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In his lecture, De Graaf describes which aspect or event below as "shaking" the modern architecture establishment:
The fact that modern architecture was not the "great emancipator" as was taught in western architecture schools, but had actually become an "agent of inequality".
Being intelligent is no guarantee of aptitude for architecture. A large dose of native talent must lie in the genes; talents can be brought forth and nurtured but not taught. Like certain personal qualities, such talent may be developed in spite of, not because of, formal education. Intuition, instinct, and inventiveness are indispensable to architectural design; erudition and intelligence are necessary but not sufficient.
True
"What then are the specific aptitudes or talents that contribute to mastering and enjoying the art and discipline of architecture?" According to Roger K. Lewis, which one of these aptitudes DOES NOT belong in the skillset of an architect:
None of the Above: they all belong!
According to Conway and Roenisch in the "Understanding Architecture" reading, what is the only way to truly understand architecture?
"First-hand" experience: getting out and about to look at buildings, both inside and out.
According to De Graaf, why is Dubai a special/unique place in regards to the architecture endeavor?
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In attempting to define an essence of architecture, the critique of how functionalism fails that most closely follows Roger Scruton's argument:
the terms of the theory are fundamentally, obscure. what is meant by the term 'function'? is it referring to the function of the building, or the function of its parts?
According to Scruton: "Buildings constitute important features of their own environment, as their environment is an important feature of them; they cannot be reproduced at will without absurd and disastrous consequences."
True
Which statement below is NOT correct:
Practicing architecture has very little to do with creating physical environments that perform successfully. The singular purpose for architects is to create buildings that are truly only artistic expressions: buildings do not have to creatively accommodate human functions, nor do they have to be buildable from many components and materials, provide any shelter what so ever from the elements, attempt to resist the forces of nature while preserving natural resources, and be somewhat affordable.
System theory posits:
1) & 2) only
As mentioned in the introduction lecture for the course, Mark Taylor asserts that what challenge is ongoing: (Hint: the structure of the course is based on this notion)
To bring theory and practice together in such a way that we can theorize our practices and practice our theories."
Meeting both performance and aesthetic objectives simultaneously is architecture's greatest creative challenge. Once that challenge is taken up, the excitement of design is matched only by the excitement of realization. Seeing one's design actually constructed is elating both emotionally and intellectually, and the rewards of responding to creative impulses are intensified by the struggles that accompany creativity.
True
Architects periodically feel exploited or used. What is the most common reason(s):
4) All of the above.A critical practitioner:()1) & 3)
Where does the term "architect" originate?
It is derived from the Greek words signifying Builder (Archi meaning "Chief" and Tecton meaning "builder")
True or False: "Aesthetics" is a set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty, especially in art.
True
According to Scruton, what is architecture's most distinguishing feature?:
A distinguishing feature of architecture's defining character is as a public object that imposes itself in ways that removes freedom of choice in observing or ignoring it.
Identify the statement(s) below that doesn't belong in the proper description of a well-cultivated critical thinker:A) Raises vital questions and problems, formulating them clearly and preciselyB) Gathers and assesses relevant information, using abstract ideas to interpret it effectivelyC) Comes to well-reasoned conclusions and solutions, testing them against relevant criteria and standardsD) Thinks open mindedly within alternative systems of thought, recognizing and assessing, as needs be, their assumptions, implications, and practical consequences Communicates effectively with others in figuring out solutions to complex problemsE) Obsessively and narrowly focuses only on opinions that confirm long held beliefs
E
Why does architecture "stand apart" from the other arts?:
Through its impersonal and functional qualities that seeming require quite peculiar attitudes, not only for its creation, but also for its enjoyment.
Anyone contemplating a career in architecture should know that statistically there may be less than a fifty/fifty chance of ultimately becoming a licensed architect.
True
Which of these statements is TRUE:
All of the above.
For a variety of reasons, architects as a whole are unable to claim compensation appropriate to their role and commensurate with their responsibilities. Similar points are always raised as to why architects should be better compensated. According to Roger Lewis which one(s) of the reason(s) below IS NOT related to why architects generally under compensated:
None of the above
Public spirited architects contribute in ways other than designing buildings. Being adept in matters of organization, coordination, and advocacy, some architects have been successful in assisting needy individuals, communities, and special interest groups to develop projects, preserve buildings, or save neighborhoods. Although architects in these situations may not produce designs or drawings, their efforts and knowhow may lead to worthwhile building or better environmental sensitivity.
True
What does the film the "Powers of Ten" MOST focus upon:
The relative size of things in the universe and the effect on our scalar perception when adding another "0" to the perceptual equation.Good Critical thinking skills have which components:()1) & 4)
Of the five arguments presented seeking to define architecture, which argument below describes its essence:
All of the above
Why does the definition of space as the essence of architecture ultimately fail?
1) & 2) only
In American society, architects do enjoy some status as designers and technical specialists, but they seldom are among the prominent decision makers, typically politicians, attorneys, business owners, corporate and government executives, and people of great wealth. Regrettably, architects often are perceived as having narrow interests and expertise, limited primarily to matters of aesthetics and construction, even though many possess broad skills, knowledge, and wisdom. Architects themselves have reinforced this perception by frequently remaining aloof or uninvolved. Unfortunately, the relatively low public profile of architects, their minimal involvement in dealing with the larger society, is a persistent problem. Architecture is not a powerful profession
True
Regarding proportion: despite an almost universal sense of an underlying mathematical paradigm of architecture, and the widespread confidence in a concept of proportion which derives from it, the theory of proportion as the essence of architecture provides no general aesthetic of construction because:
...
Who made this statement: "My recommendation is that architects become more aware of the context in which they work and take more time to look around at the world that asks them to do what they do so that they can for instance recognize the motives behind it."
Renier De Graaf
Which designer(s) made the film the "Powers of Ten"?:
Charles and Wray Eames Karsten Harries asserts that architecture faces a philosophical problem pertaining to:()An uncertainty that reflects a deeper uncertainty about how we ought to live, where our place should be, and how architects are to help shape thatplace, to "edify", to build in that sense."
According to Juhani Pallasma: Any artist, architect, craftsman must:
All of the above The theory of proportion as the essentially defining element of architecture fails because:()A perfect geometry of architecture can derive laws for what is 'fitting',but what guarantee is there that we will experience a building as the proper expression of that mathematical canon. "Expression" in Art is()Part of the realization of the inner life, the making intelligible what is otherwise ineffable and confused. According to Bertrand Russell:()All of the Above
The concept of "Zietgeist" or spirit of the times falls short of defining the essence of architecture because it relies on "Historicism" These framework has no real method whereby to associate the works of a given period with its ruling spirit. All it can do is to reflect on their association after the event, and try to derive, from a critical understanding of individual buildings, a suitable formula with which to summarize their worth.
True
When Questioned about the ethical issues with undertaking a politically loaded project such as CCTV, Rem Koolhas's initial response was: -
He suggested that China's system is changing so fast that by the time his building is completed, CCTV will have been privatized and China will have given up repression as a political tool.
According to Liz Ogbu, a "citizen expert" can be defined as: -
All of the above
According to Jeremy Till, who may have made this statement: "(Social) space is a (social) product" -
Henri Lefebvre
What made Leonardo De Vinci a fairly unique individual amongst his contemporaries? -
2&3 2) He was a "protoscientist", bringing to his investigations of the natural world an extraordinary artistic imagination, which led him to innumerable original discoveries.
3) The breadth and range of the subject matter of his investigations as well as his sustained attempts to also discern their overall context and system as an overall scheme
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According to Charles Jencks, architecture is: -
irreducibly plural, an unstable, hybrid based partly on codes external to itself, making use of other practices such as engineering and sociology, etc., in unique combinations.
According to Jeremy Till, who may have made this (paraphrased) statement: "We shape our buildings and then our buildings shape us" -
2) Winston Churchill
In the article by Patrick Lynch, his view of architecture is seen as: -
....
The Vitruvian "triad" of centrally important architectural concepts according to the ten books are: -
Firmness, Commodity, & Delight
Jeremy Till presented an example of architecture manifesting as a "confrontational" space. Which example illustrates this spatial attribute: -
The British Parliament
What does Jeremy Till mean when he states that architecture presents "predicaments, not problems": -
All of the Above
In the video, from "Problem Solving to Sense-making", Jeremy Till asserted that the "expertise" of professions are frequently defined around specific sets of issues or problems. Why is this "problematic": -
....
Marc Swackhammer's thesis or vision for Architectural education, research, & engagement moving forward is for architecture to have a "solid core with a fuzzy boundary" -
True
What is the most pronounced transformation of our continuing era of globalization?: -
....
If you want to understand the post-cold war world, what is the "one big thing" you should focus on that influences almost everything today: -
Globalization
In the Architecture-Art & Science lecture, it was asserted that a central goal for the discipline of architecture should be its consideration: -
As both an art and as a science because art and science have been represented for several generations as being at odds. An authentic understanding of them depends on an understanding not of their differences but of their common purpose: to overcome chaos.
According to Schroeder, Which of these statements below correctly
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describes (in order) the phases of "translation" needed to properly operationalize an authentic sustainable agenda within the design/construction process. -
Problematization/Interressement/enrollment/mobilizati n/performance/dissendence
According to the article, "The Social Context of Resilient Architecture" Which statement below is NOT TRUE: -
4.) A series of climate adaptation renovations in neighborhoods in Copenhagen Denmark illustrate the limitations of a multifunctional approach to resilient design. Though these examples address neighborhood flooding adequately, they fail to simultaneously improve the qualities of public spaces involved that could better connect people to nature.
According to the article, "The Social Context of Resilient Architecture: "Globally, the most used green building certification system is the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) designation. This program has been at the forefront of granting recognition for "green" buildings designed with energy conservation in mind since its development in 1993 (U.S. Green Building Council, n.d.). LEED is a points- based system whereby a candidate building or neighborhood is assessed based on its merits across a series of broad categories with points assigned based on a structure's performance in seven distinct sustainable parameters relating to: (Which Parameter below DOES NOT belong -
6. Economic impact: rewarding collaborative ingenuity regarding profit margins and other economic benefits for design firms and real estate development companies.
According to Cronin, making a "home" entails: -
1. Calling a place home inevitably means that we will use the nature we find in it, for there can be no escape from manipulating and working and even killing some parts of nature to make our home.
According to Larry Speck, what was brought about by the Meiriki fire in Toyko (named Edo at the time of the fire) in 1657: -
All of the above
According to Till et al, four terms are considered important in the necessary redefinition of the "ends of design" that can engage scarcity in a more meaningful way: -
4) Optimisation, restarting, adaptation, and redistribution
According to McDonough, "Applied to design, the laws of nature give architects, designers and planners a set of principles that allow them to articulate in form a building's or a town's connection to a particular place. They allow us to create buildings that make the energy of the sun a part of our metabolism and apply it to positive human purpose—the building as "human leaf." -
True
Although resilience has been studied across a great number of scientific disciplines with a substantive body of knowledge established in fields like psychology and systems ecology, transdisciplinary approaches to studying resilience are still lacking. This situation can be attributed to a range of problems. Which statement below DOES NOT describe one of these problems: -
6) All are correct
In the article, "Less is More", the authors assert that: -
4) 1 & 2
According to Rachel Brown's Lecture, Which category listed below is NOT one of the 6 required areas of the Architect Registration Examination (ARE): -
Project Contract Documents
What is Eric Nays's central criticism of McDonough's Book "Cradle to Cradle". -
That the Ford plant presented at the end of the book is suspect as the type of project that should be held up as an exemplar for a more sustainable systemic "rethink" of our core design principles.
According to Schroeder: Thinking about the answers to a few simple questions involving sustainability helps one understand the processes of translation necessary to bring them efficiently into architectural design practices. Which question DOES NOT belong to this group? -
4) Which additional elements are required to expand initial hypotheses (e.g., actors, entities, strategies, devices, detours, and problems) and assure that even if the sustainable agenda is removed or not met the client will still be able to market it as a green project?
"Rating systems like LEED have raised awareness of green buildings among clients and professionals, and now WELL is starting to shift the focus to people and how buildings can make people feel more productive and happier. Unlike LEED, WELL certified buildings must be evaluated after they are built and occupied for a period of time so they use actual performance data for aspects such as energy use, lighting levels, and air quality, and performance data must be submitted to the International WELL Building Institute to maintain their WELL certification. " Which Statement below is NOT CORRECT when considering the effectiveness of certification systems: -
3)Rating systems such as LEED and WELL need to better assess the extra material and labor costs that it takes to construct a resilient/sustainable building to assist companies in "recouping" extra costs in the construction process.
In design practice, how should one understand sustainability in a way that gives it true meaning?: -
To give it real meaning sustainability should be seen as a normative, complex, contextualized, and contested resource essential in the development of a more reflective understanding of how design practices interact with the environment authentically.
What does the term, superarchitecture refer to or describe: -
6) Statements 1, 2, & 3 only
"The term "design thinking" for example has been coined to describe a practice of open ended, semi-rational, semi-intuitive trans-disciplinary inquiry.....The expanded sense of design is thus not enough on its own. Design under conditions of scarcity has to act with an awareness of the constitution of those constraints, and then project outwards from them. -
True
"Even when focused on a single organism (i.e., a human being or a coral reef), the process of resilience is concerned with the changing condition of one or more systems when they are exposed to an atypical amount of stress. A child, for example, demonstrates resilience when she shows positive developmental outcomes despite early exposure to adversity related to extreme neglect often associated with abusive parents or placement in substandard institutional care. By its very nature, then, resilience implies an interaction between nested or contingent and cooccurring systems" -
True
In his essay, "Buildings like Trees/Cities like Forests", William McDonough asserts that combining an understanding of building and energy systems with an emerging "essay of clues," would allow designers to discover more appropriate patterns for the development of the landscape. Which of these statements DOESN'T describe an appropriate outcome of this type of understanding. -
the city would become "a human operation directed against nature" and each individual house will be considered "a machine for living in." as architecture worldwide will be shaped by a "mass production spirit."
According to Rachel Brown's Lecture, What was one of the central issues that stemmed from the architects' push for technological innovation for the John Hancock building in Boston that contributed to its total project cost rising from an original estimate of $75 million dollars to $175 million dollars: -
3) The failure of the glazing system's rubber gasket seals causing the glazing panels to dislodge and a structural system that allowed so much movement that inhabitants were encountering motion sickness.
According to Cronin, the fundamental problem with wilderness is that in its current cultural meaning: -
we fool ourselves when we suppose that wilderness can be the solution to our culture's problematic relationships with the nonhuman world, for wilderness is itself no small part of the problem.
False consciousness is a term used - primarily by Marxist sociologists - to describe ways in which material, ideological, and institutional processes and other class actors within capitalist societies concealing the exploitation intrinsic to the social relations between classes. -
True
The Active House standard (Active House Alliance, n.d.) evaluates buildings in three main categories: (Which category DOES NOT Belong:) -
Economics: measuring how a building creates a meaningful economic impact for developers and its surrounding community.
Which statement(s) bests describes the concept of ecological thinking: -
5) 1) & 3)
According to Rachel Brown's Lecture, the Iroquois Theater and The Triangle Shirt Waist Building Fires: -
6) 3 & 4
Cronin says that we face a dilemma, which statement MOST accurately describes it? -
If living in history means that we cannot help leaving marks on a fallen world, then the dilemma we face is to decide what kinds of marks we wish to leave.
Which statement correctly describes the concept of Scarcity -
All of the above.
According to Rachel Brown's Lecture, the metal skin of the Disney Opera House by Frank Gehry caused what issues: -
5) 2 & 3
According to McDonough: With this emphasis on sustaining and enhancing the qualities of the landscape, architectural and community designs would begin to create beneficial ecological footprint(s) like: -
All of the above
Larry Speck's overall assertion in his lecture is: -
That creative innovation often emerges from constraints which should be seen as opportunities, not obstacles.
Working with less—resources, space, and time—will most likely continue to inform much of the built environment in the future, although the parameters and mechanisms of scarcity that influence creative design innovation have not yet been fully explored. -
True
According to Rachel Brown's Lecture, Which of the following is NOT controversial when it comes to licensure: -
unfairly promotes Health, Safety, and Welfare (HSW)
When brought together, systemic thinking and theories of resilience CANNOT produce new ways of understanding processes of change that involve human and nonhuman systems and their many parts. In the area of trauma research, for example, even if we try to understand the need to stop asking individuals who have been traumatized, "What is wrong with you?" and instead ask the more important question, "What happened to you that is causing you to behave the way you do?" This second question FAILS to deliver new knowledge because it shifts attention away from a single system's (i.e., the individual) re-sponsibility for recovery, adaptation, or transformation and focuses instead on the environmental triggers that influence patterns of change. -
False
According to Rachel Brown's Lecture, to be considered an "Architect" legally (and to refer to yourself as an architect) in the United States, what credentials must one have?: -
a. An individual must have qualified for, taken, and passed the architectural registration exam (ARE) and their architectural license is current.
According to Larry Speck, what was brought about by the Meiriki fire in Toyko (named Edo at the time of the fire) in 1657: -
All of the above
In her talk, "Why place and well-being are at the new frontier of medicine", Dr. Esther Sternberg asserts the following benefits of "better" hospital design, which benefit does NOT belong; -
None of the above
In the video on how architecture can heal, Michael Murphy described how at the finish of the remodel of his family home, his father made the statement "Michael, this house probably saved me." What did he mean by this statement? -
That the process of renovating the house and his father's connection to the house gave him hope and a positive reason to fight the cancer. In other words, a reason to be.
In her talk, "Why place and well-being are at the new frontier of medicine" Dr. Esther Sternberg proposes that certain elements of place can trigger a stress response: (which one doesn't belong) -
Materials
The concept of technology as a form of revelatory knowledge (techne) is best summarized in which statement below: -
A process of knowledge acquisition related directly to making, not as domination, but as comprehension.
In the video "Architecture that is built to heal", Michael Murphy describes a concept he learned when building a hospital in Rwanda called "UBUDEHE". What is this and how was it be used to "heal" in the construction of the hospital? -
All of the above
Which statement is TRUE: -
Epistêmê is the Greek word most often translated as knowledge, while technê is translated as either craft or art.
Which design strategy is NOT associated with Biophilic Architecture: -
The illusion of the plan
Which statement is true regarding architecture and its relationship to Health & Well-Being? -
Creating an environment that deliberately eschews architectural features conducive to creating a complexity of detail that elicits interest and attachment may, therefore, have negative consequences for physiology, mental-health and sense of well-being.
Which statement below describing Techne is NOT correct: -
Techne is fundamentally limitless in its impact to its surroundings in both complexity and scale.
Jana Söderlund & Peter Newman's article presents a list of the socio-psychological benefits of environments whose designs are influenced by the concept of Biophilia. Which term below describes a condition that is NOT considered a benefit of this influence: -
Slower healing rates in hospitals
In the video on how architecture can heal, Michael Murphy described how at the finish of the remodel of his family home, his father made the statement "Michael, this house probably saved me." What did he mean by this statement? -
That the process of renovating the house and his father's connection to the house gave him hope and a positive reason to fight the cancer. In other words, a reason to be.
In the video "People will "learn to love" architecture created using technology", Marius Myking, (Snohetta) eludes to the fact that: -
Change is a fundamentally an unpleasant experience so designers must put in their mindset to also focus on creating "meaning" for people through "stories" or "narratives" that place these changes in a context allowing individuals to process, understand, and accept them.
Which is statement below does NOT describe an effect that the developing science of hygiene had on architecture during the latter half of the 19th century: -
The developing science of hygiene proposed a reconnection to Nature by proposing a more organic design sensibility.
Which of the statements listed below is NOT considered to be one of Le Corbuiser's Five Points of Architecture? -
Heavy masonry walls with small punched openings and supporting highly articulated brick archways
In Michael Murphy's "Lo Fab" Manifesto, which term DOES NOT belong? -
Design globally ("one size fits all")
In her talk, "why place and well-being are at the new frontier of medicine", Dr. Esther Sternberg asserts the following benefits of "better" hospital design, which benefit does NOT belong; -
None of the above.
According to Jana Soderlund & Peter Newman's Article which statemen(s) relate to the concept of Biophilia: -
All of the above
In her talk "why place and well-being are at the new frontier of medicine" Dr. Esther Sternberg proposes that generally, place can support activities that produce a similar stress response to dopamines which can assist in the healing process. -
True.
Amanda Sturgeon cites an amazing fact from a study surrounding the necessity of our connection to Nature and natural elements within the built environment. Which statement BEST describes a particular attribute that she describes: -
In Portland, a study found that crime decreased at a rate proportional to tree growth and the size of the tree canopy.
Dr. Esther Sternberg gave three reasons (conditions) that lead her to the decision to move from a rigid view of the science behind medicine and healing to study the potential design of the built environment as an important factor to healing. Which reason below does NOT belong: -
Studies in top-tier medical research journals
In her talk "Using Biophilic design to heal body, mind, and soul", Amanda Sturgeon asserts that though we cannot escape our instinctive needs for safety and security so these need to be specifically addressed. However, there are also many other patterns of instinctive behaviour that happen when we are immersed in nature that we CANNOT translate to the build environment. For example, the sense of exhilaration we feel when we discover something new or the variation of colors, patterns, to recreate the meditative qualities of interesting light and shadow play - in our words, transformative spaces and textures that simultaneously sooth, calm and heal us. -
False
In the video "Architecture that is built to heal", Michael Murphy describes how his practice is built around the central question: "What more can architecture do? In leading up to the presentation of this, he went through a series of questions related directly to projects that his firm has undertaken around the world to illustrate various ways that architecture might do "more". Which question WAS NOT part of this presentation: -
Could a school teach classical western aesthetics.
In her talk "Why place and well-being are at the new frontier of medicine", Dr. Esther Sternberg stresses the importance of incorporating elements of place/environment to reduce stress and cultivate well-being at many scales. Which "scale" did she NOT mention: -
Product design
In the video "People will "learn to love" architecture created using technology", Peter Schumacher of ZHA asserts that: (CAREFUL: there are two of these questions worded the same) -
2) Given the new levels of complexity encountered in projects such as the campus of Google or large airports, designers much develop new types of simulation paradigms to credibly research, explore, and develop the necessary critieria of success regarding what people will encounter and experience in a project today.
According to Jana Soderlund & Peter Newman's article which statement relating to the concept of Biophilic architecture is NOT true: -
Encourages a separation and disconnect from the natural world by cultivating a fear of nature (due mostly to waterborne diseases and parasites) and has led to very sterile urban environments.
Which statement below describing Technology is NOT correct: -
Technology can be considered defensive in that it seeks only to guard against the immediate hardships placed upon humans and to manifest something specific that may not have existed previously.
In the video "People will "learn to love" architecture created using technology", Peter Schumacher of ZHA asserts that: (CAREFUL: there are two of these questions worded the same)contains: -People must learn to love technology, not for a particular aesthetic...practices and materials-People need to learn to actually "hate" traditional structures...changes emerges -
All of the above.
In the video "People will "learn to love" architecture created using technology", Michael Seum (Ghrohe's vice president of Design) states that architecture and design's role in society is: -
To address large-scale problems in society by embracing technologies that can help solve these issues and transform our ways of envisioning future possibilities.
In her talk "why place and well-being are at the new frontier of medicine" Dr. Esther Sternberg asserts that the new frontier of environmental health must move beyond a strategy of merely removing toxins from the environment towards creating environments that enhance well-being and in addition, the new green frontier must be the addition of health and well-being outcomes to design strategies. -
True
In the video "Architecture -
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Which of these statements is TRUE: -
1) Beyond the question of the relationship of technics, techniques, and technology to perception, it is also worth asking what are the environments or context in which humans and their equipment are embedded; contexts of which aspects are amplified and reduced.
Which statement below BEST describes Biophilic architecture: -
3) Biophilic architecture is an innovative approach that paves the way into Nature-based dialog between architectural spaces and a set of human inborn affiliations, where natural forms and patterns play the role of vocabularies and compositional grammar.
According to Peter McCleary, a "new" concept of technology will: -
...generate new perceptions that might lead to innovative concepts of architectural space and time which will demand a new language of architecture.
TRUE OR FALSE: As an instrument of thought: sketches, diagrams, and preliminary drawings have an eminent influence on not only the early phases of the architect's working process, but also on subsequent phases concerning the overall experience of the project, its materials selection, structure,and construction detailing. In other words, diagrams influence the entirety of the design process of a project from initial conception to the final product, thus making their importance hard to overstate. -
True
Which statement below is NOT part of Venturi's argument against Modernist architecture. -
Thus the whole of the modern age is made up above all of geometry; it directs its dreams towards the joys of geometry.
Which architectural theorist made this statement: "The aesthetics of digitalization, moreover, seem driven less by a polemical belief in the virtues of an abstract representation of a new world, than by the limits of software's replication of surface, color, and texture and its notorious aversion to any ambiguity: the potential openness of the sketch, of the drawn line in all its subtleties, is reduced to thin-line clarity and allover surface pattern." -
Anthony Vidler
Which statement below is NOT a correct description of the qualities of a "CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAM": -
2) The various elements of the design are listed and then arranged as per required proximity.
The two major themes in the Jewish Museum are the relationship between Jews and Germany in the history of Berlin and the invisibility of Jewish culture in present day Berlin". -
True.
According to Georg Vrachliotis in his article, "articulating space through Architectural Diagrams": The British Architect Norman Foster makes use of at least three types of lines in his sketching and diagramming. Which line type listed below is NOT described as being utilized by the architect in this article: -
4) Solid Lines representing invisible planes or objects.
According to Anthony Vidler, what two forms within the design process could the architecture diagram take: -
It is a way to transcend traditional architectural languages and existing norms to reimagine what architecture could be OR it could be seen as a codification that limits the potential of design thinking.
Thus, to understand reason, we must understand the details of our visual system, our motor system, and the general mechanisms of neural binding.
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According to George Hoover: reason is shaped several aspects of human existence Which of the statements below describes an aspect that is NOT influential in shaping human reason: -
Reason is shaped by a disembodied mind and is a transcendental feature of the universe
Which statement below is NOT a correct description of the qualities of an "CIRCULATION DIAGRAM": -
3) These diagrams are frequently used to analyze the "context" of a design.
According to Henri Van de Velde Thou shalt: (choose term that DOES NOT belong) -
6) None of the above
(According to Georg Vrachliotis) On average, how much of an architectural office's overall working time on a building project is allocated to conceiving and developing the building's design - that is, to producing sketches, diagrams and drawings: -
3) 15-20%
Which statement below is NOT a correct description of the qualities of an "STRUCTURAL DIAGRAM": -
3) These diagrams are a representation of the use or activity for which the design is being done.
TRUE OR FALSE: Architects must be able to assume for example, that specific lines mean boundaries and know that other architectural designers will make the same assumptions. These common pre-conditions are necessary so that anyone can keep on with the work. -
True
What type of culture features both top-down and bottom-up approaches to the creation and distribution of media content, as coined by media scholar Henry Jenkins? -
Convergence culture
According to Michael Wacht, Which attribute below is NOT considered a category of diagrammatic evaluation criteria: -
Hierarchy
Vidler states that...."the stakes of diagram architecture go beyond a simple reaction to the post-modern, and a somewhat retro affection for the old or not-so-old modern, which itself might be interpreted as a postmodern turn." It relates to which attributes listed below: -
4) All of the above.
What design "phases" below are included in the "the quick and dirty guide to the architectural Process" -
4) All of the above
True or false?: The "representational realm" is like an organizing matrix, dividing the continuous, undifferentiated flow of sensory experience into manageable pieces, categorizing those pieces and composing them into meaningful whole. We are not born with this ability. It has to be learned, like a language or at least a precondition for language. -
False
What is one of the reasons Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) decided to use social media? -
Drive traffic to the firm's website
According to Bacon, when describing the concept of architectural form what statement(s) below is/are true?contains: 1) It is the point of contact between mass and space 2) Architectural forms, textures, materials, modulation of light and shade, color, all combine... -
5) 1) & 2)
Which prominent architect made this statement in their manifesto: "The Spirit in which these buildings are conceived sees all these together at work as one thing. All are to be studiously foreseen and provided for in the nature of the structure." -
Frank Lloyd Wright
The statement:...."a way of presenting or understanding a situation or series of events that reflects and promotes a particular point of view or set of values" describes which term? -
Narrative
According to Davies, Architecture can be representational by: -
4) All of the above
When has a diagram reached its full potential as an informative component of the conceptual design process: -
When it is Explicative/Translative/Interpretative/Generative
A diagram is... : contains: 1) ...a notation or representation of an iteration of an idea or set of conditions that need to be addressed 2) ...a means to communicate or represent to a client or other interested parties the implications and importance of a particular design idea. -
5) 1) & 2)
In closing his lecture, George Hoover mentioned three large questions that he felt were central in today's "Horizon of Significance". They are interrelated and reciprocal. Which question below was NOT mentioned in his closing statement: -
How can our globalized economic systems be strengthened? How can industrialized "first world" ideologies continue to underpin human progress by utilizing the earth's resources to embellish human existence in the material sense?
According to Vidler: The resurgence of the diagram within contemporary architectural practice is indicative of what?: contains: 2) The number of complex issues that architects are expected to deal with in a contemporary architectural projects. 3) It is a reflection of the architectural diagram's capacity to navigate the immense quantity of... -
6) 2) & 3)
What are the "conceptual levels" that Libeskind's Berlin Museum operates upon? -
metaphor, experience, allegory
In arguing against the "cold and simplistic" rationalism of modernist architecture, which architect made this statement?: "The increasing dimension and scale of architecture in urban and regional planning add to the difficulties. I welcome the problems and exploit the uncertainties. By embracing contradiction as well as complexity, I aim for vitality as well as validity....I am for messy vitality over obvious unity." -
Robert Venturi
In the 1930s, the American Institute of Architects temporarily kicked out one of its members in Seattle for doing something it was felt was too promotional and not of value to the profession. What was it? -
The architect showed his work in a design magazine funded by advertisements.
In George Hoover's lecture he mentioned the philosopher Charles Taylor who defined the term a "horizon of significance" or, a horizon of the major questions about what really matter in our lives. Simply stated These "horizons" constitute the higher-level issues which we ought to address in our lives and in our work. Which one of the statements below was NOT referred to as influential ...or something that matters crucially. -
the demands of massing personal personal wealth and power
Libeskind's sketch of a distorted star for the Berlin museum represents? NOT correct: 1) the actual footprint of the final building -
3) The exploration of the differing threads of German-Jewish relations and successfully gives meaning to the zig-zag configuration of the final design.
What is the name of the architecture critic who began working for the New York Times in the 1960s? -
Ada Louise Huxtable
In his lecture, George Hoover made the following statement: "if architecture and the city are powerful MEANS to the shaping of human life, then ethics and politics disclose the ENDS to which we ought to employ these powerful means." -
True
Which "axis" or "axes" are utilized to organize the circulation narrative within Libeskind's Berlin Museum? -
exile, holocaust, continuity
According to Michael Wacht, is the following statement true or false: "By inserting an honest exploration of diagram to control geometric forms via analysis of program, circulation, context, and environment, we can potentially organize architectural geometry to more effectively coordinate with expected human responses, our collective visual memories, and cognitive mapping." -
True
At what stage(s)/phase(s) in the design process is an "analysis" diagram generally created?contains:1) Post-construction4) Post-concept -
7) 1) & 4)
What is the name of the Denver-based Facebook group that critiques the built environment? -
Denver Fugly
According to "book as manifesto", Peter and Allison Smithson's central vision guiding their work was to: -
create an architectural aesthetic that was contemporary to the times, accessible to everyone, and spoke to human needs.
IN George Hoover's lecture, he mentioned the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein's view on ethics as: (which statement does NOT pertain to Wittgenstein): -
The inquiry into sustaining our life economically, or
Which term below in NOT a correct description of the term manifesto?:contains: 1) It is a published declaration of the intentions, motives, or views 2) It usually accepts a previously published opinion or public... 3) It often is political or artistic in nature, but... 4) Can relate to religious belief which is then generally... -
5) None of the above
According to George Hoover's lecture: "Architecture has the power to enact ideas or positions regarding physical or philosophical or moral limits, regarding ethical and political issues. Architecture need not be neutral about the things that matter in our lives". -
True
What is the name of the American architectural journal founded in 1891? -
Architectural Record
In Architectural diagramming specifically involving building performance, which is NOT considered a central attribute: -
Gestalt
Whose manifesto contained this statement?: The problem is one of adaptation, in which the realities of our life are in question. Society is filled with a violent desire for something which it may obtain or may not. Everything lies in that: everything depends on the effort made and the attention paid to these alarming symptoms. Architecture or Revolution. Revolution can be avoided. -
Le Corbusier
Which architecture firm turned its website into a version of the arcade game Arkanoid in 2016? -
Bjarke Ingels Group
A "concept" is:NOT correct:1) An abstract idea, general notion -
...
According to George Hoover: "to understand reason, we must understand the details of our visual system, our motor system, and the general mechanisms of neural binding. Understanding these aspects of the human body gives us a hint as to the source of the radical interconnectedness between environment and behavior. So, understanding these aspects suggest that one of the sources of the extraordinary power of architecture and the city in shaping human life emerges from how human reason is shaped by the human senses." -
True
Which statement below is NOT a correct description of the qualities of an "iCONIC DIAGRAM": -
6) None of the above
Which statement below is NOT a correct description of the qualities of a "BUBBLE DIAGRAM": -
5) Structural elements of a building illustrated in relation to the overall form of the building.
True or False: Diagraming is implicitly bound to the process of design as more than graphic representation. It is a powerful rhetorical device, a way of establishing a logical basis for a project, of justifying design intentions and of drawing attention to particular aspects of context while excluding others. -
True
TRUE OR FALSE: Spatial design thoughts can become extremely complex; complex enough so that they can no longer be enclosed in the architect's mind, but rather have to be externalized. More than a few kinds of representation, technique, and medium are necessary within the architectural design process. In addition to three-dimensional representations (i.e. tangible models) two-dimensional representations are the most essential way of clarifying, articulating, and communicating spatial ideas -
True
It has been asserted that Libeskind's Berlin museum would be better described, not as museum, but contains:1) Philosophical Program4) Architectural Manifesto -
6) 1) & 4)
The conceptual diagram mediates what relationship: -
Between design concepts and spatial configurations, thus enhancing spatial creativity through conceptual associations.
Which statement below is NOT a correct description of the qualities of an "ANALYTICAL DIAGRAM": -
5) None of the above
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