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Architecture 1210 OSU
KSA 1210 Architecture Exam 1
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Architecture
Undergraduate 1
06/24/2013

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Term
Nolli Map
Definition
Giambattista Nolli
1748
Term
Unite d'Habitation
Definition
Corbusier
1948
Marseilles, France
Term
Uffizi
Definition
Giorgio Vasari
1550
Florence, Italy
Term
Timgad
Definition
100
Timgad, Algeria
Term
Vitruvian Man
Definition
Leonardo Da Vinci
1500
Term
Tempietto
Definition
Bramante
1502
Rome
Term
Cite de Refuge
Definition
Corbusier
1930
Paris
Term
Ozenfant Studio
Definition
Corbusier
1922
Paris
Term
Stonehenge
Definition
2750-1500 B.C.
Amesbury, England
Term
Santa Costanza
Definition
345
Rome
Term
Pantheon
Definition
118
Rome
Term
Taj Mahal
Definition
1632-1654
Agra, India
Term
Cenotaph to Newton
Definition
Boulee
1784
Term
Princess Diana Memorial
Definition
Kathryn Gustafson
2004
London, UK
Term
Temple of Khons
Definition
Ramses II
1150 B.C.
Karnak
Term
Temple of Ramses
Definition
1250 B.C.
Abu Simbel - (location)
Term
Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
Definition
Senmut
1480 B.C.
Deir-el-Bahari (location)
Term
Imperial Fora
Definition
100
Rome
Term
Maison Carree
Definition
117
Nimes, France
Term
Notre Dame Cathedral
Definition
1163
Paris
Term
Chartres Cathedral
Definition
1194
Chartres, France
Term
Ise Shrine
Definition
690
Ise, Japan
Term
Baths of Caracalla
Definition
212
Rome
Term
Plan
Definition
Horizontal cut parallel to ground plane
3-6 ft above ground
L and W
Term
Section
Definition
Vertical slice perpendicular to ground plane
L, W, and Height
Term
Elevation
Definition
View of side, front, etc. with no cut
Term
Cross Section
Definition
Short cut
Term
Longitudinal Section
Definition
Long cut
Term
Axonometric
Definition
3D on 2D
Vertical remain vert. and Parallel remain para.
all lines drawn to scale
Term
Perspective
Definition
3D on 2D
Convergence of Parallel lines
Term
Platonic Solids
Definition
3D forms extruded from primary shapes (i.e. circle-sphere-cylinder)
Term
Diagram
Definition
Graphic synthesis of how to organize space by means of formal analysis
Term
Axis
Definition
line or segment about which a form is organized

can connect/organize loosely grouped elements
Term
Symmetry
Definition
Mirror image about an axis
Term
Tripartite
Definition
Division by 3
Term
Modular
Definition
6' people
Scale created by Corbusier
Term
Uffizi
Fiume
Arno
Definition
office
water
river in Florence
Term
Piazza
Definition
Figural void public space framed by multiple buildings
(Courtyards are framed by ONE building)
Term
Palazzo
Definition
Residential building with courtyard in center
Term
Precedent
Definition
Something which comes before and influences later designs
Term
Parti
Definition
A point of departure for design
(basically the overall idea)
Term
Paradigm
Definition
Ideal model
Term
Cardo
Definition
North, South axes in Roman military town
Term
Decumanus
Definition
East, West axes in Roman military town
Term
Forum
Definition
Public figural void in classic Roman time period
Term
Renaissance
Definition
1500-1600
Rebirth of Classical Greek and Roman empires
(art, design, beliefs, etc.)
Term
Axis Mundi
Definition
Z-axis
connects "heaven to earth"
Term
Colonnade
Definition
Row of columns
Term
Golden rectangle
Definition
Rectangle who's proportions are related to Golden Section
Term
Golden Section
Definition
Proportion based on rational
(Parts to Whole)
Mathematical
Term
Chalk Bank
Definition
mounding of earth by chalk, surrounding Stonhenge
Term
Heel Stone
Definition
Point of light on summer solstice at Stonehenge
Term
Post and Lintel
Definition
aka Trabeated
2 vertical columns/walls/support with horizontal across top
Term
Hadrian Wall
Definition
wall surrounding Classic Rome
Term
Tiber
Definition
River in Rome
Term
Vault
Definition
Arch extended into space
Term
Dome
Definition
Arch spun 360 degrees
Term
Genus Loci
Definition
Spirit of a a place/space/city etc.
Term
Obelisk
Definition
Tall thin TAPERED stone
comes from egyptians
Term
Microcosm
Definition
Smaller iteration of larger whole
Term
Niche
Definition
recesses carried into a wall
Term
Poché
Definition
Substance between two walls that can be carved into
Term
Oculus
Definition
Window above, opens to sky
Term
Coffers
Definition
Dematerialization in arch.
reduction of structure eliminates weight and makes more stable
Term
Pietra Dura
Definition
Stones inlaid in marble wall
Term
Chahar Bagh
Definition
"4 garden"
a garden division by 4
Term
Minarets
Definition
Very tall thin columns
(see Taj Mahal for example)
Term
Sublime
Definition
Inspired by feeling of awe
Term
Ka
Definition
Spirit in Egyptian times
Term
Pylon
Definition
Entry way to Egytpian temple. One large stone split in center.
Term
Hypostyle Hall
Definition
Hall lined with columns
Term
Sanctuary
Definition
Most important part of Egyptian temple
Term
Telescoping
Definition
Spaces that gradually decrease in size
Shows Heirarchy
(see Temples of Khnos or Ramses II for ex)
Term
Capital
Definition
Splaying (opening) of columns at top
Allows less columns to be used
Term
Stoa
Definition
Space defined by Columns
Play on space, between interior and exterior
Term
Plasticity
Definition
An object that can be understood in the round
Term
Temenos
Definition
Scared prescient of a Greek holy site
Term
Agora
Definition
Most public space in a Classic Greek city
Term
Panathenic Progression
Definition
Path one would take going uo to Acropolis
Ritual path
Term
Stoa
Definition
Greek market place
Term
Cella
Definition
Most important part of a Greek or Roman temple
Term
Pilaster
Definition
Column engaged with a wall
(faux column)
Term
Basillica
Definition
In classic Rome, a judicial building
eventually became basis of Christian church
Term
Intercolumnation
Definition
Spacing between columns
This space gets larger throughout the progression of time, and the advancement of engineering
Term
types of Baths of Caracalla
Caldarium
Tepidarium
Frigidarium
Definition
Hot
Inbetween
Cold
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