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ARCHITECTURE REVIEWER
Architecture
University of Nueva Caceres
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ALEXANDER N. SAN ANDRES
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The beginner of the great hypostyle hall at karnak and the
founder of the 19th dynasty.
Rameses I
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The mineral of greatest importance to Greek architecture of
which Greece and her domains had ample supply of was.
Marble
3 Greek architecture was essentially. Columnar trabeated
4
Forming the imposing entrance to the acropolis and erected
by the architect Mnesicles is the.
Propylaea
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The building in the acropolis generally considered as being
the most nearly perfect building ever erected is the.
Parthenon
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With the use of concrete made possible by pozzolan, a native
natural cement, the Romans achieved huge interiors with the.
Arch and vault
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Which of the order was added by the Romans to the orders
used by the Greeks.
Composite
8
From the 5th century to the present, the character of
Byzantine architecture is the practice of using.
Domical roof construction
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Romanesque architecture in Italy is distinguished from that
of the rest of Europe by the use of what material for facing
walls.
Marble
10
The most famous and perfect preservation of all ancient
buildings in Rome.
Pantheon
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The space between the colonnade and the naos wall in
Greek temple.
Pteroma
12 Amphitheaters are used for ___. Gladiatorial Contests
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An ancient Greek Portico, a long colonnaded shelter used
in public places.
Stoa
14 The fortified high area or citadel of an ancient Greek City. Acropolis
15
An upright ornament at the eaves of a tile roof, concealing
the foot of a row of convex tiles that cover the joints of the flat
tiles.
Antefix
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Strictly, a pedestal at the corners or peak of a roof to
support an ornament, more usually, the ornament itself.
Acroterion
17 Also called a 'Honeysuckle' ornament. Anthemion
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In ancient Greece and Rome, a storeroom of any kind, but
especially for storing wine.
Apotheca
19 The characteristic of Greek ornament. Anthemion
20 The dining hall in a monastery, a convent, or a college. Refectory
21 The architecture of the curved line is known as ___. Baroque
22 The open court in an Italian palazzo. Cortel
23
The ornamental pattern work in stone, filling the upper part
of a Gothic window.
Tracery
24 "cubicula" or bedroom is from what architecture. Roman
25
How many stained glass are there in the Chartres
Cathedral?
176
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Parts of an entablature, in order of top to bottom.
i. Cornice ii. Frieze iii.Architrave
a. i, ii, iii
27 Plan shape of a Chinese pagoda. Octagonal
28 Usual number of stories for a Chinese pagoda. 13..
29 Plan shape of a Japanese pagoda. Square
30 Triangular piece of wall above the entablature. Pediment
31
A spherical triangle forming the transition from the circular
plan of a dome to the poly-gonal plan of its supporting
structure.
Pendentive
32 A long arcaded entrance porch in an early Christian church. Narthex
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The principal or central part of a church, extending from
the narthex to the choir orchancel and usually flanked by aisles.
Nave
34 The uppermost step in the crepidoma. Stylobate
35 The lowest step in the crepidoma. Stereobate
36 Intercolumniation of 2.25 diameters. Eustyle
37 Intercolumniation of 4 diameters. Areostyle
38 Intercolumniation of 2 diameters. Systyle
39 Pycnostyle intercolumniation has how many diameters? 1.5 Diameters
40 Diastyle intercolumniation has how many diameters. 3 Diameters
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Roman building which is a prototype of the hippodrome of
the Greek.
Circus
42 Roman building for which gladiatorial battles took place. Colosseum
43 What sporting event takes place in the Palaestra? Wrestling
44 A foot race course in the cities. Stadium
45 Architects of the Parthenon. Callicrates and Ictinus
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The tower atop the torogan where the princess and her
ladies in waiting hide during occasions.
Lamin
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Found in the ground floor of the bahay na bato, it is where
the carriages and floats are kept.
Zaguan
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The emergency hideout found directly behind the headboard
of the Sultan's bed.
Bilik
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In the kitchen of the bahay kubo, the table on top of which
is the river stone, shoe-shaped stove or kalan is known as ___.
Dapogan
50 Japanese tea house Cha-sit-su
51 A Muslim temple, a mosque for public worship, also known as place for Prostration Masjid
52 Domical mound containing a relic. Stupa
53 Ifugao house (southern strain). Bale
54
The style of the order with massive and tapering columns
resting on a base of 3 steps.
Doric
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Earthen burial mounds containing upright and lintel stones
forming chambers for consecutive burials for several to a
hundred persons.
Tumuli
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A semi-circular or semi-polygonal space, usually in church,
terminating in axis and intended to house an altar.
Apse
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Temples in Greece that have a double line of columns
surrounding the naos.
Dipteral
58 Senate house for chief dignitaries in Greek architecture Prytaneion
59 Architect of the Einstein Tower. Erich Mendelsohn
60 Founder of the Bauhaus School of Art. Walter Gropius
61 Founder of the Bauhaus School of Art. Art Noveau
62 The architect of Chrysler building in N.Y. Van Alen
63
Another term for crenel or intervals between merlon of a
battlement.
Embrasures
64
In the middle kingdom, in Egyptian architecture, who
consolidate the administrative system, made a survey of the
country, set boundaries to the provinces, and other helpful
works.
Amenemhat I
65 Who erected the earliest known obelisk at Heliopolis. Senusret I
66 The world's first large-scale monument in stone. Pyramid of Zoser
67 The highest sloped pyramid in Gizeh Pyramid of Khufu
68 Female statues with baskets serving as columns. Canephora
69 A small tower usually corbelled at the corner of the castle. Bartizan
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70 A compound bracket or capital in Japanese architecture. Masu-gumi
71 A concave molding approximately quarter round. Cavetto
72 Architect of Iglesia ni Cristo. Carlos Santos Viola
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A Filipino architect whose philosophy is 'the structure must
be well oriented'.
Caesar Homer Concio
74 Architect of Robinson's Galleria William Cosculluela
75 King Zoser's architect who was deified in the 26th dynasty. Imhotep
76 "A house is like a flower pot" Richard Josef Neutra
77
Art Noveau is known as the international style, in Germany
it is known as ___.
Jugendstijl
78 Architect of TWA airport. Eero Saarinen
79 "Modern architecture need not be western". Kenzo Tange
80 Not among the three pyramids in Gizeh Khufu
81
A decorative bracket usually taking the form of a cyma
reversa strap.
Console
82 Finest example of French-Gothic architecture Chartres Cathedral
83 Plan shape of a Chinese pagoda. Octagonal
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A special feature of Japanese houses, used to display a
flower arrangement or art.
Tokonama
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The most famous structure of Byzantine architecture and
notable of its large dome.
Hagia Sophia
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An ornamental canopy of stone or marble permanently
place over the altar in a church.
Baldachino
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A decorative niche often topped with a canopy and housing
a statue.
Tabernacle
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A large apsidal extension of the interior volume of a
church.
Exedra
89 A recess in a wall to contain a statue or other small items. Niche
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A term given to the mixture of Christian, Spanish, and
Muslim 12th-16th century architecture.
Mudejar
91 Architect of the famous Propylaea, Acropolis. Mnesicles
92 A Greek building that contains painted pictures. Pinacotheca
93 A kindred type to the theater. Odeion
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The most beautiful and best preserved of the Greek
theaters.
Epidauros
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A type of Roman wall facing with alternating courses of
brickworks.
Opus Mixtum
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A type of Roman wall facing which is made of small stone
laid in a loose pattern roughly resembling polygonal work.
Opus Incertum
97 A type of Roman wall facing with a net-like effect Opus Recticulatum
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A type of roman wall facing with rectangular block with or
without mortar joints.
Opus Quadratum
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Marble mosaic pattern used on ceilings of vaults and
domes.
Opus Tesselatum
100 "Form follows function". Louis Sullivan
101
He created the Dymaxion House, "the first machine for
living".
Buckminster Fuller
102 Architect of the Bi-Nuclear House, the H-Plan. Marcel Lajos Breuer
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Mexican Architect/Engineer who introduced thin shell
construction.
Felix Outerino Candela
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104 The architect of the Pantheon. Agrippa
105 Architect of the World Trade Center. Minoru Yamasaki
106 He erected the entrance Piazza at St. Peter's Basilica. Bernini
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Architects of the Hagia Sophia. (St. Sophia,
Constantinople)
Anthemius and Isidorus
108 Architect of the Lung Center of the Philippines. George Ramos
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Who began the building of the Great Hypostyle Hall at
Karnak?
Thothmes I
110 Architect of the Great Serapeum at Alexandria. Ptolemy III
111
The dominating personality who became an ardent disciple
of the Italian renaissance style.
Iñigo Jones
112 Conceptualized the Corinthian capital. Callimachus
113 Architect of the Temple of Zeus, Agrigentum Theron
114 Architect of the Temples of Zeus, Olympia. Libon
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Roman architect of the Greek Temples of Zeus,
Olympius.
Cossutius
116 Architect of the Erechtheion. Mnesicles
117 Master sculptor of the Parthenon. Phidias
118 Architect of Manila Hilton Hotel. Welton Becket
119 "A house is a machine to live in". Le Corbusier
120 Architect of the Chicago Tribune Tower. Eliel Saarinen
121 "Architecture is Organic". Frank Lloyd Wright
122 Invented reinforced concrete in France. Hennevique
123 First elected U.A.P. president. Jose Herrera
124 First president and founder of PAS. Juan Nakpil
125 Architect of the National Library, Philippines. Felipe Mendoza
126 Designer of the Bonifacio Monument. Juan Nakpil
127 Sculptor for the Bonifacio Monument. Guillermo Tolentino
128 Designer of the Taj Mahal. Shah Jahan
129 Expressionist Architect. Erich Mendelsohn
130 Founders of the "Art Noveau".
John Ruskin and William
Moris
131 Architect of the Batasang Pambansa. Felipe Mendoza
132 Architect of the Philippine Heart Center. George Ramos
133 Architect of the Rizal Memorial Stadium. Juan Nakpil
134 The architect of the Quiapo Church before its restoration. Juan Nakpil
135 Architect of SM Megamall. Antonio Sin Diong
136 Central Bank of the Philippines, Manila. Gabriel Formoso
137 G.S.I.S. Building, Roxas Boulevard. George Ramos
138
Built by the Franciscan priest Fr. Blas dela Madre, this
church in Rizal whose design depicts the heavy influence of
Spanish Baroque, was declared a national treasure.
Morong Church
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This church, 1st built by the Augustinian Fr. Miguel
Murguia, has an unusually large bell which was made from
approximately 70 sacks of coins donated by the towns people.
Panay Cathedral in Capiz
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A raised stage reserved for the clergy in early Christian
churches.
Bema
141 In Greek temples, the equivalent of the crypt is the ___. Naos
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From the Greek temples, a temple that have porticoes of
columns at the front and rear.
Amphi-Prostyle
143 Corresponds to the Greek naos. Cella
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The first plan shape of the St. Peter's Basilica by
Bramante.
Greek Cross
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The final plan shape of the St. Peter's Basilica by Carlo
Maderna.
Latin Cross
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On either side of the choir, pulpits for the reading of the
epistle and the gospel are
Ambo
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In some churches, there is a part which is raised as part of
the sanctuary which later developed into the transept, this is the
___.
Bema
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In early Christian churches, the bishop took the central
place at the end of the church called ___.
Apse
149 Orientation of the Roman temple is towards the ___. Forum
150 Orientation of the Greek temple is towards the ___. East
151 Orientation of the Etruscan temple is towards the ___. South
152 Orientation of the Medieval Church West
153
The space for the clergy and choir is separated by a low
screen wall from the body of the church called ___.
Cancelli
154 Smallest cathedral in the world. (Byzantine period)
Little Metropole Cathedral,
Athens
155
One of the few churches of its type to have survived
having a square nave and without cross-arms, roofed by a
dome which spans to the outer walls of the building.
Nea Moni
156 Type of plan of the Byzantine churches. Centralized
157 First school which offered architecture in the Philippines Liceo de Manila
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The best example of a German Romanesque church with
apses at both east and west ends.
Worms Cathedral
159 The council house in Greece. Bouleuterion
160 The senate house of the Greeks. Prytaneion
161 The oldest circus in Rome. Circus Maximus
162 The oldest and most important forum in Rome. Forum Romanum
163 The warm room in the Thermae Tepidarium
164 The Hot room of the Thermae Calidarium
165 The dry or sweating room in the Thermae. Sudatorium
166 The dressing room of the Thermae. Apodyteria
167 The room for oils and unguents in the thermae. Unctuaria
168
The colosseum in Rome also known as the "flavian
amphitheater" was commenced by whom and completed by
whom?
Vespasian / Domitian
169
The finest of Greek Tombs, also known as the 'tomb of
Agamemnon'.
Treasury of Atreus
170 Who commenced the 'hall of hundred columns'? Xerxes
171 The private house of the Romans. Domus
172 The sleeping room of the 'megaron'. Thalamus
173 Roman apartment blocks Insulae
174 Semi-palatial house surrounded by an open site Villa
175 A roman house with a central patio. Atrium House
176 A small private bath found in Roman houses or palaces. Balneum
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A megalithic structure consisting of several large stones set on end with a large
covering slab Menhir
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Monumental gateway to an Egyptian temple consisting with slanting walls flanking
the entrance portal
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A massive funerary structure of stone or brick with a square base and four sloping
triangular sides meeting at the apex; used mainly in ancient Egypt. Royal pyramids
180 Principal room of Anatolian House Megaron
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It consists of the upright column or support including the capital, base, if any, and
the horizontal entablature or part supported. Order
182 The steps forming the base of a columned Greek temple Crepidoma
183 The principal chamber in a Greek temple containing the statue of deity. Naos
184 Dry sweating room with apodyteila or dressing room and unctuaria or for oils. Thermae
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A great awning drawn over roman theatres and amphitheatres to protect spectators
against the sun Velarium
186 Roman apartment block that rose four or more storey high Insula
187 A canopy supported by columns generally placed over an altar or tomb. Baldachino
188 A long arcaded entrance porch to a Christian Basilican Church. Narthex
189 That part of a Greek house or Byzantine Church reserved for women Gymnaceum
190 Truncated wedge-blocks forming an arc Voussoirs
191 A monument erected in memory of one not interned in or under it Cenotaph
192 A rose or wheel window of the Romanesque Church was of ten placed over the West door
193
A period in Gothic Architecture in France characterized by circular windows with
wheel tracery Rayonnant
194
Projecting ornament at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or
flat.
Plough
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A slight convex curvature built into truss or beam to compensate for any anticipated
deflection so that it will have no sag when under load. Camber
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A method of forming stonework with roughened surfaces and recessed joints,
principally employed in Renaissance building. Rustication
197 Designer of the Crystal Palace, London Sir Joseph Paxton
198 Architect of the Sagrada Familia, Barcelona Antonio Gaudi
199 Architect of the White House, D.C. James Hoban
200 Second Filipino registered architect after the well-known Tomas Mapua Carlos Baretto
201 A mosque principal place of worship, or use of the bldg. for Friday prayers Masjid
202 Man who leads the congregation at a prayer Muenzzin
203 Architectural style characterized by Friezes and Crestings Islamic
204 Sacred enclosure found at walls of Damascus great mosque Kibla
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Erected to the memory of his favorite wife Mumtaz Mahal, it was the culminating
work in the life of the emperor. Shah-Jehan
206
In Romanesque arch’re a period where an order founded by St. Bruno in 1806 is
notably severe and adorned Cluniac
207 General characteristic of the Romanesque empire was sober & dignified
208 Vaulting compartment into six parts known as sixtite
209
A rectangular feature in the shape of a pillar, but projecting only about one sixth of
its breath from wall pilaster strips
210 Is a circular tower 16 m ( 52 ft. ) in diameter rising in 8 stories of encircling arcades. campanile
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Roughly carved of men and beasts used as support columns of projecting porches
and of bishops throne. ambrogio
212 A secluded place Altars
213 Secular architecture Castle
214
The first Frankish king who became roman emperor, was crowned in 800 at Rome
by the pope, and ruled over the franks, which included central Germany and
northern France
Alexander
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Type of roof in which 4 faces rest diagonally between the gables and converge at
the top Helm Roof
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The most important of the distinctive characteristics of mature Spanish
Romanesque architecture Church bldgs.
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Is well endowed with medieval military achre and grand castles are particularly
numerous in castle Portugal
218 Finest or Romanesque castles in Spain is at ____ Alocabaca, Portugal
219 Sited and designed to secure the routes from coastal ports to Jerusalem Fortress
220 A civil settlement under the protection of a castle. fortification
221
A projecting wall or parapet allowing floor openings, through w/c molten lead, pitch,
stones were dropped only on an enemy below. machicolations
222
A parapet having a series of indentions or embrasures, between which are raised
portions known as merlons battlement
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The upstanding part of an embattled parapet, between two crenels/ embrasure
openings. merlons
224
A squared timber used in bldg. construction or a low ridge of earth that marks a
boundary line bailey
225 A Scandinavian wooden church with vertical planks forming the walls Steve church
226
Architecture was marked by copy roofs which frequently had more storey than the
walls, and were provided with dormer windows to make through current of air for
their use as a drying ground for the large monthly wash
domestic
227
A projection block or spur of stone carried with foliage to decorate the raking lines
formed by angles of spires and canopies. crocket
228
An arch starting from a detached pier and abutting against a wall to take the thrust
of the vaulting. buttress
229
A circular or polygonal apse when surrounded by an ambulatory of which are
chapels. transept
230
An architectural style which in its period is the English equivalent of the high gothic
of northern France first pointed. tudor
231 Leafed ornament. mouldings
232 Vertical tracery members dividing windows into different numbers of lights. tracery
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The actual sanctuary of a church beyond the choir and occupied only by the
officiating clergy. presbytery
234 Single and most important building in Britain. West minister abbey
235 A room, where food is stored in a manor house. pantry
236 The screen/ ornamental work rising behind the altar. cimborio
237 Term applied to a tower crowned by a spire. finial
238 A ledge or shelf behind an altar for holding vases or candles. retablo
239 Originally the minaret of the mosque. kibla
240 The largest medieval cathedral and is somewhat German in character in north Italy. Florence Cathedral
241
A space entirely or partly under a building in churches generally beneath the
chancel and used for burial in early times. crypt
242
A movement which begun in Italy in the 15th century created a break in the
continuous revolution of European times. Renaissance
243 In renaissance archre, which is logically staid and serene architectural style? Palladian
244
The phase in western European renaissance archre 1750-1830, when renewed
inspiration was sought from ancient Greek and roman architecture antiquarian
245
A term coined to describe the characteristics of the output of Italian renaissance
architects of the period 1530-1600. Characterized by unconventional use of
classical elements
mannerists
246
A method of forming stonework with roughened surfaces and recessed joints,
principally employed in renaissance buildings Rustication
247 A light portable receptacle for sacred relics Reliquary
248 Famous architect in Florence renaissance archre. Brunelleschi
249
The principal floor of an Italian palace, raised one floor above ground level and
containing the principal social apartments. Piano Noble
250 Known architect in early renaissance. Donato Bramante
251 Vertical members dividing windows into different numbers of lights. Mullion
252 Horizontal divisions or crossbars of windows. transom
253
A twisted band, garland or chaplet, representing flowers, fruits, leaves often used in
decoration. wreath
254
An ornament consisting of a spirally wound band, either as a running ornament or
as a terminal. scroll
255
A room decorated with plants, sculpture and fountains (often decorated with
nymphs) and intended for relaxation. nymphaneum
256 France generally describe rococo as rocaile
257
One of the winged heavenly beings that support the throne of god or act as
guardian spirits, or chubby, rosy- faced child with wings. cherubin
258
Central shaft of a circular staircase also applied to the post in which the handrail is
framed. newel
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A type of relief ornament or cresting resembling studded leather straps, arranged in
geometrical and sometimes interlaced patterns; much used in the early renaissance
archre in England.
strapwork
260 Space between the columns. intercolumnation
261
An ornament in classic or renaissance archre consisting of an assembly of straight
lines intersecting at right angles of various patterns. Also called key pattern fretwork
262 A stone gallery over the entrance to the choir of a cathedral or church. pulpitum
263
A term originally applied to the art of decorative painting in many colors, extended
to the coloring of sculpture to enhance naturalism, also described to the application
of variegated materials to achieve brilliant or striking effects
polychromy
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The selection of elements from diverse styles for architectural decorative
designs,particularly during the 2nd half of the 19th century in Europe and USA. expressionism
265
A long dormer on the slope of a roof, it has no sides, the roofing being carried in a
nave line. eyebrow
266
The central rounded of a pattern or ornament, an oculus, one at the summit of a
dome. skylight
267
A vertical steel support cast iron was used until relatively cheap steel became
available. reja
268 The sanctuary of a classical temple, containing the cult statue of the God. cella
269 Also known as Siam (before 1993) and was named, meaning “land of the free” Burma
270 A stupa in a form of a corn cob. viharas
271
Reflects Burma’s cultural connections with China and India, built over older
foundations (16th-17th century) at Rangoon. shwe dagon pagoda
272 Burma’s term for monasteries. pitakat-taik
273 Chinese monumental gateway. pailou
274
Is the most famous for the eye catching tower he constructed in Paris for the
exposition universally of 1889 work of Eiffel tower. Alexandre Gustav Eiffel
275
One of the pioneers of the modern movement in American architecture. Work
auditorium building, U.S. Louis Henry Sullivan
276 Arch of the famous Twin Tower World Trade Center. Yamasaki and Roth
277
Scottish architect and designer who was prominent in the arts and crafts movement
in Great Britain. Charles Mackintosh
278
Received the “Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinanagan “award for the city of manila, who
is the architect? Tomas Mapua
279
In 1989 he received the prtzker prize commonly referred to as “The Noble of
Architecture” the loftiest recognition. It is a lifetime achievement award granted to
living architect whose body of work represents a superlative contribution to the field.
Frank Gehry
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His first designs were drawings of fantastic architectural visions in steel and glass
as well as costume and poster design. Erich Mendelsohn
281
Much of his works has been described as post modern, since he rejected the
excessive abstractionism of architects such as Le Corbusier and strove instead to
incorporate the valid elements of older style.
Kahn, Louis
282
Spanish architects, one of the most creative practitioners of his art in modern
times.His style is often described as a blend of neo-gothic and art nouveau, but is
also has surrealist and cubist elements.
Antonio Gaudi
283
One of the world’s 1st futurist and global thinkers. His 1927 decision to work always
and only for all humanity led him to address the largest global problems of
poverty,disease and homelessness.
Buckminster Fuller
284
In his practice he explores the use of indigenous materials infused with current
technological trends to bring a new dimension in designs. Francisco Manosa
285
Afterwards became deeply involved in the design and building of French railways
and bridges. He worked on structures such as bridge across the Garonne River,
train stations at Toulouse and again in France.
Gustave Eiffel
286
He has actively promoted the use of native architectural forms and indigenous
nationals such as bamboo and thatch, in the creation of a distinctively Filipino
architecture.
Francisco Manosa
287
French-born, Brazilian architect and urban planner. This famous axiom “Each one
sees whatever he wishes to see” belongs to,
Lucio Costa
288
He was the architect in his time that receives his license as award at his 60’s or at
the age of 60 yrs. old. Buckminster Fuller
289
An important Scottish architect who was particularly known for his interiors based
on classical decoration. Robert Adam
290
He was called “Masters master” where his students are architects like Gropius,
Breuer and Van de Rohe Peter Behrens
291
Architect who leads the development of the ‘Quezon Memorial Circle” in Quezon
City.
Francisco Manosa
292 Eiffel tower I Paris stands. 984 ft.
293 Starting with holes” belongs to architect Buckminster Fuller
294 A house is a machine to live in” philosophy belongs to Le Corbusier
295
He paid great attention to the detailing of the structure, which he attributed to his
father’s teachings about craftsmanship. Mies van de Rohe
296
One of his stylish choice which are circles and squares were used in his design
solutions. Richard Meier
297 His contributions where the advocacy of the idea of planning rooms by volume. Oscar Niemeyer
298
His solutions to building problem were always direct, transmitting to the ground by
the shortest path the stresses developed within the structures. Nervi, Pier Luigi
299 Father of modern architectural movement in Brazil. Lucio Costa
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300 A city is subjected to growth, delay and rebuilt” Kenzo Tange
301
For Egyptian Architecture design, due to excessive
sunshine, there was no need for windows, the
massive unbroken walls provided the surface for
________________.
hierogyphics
302
In Greek Architecture, It is the largest building atop
the Athenian Acropolis, It is a temple dedicated to
Athena (The warrior of maiden) It is a Doric building,
and made entirely of white pentelic marble and
surrounded by freestanding column.
Parthenon
303
In Greek Architecture, The __________ theater
designed (c.350 BC) by Polyclitus. It is among the
largest and best preserved ancient theaters in
Greece. The circular construction and the pitch of
the seats, where held close to 14,000 spectators,
permit nearly perfect acoustics.
Epidaurus Theater
304
In Roman Architecture, It was built AD 72-82 in
Rome Italy, It is the largest Roman Amphitheater, A
four storey, elliptical structure that seated about
50,000 spectators. The exterior façade was
embellished with superimposed Doric, ionic and
Corinthian columns.
Colosseum
305
In Roman Architecture, It was built AD 112, It was
designed by Apollodorous of Damascus for Emperor
Trajan, it is often considered the most magnificent
and architecturally most pleasing.
Trajans forum
306
In Roman Architecture, The Pantheon (AD C118-28),
A monument of imperial Rome, revived the use of
brick and concrete in temple architecture. It is
symmetry is enchanced by its hemispherical dome,
Who is the architect of this historical monument?
(he is the son in law of Augustus.)
Agrippa
307
The Washington D.C. monument. The tapering shaft
contained in a Greek style temple, the obelisk is the
only remnant of the original blueprint that remains.
It was designed in the year 1812 by the American
Architect, What is the name of this Architect?
Robert Mills
308
What is the name of the
Cathedral in France that was designed
by Jean d’ Orbais.(
Reims Cathedral
309
In France, It is the official residence of President of
France, It was built in 1718 by Claude Mollet for
Henry de la Tour d’ Auvergne
Elysee Palace
310
In Philippine Architecture, It is considered the home
of the Sultans. Carved on the wooden posts in the
niyaga, a stylized mytical snake design can be found.
It is the traditional residence of the reigning Sultan
of Maranaw people and his family.
Torogan House
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In Philippine Architecture, Being Isolated and wind
frequented area. The Batanes Islands, exhibit the
most different of all traditional Architecture in the
Phil. The house is built solidly on all sides, made of a
meter thick rubble work, covered by thick thatch
roofing to withstand gales which frequent the area.
What is the name of this unique house?
Ivatan’s Rakuh
312
The ___________________ is an art deco building
designed by the Filipino Architect Juan M. de
Guzman Arellano, and built in 1935. During the
liberation of Manila by the Americans in 1945, the
theatre was totally destroyed. After reconstruction
by the Americans it gradually fell into disuse in the
1960’s. In the following decade it was meticulously
restored but again fell into decay. Recently a bus
station has been constructed at the back of the
theatre. The City of Manila is planning a renovation
of this once magnificent building.
Manila Metropolitan Theatre
313
The Golden Empire Tower-( 1322 Roxas Boulevard)
is the tallest building along the boulevard and one of
the highest residential condominium in the world.
The one with the golden glass facing Manila Bay and
United States Embassy compound in Manila. Who is
the Filipino Architect of this famous residential
condominium?
G.F.& Partners
314
For the Creation of Space ____________a Chinese
Philosopher, said, “The reality of the building does
not consist in the roof and walls, but in the space
within to be lived in.”
Lao Tze
315
The base or platform upon which a column, pedestal, statue, monument, or
structure rests.
Plinth
316
(Greek Architecture) is a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support
taking the place of a column or a
pillar supporting an entablature on her head.
Caryatid
317
Is an architectural device, typically carved in stone and employed to decoratively
emphasize the apex of a gable, or
any of various distinctive ornaments at the top, end, or corner of a building or
structure.
Finial
318 The architect who said that the exterior of the building is the result of the interior. le Corbusier
319
The later male counterpart of the caryatid and the name refers to the legend of
Atlas,
Telamon
320
Is an architectural term related to ancient Greek buildings, is the platform of,
usually, three levels upon which the
superstructure of the building is erected. The levels typically decrease in size
incrementally, forming a series of steps
along all or some sides of the building.
Crepidoma
321
The Filipino Architect Who Designed the 66Meters(217 ft') height Pylons Quezon
Memorial Circle.
Federico Ilustre
322
Is an ornamental molding or band following the curve of the underside of an arch, It
is composed of bands of
ornamental moldings (or other architectural elements) surrounding an arched
opening,
Archivolt
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is a term used for Ancient Greek Plays in order to describe any of two passageways
leading into the orchestra,
between theatron and skenê (also known as the parodos).
Eisodos
324
A monumental, four-sided stone shaft, usually monolithic and tapering to a
pyramidal tip.
Obelisk
325 A caulking material made from old hemp rope fibers that have been treated with tar. Aokum
326
A waterspout projecting from the roof gutter of a building, often carved
grotesquely(Sculpture).
Gargoyle
327
Is a statue, building, or other edifice created to commemorate a person or important
event. They are frequently used
to improve the appearance of a city or location.
Monument
328
The Greek council house which is covered meeting place for the
democratically-elected council is called:
Bouleuterion
329
The Grandest Temple of all Egyptian temples, it was not built by
upon one complete plan but owes its size, disposition and
magnificence to the work of many Kings. Built from the 12th Dynasty
to the Ptolemaic period.
Great Temple of Ammon,
Karnak
330 The father of modern picture books of Architecture Andrea Palladio
331
The man of learning… can fearlessly look down upon the
troublesome accidents of fortune. But he who thinks himself
entrenched in defense not of learning but of luck, moves one slippery
path, struggling though life unsteadily and insecurely.”
Ten books of Architecture by
Marcus Vitruvius
332
Tomb of Atreus, a noted example of the tholos type of tomb is
also known as:
Tomb of Agamemnon
333
The memorial column built in the form of tall Doric order and
made entirely f marble is;
Trajan’s Column
334
It is the eclectic style of domestic architecture of the 1870’s and
the 1880’s in England and the USA and actually based on country
house and cottage Elizabeth architecture which was characterized by
a blending of Tudor Gothic, English Renaissance and colonial
elements in the USA:
Queen Anne style
335
An English Architect who prepared plan for London i.e., St. Peter
‘s and St. Paul Cathedral; Proposed a Network of Avenues connecting
the main features of London.
Sir Christopher Wren
336
The sacred enclosure fond in the highest part of a Greek city is
called:
Temenos
337
The architect who claimed that: “The ultimate goal of the new
architecture was the composite but inseparable work of an art, in
which the old diving line between monumental and decorative
elements will have disappeared forever.”
Walter Gropius
338
The architect who said that the exterior of the building is the
result of the interior
Le Corbusier
339
The building that serve as a senate house for the chief dignitaries
of the city and as a palace where distinguished visitors and citizens
might be entertained.
Prytaneion
340
It is a traditional house that was called binangiyan. It was a
single room dwelling elevated at 1.50 meters from the ground; the
floor were made of hard wood like narra which rested on 3 floor joist
which in turn were supported by transverse girders.
Kankanay
341
It is the third phase of English-Gothic Architecture where
elaborated ornamental vaulting, and refinement of stonecutting
techniques.
Decorated style
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Enclosure formed by huge stones planted on the ground in
circular form.
Cromlech
343
A style in the architecture Italy I the second half of the 16th
century and to a lesser extent elsewhere in Europe. It uses classical
elements in an unconventional manner.
Mannerism
344
The Greek council house which is covered meeting place for the democratically-
elected council is called
Bouleuterion
345
The Grandest Temple of all Egyptian temples, it was not built by upon one complete
plan but owes its size, disposition and magnificence to the work of many Kings. Built
from the 12th Dynasty to the Ptolemaic period
Great Temple of Ammon,
Karnak
346
A ____________ is a ___________ which extends vertically from lowest portion of
the wall which adjoins two living units up to a minimum height of 0.30 meters above
the highest portion of the roof and extends horizontally 0.30 meters beyond the
outermost edge of the abutting living units?
Firewall; Fireblock
347
The father of modern picture books of Architecture
Andrea Palladio
348
“The man of learning… can fearlessly look down upon the troublesome accidents of
fortune. But he who thinks himself entrenched in defense not of learning but of luck,
moves one slippery path, struggling though life unsteadily and insecurely.”
10 books of architecture by
Vitruvius
349
It was the first law passed by the national assembly in 1921 where the maestros de
obra or the master builders are required to register as architects? Engr's & Archt. Law Act 2986
350 Tomb of Atreus, a noted example of the tholos type of tomb is also known as Tomb of Agamemnon
351
The memorial column built in the form of tall Doric order and made entirely if marble
is
Trajans Column
352
Early type of settlement in America taken after the “baug” (military town) and
“fauborg” (citizen’s town) of the medieval ages
Medieval Organic City
353
It is the eclectic style of domestic architecture of the 1870’s and the 1880’s in
England and the USA and actually based on country house and cottage Elizabeth
architecture which was characterized by a blending of Tudor Gothic, English
Renaissance and colonial elements in the USA
Queen anne Style
354
Le Corbusier planned a high density building that was a “super building” that
contained 337 dwellings in only acres of land. What is the structure that supposed
to be located in Marseilles?
Unite d Habitation
355
An English Architect who prepared plan for London i.e., St. Peter ‘s and St. Paul
Cathedral; Proposed a Network of Avenues connecting the main features of
London.
Sir Christopher Wren
356
The sacred enclosure fond in the highest part of a Greek city is called:
Temenos
357
The architect who claimed that: “The ultimate goal of the new architecture was the
composite but inseparable work of an art, in which the old diving line between
monumental and decorative elements will have disappeared forever.”
Walter Gropius
358
The architect who said that the exterior of the building is the result of the interior.
Le Corbusier
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The building that serve as a senate house for the chief dignitaries of the city and as
a palace where distinguished visitors and citizens might be entertained
prytaneion
360
It is a traditional house that was called binangiyan. It was a single room dwelling
elevated at 1.50 meters from the ground; the floor were made of hard wood like
narra which rested on 3 floor joist which in turn were supported by transverse
girders
Kankanay
361 ??? on natural rocks in a Greek theater is called Cavaea
362
It is the third phase of English-Gothic Architecture where elaborated ornamental
vaulting, and refinement of stonecutting techniques
Decorated Style
363 Enclosure formed by huge stones planted on the ground in circular form Chromlech
364
A revival style based on the buildings and publications of the 6th century architect
marked by ancient Roman Architectural forms
Palladianism
365
TS MOST OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS ARE ITS MASSIVE FUNERARY
MONUMENTS & TEMPLES BUILT OF STONE FOR PERMANENCE, FEATURING
ONLY POST-AND-LINTEL CONSTRUCTION & CORBEL VAULTS W/ OUT
ARCHES & VAULTING
Egyptian Architecture
366
CHARACTERIZED BY CLEAR PLANS, MASSIVE
ARTICULATED WALL STRUCTURES, ROUND ARCHES, & POWERFUL VAULTS
Romanesque Architecture
367
CHARACTERIZED BY POINTED ARCH, THE GRADUAL REDUCTION OF
THE WALLS TO A SYSTEM OF RICHLY DECORATED FENESTRATION
Gothic Architecture
368 CHARACTERIZED BY RADIATING LINES OF TRACERY Rayonant
369 CHARATERIZED BYFLOWING A FLAME-LIKE TRACERY. Flamboyant
370
CHARACTERIZED BY THE USE OF THE CLASSICAL ORDERS, ROUND
ARCHES, and SYMMETRICAL COMPOSITION.
Renaissance Architecture
371
MODE OF BLDG FOLLOWING THE STRICT ROMAN FORMS, A SET FORTH IN
THE PUBLICATIONS OF THE ITALIAN REN. ARCH’T.ANDREA PALLADIO (1508-
1580). STYLE BASED ON A CLOSED STUDY OF ANTIQUITY.
Palladianism
372
TRANSITIONAL STYLE IN ARCH’RE & THE ARTS IN THE LATE 16th. CENT,
CHARATERIZED IN ARCH’RE BY UNCOVENTIONAL USE OF CLASSICAL
ELEMENTS.
Mannerism
373
IS CHARACTERIZED BY INTERPRETATION OF OVAL SPACES, CURVED
SURFACES, & CONSPICUOUS USE DECORATION, ACULPTURE & COLOR. ITS
LAST PHASE IS CALLED “ROCOCO BOLD, OPULENT & IMPRESSIVE TYPE OF
ARCH’RE.
Baroque
374
THE PHASE IN WESTERN EUROPIAN RENASSAINCE ARCH’RE 1750-1830,
WHEN RENED INSPIRATION WAS SOUGHT FROM ANCIENT GREEK & ROMAN
ARCH’RE ( NEO CLASSICAL)
Antiquarian
375
( FR. ROCALLE – ROCKWORK) A TERM APPLIED TO TYPE OF RENAISSANCE
ORNAMENT IN W/C ROCK-LIKE FORMS, FANTASTIC SCROLLS, & CRIMPED
SHELLS ARE WORK UP TOGETHER IN A PRO-
FUSION & COMFUSION OF DETAIL OFTEN W/ OUT ORGANIC COHERENCE
BUT PRESENTING A LAVISH DISPLAY OF DECORATION.
Rococco
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SIVERSMITH-LIKE”; THE RICHLY DECORATIVE STYLE OF THE SPANISH
RENAISSANCE. Plateresque Architecture
377
THE TRANSITIONAL STYLE BETWEEN GOTHIC & RENAISSANCE IN ENGLAND,
NAMED AFTER ELIZABETH I; MAINLY COUNTRY HOUSES, CHARATERIZED BY
LARGED MILLIONED WINDOWS & STRAPWORK ORNAMENTATION
Elizabethan Architecture
378
ENGLISH ARCH’L & DECORATIVE STYLE OF THE EARLY 17th CENT. ,
ADAPTING THE ELIZABETHAN STYLE TO CONTINENATL RENAISSANCE
INLUENCES; NAMED AFTER JAMES I
Jacobean Architecture
379
THE PREVAILING STYLE OF THE 18th CENT. IN GREAT BRITAIN & THE NORTH
AMERICAN COLONIES, SO NAMED AFTER GEORGE I, II, III, BUT NOT INCLUDE
GEORGE IV. DERIVED FROM CLASSICAL, RENAISSANCE, & BAROQUE
FORMS.
Gregorian Architecture
380
TERM IN A SPECIALIZED SENSE TO DESCRIBE ONE OF THE ATTITUDES OF
TASTE TOWARDDS ARCH’RE & LANDSCAPE GARDENING IN THE LATE 18th &
EARLY 19th CENT. BLDG’S & LANDSCAPE WERE TO HAVE THE
CONTROLLED INFORMALITY OF A PICTURE.
Picturesque Architecture
381
Mythical monsters each with the body of a lion and a head of a man, hawk, ram or
woman possessed
Sphinx
382
An ancient Egyptian rectangular, flat-topped funerary mound with battered (sloping)
sides covering a burial chamber blow ground
Mastaba
383
Huge monoliths, square on plan and tapering to an electrum-capped (alloy of silver
& gold) “pyra-midion” at the summit, which was the sacred part. The four sides are
cut with hieroglyphics
Obelisk
384
A massive funerary structure of stone or brick with a square base and four sloping
triangular sides meeting at the apex
Pyramid
385 Inward inclination or slope of an outward wall Batter
386
Consists of a complex of “sarsen” (any of the many large sedimentary rocks that
have been broken into blocks by frost action and are found scattered across the
chalk downs of southern England )stones and smaller blue stones set in a circle and
connected by lintels
Stonehenge
387
Artificial Mountains made up of tiered (layered), rectangular stages which rose in
number from one to seven
Ziggurat
388 Pictorial representation of religious ritual, historic events and daily pursuits Hieroglyphics
389
An ancient structure usually regarded as a tomb, consisting of two or more large
upright stones set with a space between and capped by a horizontal stone
Dolmen
390
Any of the pieces, in the shape of a truncated wedge, which form an arch or a vault.
A wedge-shaped stone: a wedge-shaped brick or stone used to form the curved
parts of an arch or vault
Voussoirs
391
In ancient Greece/ Rome, a room or covered area or open on one side used as a
meeting place; architecture history conversation room: a room for relaxation or
conversation, especially a semicircular recess in a larger hall with a continuous
bench along the wall; furniture long curved outdoor bench: a long curved or
semicircular outdoor bench, usually with a high back; architecture recess: any kind
of recess or niche (technical)
Exedra
392 The sanctuary of a classical temple, containing the cult statue of the god Cella
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Domical mounds which grouped with their rails, gateways, professional paths and
crowning umbrella came to be known as symbols of the universe; a Buddhist shrine,
temple, or pagoda that houses a relic or marks the location of an auspicious event.
Stupa
394
An adjective used to describe an artist who selects forms and ideas from different
periods or countries and combines them to produce a harmonious whole.
Eclectic
395
The exposed undersurface of any overhead component of a building such as an
arch, balcony, beam, cornice, lintel or vault. bottom surface: the underside of a
structural component of a building, for example the underside of a roof overhang or
the inner curve of an arch
Soffit
396 a large fortified (armed) place; a fort often including a town; any place of security. Fortress
397
the term applied to the triangular curved overhanging surface by means of which a
circular dome is supported over a square or polygonal compartment. a sloping
triangular piece of vaulting between the arches that support a dome and its rim
Pendentive
398
Pre-Columbian edifice dedicated to the service or worship of their god which is
made of stones entered by a single door to a very steep single flight of steps, above
it rises a high stone roof
Mayan Temple Pyramid
399
Term in a specialized sense to describe one of the attitudes of taste towards
architecture and landscape gardening in the late 18th and early 19th century; very
attractive: visually pleasing enough to be the subject of a painting or photograph
Picturesqueness
400
A term originally applied painting on a wall while the plaster is wet and is not in oil
colors. painting done on fresh plaster: a painting on a wall or ceiling made by
brushing watercolors onto fresh damp plaster, or onto partly dry plaster
Fresco
401
A long colonnaded building, served many purposes, used around public places and
as shelter at religious shrines; an ancient covered walkway: in ancient Greece, a
covered walkway, usually with a row of columns on one side and a wall on the other
Stoa
402
Carved male figures serving as pillars also called TELAMONES; architecture figure
of man used as support: a figure of a man, either standing or kneeling, used as a
support for the upper part of a classical building
Atlantes
403 A slab forming the crowning member of a column Abacus
404
A swelling or curving outwards along the outline of a column shaft, designed to
counteract the optical illusion which gives a shaft bounded by straight lines the
appearance of curving inwards; a bulge in architectural column: a slight bulge in the
shaft of a column, designed to counter the visual impression of concavity that a
perfectly straight column would give
Entasis
405
The vertical channeling on the shaft of a column; architecture: groove in column: a
groove running down an architectural column
Flutes
406 Sculptures female figures used as columns or supports Caryatids
407
the portion of a pedestal between its base and cornice. A term also applied to the
lower portions of walls when decorated separately.
Daado
408 The sharp edge formed by the meeting of two surface usually in DORIC columns Arris
409
a small flat band between mouldings to separate them from each other. architecture
flat narrow moulding: a raised or sunken ornamental surface set between larger
surfaces
Fillets
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A triangular piece of wall above the entablature enclosed by raking cornices;
architecture gable on colonnade: a broad triangular or segmental gable
surmounting a colonnade as the major part of a facade
Pediment
411 The lowest square member of the base of a column Plinth
412
Town square, was the center of social and business life, around which were stoas,
or colonnaded porticoes, temples, markets, public buildings, monuments, shrines.
Agora
413
These are arches erected to emperors and generals commemorating victorious
campaigns; has one or three openings. Such arches were adorned with appropriate
bas-reliefs (flat sculpture; slightly projecting) and usually carried grit-bronze statuary
(statues considered collectively) on an attic storey and having a dedicatory
inscription in its face
Triumphal Arch
414
Palatial public baths of Imperial Rome raised on a high platform; hot springs: hot
springs or baths, especially the public baths of ancient Rome
Thermae
415
Elliptical Amphitheatres are characteristically Roman buildings found in every
important settlement, used to display of mortal combats (gladiatorial)
Colosseum
416
A roman structure where immense quantities of water were required for the great
thermae and for public fountains, and for domestic supply for the large population; a
channel for water: a pipe or channel for moving water to a lower level, often across
a great distance
Aquaducts
417
Corresponds (links) to the Agora in a Greek city was a central open space, used a
public meeting space, market or rendezvous for political demonstrations.
Forum
418
A turret (small rounded tower) or part of a building elevated above the main
building. architecture pointed ornament: a pointed ornament on top of a buttress or
parapet
Pinaccle
419
Taken from a tomb chamber, or the ornamental treatment given to a stone coffin
hewn out of one block of marble and with sculptures, figures and festoons (garland)
of a late period, surmounted by lids like roofs terminating in scrolls. stone coffin: an
ancient stone or marble coffin, often decorated with sculpture and inscriptions
Sarcophagus
420
A term applied to monumental tombs. They consisted of large cylindrical blocks,
often on a quadrangular podium, topped with a conical crown of earth or stone.
Mausolleum
421 Line of intersection of cross-vaults Groins
422
Sunk panels, caissons or lacunaria formed in ceilings, vaults or domes; sunken
panel in a ceiling: a decorative sunken panel in a ceiling
Coffers
423 A mass of masonry built against a wall to resist the pressure of an arch & vault. Butress
424
an arch covering in stone or brick over any building; architecture arched ceiling: an
arched structure of stone, brick, wood, or plaster that forms a ceiling or roof; a room
with arched ceiling: a room, especially an underground room, with an arched ceiling
Vault
425 A long arcaded entrance porch to a Christian Basilican Church Narthex
426 A building or a part of a church in which baptism is administered baptisteries
427 a basin usually of stone which holds the water for baptism. Font
428
A vault having a circular plan, and usually in the form of a sphere portion, so
constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions
Dome
429 A raised stage in a Basilican church reserved for the clergy Bema
430
A range of arches supported on piers or columns attached to or detached from the
wall.
Arcade
431
A raised pulpit on either side of a Basilican church from which the epistle of a
gospel were read
Ambo
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432 Decorative surfaces formed by small cubes of stones, glass & marble Mosaic
433
A canopy supported by columns generally placed over an altar or tomb. Also known
as “CIBORIUM”.
Baldachino
434
A longitudinal division of an interior area, as in a church, separated from the main
area by arcades or the like.
Aisle
435
The principal or central longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main
entrance or narthex to the CHANCEL (area of church near altar: an area of a church
near the altar for the use of clergy and choir, often separated from the nave by a
screen or steps) usually flanked by aisles of less height
Nave
436
The circular or multi-angular termination of a church sanctuary. A rounded
projection of a building
Apse
437 A small pavilion, usually open – built in gardens & parks. Kiosk
438
An inward-looking building whose prime purpose is for contemplation & prayer. A
space without object of adoration. (Muslim)
Mosque
439
A block of stone, often elaborately carved or moulded, projected from a wall,
supporting the beams of a roof, floor or vault.
Corbel
440
a tall tower in, or continuous to a mosque arch stairs leading up to one or more
balconies from which the faithful are called to prayer
Minaret
441 A diagonal cutting of an arris formed by two surfaces at an angle Chamfer
442 An approach or an open forecourt surrounded by arcades in a Basilican church. Atrium
443
A small arch or bracket built across each angle of a square or polygonal structure to
form an octagon or other appropriate base for a dome or a spire. An interior
supporting part of a tower: an arch, corbelling, or lintel built across the upper inside
corner of a square tower to support the weight of a spire or other structure above
Squinch
444 Women’s or private quarters of a house or place in Islamic architecture. Harem
445 An empty tomb. A monument erected in memory of one not interred in or under it. Cenotaph
446
A double curve, resembling the letter “S”, formed by the union of a curve and a
convex line
Ogee
447 The central stone of a semi-circular arch, sometimes sculptured. Keystone
448
a screen in a Greek orthodox church on which icons or (sacred images), pictures,
are placed separating the chancel from the space, open to the laity. An altar screen
decorated with icons: a screen on which icons are mounted, used in Eastern
Orthodox churches to separate the area around the altar from the main part of the
church
Iconostasis
449
A covered porch (porch-roofed exterior of a room) or balcony (balcony- a platform
projecting from an interior or exterior wall of a building) extending along the outside
of a building, planned for summer leisure.
Verandah
450 A public open space in Byzantine architecture, surrounded by buildings Piazza
451
Geometrical ornaments due to absence of human and animal statues; an ornate
design
Arabesque
452
The triangular space enclosed by the curve of an arch, a vertical line from its
springing, a horizontal line through its apex. A space between one arch or another.
Space between two arches and a cornice
Spandrel
453
small towers, often containing stairs, and forming special features in medieval
buildings.
Turret
454
Vertical tracery members dividing windows into different numbers of light. A vertical
window divider: a vertical piece of stone, metal, or wood that divides the panes of a
window or the panels of a screen
Mullions
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A castle in a French-speaking country or a stately residence. A French castle: a
castle or large house in France, often one that has a vineyard attached and gives its
name to wine produced there
Chateau
456
A slender wooden spire rising from a roof. A slender church spire: a slender spire,
especially one that emerges from the roof of a church at the point where the ridges
intersect.
Fleche
457 a (shell) or a recess in a wall, hallowed like a shell for a statue or ornament. Niche
458
(Lump or knob) or projecting ornament at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings,
whether vaulted or flat.
Boss
459
Is a rectangular feature in the shape of a pillar, but projecting only about one sixth
of its breadth (distance from side to side) from the wall.
Pilaster Strip
460 An umbrella shaped copula. Chatris
461 – The ornamental pattern work in stone, filling the upper part of a gothic window. Tracery
462
The high platform on which temples were generally placed (in general, any elevate
platform). A foundation wall: a low wall forming a foundation or base, for example for
a colonnade
Podium
463
The part of a cruciform church, projecting at right angles to the main building. Wings
of church: the part of a cross-shaped church that runs at right angles to the long
central part (nave)
Transept
464
Vaulting in Romanesque in which a framework of ribs supported thin stone panels.
The new method consisted in designing the profile of the transverse (crosswise or
at right angle with something), longitudinal and diagonal ribs to which the form of
the panels was adopted
Rib & Panel
465
Special term for a lantern or raised structure above a roof admitting light into the
interior
Cimborio
466 A room where food is stored; a pantry ( a walk-in cupboard); a cupboard Larder
467 The tapering termination of a tower in Gothic churches Spire
468 The term applied to a tower crowned by a spire Steeple
469 – A room for storage of garments Wardrobe
470
A slight convex curvature built into a truss or beam to compensate for an anticipated
deflection so that it will gave no sag when under load.
Camber
471
Covered passages around an open space or “Garth”, connecting the church to the
chapter house; a small courtyard or enclosed space
Coisters
472
A serving room between kitchen and dining room, or a room for storage of food
supplies
Pantry
473 A vault in which the ribs compose a “star-shaped” pattern Stellar Vault
474
A building complex of a certain English order or a self-contained community used by
monks
Monastery
475
A bay window especially cantilevered or corbelled out from the face of the wall by
means of projecting stones.
Oriel Window
476 The dining hall of a monastery, convent or college Refectory
477
An ornament consisting of a spirally wound band, either as a running ornament or
as a terminal, like the volutes of the ionic capital.
Scroll
478 An Italian impressive building or private building Palazzo
479
One of a number of short vertical members often circular in section used to support
a stair handrail or a coping (wall’s capping surface).
Baluster
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a term applied to a type of Renaissance ornament in which rock-like forms fantastic
scrolls, and ‘crimped’ folded or pressed together) shells (are worked up together in
a profusion and confusion of detail often without organic coherence but presenting a
lavish display of decoration; Any excessively ornate or fancy style; A style of
architecture and the decorative arts characterized by intricate ornamentation that
was popular throughout Europe in the early 18th century.
Rococo
481
In France, anything extravagantly ornamented, so ornate as to be in bad taste, a
style of art and architecture in Italy in the 17th to 18th century.
baroque
482
A tower not connected with “Bell”. A term applied to the upper room in a tower in
which the bells are hung.
Belfry
483
The entire construction of a classical temple or the like, between the columns and
the eaves usually composed of an architrave, frieze, and a cornice.
Entablature
484
(BRITISH) The hall built or used by medieval association as of merchants and
tradesmen, organized to maintain standards that constituted a governing body.
(Doge = Italian renaissance chief magistrate)
Doge's Hall
485
(little house for pleasure & recreation). A prominent structure, generally distinctive
in character.
Pavillion
486
The space about the altar of a church, usually separated by a screen for the clergy
and other officials, usually referred to as the “choir
Chancel
487
An eternal solid angle of a wall or the like. One of the stones forming it, corner
stone (Renaissance) A block forming a corner: a stone block used to form a quoin,
especially when it is different, for example in size or material, from the other blocks
or bricks in the wall
Quoins
488
A “BRACKET”: is a projecting member to support a weight generally formed with
scrolls or volute when carrying the upper member of the cornice
Console
489
A space entirely or partly under a building; in churches, generally beneath the
chancel and used for burial in earlier times. An underground chamber: an
underground room or vault, often below a church, used as a burial chamber or
chapel, or for storing religious artifacts
Crypt
490
The central shaft of a circular staircase. Also applied to the post in which the
handrail is framed.
Newel
491 The chief magistrate’s buildings, in the former republic of Venice & Genoa. Doge's Palace
492
A spherical roof, (a dome-shaped roof) placed like an inverted cup over a circular
square or multi-angular apartment. A dome on roof: a small dome on a roof,
sometimes made of glass and providing natural light inside
Cupola
493
An ante-room to a larger apartment of a building; An entrance hall: a small room or
hall between an outer door and the main part of a building
Vestibule
494
A construction such as a tower, at the crossing of a church rising above the
neighboring roofs and glazed at the sides
Lantern
495
A twisted band, garland or chaplet, representing flowers, fruits leaves, often used in
decoration; A circular arrangement of flowers: a circular arrangement of flowers and
greenery placed as a memorial on a grave, hung up as a decoration, or put on
somebody’s head as a sign of honor; a representation of wreath: a representation of
a circular arrangement of flowers, vines, or other things, for example in a carving or
on a coat of arms; [headdress; garland; laurel]
Wreath
496
In Renaissance, a room used primarily for exhibition of art objects, or a drawing
room;[grand sitting room; social gathering of intellectuals; art exhibition or gallery]
Salon
497
A roof having a double slope on four sides; the lower slope being much steeper and
the flatter upper portion. Also known as the gambrel roof.
Mansard
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A room decorated with plants, sculpture and fountains (often decorated with
beautiful Maiden living in Rivers, trees) and intended for relaxation. [nymph: a spirit
or a minor goddess of nature; or a beautiful young woman]
Nymphaeum
499
An ornate iron grille, or screen, a characteristic feature of Spanish Church interiors;
An architectural decoration: a carved decoration at the top of a gable, spire, or
arched structure
Finial
500
A support for a column statue or a vase, it usually consists of a base. “Die” or Dado,
and a cornice or cap mould
Pedestal
501
A window in a sloping roof usually that of a sleeping apartment. A window projecting
from roof: a window for a room within the roof space that is built out at right angles
to the main roof and has its own gable
Dormer
502
A bust (sculpture of head & shoulders) on a square pedestal instead of a human
body, used in classic times to mark boundaries on highways, and used decoratively
in Renaissance times.
Hermes
503 Vertical members dividing windows into different number of lights Mullions
504
A Spanish arcaded or colonnaded yard; a paved area outside a house: a paved
area adjoining a house, used for outdoor dining, growing plants in containers, and
recreation. A roofless courtyard: a roofless inner courtyard typical of a Spanish-style
house
Patio
505
Also called ‘brackets” or “consoles” or “ancones”. It is a projecting member to
support a weight. generally formed with scrolls or volutes which carry the upper
member of a cornice (a projecting moulding at the top of a wall or at where the wall
& ceiling meets); also a bracket in Corinthian order: a small curved ornamental
bracket under the corona of a Corinthian or Composite column
Modilions
506 The horizontal divisions or crossbars of windows. Transom
507 A decorative niche often topped with a canopy and housing a statue or an icon. Tabernacle
508
(to walk) the cloister (covered walkway around a courtyard) or covered passage
around the east end of the church, behind the altar.
Ambulatory
509
Also called “key pattern” the upper portion of the pinnacle [pinnacle: pointed
ornament: a pointed ornament on top of a buttress or parapet]; an architectural
decoration: a carved decoration at the top of a gable, spire, or arched structure
Finial
510
a raised platform reserved for the seating of speakers and dignitaries; a raised
platform: a raised platform at the end of a hall or large room. [podium, platform,
pulpit, stage]
Dais
511
The window of a protruded bay or the windowed bay itself. A protruding window: a
rounded or three-sided window that sticks out from an outside wall and forms a
recess on the inside
Bay Window
512
Bulbous termination to the top of a tower, found principally in Central & Eastern
Europe
Helm Roof
513
A communicating passage or wide corridor for pictures and statues. An upper
storey for seats in a church
Gallery
514
A type of relief ornament or cresting [cresting: a decorative roof ridge: an
ornamental ridge on a roof ] resembling the studded leather straps arranged in
geometrical and sometimes interlaced patterns much used in the early renaissance
architecture of England.
Strapwork
515 The space between two columns Intercolumnation
516
One of the winged heavenly beings that support the throne of God or act as
guardian spirits, or Chubby, a rosy-faced child with wings
Cherubs
517
Earth-baked (unglazed) or burnt in moulds. For use in construction, harder in
quality than brick. [brownish red color]
Terracotta
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518
A coat of arms; connected with heraldry or heralds: belonging or relating to heraldry
or heralds
Heraldic
519
Phase of the early period of Spanish architecture of the later 15th and early 16th
century, an intricate style named after its likeness to silverwork; elaborately
decorated: relating to a heavily decorated architectural style fashionable in 16th-
century Spain, reminiscent of elaborate silverware
Plateresque Architecture
520 An elevated enclosed stand in a CHURCH in which the preacher stands Pulpit
521
A roofed but open-sided structure affording an extensive view, usually located at the
rooftop of a dwelling but sometimes an independent building or an eminence (a hill)
on a formal garden; a building with fine view: a building or part of a building
positioned to offer a fine view of the surrounding area
Belvedere
522
An expression of Spanish baroque architecture and sculpture, a recurrent feature
was the richly garlanded spiral columns. [flamboyant-showy; brightly colored; highly
decorated ornamentation]
Churrigueresque
523
A movable candle lamp-stand with central shaft, and often branches or decorative
representation thereof; a branching light fitting: a large decorative candle holder
with several arms or branches, or a similarly shaped electric light fitting
Candelabra
524
(grating: metal grille) an ornament in classic or renaissance architecture consisting
of an assembly of straight lines intersecting at right angles, and of various patterns.
Fretwork
525
Outstanding architectural creation in Sri Lanka which is a circular relic house built in
stone and brick.
Wata Dage
526
Picturesque composition built in America since 1980. Hall timbering and massive
medieval chimney. Identified by prominent gables and large expansive windows
with small panes.
Tudor Revival
527 a large convex moulding used principally in the bases of columns. Torus
528
Most typical Chinese building, usually octagonal in plan, odd number o stories
usually 9 or 13 storeys and repeated roofs, highly colored and with upturned eaves,
slopes to each storey.
Pagoda
529
One storey with low-overhanging roof and broad front porch. Unpretentious style
often rambling spread out floor plan, more expensive to build; lightweight tropical
house: a simply-built one-storey house with a veranda and a wide, gently sloping
roof in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific
Bungallow
530
A glazed earth ware originally made in Italy; pottery with colored glaze: earthenware
decorated with colored opaque metallic glazes (often used before a noun)
Faience
531
Monumental pillars standing free without any structural function, with circular or
octagonal shafts with inscriptions carved in it. The capital was bell-shaped and
crowned with animal supported bearing the Buddhist will of Law.
Stambas / Laths
532
Most famous of ancient Chinese building undertakings. It snakes, loops, and
doubles back on itself. Meandering across valleys, plains, scaling mountains,
plunging into deep gorges and leaping raging rivers of 3,700 miles.
Great Wall
533
An art free from any historical style characterized by forms of nature for
ornamentation in the façade aptly called for the floral design.
Art Noveau
534
a school founded by Gropius in 1919, developing a form of training intended to
relate art and architecture to technology and the practical needs of human life.
bauhaus
535 The arrangement and design of windows in a building Fenestration
536 Relating or conforming to technical architectural principles. Architectonic
537 Rock-cut temples in India Rarhs
538
A structural system consisting of trusses in two directions rigidly connected at their
intersections. A rectangular shape is formed where the top and bottom chords of
the trusses are directly above & below one another.
Space Frame
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539
a type of timber framing in America about 1820s wherein it owes its strength to the
walls, roof acting as diaphragms, and not on the post. It is an extension of the roof.
Baloon Framing
540 A Chinese ceremonial gateway erected in memory of an eminent person Pai Lou
541 A dwarf tree which is a perfect reflection of Japanese culture Bonsai
542
An elegant two storey, rectangular town house with a massive stone first floor, and
a light and airy second floor, mother-of-pearl or “capiz” windows and picturesque
wide tile roof. Entrance is of Heavy plank door with wrought iron or brass nails,
sturdy balustrades of wood or iron grilles below windows to let in cool air.
Antillan House
543 An open-roofed gallery in an upper storey built for giving a view of the scenery. Belvedere
544
In Japan, a structure where the appreciation of the arts and flower arrangement,
with drinking ceremony is done
Tea House
545
Intercolumniation is regulated by this standard of Japanese measurement, which is
divided into 20 parts called minutes and each minute being again divided into 20
parts or seconds of space.
Ken
546
Cordillera one room house on four wooden posts with an animal or insect barrier
and a pyramidal roof Cogon grass built without nails
Ifugao/ Bontoc House
547
A house with a prow-like (front of ship) majestic roof, the polychrome, extravagant
wooden carvings derived from the Malay Mythical bird the “Sari Manok” The silken
Muslim canopies in the Interiors. The protruding ends of floor beams are decorated
with intricate carvings
Nipa House
548
Lowlands area house with pithed roof, made of bamboo poles, thatch roof with
woven slit canes for walls and split bamboo slats flooring
maranao House
549
Made of 0.75 m. thick stone of lime wall with thick thatched roof made of several
layers of cogon and held together by seasoned sticks or reeds and rattan to
withstand fiercest typhoons in the north
Ivatan House
550
An arcade of roofed gallery built into or projecting from the side of a building
particularly one overlooking an open court. A covered balcony and walkway: a
covered open-sided walkway, often with arches, along one side of a building
Loggia
551
Japanese dominant roofs characterized by their exquisite curvature, and are
supported upon a succession of simple or compound brackets. The upper part of
the roof is terminated by a gable placed vertically above the end walls, while the
lower part of the main roof is carried round the ends of the building in a hipped form.
Irrimoya Gable
552
Shinto temples (Shinto-Japanese religion) are characterized by this gateway formed
by upright posts supporting two or more horizontal beams
Torii
553
“Fool the eye” – are paintings adorning everything from cabinets to cupboards, fire
screen to dishwashers. This creates an illusion of space. A make-believe doorway
for example extends a hall. A glass cabinet or door is painted with cows and
chicken and make-believe or create an outdoor scene.
Trompel o Eil
554
A house composed of natural materials. It is an eclectic and organic look that
grows and changes with antiques and a clutter of different collections, made of
rough plaster, old beams, wood framed windows and slate or brick floors. A house
in the country: a large house in the country, often with a large area of land attached
Country House
555
1930s modernist’s style of art inspired by mechanical forms and chiefly
distinguished by geometrical shapes, bold color schemes and symmetrical designs,
suitable for mass production
Art Deco
556 These are garden rooms. Gazebo
557
patio (Spanish outdoor living or dining);VERANDAH (a porch or balcony for summer
leisure); LOGGIA
Stoa
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Turret(medieval) ; minaret (Islamic);steeple (church tower & spire)(term use for spire
crowned towers)
559
Pinnacle(highest point); fleche (a church spire); spire (tapering termination of a
gothic church tower); finial (a design at the top of a spire)
560 Boss (vaulted or flat); groin (vaulted only) Boss/ Groin
561 Quoins (just a corner stone) vs. squinch (structural arch to support a dome) Quoins / Squinch
562 statue chamber Serdab
563 bldg that hold sculpture Glypthoteca
564 bldg that holds painting Pinacotheca
565 acropolis, sacred enclosure Themenos
566 coffer, ceiling Lacunaria
567 space bet naos wall and column Peroma
568 tholos passageway Dromos
569 sleeping room, megaron Thalamus
570 (greatest example of Egyptian temple) The Great Temple of Arnak
571 Great Sphinx at Gizeh God Horus
572
Senusurets- built the earliest known obelisk at Heliopolis
Amenemhat I- founded the great temple at Karnak
Thothmes I- began the additions to the temple of Amnon Karnak
Amenophis III- built the famous Colossi of Memnon
Rameses I- began the hypostyle hall at Karnak
Seti I- built the temple at Abu- Simber
Ptolemy II- built the pharos of Light House
Ptolemy III- founded the Great Seradeum at Alexandria
Egyptian Architects
573 gateway to greek temple Propylaea
574
largest
- geatest example of greek architecture
- archt. Ictinus
- master sculptor- Callicrates
- Doric temple
- naos- made of gold and ivory
- holds the statue of Athena
Partenon
575
prototype Greek Thetre
- largest for 30,000 people Theatre of Dionysus
576 oldest & most important bldg in Rome Forum Romanum
577 largest circus in Rome Circus Maximus
578 largest forum in Rome Forum of Trajan
579 1. Temporary shelter from perishable materials
580 2. Caves
581 3. Rocks on top of each other
582 4. Hard-packed snow blocks
583 5. animal skins
584 1. Battered or sloping outside walls
585 2. Columns & Capitals from vegetable origins
586 3. Papyrus Buds, Lotus Flower walls of mud brick, thick & 9M high
587 4. Unbroken massive walls adorned with hieroglyphics
588 1. Abundance of clay-provided bricks
589 2. Roofs flat outside
Pinacle
Prehistoric Period
Egyptian Architecture
Mesopotamian Architecture
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590 3. Architecture was arcuated winged deity and winged human headed lion used as décor
591 4. Houses of one room, entered by a single door & without windows
592 1. Temple pyramids are approached by a single steep flight of steps.
593
2. Stone [finely dressed, carved, or laid as roughly dressed rubble] was employed for all
important buildings
594 1. Columnar & trabeated (have horizontal beams rather than archs)
595 2. Wooden roofs were untrussed
596 3. Ceilings sometimes omitted
597 4. optical illusions were corrected, in Greek Temples
598 5. Doric, Ionic, Corinthian [orders of columns]
599 1. The arch & the vault was developed
600 2. Two orders of architecture added [Tuscan & Composite]
601
3. Concrete is now used [composition of lime, sand, pozzolana & broken bricks or small
stones.
602 1. Widely Spaced Columns carrying semi-circular arches
603 2. Basilican Churches have 3 to 5 aisles, covered by a simple timber roof
604 3. Mosaic decoration added internally
605 4. separate buildings used for baptism or baptisteries
606 1. Novel development of the Dome to cover polygonal and square plans of churches
607 2. Tomb & baptisteries by means of “pendentives”
608 3. ‘Fresco” decoration using marble & mosaic
609 1. Bulbous or onion dome
610 2. Minarets
611 3. stalactite moulding
612 4. cresting: decorative roof ridge: an ornamental ridge on a roof
613 5. painted arch
614 1. Ribbed & panel, cross vaults;
615 2. plaster strips, arcades, rose windows,
616 3. Sober (serious/ not fanciful)& dignified style
617 4. Formal massing depends on the grouping of towers and the projection of transepts & choir.
618 1. Pointed arch
619 2. buttress, flying buttress
620 3. gargoyles, decorated vaulting
621 4. rose & lancet windows ploughshare twist
622 5. variety of open roofs (trussed, tie-beam, collar)
623 1. Rusticated masonry, (rough masonry)
624 2. Quoins, Balusters
625 3. domes or raised drums
626 4. pediments one within the other
627 5. rococo
628 6. baroque style
629 7. mansard roof
630 8. salon
631 1. Picturesque values
632
2. Reflected in the predilection (liking) for highly textured, colorful materials, asymmetry &
informality.
633 3. palazzo style was a triumph of national ecclesiasticism
634 4. New functions & techniques produced new forms
635 5. Taller buildings were designed due to concrete & cast iron frames.
636 6. New materials were used due to the effect of canals
637 7. Railroad systems, central heating & elevator or lift
Mesopotamian Architecture
Pre columbian Architecure
Greek Architecture
Roman Architecture
Early christian Architecture
Byzantine Architecture
Islamic Architecture
Romanesque Architecture
Gothic Architecture
Renaissance Architecture
Britain Architecture
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638
1. Repetition of standard bays, both plan & elevation, an affinity (similarity) with bay system,
programmatically adopted with the introduction of iron construction
Continental Europe
639 1. Neo-classic & Greek revival was followed
640 2. Baloon frame was introduced
641 3. The skyscraper was contributed related to metal frame construction
642 4. The non-load-bearing curtain wall & the elevator
643
1. Free-standing glass sheath suspended on a framework across the face of the building or
curtain wall.
644 2. Art Noveau and Bauhaus was developed
645 3. Enormous Spans unobstructed were at length achieved with concrete.
646 4. Steel is used in space-frame
647 1. Hindu worship is an individual act
648
2. Buddhist religious buildings or shrines took the form of STUPAS (Buddhist shrine or
pagoda), and are designed for congregational use.
649 3. Mouldings have BULBOUS character
650 4. The TORUS moulding is used
651 5. Various BAS reliefs depicting scenes of daily life and story of Buddha
652 6. The female form in its voluptuous (sensual) form is often used
653 1. Rock Temples, with square or octagonal pillars
654
2. A circular relic house (wata-dage) built in stone & brick is an outstanding architectural
creation.
655
3. Architecture of wood, with high pitched roofs, with wide eaves, slightly curved, finished
with small flat shingles and terra cotta tiles.
656
4. Windows with lacquered wood bars, carved timber doorways, ornamental metalwork door
furniture, painted walls.
657
1. Cupola Roofs (dome shaped roof or dome on roof), spanning with arched squinches, the
square chamber angles, lantern roof and coffered dome, an elaborate system of hexagon, each
containing the statue of Buddha
658 2. The “SIKHARA” & “PAGODA” temples survive.
659
3. A monumental pillar generally supporting a metal superstructure adorned with mystic
symbols, groups of divinities and portraits statuary of royalties.
660
4. Windows have intricate lattice screens and roof have red curved tiles, metal gutters and
projecting cornice and fancifully decorated with carving, embossing, tinkling bells and hanging
lamps.
661 5. The monastery is fortress-like sited on hill tops.
662 6. Pillars and beams are painted “yellow or red” and “painted silks” hang from the roof.
663 1. Stepped Temple Pyramid, terraced on a hill
664 2. Using stone without mortar fitted perfectly and numerous colossal towers
665
3. Religious buildings overlaid with ornamentation of Chinese characters, surfaces often
finished with porcelain tile
666 4. Walls are white stucco, (wall plaster)
667 5. multi-leveled overlapping timber roofs
668 6. Gables and bargeboard decorated with Hindu iconography.
669 7. Doors and window shutters are of carved wood, lacquered in black and gold.
670
1. Roof ridges are laden with elaborate ornamental cresting and the up-tilted angles are
adorned with fantastic dragons and grotesque ornament.(distorted bizarre)
671 2. Roofs one on top of the other using S-shape enameled tiles.
672 3. Roof framing in “rectangle” and not triangle.
673 4. Use of bright colors
674 5. Column brackets are decorated with birds, flowers and dragons.
675 1. Light and delicate timber construction is refined by a minute carving & decoration
American Architecture
Modern International
India / pakistan
Sri Lanka
Afghanistan, Nepal, Tibet
Burma, Cambodia, Thailand,
Indonesia
China
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676
2. Dominant roofs characterized by their exquisite (beautiful/superb) curvature, supported by
a succession of brackets
677 3. Upper part of the roof is terminated by a gable placed vertically above the end walls
678 4. Rooms are regulated by a “KEN” Tatami mats.
679 5. Love of nature: using stone, lantern & bonsai.
680
1. Use of indigenous (natural) materials for houses like bamboo, palm leaves, sturdy wooden
posts, carved wooden sidings, cogon grass roof.
681 2. Spanish-style high-pitched roofs,
682 3. Capiz shell windows, barandillas, balconies,
683 4. Coconut shell & wood design.
684 5. Much use of galvanized iron sheet for roofing
685 1. Beehives,
686 2. huts,
687 3. caves,
688 4. tents,
689 5. Stonehenge, England
690 6. igloos
691 1. Sphinx,
692
2. Pyramids, Pyramid of King Zoser
Architect: Imhotep
Zoser at Saqqara, Egypt
693 3. Obelisks,
694 4. Mastaba Tombs,
695 5. Great Temple,
696
697
7. Temple of Luxor - or Southern Sanctuary at Luxor, Egypt, 18th dynasty king
698 7. Temple of Khons,
699 1. Ziggurat of Ur,
700 2. persepolis,
701 3. hall of the hundred columns
702 1. Temple Pyramid of the Sun,
703 2. Citadel Teotihuacan,
704 3. Temple of the Giant Jaguar,
705 4. Great Plaza of Tenochtitlan Machu Picchu, Peru
706 1. Acropolis,
707
2. Parthenon-temple, Architect: Itchinus and Callicrates with Phidias
Location: Athens, Greece
Style: Ancient Greek Doric
Japan
Philippines
Pre Historic Period -
Structures
Egyptian Buildings
Ancient near East
(mesopotamia) Buildings
Pre Columbian Bldgs (Maya,
Aztec, Peru, Mexico)
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708
Erectheum _ Architect: Mnesicles
Location: Athens, Greece
Style: Ancient Greek, Ionic
709 3. Agora,
710
Epidaurus Theater
Architect: Polykleitos
Location: Epidauros, or Epidhavros, Greece
Style: Ancient Greek
achievements of the fourth century.
711 4. ODEION theatre,
712
5. stoa, - ancient covered walkway, usually with a wall on one side and a row of columns at
the other
713 6. Mausoleum Sarcophagus,
714 7. open hillside theatres
715
1. The Pantheon
118 - 126
Architect: Acrippa
Location: Rome, Italy
Style: Ancient Roman
oculus – a single circular opening
716
2. Forums,Trajan’s Forum
100 – 112
Architect: Apollodorus of Damascus
Style: Roman
717 3. Basilicas
718 4. Thermae,
719 5. Amphitheatres,
Greek Buildings
Roman Buildings
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720
6. Colosseum Coemeteria, Colosseum
70 – 82
Architect: Vespacian and Domitian
Style: Ancient Roman
Corinthian in the third, face the three tiers of arcades
721 7. Triumphal arch,
722 8. gateways,
723 9. aqueducts
724 1. Basilican Churches,
725 2. Baptisteries
726 1. St. Sophia, Constantinople
727 2. St. Mark, Venice
728 1. The great mosques,
729 2. Damascus & Cordoba,
730 3. Kiosk @ Istanbul
731 4. Taj mahal mausoleum @ Agra
732 5. Tomb of Humayun, Delhi
733 1. St, Zeno,
734 2. Maggiore Monastery,
735 3. Leaning Tower,
736 4. Cathedral & Baptistery of Pisa,
737 5. Castles, fortifications,
738 6. chateus, Manor houses
739 1. Notre Dame Cathedral,
740 2. Paris Canterbury Cathedral,
741 3. King’s College,
742 4. Canterbury Town Halls,
743 5. Skippers house @ Ghent
744 1. Palazzo Ricardi @ Florence,
745 2. St. Peter’s PIAZZA,
746 3. Cathedral Vatican,
747 4. Palais du louvre,
748 5. Paris Chateu Maisons,
749 6. St Paul’s Cathedral, London,
750 7. Guild Houses @ Brussels
751 1. Westminster New Palace (House of Parliament), London
752 2. Crystal Palace, London [???]
753 3. University Museum, Oxford
754 4. Red House, Kent
755 5. Cathedral @ Guildford
756 1. Eiffel tower, [???]
757 2. New louvre,
758 3. Paris Opera House,
759 4. Paris & cologne.
Britain Buildings
Early Christian Structures
Byzantine Structures
Islamic Buildings
Romanesque Buildings
Gothic Buildings
Rennaissance Buildings
Continental Europe Buildings
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760
1. the White House
Architect: James Hoban
Location: Washington, D.C.
Date: 1793 to 1801, burned 1814, porticos 1824 to1829
Style: Georgian Neoclassical
761
2. Capitol of the United States
Architects: Thornton-Latrobe-Bulfinch
Date: 1793 to 1830
Style: Neoclassical
consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate
762
National Gallery of Art
Architect: John Russel Pope
763
Washington Monument
Architect: Robert Mills
Style: Neo-Egyptian
764
Golden Gate Bridge
1933 to 1937
Architect: Joseph Strauss
Location: San Francisco, California
Building type: suspension bridge
Construction system: steel frame, steel cables
Styles: Structural Modern with some Art Deco details
765
Saint Patrick’s Cathedral
Architect: James Renwick
Location: New York
766 3. Boston Empire State Building,
767 4. English Country Houses
768 5. Bungalows
American Structures
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The Louvre
1546 to 1878
Architect: Pierre Lescot
Location: Paris, France
Building type: palace, art museum
Construction system: cut stone bearing masonry
Style: French Renaissance
770
Palais Royal
771
Arc de Triomphe
the top of the Champs Elysees
772
Pompidou Centre
1972 to 1976
Architect: Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano
Building Type: modern art museum
Construction system: high-tech steel and glass
Style: High-tech modern
a year
transparent tube
773
Notre Dame de Paris
1163 to 1250
Architect: Maurice de Sully
Building Type: church, cathedral
Construction system: bearing masonry, cut stone
Style: Early Gothic
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Paris Opera House
1857 to 1874
Architect: Charles Garnier
Building type: theater, opera house
Construction system: masonry, cut stone
Style: Neo-Baroque
775
Elysee Palace
1718
Architect: Claude Mollet
776
Hotel de Invalides
777
La Madeleine
Architect: Napoleon I
778
Chartres Cathedral
1194 to 1260
Location: Chartres, France
Building type: cathedral
Construction system: bearing masonry
Style: Gothic exemplar
eliminated the need for alternating supports
779
Rheims Cathedral
French Architecture
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PREPARED BY:
780
Eiffel Tower
1887 to 1889
Architect: Gustave Eiffel
Building Type: exposition observation tower
Construction system: exposed iron
Style: Victorian Structural Expressionist
781
Sorbonne
782
British Museum
1823 to 1847
Architect: Sir Robert Smirke
Location: London, England
Building type: art and historical museum, library
Construction system: masonry, cut stone
Style: Victorian Ionic façade,
Classical Revival
Norman Foster
783
Salisbury Cathedral
1220 to 1258
Location: Salisbury, England
Building type: Cathedral (church, temple)
Style: English Gothic
784
Queen’s House
1616 to 1635
Architect: Inigo Jones – the greatest of English Classical architect
Location: Greenwich, England
Building type: large house
Style: Palladian, Late English Renaissance
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PREPARED BY:
785
Somerset House
1776 to 1786
Architect: William Chambers
Building type: government offices and art school
Construction system: cut stone masonry
Style: Neoclassical
rusticated base
786
Saint Paul’s Cathedral
1675 to 1710
Architect: Sir Christopher Wren
Building type: church
Construction system: masonry, brick, timber and cut stone
Style: Late renaissance to Baroque
787
Chiswick House
1729
Architect: Lord Burlington
Location: Chiswick, England
Building type: large house
Style: Palladian
788
Westminster Palace
1836 to 1868
Architect: Sir Charles Barry
Location: London
Building type: seat of government, government center
Construction system: cut stone bearing masonry
Style: English Gothic Revival
789
Durham Cathedral
1093 to 1280
Location: Durham, England
Building type: church, cathedral
Style: Romanesque
English architecture
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PREPARED BY:
790
Glasgow School of Art
1897 to 1909
Architect: Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Location: Glasgow, England
Building type: college
Style: art and crafts, art nouveau
791
Buckingham Palace
Architect: sir George Goring
792 1. Salginatobel Bridge,
793 2. Einstein Tower, Eirch Mendelsohn
794 3. Chapel of Notre Dame, Le Corbusier
795 4. Johnson Wax Building, Frank Lloyd Wright
796 5. Falling Water, Frank Lloyd Wright
797 6. Dulles International Airport, Eero saarinen
798 7. Guggenheim Museum, Frank Lloyd wright
799 8. Sydney opera House, Jorn Utzon
800 9. Geodesic dome, Buckminster Fuller
801
Temple of Heaven
Location: China
802
Hagia Sofia
532 to 537
Architect: Isidoros and Anthemios
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Style: Byzantine
803
Cathedral of Siena
Location: Southern Italy
804
Pisa Cathedral
103 to 1350
Location: Pisa, Italy
Building type: church complex
Construction system: bearing masonry, cut stone, white marble
Style: Romanesque
most famous building groups in the world
Modern International
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PREPARED BY:
805
Florence Cathedral
1296 to 1462
Architect: Arnolfo di Cambio
Location: Florence, Italy
Building type: domed church, cathedral
Style: Italian Romanesque
begun
806
Krak des Chevaliers
1150 to 1250
Location: Syria
Building type: fort
Style: Medieval
807
Alhambra
1338 to 1390
Location: Granada, Spain
Building type: palace
Style: Moorish (Islamic)
808
Casa Batllo
1905 to 1907
Architect: Antonio Gaudi
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Building type: apartment building
Construction system: concrete
Style: Expressionist or Art Nouveau
Asian & Spain Architecture
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PREPARED BY:
809
Casa Mila
1905 to 1910
Building type: multifamily housing
Construction system: masonry and concrete
Style: Art Nouveau
dwellings
810
Sagrada Familia
1882 to 1926
Construction system: masonry
Style: Expressionist
811
Taj Mahal
1630 to 1653
Architect: Emperor Shah Jahan
Location: Agra, India
Building type: Islamic tomb
Construction system: bearing masonry, inlaid marble
Style: Islamic
812
“shrine of freedom”, designed by Father Antonio Cedeno, with Diego Jordan as
engineer
Real Fuerza de Santiago
(Fort Santiago)
813
famous walled city within a city; seven gates; completed 1872; made of bricks and
hard adobe from the Pasig River quarries; wall are 45 ft thick and rise 25 ft above
the moat; structures inside the city include:
Intramuros
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814
1. roofs at 45 degrees gradient or less
2. use of bricks, limestone, hardwood, capiz shells (G.I. sheets and clay tiles or
“tisa” were imported)
3. elaborate lace-like grillwork (1870’s)
4. transoms with floral and foliate scroll work (1890’s)
5. 1890’s Art Nouveau brought swirling vines and flowers for staircase balustrades,
etched or colored glass panels replaced capiz
6. emergence of Filipino and foreign architects working in the Philippines
a. FELIX ROXAS – first Filipino architect; served as architect to the Manila
government; studied in England and Spain
b. JUAN HERVAS – a Catalan who was one of the Spanish architects invited to
reconstruct Manila after the earthquake of 1863 and 1880
7. churches
a. Sto. Domingo Church, Intramuros
b. San Ignacio, Intramuros – first church designed by a Filipino architect
c. San Sebastian Church, Manila – only Gothic church in the Philippines
8. brides
a. Fuente de Espana – first bridge to span the Pasig River linking Intramuros and
Binondo
b. Colgante Bridge – suspension bridge; only for pedestrians; framework of iron
imported from England
Late Spanish Period
815
1. a “regime” of reinforced concrete and galvanized iron
2. Neo-Classical styles
3. DANIEL BURNHAM – commissioned by Gov. General W.H. Taft to draft the
Master Plan for Manila and government buildings (Agri-Finance Building, Senate
Building, among others)
4. MASTER BUILDERS (“maestro de obras”) acquired title either from practical
experience or completed academic training of Master Builder’s course
5. LICEO DE MANILA – first school to open three year course in architecture
6. TOMAS MAPUA – first licensed architect; established the second school
(followed by UST and Adamson)
7. MASONIC TEMPLE, Escolta – first multi-storey reinforced concrete building in
the Philippines
8. CHALET – suburban house; simple design with verandah in front or around the
house; middle-class
9. 1930’s – continued urban development; emergence of multi-storey, multi-family
dwellings and commercial structures; distinct simplification of lines, emphasis on
verticality; other architects contradicted the trend by putting horizontal strips of
glass window
American Period
816
- mediocre design, uncontrolled and hasty rebuilding only resurrected old designs
- commercial building drew inspiration from contemporary architecture in the West
- development of community planning
- BUNGALOW – introduced in 1948; one-storey house with wide picture windows, a
lanai and a carport for up to three cars
- modern architecture with a renewed interest in Filipino motifs
a. use of pointed roofs, lattices, screens, wood carvings
b. architecture of LEANDRO LOCSIN and FRANCISCO MANOSA
Post War Architecture
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