Art App. 2.5

Who was responsible for first expressing these fundamental ideals of Modernist architecture?

"form follows function" Louis Sullivan "less is more" Mies van der Rohe "a house is a machine for living" Le Corbusier

In this diagram of a structure, where are the pendentives?

above the arches (hit "all clickable areas")

The ancient Egyptian Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak includes which of the following architectural features?

a post-and-lintel construction a hypostyle hall a colonnade

What is this building?

a basic load-bearing construction a gateway to the gods a pyramid

What are the basic parts of a Classical Greek column called?

capital shaft base

Which architect is often called "the father of Modernism"?

louis sullivan

Which of these buildings, if any, is a central-plan church?

the circular buildings, the only ones that do not have extended parts

What is the name of each of the elements that make up this basic method of creating a span?

top: lintel sides: post

Architecture has a special place in our lives because a building invariably affects all who see or enter it.

true

Although buildings can be some of the largest and most complicated human-made objects, they usually begin with a simple drawing. What building is this the preliminary sketch for?

world trade center

Thoughtful architectural design should reflect a building's function and its role within the surrounding community. Which, if any, of these buildings was designed as a gallery or exhibition space?

all of them

How did Gothic architecture solve the problem of the strong outward pressure created by the weight of vaulted ceilings without the need for massive walls?

flying buttresses

Architecture is primarily concerned with which of the following factors?

structure function form

Architects often take their inspiration from the world around them. What are the designs of these buildings intended to resemble?

water ones: ship sail skyscraper building: classical column pointy skyscraper: islamic minaret

This pagoda and temple hall in the grounds of the Buddhist Horyu-ji complex in Japan are two of the oldest wooden buildings in the world. To the nearest 100 years, how old are they?

1400

Which of these buildings' styles have been significantly and directly influenced by ancient Greek or Roman architecture?

NOT INSPIRED: asian building blue building with yellow on top

Which, if any, of these buildings is an example of shell architecture?

Sydney building circle building in new york

Which of these buildings is constructed in the International Style of Modernism?

ANOTHER STYLE building in forest big box building with clouds behind it

Which of these buildings are examples of steel-frame construction?

ANOTHER TYPE: building made of marble black and white drawing of building

What architectural features are displayed in the design of this eighteenth-century building?

Featured dome pediment cornice portico

Why did early architects in the newly independent United States of America often adopt Classical style for their buildings?

because it reflected the ideals of democratic government

What does the architecture of the buildings in these two photographs have in common, if anything?

both are reflections of their community

Steel-frame construction resulted in what significant architectural innovation(s)?

flexible interior spaces unconventional facing materials

What are some of the qualities of cast-iron architecture that made it popular in the nineteenth century?

cheap and plentiful can be shaped into complex forms

The main building of the Taj Mahal is constructed of white marble. Which other material was used to make the foundation-support structure?

ebony and sal

Renaissance architects particularly sought to design works that used intricate, organic, and asymmetrical shapes.

false

The International Style of Modernist architecture is characterized by what attribute(s)?

geometric visual organization universal aesthetic rational design

The buildings of the ancient Greeks and Romans have been a significant and direct influence on which of these later architectural styles?

high renaissance neo classical

fill in the blank

myceneans treasury of atreus 1250 lintel corbeled arch

Maya pyramids are constructed out of a series of sections stacked on top of each other. What are these sections called?

platforms

What specific construction technique was used for these buildings?

post and beam

What is the name for the oldest and most effective way of constructing an interior space?

post and lintel

Beginning with the earliest first, in what order were these different types of structure built?

pyramid column orange church with dome b/w building white geometric building new york circular building