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Lecture 8: HHR
Lecture 8: HHR
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Architecture
Undergraduate 2
04/19/2011

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a. Corbelled supports for structure

b. mid length column collars

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List two architectural details Furness borrowed from Viollet-le-duc:
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Shingle Siding
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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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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Furness' search for an "American" architecture was inspired by the writings of the philosopher:
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a. environmental

b. riots

c. ??????

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List three factors that influenced the final site plan of the Glessner House:
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Richardson
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A checkerboard pattern of square stones created by alternating dark and light stones was a characteristic motif in the early work of:
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repose
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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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Viollet-le-duc
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The European architectural theoretician that was most influential on the work of Furness was:
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I had the courtyard facing south
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Sketch the site plan of the Glessner House including a North arrow:
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Furness got more complex, Richardson got more refined
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Compare the formal compositional tendencies in the last buildings designed by Richardson and the last designs by Furness
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he said it had more potential for development (as did Semper)
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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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Trinity Church
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What building was first responsible for establishing Richardson as a national-know architect
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the first two were cross-axial, the third was rectangular
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There were three libraries by Richardson shown in lecture. Sketch the concept of the floor plann that was repeated in all three projects:
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