Architecture Lecture Midterm/Quizes
An excellent floor was said to have the effect of
extending the order and sequence of space.
Adolf Loos
Arches
Barragan's work at Los Clubes was said to have had its formal roots in:
Barragan's memories of aqueducts in Guadalajara.
What is the name of the space depicted in image 2.
Campo de Fiori - Designed by Michael Angelo
Vitruvian Triad
Firmitas - Strength Utilitas - utility Venus's - beauty
What is he architectural significance of poche'?
It enhances spatial definition and hierarchy
Loos' manifesto architecture was titled
Ornament and Crime
The system of spatial organization utilized by Adolf Loos in his houses:
Raumplan
Ashland's Adam and Eve door hardware was utilized on his:
Stockholm Library
Laugher's 'Fable of Origin' depicted:
a Primitive Hut
Which of the following was NOT said to have contributed to the origin of cities:
a desire to enhance communication ability what WAS said to contribute the origin of cities: a desire for defense a desire for a market center
Loos' Raumplan:
allows for variety in a building's section
Peter Eisenman's House 3 was described in class as:
an example of space generated by overlaid geometries
A 'Cave' building was said to:
appear monolithic.
The Pantheon was hailed as an accomplishment due to its innovative us of:
concrete structure
Which of the following did not contribute to the demise of Pruitt-Igoe?
dissatisfaction with high rise buildings what did contribute? civic disinvestment significant population decrease racism
A 'Tent' building was said to:
have an autonomous skin
The cause of variation in the facade of Ashland's Villa Snellman was:
internal pressures
H.H. Richardson was particularly recognized for his development of which type of building?
libraries
H.H. Richardson's Ames Gate Lodge was described as
massing and 'pressurized'
Pruitt-Igor was an example of:
subsidized housing
In class discussion, it was asserted that "The consequences of legislating (voting) against public transit and urban density through millage denials and height restriction is....
the diminishment of the open environment.
In it's best application, TOD offers:
the likelihood of less care-dependent envirmoent the likelihood of more walkable environment the likelihood of mixed-use building
H.H. Richardson's work was discussed as having been especially innovative with regards to libraries. His work also discussed as having contributed to innovation regarding:
the modern house plan-more open.
Which of the following was not described as a component of a trip-partite building composition:
the sides- they 'hold the edges' what does describe a try-partite building the top of it 'addresses the sky' the base- it addresses the earth the repetitive, often neutral middle section.
The primary architectural experience depicted in this image was described in class to have been:
the space of the street.