Theory of Architecture (correct answers)
Daniel Burnham correct answers "Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's
blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope
and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will never die, but
long after we are gone will be a living thing, asserting itself with ever-growing insistency.
Remember that our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us.
Let your watchword be order and your beacon beauty. Think big"
Aesthetic correct answers Branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of art, beauty,
and taste, with a view to establish the meaning and validity of critical judgments
concerning works of art.
Beauty correct answers The aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives
intense pleasure to the senses or deep satisfaction to the mind or spirit whether arising
from harmony of form or color, excellence of craft, truthfulness, originality, or other,
often unspecifiable property.
Taste correct answers Critical judgment, discernment, or appreciation of what is fitting,
harmonious, or beautiful prevailing in a culture or personal to an individual.
Tectonics correct answers The science or art of shaping, ornamenting, or assembling
materials in construction.
Technology(Applied Science) correct answers The branch of knowledge that deals with
the creation and use of technical methods and materials and their interrelation with life,
society and the environment.
Edmund Bacon correct answers "It's in the doing that the idea comes."
Point correct answers Marks a position in space
Line correct answers Connection of two or more points of an infinitely longer path
(length, direction, position)
Plane correct answers A series of parallel lines or a transparent spatial membrane
which can be stretched between two parallel lines (length and width, shape, surface,
orientation, position).
Volume correct answers Points or vertices where several planes come together. Has
length, width and depth, it indicates form, shape, surface, orientation and position in 3D.
Form correct answers Is the primary identifying characteristic of volume
, 3 Transformation of Form. correct answers 1. Dimensional
2. Subtractive
3. Additive
4 Kinds of Additive Forms. correct answers 1. Spatial Tension
2. Edge to Edge Contact
3. Face to Face Contact
4. Interlocking Volumes
Centralized Form correct answers A number of secondary forms clustered about a
dominant central parent form.
Linear Form correct answers A series of forms arranged sequentially in a row.
Radial Form correct answers A composition of linear forms extending outward from a
central form in a radial manner.
Clustered Form correct answers A collection of forms grouped together by proximity or
the sharing of a common visual trait.
Grid Form correct answers A set of modular forms related and regulated by a three-
dimensional grid.
4 Principles of Organization. correct answers 1. Space within a Space
2. Interlocking Spaces
3. Adjacent Spaces
4. Spaces linked by a Common Space
Axis correct answers A line established by two points in space, about which forms and
spaces can be arranged in a regular or irregular manner. An axis must be terminated at
both its ends by a significant form or space.
Hierarchy correct answers In most, if not all, architectural compositions, real differences
exist among their forms and space, reflecting the degree of importance of these spaces,
as well as the functional, formal, and symbolic roles they play in the organization.
Datum correct answers Refers to a line, plane or volume to which other elements in a
composition relate.
Rhythm correct answers Refers to any movement characterized by a patterned
recurrence of elements or motifs at a regular or irregular intervals.
Approach correct answers The distant view.
Entrance correct answers From outside to Inside.
Daniel Burnham correct answers "Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's
blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope
and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will never die, but
long after we are gone will be a living thing, asserting itself with ever-growing insistency.
Remember that our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us.
Let your watchword be order and your beacon beauty. Think big"
Aesthetic correct answers Branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of art, beauty,
and taste, with a view to establish the meaning and validity of critical judgments
concerning works of art.
Beauty correct answers The aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives
intense pleasure to the senses or deep satisfaction to the mind or spirit whether arising
from harmony of form or color, excellence of craft, truthfulness, originality, or other,
often unspecifiable property.
Taste correct answers Critical judgment, discernment, or appreciation of what is fitting,
harmonious, or beautiful prevailing in a culture or personal to an individual.
Tectonics correct answers The science or art of shaping, ornamenting, or assembling
materials in construction.
Technology(Applied Science) correct answers The branch of knowledge that deals with
the creation and use of technical methods and materials and their interrelation with life,
society and the environment.
Edmund Bacon correct answers "It's in the doing that the idea comes."
Point correct answers Marks a position in space
Line correct answers Connection of two or more points of an infinitely longer path
(length, direction, position)
Plane correct answers A series of parallel lines or a transparent spatial membrane
which can be stretched between two parallel lines (length and width, shape, surface,
orientation, position).
Volume correct answers Points or vertices where several planes come together. Has
length, width and depth, it indicates form, shape, surface, orientation and position in 3D.
Form correct answers Is the primary identifying characteristic of volume
, 3 Transformation of Form. correct answers 1. Dimensional
2. Subtractive
3. Additive
4 Kinds of Additive Forms. correct answers 1. Spatial Tension
2. Edge to Edge Contact
3. Face to Face Contact
4. Interlocking Volumes
Centralized Form correct answers A number of secondary forms clustered about a
dominant central parent form.
Linear Form correct answers A series of forms arranged sequentially in a row.
Radial Form correct answers A composition of linear forms extending outward from a
central form in a radial manner.
Clustered Form correct answers A collection of forms grouped together by proximity or
the sharing of a common visual trait.
Grid Form correct answers A set of modular forms related and regulated by a three-
dimensional grid.
4 Principles of Organization. correct answers 1. Space within a Space
2. Interlocking Spaces
3. Adjacent Spaces
4. Spaces linked by a Common Space
Axis correct answers A line established by two points in space, about which forms and
spaces can be arranged in a regular or irregular manner. An axis must be terminated at
both its ends by a significant form or space.
Hierarchy correct answers In most, if not all, architectural compositions, real differences
exist among their forms and space, reflecting the degree of importance of these spaces,
as well as the functional, formal, and symbolic roles they play in the organization.
Datum correct answers Refers to a line, plane or volume to which other elements in a
composition relate.
Rhythm correct answers Refers to any movement characterized by a patterned
recurrence of elements or motifs at a regular or irregular intervals.
Approach correct answers The distant view.
Entrance correct answers From outside to Inside.
