All Categories MCQs
Topic Notes: All Categories
General Description
Plato
- Biography: Ancient Greek philosopher (427–347 BCE), student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, founder of the Academy in Athens.
- Important Ideas:
- Theory of Forms
- Philosopher-King
- Ideal State
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What is 'Post-Modernism' in architecture?
Answer:
A style that emerged in the 1960s as a reaction against the austerity, formality, and lack of variety of modern architecture
Postmodern architecture is a style or movement which emerged in the 1960s as a reaction against the austerity, formality, and lack of variety of modern architecture.
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What is a 'Colonnade'?
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A long sequence of columns joined by their entablature
A colonnade denotes a long sequence of columns joined by their entablature, often free-standing, or part of a building.
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What is 'Urban Planning'?
Answer:
A technical and political process concerned with the development and design of land use and the built environment
Urban planning is a technical and political process concerned with the development and design of land use and the built environment.
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What is a 'Pergola'?
Answer:
An outdoor garden feature forming a shaded walkway, passageway, or sitting area
A pergola is an outdoor garden feature forming a shaded walkway, passageway, or sitting area of vertical posts or pillars that usually support cross-beams and a sturdy open lattice.
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What is 'Mortar'?
Answer:
A workable paste used to bind building blocks such as stones, bricks, and concrete masonry units
Mortar is a workable paste which hardens to bind building blocks such as stones, bricks, and concrete masonry units, to fill and seal the irregular gaps between them.
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What is a 'Cornice'?
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Any horizontal decorative molding that crowns a building or furniture element
A cornice is generally any horizontal decorative molding that crowns a building or furniture element - the cornice over a door or window, for instance, or the top edge of a pedestal.
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What is 'Cladding'?
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The application of one material over another to provide a skin or layer
Cladding is the application of one material over another to provide a skin or layer intended to control the infiltration of weather elements, or for aesthetic purposes.
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What is a 'Gable'?
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The triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches
A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches.
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What is 'Ergonomics' in design?
Answer:
The process of designing or arranging workplaces, products and systems so that they fit the people who use them
Ergonomics is the application of psychological and physiological principles to the engineering and design of products, processes, and systems.
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What is a 'Cupola'?
Answer:
A small, dome-like structure on top of a building
A cupola is a small, most often dome-like, structure on top of a building. Often used to provide a lookout or to admit light and air.