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Class COMPRE
EXAM FINALS MIDTERMS
Status Not started
Subject HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE
FORT SAN PEDRO - A palisade of timber that was built to protect the small
Spanish community along the cost of Cebu
FORT SANTIAGO - Built in the 16th century by Governador General Gomez
Perez Dasmarinas, this fort is positioned to guard the mouth of Pasig river
CONVENTO - The houses of monastic communities and served as
residence of parish priests.
AZOTEA - An outdoor open area of bahay na bato where residents and
visitors linger
PACO CEMETERY - In light of hygienic reforms in the 19th century,
cemeteries were relocated from the urban core. What is the name of this
cemetery that is composed of two concentric stone walls enclosing a patio
divided into quadrans by pathways? It was built in 1823 at the outskirts of
Manilla and was designated as burial site for the victims of the cholera
epidemic which plagued the city.
CASA REAL - The municipal or city hall that served as the seat of the
secular government during the Spanish Colonial Period
EARTHQUAKE BAROQUE CHURCH - Characterized by being built with
large-scale stone masonry, buttresses, and an octagonal bell tower, taller
than the church itself, and therefore the highest peak of the area then
ACCESSORIA - A type of residential building that was single storey,
composed of a row of residential units with separate individual access to
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, and lighting from the street via its own front door and second storey
window and separated only by party walls from other units.
PUENTE DE ESPAÑA - One of the earliest bridges to be built during the
Spanish colonial period, it was made from elliptical cut stones resting on
massive stone piers
GABALDON SCHOOLHOUSE - The one-level prototype educational
institution named after Assemblyman Isauro Gabaldon who authored the
Philippine Assembly Act 1801 in 1908, appropriating one million dollars for
the construction of school buildings. The architecture of the schoolhouse
was patterned to the Filipino house with spacious and lofty rooms and with
extensive use of sustainable elements including wide eaves and awnings,
louvers, floor-to-ceiling operable walls and partitions to maximize natural
daylight and ventilation, cross and stack ventilation systems, and open
courtyards for noise control and sun and wind catchers.
BAHAY NA BATO - When the Spaniards came, they noticed that the thatch
houses were easily destroyed by typhoons. What type of house was
introduced by them to remedy the situation?
ANTONIO TOLEDO AND RALPH HARRINGTON DOANE - The Old Legislative
Building aka Old Congress Building was originally designed by the Bureau
of Public Works to be the National Library of the Philippines. Who was the
architect?
BOHOL PROVINCIAL CAPITOL - The following are Neoclassic style building
which is also called Classical Revival and Beaux Arts Classicism except
one. Which building does not belong to Neoclassic style?
ART DECO, JUAN ARELLANO, MANILA METROPOLITAN THEATER - What is
the architectural character of the structure below?
HOA 4 2
Class COMPRE
EXAM FINALS MIDTERMS
Status Not started
Subject HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE
FORT SAN PEDRO - A palisade of timber that was built to protect the small
Spanish community along the cost of Cebu
FORT SANTIAGO - Built in the 16th century by Governador General Gomez
Perez Dasmarinas, this fort is positioned to guard the mouth of Pasig river
CONVENTO - The houses of monastic communities and served as
residence of parish priests.
AZOTEA - An outdoor open area of bahay na bato where residents and
visitors linger
PACO CEMETERY - In light of hygienic reforms in the 19th century,
cemeteries were relocated from the urban core. What is the name of this
cemetery that is composed of two concentric stone walls enclosing a patio
divided into quadrans by pathways? It was built in 1823 at the outskirts of
Manilla and was designated as burial site for the victims of the cholera
epidemic which plagued the city.
CASA REAL - The municipal or city hall that served as the seat of the
secular government during the Spanish Colonial Period
EARTHQUAKE BAROQUE CHURCH - Characterized by being built with
large-scale stone masonry, buttresses, and an octagonal bell tower, taller
than the church itself, and therefore the highest peak of the area then
ACCESSORIA - A type of residential building that was single storey,
composed of a row of residential units with separate individual access to
HOA 4 1
, and lighting from the street via its own front door and second storey
window and separated only by party walls from other units.
PUENTE DE ESPAÑA - One of the earliest bridges to be built during the
Spanish colonial period, it was made from elliptical cut stones resting on
massive stone piers
GABALDON SCHOOLHOUSE - The one-level prototype educational
institution named after Assemblyman Isauro Gabaldon who authored the
Philippine Assembly Act 1801 in 1908, appropriating one million dollars for
the construction of school buildings. The architecture of the schoolhouse
was patterned to the Filipino house with spacious and lofty rooms and with
extensive use of sustainable elements including wide eaves and awnings,
louvers, floor-to-ceiling operable walls and partitions to maximize natural
daylight and ventilation, cross and stack ventilation systems, and open
courtyards for noise control and sun and wind catchers.
BAHAY NA BATO - When the Spaniards came, they noticed that the thatch
houses were easily destroyed by typhoons. What type of house was
introduced by them to remedy the situation?
ANTONIO TOLEDO AND RALPH HARRINGTON DOANE - The Old Legislative
Building aka Old Congress Building was originally designed by the Bureau
of Public Works to be the National Library of the Philippines. Who was the
architect?
BOHOL PROVINCIAL CAPITOL - The following are Neoclassic style building
which is also called Classical Revival and Beaux Arts Classicism except
one. Which building does not belong to Neoclassic style?
ART DECO, JUAN ARELLANO, MANILA METROPOLITAN THEATER - What is
the architectural character of the structure below?
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