History of Architecture 4: Midterms Reviewer part 3 Flashcards
A style which originated in Italy
during the period of architectural
style revival in the 19th century
Neo-Renaissance
This style was characterized by
hip type tiled roof with /owpitched or inclination; eaves with supporting decorative brackets; employment of details such as columns, pilasters, pediments, quoins, and arches; and often symetrically balanced.
Neo-Renaissance
Notable buildings of this style are the
Gata de Leche and Ayuntamiento in Manila, and Bohol Provincial Capitol in Bohol.
Neo-Renaissance
A small circular panel or window.
roundel
A roughly triangular area of wall
between two adjacent arches.
spandrel
A protective covering usually
projecting from a wall providing shelter
medya-agwa, canopy
A style which originated in
Europe and used in the
Philippines in the later part of
the 19th century reviving the
architecture vocabulary of
Gothic Architecture.
Neo-Gothic
It includes grandiose or lofty far;ades,
pointed arches, soaring spires,
ribbed vaulting, flying buttress,
and rich ornamentation and tracery.
Neo-Gothic
Notable examples
include the San Sebastian and
Santo Domingo Churches in
Manila, and Bantay Church in
/locos Sur. The Iglesia ni Cristo
Central in Quezon City by Carlos
Santos-Viola is a modern
adaptation of this style.
Neo-Gothic
A tall structure comprised
of a tower and a spire.
steeple
A very slender type of spire
located above the tower roof
needle spire
A gable wall with sharp or lofty pitch.
steep gable wall
A dome with ribs fanning out from a central support.
Umbrella dome with multiple ribs
An eight-sided type of lantern
above a tower or dome.
octagonal lantern
A style which originated in
Western Europe and the United
States. It has been adopted from
L’Exposition Internationale des
Arts Decoratifs et Jndustriels
Modernes held in Paris, France in
1925 reviving and/or combining
traditional/historical and avantgarde stylistic elements.
Art Deco
Notable features of this style include stepped gables, sculptured panels, curved corners and edges, chevron and zigzag decorations, round porthole windows, and elements in group of three.
Art Deco
Significant buildings of this style are Metropolitan and Capito/Theatres in Manila, S. Villanueva Building in l/oilo City, and Rodriguez-Arguelles House in Sariaya, Quezon
Art Deco
A gable at the main facade of an Art Deco buildings with the
upper part shaped series of
steps.
stepped gable
A decorative ornament depicting
the crown of a Muslim minaret
tiara of stylized Muslim
minaret
The treatment and/or decoration
to a wall surface comprised of
different cofours that resembles
the festive culture of the country.
polychromatic wall surface
The ornamental main entrance gate demonstrating
the typical plumed oscine birds (family
Paradisaeidae) common in the Philippines.
bird of paradise gate
The ornamental main entrance gate demonstrating the typical plumed oscine birds (family Paradisaeidae) common in the Philippines.
bird of paradise gate
A thin piece of board usually precast with sculptured ornamentation and attached on the surface of the walls or ceilings.
sculptured panel
A treatment applied to corners
and edges, eliminating sharp
corners by curving it. In
Metropolitan Theatre, the curved
corners were treated with
tapestries of Malay cloths and
stylized Philippine plants.
curved edge and corner
A window with colored and patterned surface-tinted decorative
glass. In the Metropolitan Theatre, the stained glass window
depicts the rising sun with stylized Philippine plants.
stained glass window
A later strain of Art deco, which
originated in the United States in
the 1930s. It is simple, unadorned,
and linear.
Streamlined Deco
Notable features
include a rounded streamlined
corner, glass block walls, banded
parapets, an open deck, porthole
windows, and triple pipe railings.
Streamlined Deco
Significant buildings of this style
includes Quezon Institute and JaiAlai Buildings in Manila, and
Lopez Boat House in Jloi/o.
Streamlined Deco
A parapet with horizontal
continuous strip of moulding,
usually plain or unadorned.
banded parapet
A feature in Streamlined Art Deco
copying the streamlined ships
railings with three layers of
horizontal metal rails.
triple pipe railing
A wide and spacious exterior deck
similar to decks of streamlined
ships, without roof and protected
only by the metal railing on its
edges.
open deck
A type of small, circular window
extensively used as one of the
distinctive elements of
Streamlined Art Deco similar to
the “port hole window” or “side
scuttle” of a ship.
porthole window
A common treatment in both
Streamlined Art Deco and Art
Deco designs comprised of an architectural component of the
building in groups of three.
elements in group of three
A common feature in
Streamlined Art Deco,
eliminating sharp corners of
buildings to look like the
streamlined ships.
rounded streamline corner
A style which originated in
Germany in 1919 and adopted
from the design school founded
by Walter Gropius -the
Staatliches Bauhaus, which
intends to train artists for
industrial arts
Bauhaus
Notable elements of this style include an asymmetrical form, smooth far;ade, regularity, cubic form, pilotis, large windows,
balconies, and flat roof
Bauhaus
Significant buildings includes
National Press Club, Lopez
Museum, and National Library
of the Philippines, all in Manila.
Bauhaus
A design composition exhibiting
non-symmetrical or balanced
proportions.
asymmetrical composition
A characteristic of the surface
treatment of Bauhaus
buildings having an even and
plain finish.
smooth facade
The quality of having regularly
repeating or symmetrically:··
arranged elements.
regularity
A window having multipleframed glass windows that
forms as one huge panel.
large window
A roof having a relatively
horizontal surface usually of
concrete slab finish.
flat roof
A building element characteristic
having three-dimensional
angular appearance or shape.
cubic form
A vertical sun-shading element
installed to the building exterior
to reduce solar heat gain by
preventing direct solar exposure on glass windows and
fenestrations.
vertical brise-soliel
An accessible outdoor platform
projecting from the external face
of a building and is enclosed by a railing or balustrade.
balkonahe, balcony
The isolated columns or posts located on an open ground space to support a building.
pilotis
A public building used for
provincial government
administration.
Kapitolyo, Capitol Building
An impressive structure or statue
erected in a park or plaza in
remembrance of a significant
event, person, or group of people.
bantayog, monument
A public thoroughfare in a town or city, usually paved, that is
wider than an alley and often
has buildings along one or both
sides.
kalye, street
A major public road or route
connecting towns or cities and
usually utilized for vehicular use.
haywey, highway
An open area often landscaped and with a monument that is significant to the place. It is usually owned and managed by a government institution and is intended for public recreation and leisure
Parke, park
The central division of a facade often with
distinctive ornamentation as compared to
its subsidiary wings or bays .
central bay
The principal division of a facade where main entrance of a building is located and characterized by its monumental design and/or ornamentation.
frontispiece
Refers to the horizontal
division of a building or the
space between floor levels.
palapag, storey
The principal stair adjacent to
the entrance hall within the building .
pangunahing hagdan, main stair
A corridor or passageway in a building or a hall.
halwey, hallway
An interior space in which
business, clerical and/or
administrative work is performed.
opisina, office
A covered space serving as frontispiece of the building, traditionally consisting of rows of columns supporting a pedimented roof
portiko, portico
An imposing space, often with
high ceiling, that serves as the
central circulation space inside a building.
bulwagang pasukan, entrance hall
The one-level prototype educational institution named after Assemblyman Isaura
Gabaldon who authored the Philippine Assembly Act 1801 in 19081 appropriating one million dollars for the construction of school buildings.
Eskwelahang Gabaldon,
Gabaldon Schoolhouse
An outdoor space, often of grass,
intended both for school
children’s playing area and
school’s outdoor activities.
palaruan, playground
A room designated for carrying
out classes for technical
instruction.
silid gawaan, workshop room ·· · ·
An open space or area surrounded
or enclosed by buildings and/or-by walls.
loobang bakuran, courtyard
A narrow interior passageway
providing access to rooms or other
spaces.
koridor, corridor
In school, a room used for
academic instruction and venue
for classes.
silid aralan, classroom
