History of Architecture

Computer controlled mechanism that protect buildings from future earthquake damage

The architect of the Olympic stadium in Athens, 2004

Architect of Iglesia ni Cristo churches

Tallest unoccupied and unfinished building in the world

The first Chinese citizen to win a Pritzker prize

The architectural icon of the Industrial Age

The largest Catholic church in Asia

A recess in wall, often designed to accommodate a statue

The house designed by Le Corbusier which reflected his 5 points of modern architecture:

The iron gate of a castle is called:

Characteristic design of wall corners of renaissance palazzos

The concrete sculptural qualities of the Einstein Tower in Germany was the masterpiece of:

Roman mosaic net-like/grid pattern

Found in the Tiboli house, it is regarded as the area of honor as it is where the head of the house entertains guests

In Mesopotamia, the Palace Complex of Persepolis was initially built by:

Area reserved for entertaining guests in bahay kubo

The proportioning system used by the Japanese in their domestic structures using tatami mats

What is the architectural style of the Metropolitan theater designed by Juan Arellano?

A gothic tracery which is the transition from the Geometric to the flowing style

What do you call the late period of French Renaissance?

The best preserved Incan structure

Whos is the architect of the church of the Holy Sacrifice

The very first Art Nouveau building in the world by Victor Horta:

Ziggurats are also called:

In a Muslim mosque, it is the fountain at the center of the open court

Gothic fenestrations had Lancet arches while Ancient Roman fenestrations had:

The dome of the US Capitol in Washington DC was patterned from the dome of what Renaissance masterpiece?

The Egyptian Temple with four huge seating sculptures of Rameses II at its facade is:

Decorative column in the middle of a Romanesque church portals:

The enclosure around a moat and bailey consisting of wooden stakes called pales

Largest and oldest cave dwelling found in Palawan

The decorative pedestal for an ornament or statue placed atop the pediment of a Greek temple or the peak of the roof

Defense feature of medieval castles filled with water

What is the 'eye' in the middle of the Pantheon's dome?

Upright stone slab containing name of the dead in Egypt:

It is domical mound containing relics of Buddha

The most beautiful Moorish Building/castle in Spain

The British Royal family's residence designed with Saracenic features by John Nash

Gothic cathedral notable for its striped marble walls and piers

The first Pritzker prize laureate. The architect of the AT&T building

Taj Mahal was built for:

Cooking area of the bahay kubo

The famous Stone Circle found in Salisbury, England believed to be a giant calendar used by prehistoric people

In Medieval castles, what do you call the small openings that aid in ventilation and where arrows were fired from?

Architect of Auditorium building in Chicago, father of modern architecture of USA

The masterpiece of Gaudi showing elephantine skin walls

The architect o the TWA, conceptualized as a bird ready in flight?

Principal Architect of Glasgow School of Art, Scotland was:

Construction system used by the Chinese to carry heavy tile roofing, channeling its weight to the earth:

The group and style influenced by abstract and cubist art, also called Neoplasticism:

The first true pyramid and became the model for the succeeding pyramids built during the Early Kingdom of Egyptian Civ?

A detached structure from the bahay kubo where palay is kept

The traditional Maranao Royal house

What is the picturesque skyscraper in New York that Daniel Burnham built?

Who is the architect of the Crystal Palace?

The architect of Church of Our lady Manaoag in Pangasinan:

The grand mosque in Mecca where all the mosques point towards

Overhanging the 2nd floor of the bahay na bato

Contemporary Museum in Paris described with exposed utility lines in its facade

Who designed the dome of the Florence Cathedral

The decorative pedestal for an ornament or statue placed atop the pediment of a Greek temple or the peak of a roof

Ancient Roman baths were called:

This is a Japanese gateway usually with three openings

Architects of PBCOM building in Makati

How was San Agustin Church able to withstand earthquakes?

The Philippine Post Office in Manila is of what style?

This is a gateway to a Dravidian temple

Who is hte first Filipino registered Architect

The Manila Cathedral in Intramuros is what style of architecture?

What do you call the reclaimed land of the Aztecs used for farming and growing produce?

In a Muslim mosque, the west wall containing the niche and pulpit at the center of the open court

The largest temple in the world

Egyptian pyramids had its ______ oriented to the NE, SE, NW, SW points:

The most impressive church in Belgium and which has one immense tower with a 400 ft spire

The architect of the Geodesic dome

Declared a national landmark in 1973, it is the 1st of all steel buildings in the Philippines

An Egyptian gateway:

food storage in the bahay na bato

The tower atop the Torogan where the princess and her ladies in waiting hide during occasions is called:

Renaissance architect that planned the city of Rome with obelisks as waypoint landmarks to the city nodes:

Renaissance structure that marks the spot where St. Peter is thought to have died

Who are the architects of St. Basil's Cathedral, Russia?

A circular window with patterned tracery arranged like the spokes of a wheel, used in Gothic cathedrals

The characteristic common in Medieval European architecture and Mesopotamian architecure

The architect of the Petronas towers in KL, showcasing geometries and represents the unity of their people

The cistern in the bahay na bato

A portion of the wall above the architrave often adorned with bas relief

The pulpit on the west wall of a mosque:

The smallest fort built by the early Spanish settlers in Manila

The Art Noveau in Spain is known as

The famous and highest Art Deco skyscraper in New York city

Painting technique used to articulate walls trended during renaissance, where color pigment is applied on wet plaster.

The straight tower shaft, generally standing alone. Example of this is the Leaning Tower of Pisa

In churches, the pulpit for reading the epistles and the gospel

The first Architect recorded in History

The decorative clerestory found above the windows of the bahay na bato

Buddhist sacred mounds found inside the chaityas or cave temples

Hindu temple showing reliefs of the Kama Sutra

Skyscraper of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe constructed with massive cglass curtain walls

Greek Temple characterized with a row of columns in the front and rear