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| Who was responsible for the initial development of cast iron in England? |
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| The first large clear span structure to use cast iron as the primary structural material was? |
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| What Business forced the introduction of cast iron structures in building constructions? |
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| What was the effect on architecture of the British Victory in the battle of Trafalgar? |
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| Further developments in technology. |
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| Rickman and Cragg were known for their prefabricated cast iron ___________? |
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| Cast Iron Gothic Revival churches |
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| The Royal Pavilion at Brighton was designed by? |
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| Early example of glass' ability to break the box of the traditional rectangular room was articulated by? |
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| Remarks on Hot Houses was written by? |
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| The potential to use iron to evolve a new architectural style devoid of Greek or Gothic ornament was first articulated by? |
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| The Great Conservatory at Chatsworth was designed by? |
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| The greenhouse in the Royal Gardens at Kew was designed by? |
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| Two advantages of a parisian arcade. |
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1. Avoid the winter climate.
2. Blur the boundary of outside and inside. |
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| The second Jardin d' Hiver was designed by? |
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| The final design of Les Halles was produced by? |
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| Two aspects of the industrial revolution that brought out reform movement? |
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1. Rejection of machine outright.
2.Reform of the machine's production |
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| Who was the first British architect to use the new theory of the zeitgeist in challenging his peers to improve British architecture in 1835? |
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| German term for "Spirit of Times" |
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| First British architect to call for a new architectural style appropriate to the 19th century? |
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| Owen Jones first book, which documented the Islamic tradition of ornament, was the study of? |
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| Who was the first to propose to Prince Albert the idea for the Crystal Palace? |
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| Who was the designer in control of the color scheme of the Crystal Palace? |
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| How was the glass roof in the Crystal Palace protected from the heat of the sun? |
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| How was the South Kensington School of Design originally funded? |
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| profits from the 1851 Worlds Fair |
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| Define what Owen Jones meant by "repose". |
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| Owen Jones had an important influence on architecture of the late nineteenth century by promoting what two sources of development of new ornamental style? |
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1. Plans, Elevations, Sections, and details of the Alhambra.
2. The Grammar of Ornament. |
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| The author of contrasts was? |
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| What was the one major difference between the ideas of Jones and those of Pugin? |
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Jones looked for a new style.
Pugin wanted to reform society back to the values of authentic gothic. |
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| Who were the two architects responsible for the reconstruction of the Houses of Parliament in 1836? |
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| Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin |
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| Why did the guidelines for the Houses of Parliament competition strictly state the style to be used was either Gothic or Elizabethan? |
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| Parliament reflects the social reality in England. |
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| The L- shaped floor plan favored by Arts and Crafts designers was first championed by the theorist _______, as a critique of the symetrical plans by ________. |
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| Who designed aristocratic estate houses? |
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| __________ and ___________, did more than anyone else to shape culture of Victorian Britain. |
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| John Ruskin and Thomas Carlyle |
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| The two books written by John Ruskin that pertain to architectural theory are: |
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1. The Seven Lamps of Architecture
2. The Stones of Venice |
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| The "Red House," symbol of the beginning of the Arts and Crafts movement in England was designed by which Architect? |
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| The movement in painting which influenced William Morris that was the parallel of the Gothic Revival in architecture was? |
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| What was the configuration in a typical Arts and Crafts house? |
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| Why was the L-shaped plan used in houses? |
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| As and over rejection of axial symmetry. |
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| The first American structure to be erected with an iron frame that also supported its masonry envelope was? |
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| Cast iron-fronted building |
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| The cast-iron fronted building in America is generally regarded as the invention of? |
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| Describe Bogardus' proposed design for the 1853 New York Worlds Fair. |
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| Crystal Palace, A tall tower + Horizontal construction |
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| Describe the construction system Bogardus used in McCollough Shot Tower. |
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| Non-loadbearing masonry on an iron frame. |
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| Bogardus's primary competitor in the New York City market was? |
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| The inventor of the American iron frame was? |
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| The first U.S. city where cast iron was used to any great degree was? |
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| Major differences between Pugin, Ruskin, and Violet-le-duc, as they apply to their view of Gothic Architecture. |
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Definition
Pugin was in favor of a gothic value reform.
Ruskin.....
Violet-le duc..... |
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| What was the effect on architecture of the Franco-Prussian War? |
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| French were the leading designers until the Franco Prussian War slowed the economy. |
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| The name given the style of architecture constructed during the reign of Napoleon III is? |
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| Napoleon III appointed ___________ as Prefect of the Seine, who was responsible for the urban renovation of Paris during the mid 19th century. |
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| List three laws that controlled the design of buildings in Haussmanss Paris. |
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1. Mansard roof (all had maximum height)
2. Heroic statues
3. Eclectic, but mainly classical decoration |
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| What does Larson credit for having inspired Richardson to eliminate the horizontal banding in his elevations in favor of one continuous surface? |
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| Skyscrapers would be pointless if they used a horizontal band. (no need to represent each floor) |
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| List three factors that influenced the final site plan of the Glessner House: |
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1. The site orientation was the same as an Italian Palazzo
2. North and East walls are windowless
3. Defensive structure/ sheltered yard |
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| A checkerboard pattern of square stones created by alternating dark and light stones was a characteristic motif in early work of? |
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| The term used by many 19th century American architects used to describe the quality they were searching for in their designs was? |
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| What reason did Richardson give for choosing the Romanesque as his point of inspiration for his work? |
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Definition
| He didn't thing that the french developed the Romanesque to a logical end. |
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| What building was responsible for establishing Richardson as a national-known architect? |
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| Trinity Church in Boston. |
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| Which materials first led Richardson to eliminate the horizontal layering of his elevations? |
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Definition
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| Be able to sketch a transverse section of the Glessner house with sun angles. |
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| Be able to sketch the concept of the floor plan used in Richardsons' three libraries. |
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| The Atrium skylight in a single-loaded corridor office building would be location where in the building? |
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| Besides the Roman House, what was the other historical precedent for the interior atrium of 19th century skyscrapers? |
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| Be able to sketch the standard massing scheme of a New York skyscraper designed in the 1870's. |
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Definition
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| The style closes to describing Equitable Life Insurance Building was? |
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Definition
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| Why is the equitable building considered by many historians to be the first skyscraper? |
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| Design included an elevator and was taller then a typical building. |
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| The first skyscraper designed (but not built) for Chicago was the? |
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| The Renaissance palazzo provided what two precedents for the early skyscraper? |
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| This was the tallest building under construction in the U.S. during the last 25 years of the 19th century. |
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Definition
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| He is now given credit for designing what most historians regard as the first skyscraper in the U.S. |
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| This building would have been the first skyscraper erected in Chicago had the 1871 fir not occurred. |
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| What was the conventional color scheme of many of the buildings designed in the U.S. during the 1870's? |
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| The tallest building (excluding structures) under construction in the U.S. during the 1870's? |
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| What was the geopolitical significance of Chicago's location at the time of its founding? |
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| The linkage between the Great Lakes and Mississippi water system. |
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| Name two 19th century American writers who search for an American Style paralleled the of Richardson, Root, and Sullivan. |
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1.Mark Twain
2. Walt Whitman |
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| What two advantages did Root's iron reinforced pad foundation have over the traditional foundations of the time? |
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1. The depth of the foundation went from 10 to 2 feet.
2. Saves a lot of weight by getting rid of battered walls. |
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| Was Richardson responsible for bringing the "box" to Chicago? |
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| Root brought the box to Chicago. Richardson IMPROVES the form of the box. |
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| According to Larson, the major departure from Root's prior designs in Richardson's design of the Marshal Fields Wholesale Building was? |
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| Richardson eliminates the layering of the floors and gives the building a vertical orientation. |
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| List three technical innovations incorporated in the design and construction of the Rookery. |
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Definition
1.Iron Skeletal Frame
2. Modern Pad foundation
3. Terracotta fireproofing |
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| What was the difference between the massing of a 1870's skyscraper in New York and a 1880's skyscraper in Chicago? |
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Definition
New York had cooperate buildings - the taller the better
Chicago had simple extrusions |
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| Name two buildings that used the progression of layered arcades as their elevational idea prior to the Marshal Field Wholesale store. |
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1. Haunt's New York Tribune Building
2. Post's New York Produce Exchange |
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| The first skyscraper built in Chicago the___________ was designed by_____________? |
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Definition
| Montauk Block by Burnham and Root |
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| Larson credits Richardson with what achievement in the design of the Field Wholesale store? |
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Definition
| A vertical emphasis by a uniform exterior material |
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Term
| The atrium skylight in the Rookery is located? |
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Definition
| At the center of the building on the second floor in the doughnut floor plan. |
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| List two technical firsts developed by Root that allowed the skyscraper to evolve in Chicago. |
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Definition
1. Non-load bearing masonry wall on an iron skeletal frame
2. pad foundation |
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| The __________ was the last tall masonry bearing wall office building erected in Chicago. |
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| The first use of iron columns in the exterior of a skyscraper was the? |
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| He was the leading figure in the first Chicago School, who was responsible for the design of more skyscrapers than the rest of the schools figures combined. |
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| List three major architectural firms of the Chicago School that were in practice from 1881-1891. |
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1. Holabird and Roche
2. Albert and Sullivan
3. Burnham and Root |
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Term
| Be able to draw a Chicago window. |
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Definition
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| What was the primary reason for the lack of ornament in the Montauk of Monadnock Blocks? |
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| It was expensive and would have been covered in pollution. |
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| The architect who was the first to be granted a U.S. patent for iron framing in skyscrapers was? |
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Definition
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| The atrium skylight in the Masonic Temple was located at the? |
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| Top center, 300 feet high |
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Term
| The model for the design of the elevations of the First Leiter Building was? |
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Definition
| Shillito's Department Store |
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| If Chicago cannot claim to have been the birthplace of the iron frame, what technical achievement central to the evolution of the skyscraper can it call it's own? |
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Definition
| Use of terra-cotta in place of brick. |
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| What does Larson credit Root with having pioneered in the design of the elevations of the Monadnock and Masonic Temple? |
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Definition
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| Is Sullivan's design of the Wainright building's elevations honest? |
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| No, the exterior columns had no structural integrity. |
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| The leading figure in the Chicago School was? |
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Definition
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| List three conceptual ways to design the elevation of a skeletal framed skyscraper based on rational factors. |
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1. Cage
2. Horizontal layering
3. volume |
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| What two skyscrapers represent Root's ultimate achievement of using the building's structural system as the primary basis for the design of a skyscraper's elevation? |
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1. Masonic Temple
2. Monadnock Block |
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| The construction technique of the exterior of the Tacoma Building was first used in the? |
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Definition
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| List Three ways in which weight was reduced in the construction of Chicago skyscrapers which enabled them to be built taller on the city's relatively weak soil. |
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1. Terra-cotta replaced brick
2. Iron framing
3. Flat arched, hallow tile floors |
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| The tallest atrium constructed in the 19th century was the? |
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Definition
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| The tallest building erected in Chicago during the First Chicago School was the? |
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Definition
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| Following his dictum "Form follows Function," Sullivan designed all the exterior columns in the Wainwright Building as vertical or horizontal elements? |
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Definition
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| The tallest atrium designed by Root was in the? |
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Definition
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| What building in Chicago was almost a direct copy of the Shillito's Store? |
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| First Leiter Building by Jenney |
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Term
| The first use of the Rookery atrium's hung masonry curtain wall was on the? |
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Definition
| Tocoma Building by Holabird and Roche |
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| What two differences were there in the Buffington's patent that proves he was no influenced by the Home Insurance Building? |
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Definition
1. Wrought iron plates riveted together
2. Masonry completely riveted together. |
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| Sullivan's best-remembered phrase? |
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Definition
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| Draw a section of a Phoenix column and describe how it was fabricated. |
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Definition
| Hallow circle column mad of wrought iron pieces with flanges. |
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| What was the major difference in the way Wright designed the interiors of his houses versus those of his institutional buildings during his Prairie House Period? |
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Definition
Institutional buildings connected with the sky
Homes connected with the ground |
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Definition
| Fireplace with benches next to it. |
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Term
| What was the symbolism intended by Wright when he used an Inglenook? |
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Definition
| Heart of the house, a symbol of Family |
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Term
| The only two non residential buildings designed by Wright during his Prairie School phase that were constructed were? |
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Definition
1. Larkin Building
2. Unity Temple |
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Term
| Be able to sketch the site plan and pedestrian approach to the Robie House. |
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Definition
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Term
| Be able to sketch the movement sequence from entry to sanctuary to fellowship hall in Unity Temple. |
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Definition
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Term
| Describe how Wright used ornamental banding in his interiors. |
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Definition
| Trim was used to turn the corners and continue instead of stopping the corner. It was used to put focus on the volume of space. |
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Term
| What was Wrights view of contemporary technology with respect to his designs? |
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Definition
| He used 20th century technology but it did not wear well with his intentions. |
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Term
| The type of geometry organization used in the plans of Wright's Prairie Houses is known as the? |
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Definition
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Term
| List three influences on the development of Wright's design process that occurred prior to the start of his Prairie Houses? |
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Definition
1. Froebel Blocks
2. Ralph Waldo Emerson
3. Japanese Pavilion of 1893 Worlds fair |
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Term
| Be able to draw and explain Wright's detailing of the brick in the Robie House. |
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Definition
Thin Roman Bricks + two tones of color.
It was used to create more horizontal elements |
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Term
| List two details that Wright used to impart horizontal accent to the exteriors of the Prairie Houses. |
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Definition
1. Matching vertical grout to brick.
2. All grout was flush with the brick. |
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Term
| Be able to diagram the plan of the Larkin Building. |
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Definition
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Term
| The term used to describe the geometry of the plans Wright's Prairie House is? |
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Definition
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Term
| Be able to sketch the floor plan of Unity temple. |
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Definition
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Term
| List three characteristics of Wright's Prairie Houses. |
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Definition
1. Horizontal Layering
2. Central Inglenook
3. Pinwheel plans |
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| Be able to sketch a vertical transverse cross section of the central office space of the Larkin Building. |
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| What two structural elements unique to his time did Gaudi employ in many of his buildings? |
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1. Parabolic curve
2. Inclined columns |
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Term
| Hector Guimard is best known for the design of the? |
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Definition
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Term
| Why did Gaudi incline his columns? |
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Definition
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| The other major Belgian Art Nouveau architect besides Horta was? |
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Definition
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| The trademark formal element of Art Nouveau was called? |
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Definition
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Term
| Describe Gaudi's technique of structural analysis and design. |
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Definition
rational = spiritual
Used fishing line and weights, flip that shape upside down. |
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Term
| The German equivalent of Art Nouveau was called? |
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Definition
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| List three architectural movements in the 19th century that we have studied this semester that were manifestations of the rise of nationalism. |
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Definition
1. Art Nouveau
2. Arts and Crafts
3. National Romanticism |
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| The Paris Subway System was designed by? |
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Definition
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Term
| The theoretician who had the greatest influence on the development of Art Nouveau architecture was? |
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Definition
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| Guadi's patron in Barcelona was? |
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Definition
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| Victor Horta is know for what style of architecture? |
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Definition
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| The arches used by Gaudi had a _____________ profile. |
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Definition
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| Art Nouveau architecture originated in what country? |
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Definition
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| The architect known for his wire and fishing weight model used to determine the structure of his buildings was? |
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Definition
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Term
| What project by Mackintosh exhibited at the Secession had profound influence on these designers? |
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Definition
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| The nickname given to the group of four designers centered around Mackintosh because of the colors and forms they used was the? |
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Definition
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| Margaret McDonalds signature motif was the? |
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Definition
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Term
| The city that was the center of Germany applied arts and the home of Ernst Ludwig School of Art was? |
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Definition
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| What influence did Glasgow have on Mackintosh's design approach. |
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Definition
| Glasgow was a ship building hot bed. He designed his buildings based on function from the inside out. |
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Term
| The architect of the Secession building was? |
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Definition
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Term
| The winner of the competition for the Vienna Subway System was? |
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Definition
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Term
| Describe Mackintosh's approach to the design of interior spaces. |
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Definition
| The interior form influences the overall design. |
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Term
| Compare Hoffmann's approach in the design of surface and volume with that of Wright's. |
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Definition
| Hoffmann, unlike Wright, emphasized the corner to create a very planer design |
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Term
| What city did Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig try to make into a German Athens? |
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Definition
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Term
| Name the firm that Joseph Hoffmann helped to start that produced high quality objects and furnishings for houses. |
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Definition
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Term
| Who was the "father figure" of the Secessionists? |
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Definition
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Term
| The painter who collaborated with Olbrich in the design of the Secession Building was? |
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Definition
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Term
| The Secessionists were located in what city? |
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Definition
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Term
| The two people responsible for the design of the Secession Building were? |
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Definition
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Term
| Charles Rennie Mackintosh had a connection with which continental European art movement? |
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Definition
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Term
| The elevational treatment used in the entrance facade of Grundtvig Church is best described as? |
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Definition
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Term
| Where did Stepped Gable End Treatment form? |
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Definition
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Term
| What device is used in the Stockholm City Hall to link it with the adjacent lake? |
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Definition
| An open air arcade on the ground floor |
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Term
| The Kallio Church was designed by? |
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Definition
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Term
| Describe the elevation treatment Saarinen typically used in the towers of his Finnish buildings? |
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Definition
| Unbroken verticals and heavy corners |
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Term
| The building typically credited with the start of the national Romantic Movement in Scandinavia is? |
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Definition
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Term
| The Tampere Cathedral was designed by? |
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Definition
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Term
| "The arrangement of a vertical force against a contrasting and balancing horizontal volume" best describes the compositional theory employed by? |
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Definition
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Term
| The movement in Scandinavia at the turn of the century was a genuine attempt to interpret the indigenous tradition of each of the respective countries is referred to as? |
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Definition
| Nationalist Romantic Movement |
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| List two reasons why Saarinen preferred to incorporate a vertical element in the massing of his buildings. |
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Definition
1. To create an urban landmark
2. To pin down the mass of the buildings in its relation to the surroundings. |
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Term
| The style that evolved in Finland to express and preserve the indigenous culture in the face of increasing pressure by the czar to 'russify' Finland was? |
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Definition
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Term
| Saarinen's favorite interior color was? |
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Definition
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Term
| The typical Saarinen formal composition incorporated a _________ element to ___________. |
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Definition
| Vertical, Balance the horizontals |
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Term
| The name of the residential compound of Gesellius, Lindgren, and Saarinen? |
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Definition
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Term
| Hcittrask was the name given to the residential complex of? |
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Definition
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Term
What two things were necessary to be developed in the late 18th/early 19th centuries to enable the
evolution of modern concrete structures? |
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Definition
1. Portland Cement
2. Reinforcing of Concrete |
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Term
List three reasons why Larson considers reinforced concrete, and not iron, to have been the material more
responsible for the development of modern architecture: |
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Definition
1. No Fireproofing
2. Can take any form
3. It had no precedent |
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Term
Ernest Ransome's concrete framed factories bore a stunning resemblance to those designed at the
same time by what French pioneer in concrete? |
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Definition
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Term
| The first important French contractor of reinforced concrete prior to the Franco-Prussian War was? |
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Definition
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Term
| The architect chosen by Henry Ford to design his factories in Detroit was? |
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Definition
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Term
| What economic advantage did the Hennebique system enjoy in Paris? |
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Definition
| Thinner floors, more floors within building limit |
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Term
| What was the secret of Roman cement that was rediscovered in the 19th Century? |
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Definition
| Hydrolic, Dries without contact to air |
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Term
The French rationalist tradition, started by Soufflot, and best represented by the work of Perret, was a quest to
synthesize the ideas of what two historic styles? |
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Definition
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Term
| What other theoretician, besides Viollet-le-Duc influenced the work of Perret? |
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Definition
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Term
| What two theoreticians influenced the work of Perret? |
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Definition
1. Violet-le-duc
2. Choisy |
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Term
The architect responsible for the early use of reinforced concrete structures in the design of the first
automobile factories in Detroit was? |
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Definition
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Term
| The first skyscraper constructed with a reinforced concrete frame was the? |
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Definition
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| The Swiss engineer famous for his graceful, shallow arched, three-hinged concrete bridges was? |
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| Portland Cement was first invented in which country ? |
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The demise of terra-cotta fireproofing that led to the universal acceptance of reinforced concrete was a
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| In which country was the principle of reinforcing concrete first developed? |
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| What advantage did reinforced concrete enjoy over iron from the viewpoint of structural rationalists? |
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| Which French engineer built an international concrete company after the Franco-Prussian War? |
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| What was the name of Tony Garnier's socialist utopian city which employed concrete housing and solar-power? |
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| What is generally regarded as the first American reinforced concrete building? |
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The German architectural theorist who noted the inferior quality of German manufactured goods at the 1851
World's Fair was? |
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| What past style did Semper champion as being capable of further development? |
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| What was the precedent for the Brandenburg Gate? |
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| The first theoretician to speculate about the woven qualities of the primitive curtain wall was? |
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| The German artist usually credited as having coined the term “gesamtkunstwerk” is? |
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| The Wasmuth Volumes documented the early work of? |
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The German architectural writer who mythologized the English Arts and Crafts house at the term of the century
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| Gropius was responsible for what building at the 1914 Deutscher Werkbund Exhibition? |
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| Name two leading designers that were placed in charge of a major German school of design prior to WW I: |
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| Loos' major criticism of the Deutscher Werkbund was that it? |
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| Tried to standardize everything |
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The Deutscher Werkbund chose what to design the model factory for its 1914
Cologne exhibition. The final design was influenced by what Wright building? |
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| Gropius and Meyer, Mason City Bank |
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| AEG of Germany hired who to redesign its entire image, production, and buildings? |
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| One of the three founders of the Deutscher Werkbund was? |
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| Das Englische Haus was written by? |
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What was the primary difference in intention between a Kahn-designed factory and the
Behrens-designed AEG factory? |
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| Behrens used it as art, Kahn used it as just a building |
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What was founded to encourage the improvement of machine
production in Germany. |
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| Behrens was greatly influenced by which philosopher? |
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Herman Muthesius used which type of building as the model for Germany to emulate in order to improve its
building design? |
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| How can one view the design of the Fagus factory as an inverse of the AEG Turbine factory? |
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1. Did not emphasize corner
2. Pulls pilaster in |
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| The Fagus Works was designed by? |
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| In what three shapes did Cezanne say that nature reveals itself? |
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| The Futurist Manifesto was written by? |
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| List two factors which occurred prior to 1860 that influenced the evolution towards abstraction on modern painting: |
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1. Color and Perception Theory
2. Japanese Prints |
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| The primary objective of Cubist painting was? |
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| What three shapes did Cubists painters employ in their paintings? |
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1. Circle
2. Square
3. Triangle |
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| What is the name given to a group of radical Italian designers who were prominent just prior to the start of WWI? |
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| The Futurist movement was centered in? |
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| What was one of the compositional goals of Cubist paintings? |
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| Capture multiple frames and angles |
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| Concerning the Spiritual in Art was written by? |
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| The first Expressionist glass skyscraper was designed by |
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| Who designed the Weimar government's new research tower for Einstein? |
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| Who designed the second Goetheanum? |
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List three buildings at the Werkbund’s 1914 Cologne exhibition that represented the three main movements in
German architecture prior to the start of WW1? |
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1. Glass pavilion
2. Model Theater
3. Model factory |
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| What was the 'crystal chain?' |
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| A group of underground artists in Germany |
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| Did Mies extrude the lotlines of the site in both of his glass skyscraper proposals? Why? |
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| No, Crystalized floor plan to reflect light in the street |
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| The designer of the German Glass Industry Pavilion at the 1914 Deutscher Werkbund exhibition was? |
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Give an example of a different German Expressionist architect who designed in each of the following materials:
1. glass
2. brick
3. dynamism (concrete) |
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1. Taut
2. Hoeger
3. Mendelsohn |
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| Why was the cathedral viewed as the ideal historic building type for the German Expressionists? |
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| Communal buildings which employed colored glass for light. |
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What was the major building project that focused the energies of German expressionists
immediately following the end of WWI? |
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| The Chilehaus in Hamburg was designed by? |
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| The author of "Glass Architecture" was? |
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| The Cathedral of Socialism was the ultimate goal of what movement? |
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| The Grosses Schauspielhaus in Berlin was designed by |
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| The architect of the proposed Leningrad Pravda Building in Moscow was? |
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| The architect of the Rusakov Worker's Club was? |
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Name two avant-garde art movements which emerged in Russia just prior to the Russian revolution and the
respective leader of each: |
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1. Rayonism - larionon
2. Constructivsm - Ginzburg |
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Name the two avant-garde architecture movements that emerged in Russia during the leadership of Lenin and an
architect from each: |
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1. Rationalism - Ladovsky
2. Suprematist - Malevich |
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| The spiraling design for the proposed Monument to the Third International was conceived by? |
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| Constructivist architecture was primarily a product of this country? |
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| What was the design school in Communist Russia that preceded the Bauhaus? |
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| Name a Russian Suprematist painter: |
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| "Prouns," ideograms with a Utopian content, were conceived by? |
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| What is a “corner counter-relief”? |
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| Additive pieces to the corner |
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| What rationalist approach was manifested in Melnikov’s design of the 1925 USSR pavilion? |
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| Diagonal through rectangle |
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| Who was the first to make “architectons”? |
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| The competition devised by the Soviets as a response to the Chicago Tribune Building competition was? |
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| Describe three details in the Vesnin’s Palace of Labor that identify as a Constructivist building: |
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1. Radial Masts
2. Rigging
3. Exposed Mechanical |
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