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A philosophy particularly widespread during the 19th century favoring the formal teachings of schools like the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris over independent ideas
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ACADEMICISM
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Primarily American style, popularized in the 1920’s and 1930’s and is characterized by the use of straight and angular lines and a sleekness of design, the term originating from Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels
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ART DECO STYLE
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A style of architecture and decoration popularized in France and Belgium in the 1890’s characterized by the use of glass and metal, organic and undulating lines, and a nonhistorical and often whimsical mood
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ART NOUVEAU
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what is art nouveau called in Germany?
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JUGENDSTIL
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what is art nouveau called in Austria?
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SECESSION
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what is art nouveau called in Italy?
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STILE LIBERTY
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what is art nouveau called in Spain?
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MODERNISMO
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A late 19th century English decorative arts movement made famous by William Morris and emphasizing quality of design and the use of handcrafted products
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ARTS & CRAFTS MOVEMENT
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A system of architectural education, originated in the late 19th century France, based on placing students for training in the studios of faculty members who were successful practicing architects
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ATELIER CONCEPT
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the period of European architecture which started in Italy based on Renaissance and Mannerist forms and is characterized by a spatial complexity, curved surfaces, and an exuberance in the use of color and sculpture
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BAROQUE
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A German school, founded by Walter Gropius, which brought together a large number of talented designers, craftsmen, and architects famous for its methodology and development of a widely accepted functional aesthetic
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BAUHAUS
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An architecture of grand scale based on the historical and eclectic ides taught during the 19th century at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris
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BEAUX-ARTS STYLE
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A style of the 1950’s emphasizing the use of raw forms of concrete often heavy and/or dark derived from beton brut
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BRUTALISM
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A movement in catalonia, Spain, from the late 1880s through the early 1900s focusing on the revival of regional art- the RenaIxensa Catalan - and the absorption of the new Art Nouveau style
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CATALAN SCHOOL
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A movement in the mid-1800s and 1890s characterized by its nonhistoricism, the use of steel framing, and the dominance of vertical and horizontal lines
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CHICAGO SCHOOL
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Who is the most prominent architect of Chicago School style?
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LOUIS SULLIVAN
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Western European architecture and decorative art which used chinese structures and design
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CHINOISERIE
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An American movement of the early 1900s inspired by examples of planning at the fairs and favoring a greater use of parks and attractive boulevards and waterfronts in town planning
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CITY BEAUTIFUL MOVEMENT
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A movement in the early 19th century particularly in England and United States, based on ancient Greek and Roman models
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CLASSICAL REVIVAL
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It was the Architecture of the western hemisphere which was introduced from Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries. In the context of Latin America and Southwestern United States, this means Spanish and Portuguese style, while in the eastern part of North America, either Dutch Colonial, Georgian, or in the New England style
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COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE
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This style is used in reference to the revival of North American Colonial architecture during the late 19th century
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COLONIAL REVIVAL (NEO-COLONIAL)
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the two decades after 1818 during which more than two hundred Greek and Gothic Revival churches were built in England under the supervision of the Commissioners appointed by Parliament
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COMMISSIONERS ERA
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A Russian movement in the 1920s particularly influential in the design field emphasizing the use of geometric shapes and industrial materials
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CONSTRUCTIVISM
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English Gothic architecture during the late 13th century and first half of the 14th century, known for its richness of decoration, extensive ribbing and use of ogie curves in tracery and arches
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DECORATED STYLE
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It was the architecture in the second half of the 16th century, representing the beginning of Renaissance architecture in England, exhibiting ornamentation such as strapwork and mulling decoration
ELIZABETHAN ARCHITECTURE
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A rough sketch done at the beginning of a project, comparable to a written outline for a literary work
ESQUISSE
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A type of reinforced concrete invented and used by Peter Luigi Nervi
FERROCEMENTO
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painting depicting architectural features so realistically that they look three dimensional, popularized in the 16th and 17th centuries in Italy
FICTIVE ARCHITECTURE
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An architectural philosophy emphasizing the uses of a building and its parts and revealing its structure and materials, emerged in the 20th century and was the major principle of the International style
FUNCTIONALISM
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A movement in the first decade of the 20th century, particularly in England and later Germany, to build suburban communities in which civic bldgs, residences, parks, and agricultural areas are planned
GARDEN CITY MOVEMENT
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A latin phrase that translates to "genius of the place" or "spirit of the place" and refers to the unique spirit or atmosphere of a place
GENIUS LOCI
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late 20th century term for a design or interior with shapes, materials, and surfaces reflecting the latest developments in technology
HIGH TECH STYLE
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A philosophy of using past historical styles and architectural features
HISTORICISM
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the creations of an illusion of something by means of decorative or artistic techniques such as perspective
ILLUSIONISM
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A style, first identified by this term in the 1930s, that was functional, nontraditional, and non regional
INTERNATIONAL STYLE
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the term means "youth style" and comes from the Journal Jegend
JUGENDSTIL
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An architectural style in Italy in the second half of the 16th century and to a lesser extent elsewhere in Europe characterized by the use of classical elements in an unconventional manner
MANNERISM
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An architectural style characterized by its functional, rational, and nonhistorical themes, beginning in Europe in 1900
MODERN MOVEMENT
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A Scandinavian movement of the first decades of the 20th century, particularly strong in Sweden which showed a taste for the informal and the vernacular
NATIONAL ROMANTICISM
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A style in European architecture of the late 18th and 19th centuries, showing a formal or correct use of elements and an overall severity of form somewhat as a reflection against the more expressive rococo style of the 18th century
NEOCLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE
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It is an architecture with shapes and structure based on natural forms and usually blending with the landscape
ORGANIC ARCHITECTURE
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A revival style based on the buildings and publications of the 6th century architect Andrea Palladio marked by ancient Roman architectural forms most popular in 18th century England
PALLADIANISM/PALLADIAN CLASSICISM
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A philosophy of landscape architecture in England in the late 18th and early 19th centuries characterized by the use of bldgs of various styles often asymmetrical - as focal points, based upon the informal, sometimes rugged, and "sublime" scenes depicted in French paintings
PICTURESQUE MOVEMENT
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A trend appearing in the late 1960s, away from the functional aesthetic of the international style and the severity of Brutalism, and favoring a return to historical references and individualized and emotionally satisfying solutions in architectural design
POSTMODERNISM
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A movement in the American Midwest during the early 1900s which focused on the work of Frank Lloyd Wright and is so named for his "Prairie House" plans
PRAIRIE SCHOOL
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A comprehensive design concept developed in 1918 by Amedee Ozenfant and Le Corbusier in reaction to Cubism, favoring simplicity and machine aesthetic
PURISM
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Ceiling or wall painting that creates an illusion, a technique commonly practiced in the baroque period
QUADRATURA
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A style of domestic architecture popular from the 1870s through the 1890s in England and United States, a revival of the simple vernacular architectural forms, also used for houses based on Elizabethan and Tudor models
QUEEN ANNE STYLE
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An Italian branch of the Modern movement of the 1920s and 1930s
RATIONALIST MOVEMENT
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Philosophy of emphasizing the architectural characteristics of a particular region by either using local forms and/or materials or designing in a manner that develops the potential of the region style
REGIONALISM
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the architecture of Italy during the 15th century, and first half of the 16th century, refers to the rebirth of a classical taste by showing a return to ancient Roman orders and architectural elements
RENAISSANCE
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A philosophy popular in the late 18th and 19th centuries, of using earlier styles in the design of new bldgs
REVIVALISM
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An 18th century style which originated and developed most fully in France, characterized by its extensive rich architectural decoration, usually light and elegant and employing natural motifs in the ornamentation of rooms
ROCOCO ARCHITECTURE
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A philosophy favoring a romantic interpretation of styles, popular especially in Germany in the late 19th century
ROMANTICISM
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A European term, meaning eastern, for Muslim architecture in general, more specifically referring to the Arab Style of Muslim architecture
SARACENIC ARCHITECTURE
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An American style of domestic architecture first used in the late 1870s characterized by the use of shingles on both roofs and walls and an informality and fluidity in exterior wall surfaces
SHINGLE STYLE
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Japanese architecture incorporating a writing area into the main room of a residence
SHOIN STYLE
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A style practiced particularly in California during the 1910s and 1920s that reuses the colonial styles of Latin America
SPANISH COLONIAL REVIVAL / SPANISH REVIVAL / SPANISH STYLE
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A Style of Japanese architecture showing the influence of the traditional teahouse, including the use of unfinished materials to create a natural effect
SUKIYA
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A visual illusion achieved artistically, particularly in painting
TROMPE L'OEIL
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An architecture representative of local or regional types and using traditional materials
VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE
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the architecture of Great Britain and the United States from 1830-1901, named after Queen Victoria, characterized by the Revival and eclectic philosophies, particularly the Gothic Revival
VICTORIAN ARCHITECTURE
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A 19th century style used for prominent country houses in Britain and the United States based on Rural Italian models, particularly those in Tuscany, characterized by low roofs, rounded windows, and an informal plan with wings
VILLA STYLE
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Who is the father of architectural theory?
MARCUS VITRIVIUS POLLIO
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What book is written by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio?
DE ARCHITECTURA: LIBRI DECEM (TEN BOOKS ON ARCHITECTURE)
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who introduced Gothic architecture?
ABBOT SUGER
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What is the first structure to have been built in Gothic architectural style?
BASILICA OF SAINT-DENIS
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What architectural style focuses on light and height as metaphysical elements connecting man with God?
GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE
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What is the Vitruvian Triad?
FIRMITAS, UTILITAS, VENUSTAS (structural integrity, functionality, aesthetics/beauty)
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Who is the "Vitruvius of the Renaissance"?
LEON BATTISTA ALBERTI
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who wrote the first Renaissance architectural treatise called De Re Aedificatoria (On the Art of Building)?
LEON BATTISTA ALBERTI
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who wrote Tutte l'opere d'architecttura (Seven books on architecture) which breaks down the classical orders with practical illustrations, making Vitruvian ideas accessible to craftsmen?
SEBASTIANO SERLIO
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What book codified architecture into a treatise emphasizing harmony, proportion, and human-centered design, in which these principles became the cornerstone of Western architecture?
DE ARCHITECTURA: LIBRI DECEM
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What book revived the classical principles of architecture promoting ideal beauty as a product of harmony and mathematical proportion?
DE RE AEDIFICATORIA (On the Art of Building)
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Who was the first to catalog the classical orders?
SEBASTIANO SERLIO
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who cataloged 50 fanciful designs of doorways?
SEBASTIANO SERLIO
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who is considered as the principal initiator of the Renaissance art theory?
LEON BATTISTA ALBERTI
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What is Sebastiano Serlio's most successful building design?
CHATEAU D'ANCY-LE-FRANC (FRANCE)
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Who designed Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc in France?
SEBASTIANO SERLIO
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Who is said to have rediscovered/invented to principles of linear perspective?
FILIPPO BRUNELLESCHI
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Who designed the Duomo in Florence?
FILIPPO BRUNELLESCHI
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Who wrote Regola delli cinque ordini d'architecttura ("Canon of five orders of architecture")?
GIACOMO BAROZZI DA VIGNOLA
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who wrote Due regole della prospettiva practica ("Two rules of practical perspective")
GIACOMO BAROZZI DA VIGNOLA
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What book tackles the five orders, Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and composite in separate sections, each subdivided in five parts on the colonnade, arcade with pedestal, individual pedestals, and entablatures and capitals?
REGOLA DELLE CINQUE ORDINI D'ARCHITECTTURA
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Who is the father of modern picture books of architecture?
ANDREA PALLADIO
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His virtues are Calm (balance, symmetrical), Harmony (every element should fit together), and Dignity (Confident/not hidden away)
ANDREA PALLADIO
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Who wrote I Quattro Libri dell'Architecttura (The Four Books of Architecture)?
ANDREA PALLADIO
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who wrote Essai sur l'architecture (Essay on Architecture)?
MARC-ANTOINE LAUGIER
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he introduced modular design, classical orders, and emphasized symmetry in villas and public buildings
ANDREA PALLADIO
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He proposed the idea of the "primitive hut as the origin of architecture and argued for natural simplicity, clarity of form, and logic over ornamentation
MARC-ANTOINE LAUGIER
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Who are the visionary architects who theorized monumental, abstract, and symbolic architecture, and proposed architecture parlante (speaking architecture), where form reflects function?
ETIENNE-LOUIS BOULLEE & CLAUDE-NICOLAS LEDOUX
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Who emphasized The Seven Lamps of Architecture?
JOHN RUSKIN
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He emphasized truth to materials, craftsmanship, and moral responsibility in architecture, and advocated for Gothic Revival and condemned industrialization's impact on design quality
JOHN RUSKIN
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During the 18th century, he was known for Gothic restorations and rational analysis of architecture and promoted a logical and structural approach, foreshadowing modernist principles
EUGENE VIOLLET-LE-DUC
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Refers to specific aesthetic and design characteristics that are prevalent during a certain period often associated with specific architectural features, materials, and construction techniques
STYLES/ARCHITECTURAL STYLES
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Refers to a broader and encompass philosophical or conceptual ideas that drive architectural design and theory characterized by a collective group of architects who share common beliefs and principles regarding the purpose and direction of architecture
MOVEMENT
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Began as an artistic statement against industrialization considered as the first architectural style independent of the tradition of antiquity after the gothic style reflecting a growing interest in psychology symbolism and the supernatural
ART NOUVEAU
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The architects who ascribe to this kind of style wanted to bring back good workmanship but also produce something utterly modern, its characteristics are the swirling "whiplash curves" and organic forms such as flowers, vines, and leaves, most often represented in iron work
ART NOUVEAU
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One of the founders of art in the 1890s in Belgium
VICTOR HORTA
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A Catalan architect associated with Modernisme known for his innovative designs and organic forms showcasing a style ahead of its time
ANTONI GAUDI
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An architect nicknamed as "God's Architect"
ANTONI GAUDI
104
How many years does it take to construct Sagrada Familia?
144 yrs
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The style was a direct departure from organic motifs featured in art nouveau, rather emphasizes luxury and newness with reflective materials like chrome, steel, and glass, geometric patterns with strong lines and clear symmetry
ART DECO
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The American continuation of the European art deco movement
STREAMLINE MODERNE
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The movement allow designers to concentrate on the functionality of a buildings focusing on simplicity minimalism and rejection of ornament
MODERNISM
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Key features of this style include simple geometries, emphasis on function, little or no ornament, smooth surfaces, minimal material palette, glass, steel, and concrete, open plan interiors
MODERNISM
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The father of skyscrapers
LOUIS HENRY SULLIVAN
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The first modern American architect
LOUIS HENRY SULLIVAN
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An architectural masterpiece that was considered one of the first aesthetically fully expressed early skyscrapers
WAINWRIGHT BUILDING
112
The style is heavily influenced by the modern aesthetic of Louis Henry Sullivan featuring steel frames, swirling circular patterns for ornamentation, terracotta detailing, neoclassical features, and composition similar to the three parts of classical columns
CHICAGO SCHOOL
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The greatest American architect of all time
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
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The greatest architect of the 20th century
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
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A long, low, open-plan structure, that avoids the typical high straight-sided box to emphasize the horizontal line of the priory and domesticity, andnterior walls are minimized
PRAIRIE STYLE
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the belief that human life is part of nature wherein structures seem to meld with landscape or rise from it
ORGANIC ARCHITECTURE
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Who coined the term "International Style"?
HENRY RUSSELL HITCHCOCK & PHILIP JOHNSON
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It is the most common style of architecture for commercial buildings today featuring walls made of thin materials like glass or concrete, high quality material especially on the interior, rectilinear forms, absolute perfection in composition and details, little or no ornamentation, presence of cantilevers for free facade, glass and steel facade, & open interior space
INTERNATIONAL STYLE
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What movement championed a geometric, abstract style featuring little sentiment or emotion and no historical signs, wherein the goal was to merge all artistic mediums into one unified approach combining an individual's artistry with mass production and function?
BAUHAUS
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Who is the founder of Bauhaus ?
WALTER GROPIUS
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Who is the proponent of Purism?
CHARLES-EDOUARD JEANNERET-GRIS (LE CORBUSIER)
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The simplification and modulation of form while rejecting the society's bourgeois notion of beauty at that time
PURISM
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His designs feature steel and glass skyscrapers and horizontally oriented houses and pavilions which he called "skin-and-bones" architecture due to their minimal uses of industrial materials, definition of space, rigidity of structure, and transparency
LUDWIG MIES VAN DE ROHE
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The father of modern Scandinavian architecture
HUGO ALVAR HENRICK AALTO
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Emphasizes the connection between people and nature applying biological and psychological sciences to create solutions for the built environment and seeks to minimize the negative impact on the ecosystem
BIOREALISM
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Which architect practices biorealism?
RICHARD NEUTRA
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Often called as a "second generation" modernist for the way he moved beyond the rigid glass box aesthetic to dynamic and fluid forms exposing the structure of the building with steel
EERO SAARINEN
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An architectural style characterized by raw exposed material - especially concrete - bold geometric forms and a focus on function over ornamentation
BRUTALISM
129
Who pioneered brutalist architecture using raw concrete and geometric forms?
AUGUSTE PERRET
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The US's greatest brutalist
PAUL RUDOLPH
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An avant-garde architectural movement that emerged in Japan emphasizing organic growth, modularity, and adaptability drawing inspiration from modern technology and natural biological process
METABOLISM
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An architectural movement heavily influenced by postwar reconstruction efforts, rapid urbanization, and technological advancements aiming to create a sustainable and adaptable built environment
METABOLISM
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Who introduced metabolism architecture?
KENZO TANGE
KISHO KUROKAWA
FUMIHIKO MAKI
KIYONORI KIKUTAKE
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Father of tensile architecture
FREI OTTO
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He specialized in lightweight tensile and the membrane structures and pioneered the use of modern, lightweight tent-like structures for many uses
FREI OTTO
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"One of the greatest minds of our times"
RICHARD BUCKMINSTER FULLER
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what is a spherical structure composed of triangular elements forming part of a network of circles, or "geodesics", on the surface of a given sphere?
GEODESIC SPHERE
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Who invented the geodesic dome?
RICHARD BUCKMINSTER FULLER
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This style is a direct evolution of modernism characterized by an emphasis on advanced technology, industrial materials, and exposed structural elements. The support beams, ductwork, and other functional elements are placed on the exterior of the building where they become the focus of attention while the interior spaces are open and adaptable for many uses
HIGH TECH ARCHITECTURE
140
He is known for his high-tech sustainable and futuristic designs combining advanced engineering with sleek aesthetics emphasizing innovation, efficiency, and environmental consciousness
SIR NORMAN FOSTER
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Who pioneered high-tech architecture?
SIR NORMAN FOSTER
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Emerged in the mid 20th century as a reaction against the rigid functionalist modernism principle rejecting the sterile impersonal approach favoring complexity, color, and ornamentation
POSTMODERNISM
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A counter to the Utopian ideals of modernism seeking to reintroduce ornament, historical references, playfulness, and diversity into architecture
POSTMODERNISM
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Father of postmodernism
ROBERT VENTURI
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First ever Pritzker Architecture Prize awardee
PHILIP JOHNSON
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A development of postmodern architecture characterized by ideas of fragmentation and interest in manipulating ideas of a structured surface or skin and non-rectilineary shapes which serve to distort and dislocate. The basic elements of architecture are dismantled and may seem no visual logic
DECONSTRUCTIVISM
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Who pioneered deconstructive ideas?
JACQUES DERRIDA
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known as the "Queen of the Curve", her design features futuristic, fluid, and highly expressive designs
ZAHA HADID
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celebrated as the world's "greatest female architect" and the first woman to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize
ZAHA HADID
150
Who pioneered parametric design?
ZAHA HADID
151
who proposed architecture parlante?
ETIENNE-LOUIS BOULLEE & CLAUDE NICOLAS LEDOUX
152
What does architecture parlante mean?
SPEAKING ARCHITECTURE
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What architecture explains its own function or identity?
ARCHITECTURE PARLANTE (SPEAKING ARCHITECTURE)
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Who is the author of The Seven Lamps of Architecture?
JOHN RUSKIN
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Restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris
EUGENE VIOLLET-LE-DUC
GOTHIC (RESTORATION)
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Who championed minimalism focusing on minimalist glass and steel architecture?
LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE
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A landscape architect that promotes architecture that communicates meaning through symbols and context
CHARLES JENCKS
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Which architect explores urbanism, globalization, and the chaos of contemporary space breaking down traditional boundaries of form and function?
REM KOOLHAAS
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What is the world's first skyscraper?
HOME INSURANCE BUILDING (CHICAGO)
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Who coined new brutalism for their uncompromising designs in Britain?
ALISON & PETER SMITHSON
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Who are "The New York Five" also known as "The Whites" characterized by their modernist styles?
PETER EISENMAN
MICHAEL GRAVES
CHARLES GWATHMEY
JOHN HEJDUK
RICHARD MEIER
162
What is a theory, practice, or idea that bldgs could communicate on multiple levels and reference culture and history?
PLURALISM
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What architectural style features visible steel frameworks, modular prefabricated elements, exposed services (plumbing, vents, girders) as aesthetic features, and large expanses of glass?
HIGH-TECH ARCHITECTURE
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Also known as Late Modern or Structural Expressionism
HIGH-TECH ARCHITECTURE
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What architectural style aims to minimize the environmental impact of buildings by efficiently using energy, water, and materials by harmonizing with the climate and environment?
SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE / GREEN ARCHITECTURE
166
What architectural style features optimizing insulation and daylight using renewable energy systems (like solar panels or geothermal heating, rainwater collection, green roofs and living walls, natural ventilation, and using recycled or local materials?
SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE / GREEN ARCHITECTURE
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Who pioneered bioclimactic skyscrapers that integrate vegetation and natural air flow?
KEN YEANG
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Who is the father of American architecture?
BENJAMIN HENRY LATROBE
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Who is the leading figure in the City Beautiful Movement?
DANIEL BURNHAM
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Refers to the physical area available in a room, both the floor area and the height
SPACE
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In which type of space should you place furniture?
POSITIVE SPACE
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In which type of space should you place decor?
POSITIVE SPACE
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What type of space is important for creating breathing room?
NEGATIVE SPACE
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In which type of space are areas in between and around objects?
NEGATIVE SPACE
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refers to visual paths that guide the eye
LINE
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What type of line evoke calm, stability, and restfulness?
HORIZONTAL LINE
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What type of line suggests strength, growth, and formality?
VERTICAL LINE
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What type of line adds energy, movement, and softness depending on form?
DYNAMIC LINE (DIAGONAL, CURVED, ZIGZAG
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what line should you use to widen a space?
HORIZONTAL LINE
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what line should you use to draw the eye upward?
VERTICAL LINE
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What sets the emotional tone, defines zones, and affects spatial perception?
COLOR
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The surface feel or visual appearance of a material
TEXTURE
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A repeated decorative design used to energize and enhance a space
PATTERN
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Relationship between parts of a whole
PROPORTION
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Relationship between one object's size and another's
SCALE
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Refers to how space is defined, structured, and organized within a built environment
SPACE ARTICULATION
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The control over access to oneself, one's space, or one's personal activities
PRIVACY
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The human tendency to claim, mark, and defend a space as one's own
TERRITORIALITY
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A psychological ownership of space
TERRITORIALITY
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A surrogate term for the range of mechanisms - real and symbolic barriers
DEFENSIBLE SPACE
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the measurement of the size and proportions of the human body
ANTHROPOMETRY
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An ancient Chinese philosophy that focuses on harmonizing individuals with their environment
FENG SHUI
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In Feng Shui, blue and black represents what?
WATER (FLOW, CALM, WISDOM)
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In Feng Shui, green represents what?
WOOD (GROWTH, VITALITY, HEALING)
195
In Feng Shui, red represents what?
FIRE (PASSION, FAME, ACTIVATION)
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In Feng Shui, yellow, beige, and tan represents what?
EARTH (STABILITY, GROUNDING)
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In Feng Shui, white, silver, and gold represents what?
METAL (LOGIC, CLEANLINESS, CLARITY)
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An octagonal energy map divided into nine life areas
BAGUA
199
Includes the non-living, solid, and man-made elements of the landscape
HARDSCAPE
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What element in landscaping defines how a space works, how people move through it, and how comfortable, inviting and expressive it can be?
HARDSCAPE
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Refers to all living components of a landscape
SOFTSCAPE
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An intentionally cultivated area primarily focused on plants, aesthetics, and beauty
GARDEN
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Gardens reserve for plant conservation, education, and display
BOTANICAL GARDENS
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A large planned area of land, often managed by the government or a private organization, that is open to the public for recreation, rest, and social engagement
PARK
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What is a geographic coordinate specifying north-south position, which influences solar angles and daylight length?
LATITUDE
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What is a geographic coordinate specifying east-west position?
LONGITUDE
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A line of longitude important for determining solar noon at a given location
MERIDIAN
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The vertical angle between the sun and the horizon at a given moment
ALTITUDE
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The position of the sun with respect to its projection on a horizontal plane
AZIMUTH
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What do you call the day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky at noon, resulting in the longest day of the year?
SUMMER SOLSTICE
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when is the summer solstice?
JUNE 21
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What do you call the day when the sun reaches its lowest point in the sky at noon, resulting in the shortest day of the year?
WINTER SOLSTICE
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when is the winter solstice?
DECEMBER 21
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occurs twice a year when day and night are approximately equal in length
EQUINOX
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When is vernal equinox?
MARCH 21
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when is autumnal equinox?
SEPTEMBER 23
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what circulation cell is 0-30° latitude where warm air rises at the equator, cools and sinks, creating subtropical high-pressure zones (deserts)?
HADLEY CELLS
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what circulation cell is 30-60° latitude where air flows poleward near the surface and equatorward at high altitudes?
FERREL CELL
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what crculation cell is 60-90° latitude where cold air sinks at the poles and flows equatorward?
POLAR CELL
220
What is the relative humidity range of PH?
70%-90%
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How do you describe the climate in PH?
HOT & HUMID
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what is a mound, or bank of earth used in landscaping for insulation, privacy, or to direct water flow?
BERM
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What is a thermal mass wall, often cylindrical, designed to absorb and store solar heat during the day and release it at night?
DRUM WALL
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what is a passive solar building design feature consisting of a thick wall painted dark and faced with glass, which absorbs solar heat and radiates it into the building?
TROMBE WALL
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what is a room with extensive glass surfaces designed to capture sunlight for warmth and light?
SOLARIUM/SUNROOM
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What are architectural elements designed to manage solar gain, reducing overheating and glare?
SOLAR CONTROL
227
What is a device or structure that blocks on filters sunlight to reduce heat gain and glare?
SUNSHADE
228
what is a solid or louvered panel that can be closed over windows to control light and heat?
SHUTTER PANEL
229
What is a permanent architectural feature, such as a horizontal or vertical louver, designed to block direct sunlight?
BRISE-SOLEIL
230
what is an adjustable window covering that can be titted to control light and privacy?
SHUTTER BLIND
231
What is a mesh or fabric installed over windows to reduce solar heat gain while maintaining visibility?
SOLAR SCREEN
232
What do you call the side facing the wind?
WINDWARD SIDE
233
What do you call the side sheltered from the wind, or opposite the wind's direction?
LEEWARD SIDE
234
which side experiences higher air pressure and is typically cooler and more ventilated?
WINDWARD SIDE
235
which side experiences lower air pressure and often calmer air, where air tends to exit during cross ventilation?
LEEWARD SIDE
236
What principle in a fluid dynamics explains how differences in wind speed can drive air movement; this means that as air flow faster, it's pressure drops?
BERNOULLI PRINCIPLE
237
What principle in a fluid dynamics explains where air (or fluid) speeds up when it flows through a narrow on constricted space, causing a drop in pressure in that area?
VENTURI EFFECT
238
A form of energy generated by the random motion of molecules
HEAT
239
what process in which heat energy is transferred from one vibrating molecule to the one adjacent to it without any relative displacement of the molecules?
CONDUCTION
240
What process is the transfer of heat by movement of molecules from one point in a fried to another?
CONVECTION
241
the transfer of heat through a space by electromagnetic waves and is measured as temperature at the surface of the material
RADIATION
242
What do you call the deflection of air movement due to the Earth's rotation?
CORIOLIS EFFECT
243
Refers to the ease with which a place may be reached
ACCESSIBILITY
244
The assumption that land value and rent a as dicreases distance from the central business district increases
BID-RENT THEORY
245
Refers to a previously developed land that may be contaminated but has potential for redevelopment
BROWNFIELD SITE
246
The study of population
DEMOGRAPHY
247
The process of transforming a lower-income neighborhood through investment and new residents, often displacing the original community
GENTRIFICATION
248
Undeveloped land in a úty or rural area used for agriculture or landscape design, now considered for urban development
GREENFIELD SITE
249
Who is the Father of Town Planning?
HIPPODAMUS OF MILETUS
250
Father of landscape architecture
FREDERICK LAW OLMSTEAD
251
Father American City Planning
DANIEL BURNHAM
252
Published Ekistics Grids
CONSTANTINE DOXIADIS
253
the science of human settlements
EKISTICS
254
Settlements were called what during Spanish period?
PUEBLO
255
During Spanish period, what do you call the space for trade, a an anation, and economic control?
TIANGGE OR PAMILIHAN (MARKET)
256
During Spanish period, what do you call the residents of priests or friars typically attached on near the church?
CONVENTO (CONVENT)
257
What do you call the policy of gathering indigenous populations into centralized village or towns (pueblos) used to facilitate administration, tax collection, evangelization, and social control?
REDUCCION SYSTEM
258
NUPC
NATIONAL URBAN PLANNING COMMISSION
259
CCPC
CAPITAL CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
260
RPB
REGIONAL PLANNING BOARD
261
NPC (NEDA today)
NATIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION
262
263
NEDA
NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
264
Who is the first Filipino urban planner?
ANTONIO KAYANAN
265
PHHC
PEOPLE'S HOMESITE AND HOUSING CORPORATION
266
HFC
HOME FINANCING CORPORATION
267
NEC (NEDA today)
NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL
268
PIA
PRESIDENTIAL ARM ON HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC INFORMATION AGENCY
269
HSC
HUMAN SETTLEMENTS COMMISSION
270
HSRC
HUMAN SETTLEMENTS REGULATORY COMMISSION
271
HLURB
HOUSING AND LAND USE REGULATORY BOARD
272
DHSUD
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
273
Who was the first Filipino architect in the Philippines?
FELIPE ROXAS Y ARROYO
274
Who is the first licensed woman architect in the Philippines?
MERCEDES RAFFIÑAN VILLAROSA
275
What is another name for Amihan?
COLDFRONT
276
What do you call the vertical angle of the sun from the horizon?
ALTITUDE
277
What do you call the horizontal angle of the sun?
AZIMUTH
278
What type of sunshading device should you put on the south side of your project?
HORIZONTAL
279
What type of sunshading device should you put on the east and west of your project?
VERTICAL
280
who implemented Daniel Burnham's plans?
WILLIAM PARSON
ARCHITECTURE LICENSURE EXAM (ALE)
flashcards
Decks in class (31)
# Cards
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TAPP 1: DICTUMS & ARCHITECTS396
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TAPP 2121
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UTIL 1: PLUMBING & FIRE PRO214
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UTIL 2: ELECTRICAL & OTHER POWERED SYSTEMS256
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UTIL 3: ELECTRONICS SYSTEM66
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UTIL 4: MECHANICAL SYSTEM153
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UTIL 5: ACOUSTICS & LIGHTING172
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STRUCTURAL375
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BLDG LAWS 1: PD 1096328
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BLDG LAWS 2: PD 957 & BP220173
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BLDG LAWS 3: RA 9266147
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BLDG LAWS 4: SPP303
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BLDG TECH 1391
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BLDG LAWS 5: BP 344254
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BLDG TECH 2309
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BLDG LAWS 6: OTHER LAWS201
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BLDG TECH 3: BASIC TERMINOLOGIES136
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BLDG TECH 4: SITEWORKS127
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BLDG TECH 5: CONCRETE152
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BLDG TECH 6: MASONRY116
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BLDG TECH 7: METALS117
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BLDG TECH 8: WOOD & PLASTICS355
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BLDG TECH 9: THERMAL & MOISTURE PROTECTION60
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BLDG TECH 10: OPENINGS & HARDWARE251
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BLDG TECH 11: FINISHES115
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TAPP 3280
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HOA & TAPP: ARCHITECTS & ARCHITECTURAL STYLE390
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HOA 1: REVIEWER 1267
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HOA 2359
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HOA 3: PH ARCHITECTURE132
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TAPP 4: URBAN PLANNING59
