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Styles and Famous Architects

This document provides information about architectural styles and renowned architects. It includes 38 multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions about styles like Art Deco, Beaux-Arts, Expressionism, and International Style. It also covers architects such as Philip Johnson, Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius, Eero Saarinen, and Leandro Locsin. The document is a study guide for an online quiz about architectural history and famous architects.

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Styles and Famous Architects

This document provides information about architectural styles and renowned architects. It includes 38 multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions about styles like Art Deco, Beaux-Arts, Expressionism, and International Style. It also covers architects such as Philip Johnson, Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius, Eero Saarinen, and Leandro Locsin. The document is a study guide for an online quiz about architectural history and famous architects.

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TAPP Quiz: Architectural Styles and Renowned Architects

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1. Philip Johnson He coined the term "International Style" along with Hen-
ry-Russel Hitchcock

2. Cubism It is an art characterized by the use of geometric planes


and shapes

3. Art Deco A style in 1920s to 1930s that is characterized by Simple,


clean shapes, often with a "streamlined" look; ornament
that is geometric or stylized from representational forms.

4. Beaux Arts It drew upon the principles of French neoclassicism, but


also incorporated Gothic and Renaissance elements, and
used modern materials, such as iron and glass.

5. École des It is the cradle of Beaux-Arts style in architecture and


Beaux-Arts city planning that thrived in France and the United States
during the end of the nineteenth century and the first
quarter of the twentieth century.

6. Expressionism It was an early 20th-century movement in art and architec-


ture. It was designed to evoke inner feelings and extreme
emotions. Buildings created in this style made a statement
and stood out from the structures around them.

7. a. Neoclassicism Juan Arellano's Central Post Office is an example of?


a. Neoclassicism
b. Art Deco
c. Classic
d. Beaux-Art

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8. Victor Horta He is one of the founders of Art Nouveau in the 1890s and
became notable for the Central Stair Hall of Hotel Tassel
in Brussels

9. La Sagrada Fa- It is the unfinished work of "God's Architect". It is consid-


milia, Barcelona, ered as one of the longest construction projects in the
Spain world.

10. Juan Arellano Metropolitan Theater is one of the finest example of this
style in the Philippines. Who is the Architect of this struc-
ture?

11. Chicago It is considered as the birthplace of Skyscrapers. The


notable "Father of Skyscrapers" was the major contributor
in this place.

12. International It is often described as minimalist due to the idea of


Style removing all ornaments and reduce to their most basic
structural elements.

13. Walter Gropius "Architecture begins where engineering ends."

14. skin and bones Farnsworth house is an example of a mature version of


modern architecture which is what this architect coined as
_________.
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15. Le Corbusier "A house is a machine for living in."

16. D These architects are famous for Breton brut architectural


style except for?

a. Le Corbusier
b. Marcel Breuer
c. Leandro Locsin
d. Pablo Antonio

17. Machine-like High-tech architectural style are identifiable by placing the


support beams, duct work and other functional elements
on the exterior of the building to create an open and adapt-
able interior space. High-tech buildings are often called
as?

18. Bowellism Placing the building's service in full view is a trademark


technique of this architect. This technique is also known
as?

19. Frei Otto He was known for the innovation of tensile structure.

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20. a. Erich Mendel- These architects are famous Post-modernist architects


sohn except for?

a. Erich Mendelsohn
b. Michael Graves
c. Robert Venturi
d. Philip Johnson

21. Michael Graves He is the architect of Portland building.

22. Vanna Venturi This was serve as a canvas to demonstrate some of the
House "complexities and contradictions" in modern architecture.

23. AT&T Building; It was the Icon of Post modernism that was designed by
Philip Johnson; the first ever Pritzker architecture Laurette.
New York, NY;
1978-84

24. Philip Johnson "Architecture is the Art of how to waste space"


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25. d. Carpenter Cen- The following are works of Leoh Ming Pei except for
ter
a. Rock and Roll hall of Fame
b. Dallas City Hall
c. Luce Memorial Chapel
d. Carpenter Center

26. Carpenter Cen-


ter
Le Corbusier
Cambridge,
Massachusetts

27. Eero Saarinen "Function influence but does not dictate form"

28. Deconstruc- Intentionally violate the cubes and right angles of mod-
tivism ernism.

29. c. Alvar Aalto Which of the following is not a deconstructivist Architect?

a. Frank Ghery
b. Zaha Hadid
c. Alvar Aalto
d. Rem Koolhaas

30. c. Tomas Mapua These architects received National Artist Award for Archi-
tecture except for.

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a. Juan Nakpil
b. Pablo Antonio
c. Tomas Mapua
d. Idelfonso P. Santos

31. Gabriel Formoso Architect of PBCOM tower in Makati

32. Carlos Arguelles Architect of Aglipayan church in Manila and PhilamLife


building

33. Jorge Ramos Architect of Heart Center and GSIS Building

34. Antonio T. Luna Architect of Regina & Perez Building in Manila


de San Pedro

35. William Parsons He is the one who supervise and implement the design
plans of the architect who prepared the master plan of
Manila and Baguio.

36. Leandro Locsin He is received the National Artist Award for Architecture in
1990.

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37. Cesar Concio He is the Architect of Baclaran Church and Insular Life
building

38. d. Manila Film These are works of Leandro Locsin in CCP complex ex-
Theater cept for

a. Cultural Center of the Philippines


b. Tanghalang Francisco Balagtas
c. Philippine International Convention Center
d. Manila Film Theater

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