Modern and Contemporary Architecture - History and Theory of Architecture - Architecture and Planning Previous Year Questions

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2007 · Architecture and Planning · History and Theory of Architecture · Modern and Contemporary Architecture

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2007

The project Habitat, Montreal, designed by Moshe Safdie is an example of

A

high rise apartments

B

low rise detached dwellings

C

organic architecture

D

prefabricated housing

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2007 · Architecture and Planning · History and Theory of Architecture · Modern and Contemporary Architecture

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2007

The term coined by Paolo Soleri that combines ecology with architecture and deals with habitats maintaining an extremely high population density is

A

Archaeology

B

Proxemics

C

Arcology

D

Utopia

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2007 · Architecture and Planning · History and Theory of Architecture · Modern and Contemporary Architecture

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2007

An architect of the Chicago School movement is

A

Richard Boyle

B

Louis Sullivan

C

Hector Guimard

D

William Morris

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2007 · Architecture and Planning · History and Theory of Architecture · Modern and Contemporary Architecture

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2007

National Science Centre at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, is designed by

A

J.A. Stein

B

Anant Raje

C

Raj Rewal

D

P. Kanvinde

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2007 · Architecture and Planning · History and Theory of Architecture · Modern and Contemporary Architecture

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2007

Match the city plans in Group I with their designers in Group II.

Group I
P. London
Q. Berlin
R. Helsinki
S. Tokyo

Group II
1. Eliel Saarinen
2. Kenzo Tange
3. Alvar Aalto
4. Tadao Ando
5. Martin Machler
6. Patrick Abercrombie

A

P-6, Q-5, R-1, S-2

B

P-1, Q-3, R-5, S-2

C

P-6, Q-3, R-1, S-4

D

P-5, Q-6, R-3, S-4

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2007 · Architecture and Planning · History and Theory of Architecture · Modern and Contemporary Architecture

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2007

Match the architects in Group I with their works in Group II.

Group I
P. Norman Foster
Q. Cesar Pelli
R. Richard Meier
S. Renzo Piano

Group II
1. Petronas Towers
2. Kansai Airport
3. HSBC, Hongkong
4. The Atheneum
5. Sydney Opera House

A

P-3, Q-1, R-4, S-2

B

P-4, Q-1, R-2, S-3

C

P-3, Q-2, R-5, S-1

D

P-5, Q-3, R-1, S-2

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2007 · Architecture and Planning · History and Theory of Architecture · Modern and Contemporary Architecture

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2007

The Prairie House design of Frank Lloyd Wright is characterised by
P. Horizontal planes
Q. Extended roofs
R. Focal fire place
S. Steel columns
T. Vertical screen windows

A

P, R, S

B

P, Q, S

C

Q, R, S, T

D

P, Q, R, T

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2007 · Architecture and Planning · History and Theory of Architecture · Modern and Contemporary Architecture

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2007

Match the housing projects in Group I with the architects in Group II.

Group I
P. Tara Group Housing, New Delhi
Q. Marine Front Housing, Cochin
R. Aranya Community Housing, Indore
S. Asiad Village, New Delhi

Group II
1. Balkrishna Doshi
2. Charles Correa
3. Hasmukh Patel
4. Kuldip Singh
5. Laurie Baker
6. Raj Rewal

A

P-2, Q-4, R-1, S-6

B

P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-6

C

P-2, Q-5, R-6, S-1

D

P-1, Q-5, R-3, S-6

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2007 · Architecture and Planning · History and Theory of Architecture · Modern and Contemporary Architecture

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2007

The architectural projects of the International Style are P. Aurora House by Aldo Rossi, Q. Schroder House by Gerrit Rietveld, R. Thematic House by Jenecks & Farrell, S. Tugendhat House by Mies van der Rohe, T. Villa Savoye by Le Corbusier

A

P, Q, R, T

B

P, S

C

Q, S, T

D

Q, R, T

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2007 · Architecture and Planning · History and Theory of Architecture · Modern and Contemporary Architecture

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2007

Match the designers in Group I with the terms in Group II. Group I: P. Max Dubois, Q. Joseph Paxton, R. Victor Horta. Group II: 1. Prefabrication, 2. Domino System, 3. Minimalism, 4. Vegetal Ornamentation

A

P-2, Q-1, R-4

B

P-4, Q-1, R-3

C

P-2, Q-4, R-3

D

P-1, Q-3, R-4

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2008 · Architecture and Planning · History and Theory of Architecture · Modern and Contemporary Architecture

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2008

The Columbian Exposition in North America is synonymous with

A

City Beautiful Movement.

B

Urbana Lake front development.

C

CIAM.

D

Broad-acre City.

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2008 · Architecture and Planning · History and Theory of Architecture · Modern and Contemporary Architecture

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2008

The international guideline for conservation and restoration of monuments and sites recommended by ICOMOS, is known as

A

Venice Charter.

B

Amsterdam Declaration.

C

Granada Convention.

D

Burra Charter.

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2008 · Architecture and Planning · History and Theory of Architecture · Modern and Contemporary Architecture

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2008

Architectural projects designed by Laurie Baker are generally characterised by

A

P, R, S

B

P, Q, S

C

Q, R, S

D

P, Q, R

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2008 · Architecture and Planning · History and Theory of Architecture · Modern and Contemporary Architecture

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2008

‘Contemporary architecture has made a shift from machine-based modernist approach to passive energy-sensitive approach.’ Which of the following groups of architects best represent this shift?

A

Paul Rudolph, Mies van der Rohe, Arato Isozaki

B

Norman Foster, James Carpenter, Richard Rogers

C

James Sterling, Philip Johnson, Ralph Rapson

D

Arthur Erikson, Frei Otto, Rem Koolhaas

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2008 · Architecture and Planning · History and Theory of Architecture · Modern and Contemporary Architecture

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2008

‘Park le de Villette’, Paris designed by Bernard Tschumi, is characterised by

A

continuous sequence along a zigzag line.

B

beast like benches embedded with fragments of coloured tiles and stepped terraces.

C

point grid, superimposition and agglomeration of activities.

D

semi underground cave-like gallery for the display of artworks.

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2008 · Architecture and Planning · History and Theory of Architecture · Modern and Contemporary Architecture

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2008

The predominant characteristics of spatial organizational principles found in the works of Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright are characterized respectively by

A

Grid organization and Linear-planar organization.

B

Centralized-clustered organization and Grid organization.

C

Radial organization and Grid-radial organization.

D

Centralized organization and Multi-grid organization.

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2009 · Architecture and Planning · History and Theory of Architecture · Modern and Contemporary Architecture

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2009

‘Usonian’ houses were designed by

A

Mies van der Rohe

B

Alvar Aalto

C

Frank Lloyd Wright

D

Le Corbusier

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2009 · Architecture and Planning · History and Theory of Architecture · Modern and Contemporary Architecture

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2009

The Pattern Language theory was propounded by

A

Christopher Alexander

B

Patrick Geddes

C

John Ruskin

D

Amos Rapoport

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2009 · Architecture and Planning · History and Theory of Architecture · Modern and Contemporary Architecture

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2009

Match the building projects in Group I with their architects in Group II:

Group I	Group II
P. National Olympic Stadium, Beijing	1. Rem Koolhaas
Q. Glass Pyramid, the Louvre, Paris	2. Richard Rogers
R. Millennium Dome, London	3. Renzo Piano
S. Kansai Airport, Osaka	4. Tadao Ando
	5. I. M. Pei
	6. Herzog & de Meuron

A

P-6, Q-2, R-3, S-4

B

P-1, Q-6, R-2, S-4

C

P-6, Q-5, R-2, S-3

D

P-2, Q-5, R-1, S-3

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2009 · Architecture and Planning · History and Theory of Architecture · Modern and Contemporary Architecture

Architecture and Planning (AR) 2009

Match the Institutions in Group I with their Architects in Group II:

Group I	Group II
P. National Dairy Development Board, New Delhi	1. B. V. Doshi
Q. National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi	2. Charles Correa
R. Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore	3. A. P. Kanvinde
S. Jodhpur University, Jodhpur	4. J. A. Stein
	5. Raj Rewal
	6. U. C. Jain

A

P-3, Q-5, R-1, S-6

B

P-6, Q-3, R-4, S-1

C

P-3, Q-1, R-4, S-6

D

P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-6

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