History of Arch Poll Questions

designer

Did Alberti identify more as a designer or a builder, or both?

the constellations in the night sky

During the daytime, what would you see inside the Cenotaph to Newton?

By redesigning the existing buildings and adding a new building

How did the architect unify the Piazza del Campidoglio?

Trapezoid

Identify one geometric figure found in the Campidoglio.

authority and security

If the Royal SaltWorks of Chaux embodies architecture parlante what to its forms convey?

the Counter Reformation

In Italy, Baroque architecture is associated most explicitly with what religious/political event/era?

the medieval town

In Pugin's Contrasts, which is more moral?

the origins of functionalism

In Semper's theory of architecture, what did the primitive hut demonstrate

a classical architectural form

In a very general sense, the talud-tablero can be understood as the equivalent of what?

symmetry

In terms of composition, what does the Pyramid of Kukulcan have in common with the Villa La Rotunda?

Chateau de Versailles

In terms of formal composition, the Taj Mahal has more in common with which building/complex: Chateau de Versailles or Katsura Imperial Villa

a building type reliant on ancient Meso-American precedent

In terms of precedent and tradition, which best describes the Pyramid of Kukulcan?

yes

Is it possible for architecture to be progressive/revolutionary in form but conservative/traditional in content or meaning?

Vitruvius

Name the ancient architectural theorist who inspired Leonardo's drawing of a standing male figure inscribed by a circle and square.

tatami

Name the thick mat used as flooring and as a module at Katsura

Tempietto

Of the buildings we've studied this semester, which best embodies Alberti's architectural ideal?

adobe brick

Of what material is the San Esteban del Rey Mission building constructed?

planetarium

Programmatically, what was the function of Boullee's monument to Newtown?

no

Was Palladio's Villa La Rotunda a working farm?

Pantheon

What ancient building inspired Brunelleschi when he was working on the Florence cathedral?

temple

What ancient building type did Alberti prefer to the word "church"?

cast-iron facade

What aspect of the Haughwout Building is most innovative?

the library

What building sits at the head of the "lawn" at the University of Virginia?

Temple front and triumphal arch

What classical motifs are evident on the facade of this building?(Church of Sant'Andrea)

He made measured drawings of ancient buildings

What did Brunelleschi do while he was in Rome that was important for subsequent architecture?

an absolute monarchy

What did Versailles represent to members of the French court in the middle of the 17th century?

town planning in New Spain

What did the Law of the Indies regulate?

meeting houses

What did the Puritans call their places of worship?

London's rebuilding after the fire of 1666

What did the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral symbolize at the time of its completion?

Law of the Indies

What document governed town planning in New Spain?

the rising/setting sun, the power of the king, and the road to Paris

What does the east-west axis of the composition represent of Versailles?

toll/custom houses

What function did Ledoux's modern classical pavilions fulfill?

the whole structure faces towards Mecca

What is distinctive about Masjid-i-Shah mosque?

piano nobile

What is the best term for what we could call the second floor of Piazza Medici?

rebirth

What is the meaning of the term "renaissance"?

Nature is the ultimate architectural authority

What is the significance of the primitive hut

guilds

What medieval institution best describes Brunelleschi's early training and career?

the enlightenment

What philosophical movement inspired or is related to Neoclassical architecture?

the king's bedroom

What programmatic element is located at the apex of Versailles?

Felipe II/ Philip II

What ruler is most associated with the Law of the Indies?

the relationship between two existing buildings

What site condition did Michelangelo exploit most effectively in his scheme for the Campidoglio?

Bedroom

What space is at the physical and symbolic center of the Chateau de Versailles?

atrio

What spatial/programmatic element in the mission could be viewed as responding to pre-colonial religious practices?

Platform

What spatial/programmatic element is located at the apex of the plan of Katsura villa?

the piazza

What was Bernini's contribution in St. Peter's

a tomb

What was the original function of the Taj Mahal?

the architecture of the Byzantine empire

When working on the Külliye of Süleyman the Magnificent what period/style was Sinan interested in reviving/surpassing?

into a library

Where do the stairs built by Michelangelo go?

Isfahan

Where is the Masjid Mosque located?

yes

Where most of Palladio's villas working farms?

towns that were centers of commerce and trade

Where were gothic cathedrals typically located?

Medieval Europe

Where/from what did the architectural forms we now know as GOTHIC emerge?

Italy

Which "country" remained closer to classical forms when building cathedrals during the Middle Ages?

Local and imported

Which adjectives best describes the building material as a product of the Renaissance? (El Escorial)

Ancient Rome and the basilica

Which ancient culture and building type directly influenced the design of the Early Christian church?

Greece and Rome

Which ancient cultures established the architectural forms we now know as CLASSICISM?

He approached architecture through the crafts.

Which best defines Brunelleschi's approach to architecture?

it was designed to be seen from afar

Which best describes how Wren designed the exterior profile of the dome St. Paul's Cathedral?

a building intimately connected to setting

Which best describes the Taj Mahal with respect to its setting?

a modern version of ancient classicism

Which best describes the architect's approach to classicism with respect to the use of the orders?

mughal

Which best describes the architecture of the Taj Mahal?

symmetrical with directional orientation

Which best describes the composition of the Pyramid of Kukulcan?

the itinerary of the moon

Which best describes the conceptual circulation of Katsura?

monastery

Which best describes the conceptual model for El Escorial?

Gothic revival

Which best describes the design of the Houses of Parliament?

undulating classical forms

Which best describes the facade of San Carlo?

imported forms adapted to existing conditions

Which best describes the general attributes of colonial architecture, regardless of location?

large public square built with royal patronage

Which best describes the immediate location of Masjid Mosque

the use of exposed iron in the reading room

Which best describes the significance of Labrouste's Biblioteque Ste. Genevieve?

sphere

Which best geometric figure best describes the Cenotaph to Isaac Newton?

Laurentian Library

Which building is more deliberately experimental in the FORMS of its classicism: Laurentian Library, Villa Rotunda, or Château de Chambord

Hagia Sophia

Which building most directly influenced Sinan when he designed the mosque of Suleyman the Magnificent?

Maison Carree

Which building most influenced Jefferson's design for the VA Statehouse?

Pantheon

Which building most influenced Jefferson's design for the library at UVA?

secular buildings like custom houses

Which building typology most influenced Puritan places of worship?

El Escorial

Which buildings is associated with Philip II?

El Escorial

Which buildings is more austere: El Escorial or Château de Versailles

Château de Versailles

Which buildings is more decorative: El Escorial or Château de Versailles

Tempietto

Which dome best embodies Alberti's ideal?

Tempietto

Which domed building best exemplifies the HIGH Renaissance?

Dome of St. Peters

Which domed building best exemplifies the LATE Renaissance?

Dome of Florence Cathedral

Which domed building exemplifies the EARLY Renaissance?

the colossal order

Which element was likely based on Michelangelo's work at St. Peter's or the Campidoglio?

access

Which is most important in establishing programmatic authority in the Forbidden City?

axiality

Which most reinforces compositional hierarchy in the Forbidden City?

Ledoux's Barrieres in Paris

Which of the following buildings could be described as radical in form, but reactionary in meaning?

cathedral

Which of the following did the Külliye of Süleyman the Magnificent NOT include: mosque, cathedral, madrasa or public gathering spaces

intimately scaled spaces

Which of the following was NOT an element of Baroque urban planning or landscape design: buildings as focal points, radially arranged pathways/avenues, intimately scaled spaces or extended sight lines/vistas

Urban Renewal

Which term best describes the existing condition of this site? (Piazza del Campidoglio)

slender

Which term best describes these columns relative to how they are distinct from Ancient or Renaissance classicism?

industrialization

Which term most specifically describes the socio-economic transformation

Alberti

Who directly inspired the Four Books of Architecture, i.e. was the author's most immediate precursor/model?

Pugin

Who is the theorist/critic/designer who produced in the image of contrast

Palladio

Who wrote the Four Books of Architecture?

Vitruvius

Whose work was the model for Alberti's Alberti De Re Aedificatoria?

for the associations with ancient classicism

Why does Alberti prefer to call churches "temples"?

the original buildings dated to the Middle Ages

Why were the Houses of Parliament designed in a Gothic revival style?

villa

With which building typology is Palladio most associated?

Louis XIV

With which monarch is the Baroque in France most closely associated?