Art Appreciation-Living With Art (Chapter 13)

In Greek temple design, what are three basic elements of an entablature?

-cornice -frieze -architrave

In the 1960s the link between design and manufacturing using computer technology was pioneered by which industries?

-electronics -aeronautic -automotive

Which of the following innovations made balloon frame possible?

-improved methods for mining lumber -mass-produced nails

The iconic style of greek architecture is classified by

-voluted capitals -stepped column bases

A vast roofed space of post and lintel construction is called

a hypostyle hall

The weight of a suspension bridge is primarily supported by

a series of steel cables

___ is the name for sun dried brick used as an architectural building material

adobe

What are the two main components of CAD/CAM?

digital technology and computer-driven technology

The construction of the eiffel tower

is a quintessential example of skeleton architecture

____ allow a height of a vault to be increased dramatically without necessitating a wider base

pointed arches

What are the trademark buildings of frank lloyd wright architectural oeuvre?

prairie houses

Reinforced concrete construction is most similar to the ____ structural system

shell

The keystone _________ of a rounded arch

supports the downward and outward thrust

The key to fabric architecture is

tension

Green architecture is largely a response to

the unsustainable cost of industrialization

What is the significance of the portico?

to trick visitors into thinking they were visiting a post and lintel temple

The ____ is the essential geometric form in the construction and support of a geodesic dome.

triangle