
while sitting still is categorized as which type of
anthropometry?
Dynamic Anthropometry
Traditional Anthropometry
Structural Anthropometry
General Anthropometry
Question 22
Question 28
The standard dimensions of a kitchen counter
and cabinets were established based on the
body measurements of an average adult while
reaching up, bending down, and turning from
one station to another. Which specific type of
measurements of the human body are these?
According to the theory of proxemics, the
physical distance of up to 1.50 meters falls
within which proxemic zone?
Functional Anthropometry
Intimate Space
Question 23
Social Space
Which of the following statements about
anthropometrics is false?
Question 29
Public Space
Personal Space
Anthropometries is the intangible basis for
producing optimum man machine relationships.
A band performing in front of a huge crowd at
the Mall of Asia Arena is within which proxemic
zone relative to their audience?
Question 24
Public Space
A chair that is designed using the measurement
of the average size person exhibits which
discipline?
Question 30
Ergonomics
Question 25
It is a system for gauging the effect of distance
on communication and how the effect varies
between cultures and other environmental
factors.
Proxemics
In his design of the Villa Savoye, Le Corbusier
provided a ramp as a means of access from the
Second Floor to the Roof Garden. This gave a
sense of organic transition between the two
levels. What was exhibited by this space
transition approach?
Kinesthetics
Question 31
Identify the type of ceiling in the image below:
Question 26
What is the proxemic zone of a professor
conducting a lecture to students in a 3.00 x
3.50-meter classroom?
Coffered Ceiling
Social Space
Identify the type of ceiling in the image below:
Question 32
Question 27
A family enjoying a good movie together in their
living room are within which proxemic zone?
Personal Space
Cove Ceiling
Question 33
Question 39
In a suspended ceiling system, what is the
component that is directly attached to the soffit
of the beam or slab, and which is holding the
primary channel called?
When the daylight passing through a frosted
glass partition is scattered within the room,
what behavior of light is observed?
Ceiling furring section
Tee runner
Suspension hanger
Grids
Question 34
What is the typical distance between the
primary channel in a framework system of a
gypsum board ceiling?
Light Diffusion
Question 40
When the natural lighting from the window of a
classroom is reflected by the whiteboard
positioned directly across the window, it may
cause the students to have difficulty viewing the
writings on the board. Which level of glare is
observed?
Blinding glare
Disability glare
Discomfort glare
1200 mm
Transmitted glare
Question 35
Question 41
What is the type of the ceiling illustrated in the
image below?
Which ceiling material is made out of natural or
synthetic mineral?
The Architect designing the interiors of a twostorey residence specified a shower screen that
is made of a material that transmits and
diffuses light, not allowing the objects on
opposite sides to be seen clearly. Relative to
light, what type of surface was used in the
shower screen?
Fiber
Translucent
Question 37
Question 42
Which ceiling and drywall partition material is
made from hydrated sulfate of calcium, is fireresistant, sound insulated, and lightweight?
A bedroom shared by two siblings was
remodeled with the help of an architect as a
specialist. To delineate their personal space, a
low drywall was built up using gypsum board
with metal framing. Relative to light, which type
of surface was used for the low partition?
Open Cell Ceiling System
Question 36
Gypsum
Question 38
What is a system of removable and
interchangeable floor panels supported on
adjustable pedestals or stringers to allow free
access to the space beneath called?
Raised Flooring System
Opaque
Question 43
The daylight penetrating a room through a large
picture window is what type of light in terms of
source?
Natural light
Question 44
Question 50
Which of the following statements about
daylight is false?
What device is attached to a lamp to filter glare
from the light source and distribute the light
over an extended area?
The source of daylight is the sky while sunlight
is from the sun
Light Diffuser
Question 45
Question 51
The glass curtain walls at a BPO office in Cubao
are in a perpendicular position providing an
abundant source of natural lighting to the office
space. What is the daylighting source of this
office called?
Crosslight
As part of the renovation of a warehouse, a
number of lighting fixtures were installed to
provide general illumination and uniform light
level throughout the whole area of the
warehouse. What type of lighting was provided
by the newly installed lighting fixtures in the
warehouse?
Question 46
ambient lighting
What is the term used to describe the complete
lighting unit, whether fixed to the building or
movable, consisting of the bulb and the parts
necessary to distribute light, position and
protect the bulb, and connect the unit to the
power supply?
Question 52
Luminaire
Question 47
The production area adjacent to the warehouse
was also installed with new pendant lights at
each station specifically to aid the factory
workers in performing their assigned jobs.
Which type of lighting was provided by the
newly installed pendant lights in the production
area?
The bulb of a desk lamp is an example of what
artificial lighting component?
Task lighting
Lamp
The luminaire in the image below is fitted with
what device?
To showcase the art pieces by the featured
artist in an art gallery, spotlights were directed
to each of the sculptures. Which type of lighting
was provided by the spotlights in the art
gallery? Accent lighting
Light Reflector
Question 54
Question 49
To control the radiation from the lamp, the
luminaire in the image below is fitted with what
device?
A number of light fixtures were combined to
create a laid-back vibe in the interior of a cafe
at Cubao Expo. What type of lighting strategy
was employed?
Light Louver
Ambient lighting
Question 48
Question 53
Accent lighting
Decorative lighting
Mood lighting
Question 55
Question 60
A newly constructed building was recently
inaugurated. The said building was comprised of
three basement parking levels, three podiums,
and thirty residential floors above the podium.
Which of the following comprises the
substructure of the building?
In construction preliminaries, what is the
process of relocating the point of boundaries of
the site, clearing, and establishing the exact
location of the building foundation using stakes
and batter board called?
all three basement levels and the foundation
Question 56
A newly constructed building was recently
inaugurated. The said building was comprised of
three basement parking levels, three podiums,
and thirty residential floors above the podium.
Which of the following are part of the
superstructure of the building?
The topmost podium level and the residential
floors only
all three podium levels and the lowest of the
residential floors only
all three podium levels and all thirty residential
floors only
from the basement up to the topmost
residential floor level
Question 57
Staking out
Question 61
In the image of a layout set up shown below,
what are the wooden sticks sharpened at one
end and driven into the ground to serve as
boundaries or support for the horizontal wood
boards called?
Stakes
Question 62
In the image of a layout set up shown below,
what are the wood sticks or board nailed
horizontally at the posts serving which serves as
the horizontal plane where the reference point
of the building measurements are established
called?
Batter board
Question 63
Spirit level
Which of the following terms refers to a
concrete slab placed over a dense or compacted
base and is supported directly by the ground,
usually reinforced with welded wire fabric or a
grid of reinforcing bars to control any cracking
caused by drying, shrinkage or thermal stresses.
Question 58
slab on grade
Apart from a spirit level, which of these
instruments may be used to check the vertical
alignment of a building component?
Question 64
What instrument can be used to check both the
vertical and horizontal alignment of a kitchen
counter?
plumb bob
Question 59
In the absence of transit and during "staking
out" which of the following instrument may be
used to check the horizontal alignment?
batterboard
What is the term used to refer to an area in a
building having a clearance less than human
height but accessible by crawling, especially
such a space below the ground floor that is
enclosed by foundation walls?
crawl space
Question 65
Question 69
In a two-storey residential building supported
by isolated footings, strip wall footings, and
grade beams, which components are part of the
foundation of the building?
Class A concrete mixture of concrete is
composed of which proportion of Cement:
Sand: and Gravel?
isolated footings, strip wall footings, and grade
beams
isolated footings only
isolated footings and strip wall footings only
isolated footings and grade beams only
1:2:4
Question 70
Concrete is known for its compressive strength.
It is however weak in tension. To augment this,
tensile materials such as steel are embedded in
concrete in such a manner that the two
materials act together in resisting forces. What
is this new material formed called?
Question 66
reinforced concrete
What is the term used to refer to the lowest
division of a building or other construction,
partly or wholly below the surface of the
ground designed to support and anchor the
above-ground components of the building and
transmit its load directly to the earth?
Question 71
foundation bed
foundation
Stumps
footings
Question 67
Identify the framing system described below.
A wooden building frame having studs that rise
the full height of the frame from the sill plate to
the roof plate, with joists nailed to the studs and
supported by sills or by ribbons let into the studs.
None of the above
BALLOON FRAME
Question 72
Identify the framing system described below.
An artificial stone made out of a mixture of
cement, sand, gravel, and water.
A wooden building frame having studs only one
storey high, regardless of the stories built, each
storey resting on the sill plates of the
foundation wall.
Concrete
Platform Framing System
Question 68
Question 73
To determine the consistency and workability of
freshly-mixed concrete, a test is conducted on
the spot. What is this test called?
What type of reinforced concrete floor system
is a slab that has its reinforcements running in
only one direction, and is supported by two
parallel beams?
Identify the material being described.
Slump test
one-way slab
Question 74
Question 80
When a slab is supported on four sides and the
floor panel is nearly square, it is generally
economical to employ two directions of
reinforcing bars at right angle with each other.
What type of reinforced concrete floor system
is it called?
Question 75
A piece of wood was used as a substrate for the
natural stone finish of a bathroom countertop
for a hotel project. The wood is made of an odd
number of veneer sheets glued together with
the grains running at a right angle to each
other. It is lightweight and capable of receiving
screws and nails driven to it without splitting.
Which wood product was used as a substrate
for the bathroom countertop?
Identify the type of roof illustrated below:
Plywood
Hip and Valley Roof
Question 81
Double Gable Roof
Identify the building material described:
Gambrel Roof
Man-made units which are formed and
hardened into modular building units.
two-way slab
Mansard Roof
Question 76
Identify the type of roofing illustrated and
described below:
Masonry
Question 82
Identify the building material described:
A clay roofing tile, approximately cylindrical in
shape laid in courses with the unit having their
convex side alternately up and down.
It is a material formed by mixing cement, sand,
and water.
Mission Tile
Question 83
Question 77
Identify the material described:
Identify the type of roofing illustrated below:
A malleable alloy of iron and carbon produced
by melting and refining pig iron and or scrap
steel, graded according to the carbon content.
Pantile
Question 78
What classification of wood is ideal for use in
flooring finish, furniture, and interior trims?
Soft wood
Question 79
A piece of wood having 6" width, 3' length, and
1" thickness was specified for the floor finish of
all the bedrooms of a two-storey house. What is
the classification of the specified wood relative
to its dimensions? timber
Mortar
Steel
Question 84
A fastener consisting of a cylindrical body and a
formed head which is brought to a white heat,
inserted through holes in the members to be
joined, and hot-worked with a pneumatic
hammer to produce a second head opposite the
first head.
Rivets
Question 85
Question 89
To protect steel and iron surfaces from rusting,
a chemical is applied to them. Which protective
coating is this?
Red Oxide
What is the type of waterproofing that comes in
sheet form, made of asphalt paper or
impregnated asbestos felt, or sometimes thick
polyethylene sheets typically used where direct
rain or standing water is eminent?
Question 86
Membrane type waterproofing
Identify the material described:
Question 90
A type of glass produced by cutting annealed
glass to the required sizes for use, reheating it
to approximately 1200 degrees Fahrenheit,
cooling both its surfaces rapidly with a blast of
air while its core cools much more slowly. It is
four times as strong in bending and more
resistant to thermal stress and impact and does
not shatter to large shards when broken.
What is the type of waterproofing that comes in
powder form and is added and mixed with the
aggregates of concrete?
Heat-strengthened glass
Tempered glass
Laminated glass
Rough cast glass
Question 87
The following are clear coatings except one.
Which one is it?
Lacquer
Varnish
Shella
Question 88
Identify the flooring finish illustrated described
below:
Inlaid wood flooring usually set in simple
geometric pattern.
Parquet flooring
Integral type waterproofing