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Which of the following is not one of the three fundamental purposed of the fireplace, according to Heschong?

aesthetic device

A unique feature of the main staircase that leads to the "piano noble" or primary level in the Maison de Verre is

all of the above

The Barcelona Pavilion, designed by German architect Mies Van der Rohe for the 1929 World Exposition, is

an "exhibition" itself

The two walls of the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial are angled in such a way as to visually connect the

Lincoln Memorial with the Washington Monument

For author de Botton, "beauty," once the central task of the architect, is today

a private imperative at the whim of the interests of individual designers and their preferences

Historically speaking, the "porch swing" on an American southern porch was

a thermal necessity, the most effective way to get a bit of cooling ventilation to relieve the heat

With regards to culture and climate, the Great Stone Hindu Temple in Southern India is an example of

a thermal place and a sacred place

The "visual" characteristics and qualities of "coherence" in architecture are best described by the following terms

clarity, resolve, coinciding vocabularies

de Botton is hyper-critical of "Plan Voisin" because, for him, Le Corbusier

forgot about the basic, fundamental relationship between architecture and human nature

Critics of the Ionic Villa in Regents Park, London (1990) by architects Q. Terry/R. Erith, identified the following problems of the building "except"

form reflects historicism

According to the Ecole des Beaux Arts, the "essence of great architecture" was understood to reside in what was

functionally unnecessary, meaning that function had no real role in defining quality or significance

According to de Botton in Ch. 4, our domestic fittings, from door handles, to faucets, to our furniture, are

memorials to our identity

Heschong's concern with the air conditioner is its lack of

mythical or metaphysical quality

One of the revealing characteristics found in the plans for the Maison de Verre is

the excessive number of doors and door types, and stairs and stair types throughout the three story house

The horizontal quality of the Robie House is reinforced by...

the expansive eaves, continuous window sills, and thin mortar joints of the brick work

The apparent virtues or good intentions of "Plan Voisin," proposed by Le Corbusier in 1925 for the City of Paris, was

addressing overcrowding, disease, urban flight, and lack of green space

The Yale Center for British Art in New Haven by Architect Louis Kahn demonstrates the architectural virtue of

"balance," with its metallic exterior and concrete and wood interior

The Salginatobel Bridge, designed by Swiss civil engineer Robert Maillart in 1930, falls into a subcategory of "beauty" referred to as

"elegance," in carrying out its act of resistance with grace and economy and strength

The Barcelona Pavilion is comprised of

marble walls, chrome-plated steel columns and a flat roof

THe concept of "coherence" in architecture was best understood by de Botton when he read the essay

"The Tall Office Artistically Considered" by Louis Sullivan

The design concept of the National 9/11 Memorial by Architect Michael Arad is

reflecting absense

The exterior of the Robie House by Frank Lloyd Wright, 1908-1910 in Hyde Park, a suburb of Chicago, is made of...

Roman brick and limestone

What did Le Corbusier mean by, "We know longer have the money to erect historical souvenirs" in his book Toward a New Architecture?

That opulent, ornate, and heroic buildings were no longer relevant to the needs of the industrial age

Employing methods of abstraction, Maya Lin, a 20-year-old 3rd year undergrad Yale student, won the commission to design the

Vietnam Veteran's Memorial: the desire to remember unites our reasons for building

The "concept" for Villa Savoye, a weekend retreat in Poissy, France, designed by architect Le Corbusier, is

a "machine to live in", where function rules, protecting against heat, cold, rain, thieves and the inquizitive

According to author Lisa Heschong, the great, large public baths of ancient Rome are an example of...

a "thermal place" that developed into an expression of the social ideals of a society

One of the primary symbolic ideas Maya Lin had for the design of the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial is

a "wound that is closed and healing"

The overall design intention, visually speaking , of the campus of UNC Charlotte represents

a comfortable homogeneity of coinciding styles

Visually speaking, the "Back Bay" of Boston represents

a comfortable homogeneity of coinciding styles

For de Botton, the "house" is a psychological sanctuary and

a guardian of our identity, helping us remember who we are

For Heschong, reference to the "four poster bed" depicts

a micro-climate and cozy retreat, a snug enclave where one was assured of finding warmth and comfort

The d Housein Brittany, France, designed by lode architecture, is an example of contemporary architecture that consists of

an elevated rustic wood box above (private spaces) and an open modern space below (public spaces) with contemporary fireplace

Like the house in north London described by de Botton, the English Cottage of 1925 by J Bastanchury visually represents

an identity crisis, an uncomfortable patchwork of contrasting styles

Public baths in Ancient Rome, such as the baths of Carcalla (AD 212-216), were

an integral part of everyday life and signified public health and cleanliness

Heschong describes the southern Italian bakery on a winter's day

as a "social condenser," a place to meet and gossip, for the ovens made it the warmest place in town

Lisa Heschong argues that...

as with all our other senses, there seems to be a simple pleasure that comes from using our thermal sense

Karen Terry's house in Santa Fe, New Mexico, designed by architect David Wright, is an example of a house

attuned to the sun and earth, with an air temperature flux as great as 20 degrees per day

Why does de Botton ask us to give special attention to the kinds of walls, chairs, buildings, and streets that surround us?

because, at the end of the day, they are the causes of both our happiness and misery

Maison de Verre, or "Glass House," by Pierre Chareau is located

between a paved, semi-public courtyard and a private lush garden

What is the similarity between Central Park in New York and Romare Bearden Park in Charlotte?

both are great urban rooms but at very different scales

According to de Botton, buildings are not simply visual objects without any connection to concepts, but rather

buildings speak, on topics that can be readily discerned

According to de Botton, for over a 1000 discontinuous years in the history of the West, a "beautiful building" was synonymous with a

classical building, with its symmetrical order, white stone columns and large portico

The Royal Crescent in Bath, England, designed by architect John Wood the Younger in 1767-1774, is

composed of one great curvilinear building, forming the edge of a great urban room

When designing the contemporary Kanagawa Institute of Technology in Japan, architect Junya Ishigami wanted to

create a building where it isn't clear if there are any rules at all

The publication of Encyclopedie by Denis Diderot (1751-1772),

defines "beauty"

Author de Botton points out that there are fundamentally two choices or directions facing those two disturb or alter the land

desecration or inspiration

The Radcliffe Ice Walls at Harvard University, designed by Michael Van Calkenburgh in 1988, is best described as...

environmental land art

In reference to Ch. 3, de Botton argues that

even something as diminutive as light switches or font styles, we may well detect "well developed personalities"

The Catalina House, designed by architect Rick Joy in the Sonoran Desert, is predominantly built out of

exposed rammed earth walls

According to de Botton, in accordance with his notion of "self-knowledge" as described at the end of Ch. 5, "to design" means

forcing ourselves to unlearn what we already know

The primary architectural characteristic of Maison de Verre is the use of

glass block as a screen or modern veil between the exterior and interior of the home

In Ch. 4 "Sacredness," a solar house, Heschong argues, is ultimately about

growing more aware that the sun renews us in an almost religious and spiritual way

"Self-knowledge," the 5th virtue of architecture presented by de Botton, is best described as

having enough humility to interrogate oneself about ones desires

Which of the following is not one of the eight design principles of the Prairie Style created by architect Frank Lloyd Wright?

high ceilings and a decentralized fireplace

For de Botton, in the "deepest cultural sense," whether at the scale of a city, house, or desk, we "build"

in response to a desire to remember, to keep a record of what matters to us

de Botton points out in Ch. 5 that the difference between historical and contemporary works of architecture is

in the past, there were laws governing beauty, and today, there are no laws governing beauty

The design of Maison de Verre in 1931, designed by Pierre Chareau with Bernard Bijvoet and Louis Dalbet, was a collaboration between a

interior designer, architect, and metalworker

Which of the following is not one of the architectural features of Villa Savoye, designed by Le Corbusier in 1931?

load bearing structural walls

In most Mediterranean countries, according to Heschong, the custom of an evening promenade, or paseo, developed because

of the "pleasant natural coolness" of the shaded public streets and squares in the summer's evening

Like that of a Victorian Parlor or living room circa 1840-1900, Lisa Heschong argues that...

one can have a thermal sense or feeling of a room by the materials employed in the furnishings

What does the reference to the plough represent in Ch. 6 in "The Architecture of Happiness"?

one of the early devices that began to reshape the environment as it once existed

The five "virtues" of building outlined by de Botton in "The Architecture of Happiness" are

order, balance, elegance, coherence, and self-knowledge

For de Botton, the large undifferentiated glass skyscrapers of the 20th century makes clear that

our love of "order" is not without limit

Lisa Heschong's primary thesis of Ch. 3 "Affection" in Thermal Delight in Architecture is...

people's customs in a particular culture are often suited or well-integrated to the local climate or thermal need

Passive solar design homes may include all of the following except

photovoltaic panels

According to Heschong, what are the two reasons for having "thermal extremes" next to each other?

physiological and aesthetic

The Thermal Baths in Vals, Switzerland, designed by architect Peter Zumthor in 1996...

presents a series of hot and cold pools to move in and out of to stimulate ones thermal senses

Lisa Heschong draws our attention to the billowing white robes worn in Arab cultures because they represent an example of...

reflecting away the sun's radiation while helping to fan air past the body, increasing evaporative cooling

Which of the following is "not" one of the thermal strategies outlined by author Lisa Heschong in Ch. 1, Necessity:

refraction

Heschong argues that the association of "thermal comfort" with people and place are reinforced through

ritual - through using a place at a set time, in a specific manner... for example the way Southerners historically use their porches

THe Stone House in Tavole, Italy, completed in 1985, designed by Herzog de Meuron Architects, weaves two aesthetic strands:

rustic coherence and rational geometry

"Architectural Parlante" refers to

speaking architecture or architecture that explains its own identity

What does de Botton mean by "buildings are choirs rather than soloists"?

that buildings have the capacity to account for beautiful consonance as well as dissension and discord

Whether the Japanese fan or the fan depicted by British artist Marie Stillman in her self-portrait, Heschong argues...

that social customs, even from the minute scale of the gesture, often involve a thermal aspect

What does author and architect Lisa Heschong mean by the title "Necessity" (Ch. 1) in her book "Thermal Delight in Architecture"?

that thermal comfort is as basic as a physiological need as food but that it's not simply a matter of keeping warm or cool

The walls of the "Gardens of Islam" emphasize the difference between...

the "cool" garden within and the "hot" desert without

The significance of the Naugatuck High School in Bridgewater, NJ by architects McKim, Mead, and White is

the adaptation of a building designed in the tradition of a classical Greek temple on a sloping site

For Heschong, the empty tea pot appears to have a "sense of warmth" about itself illustrates the idea that...

the association between an object and our thermal well being may be semiconscious or unconscious

Based on the title of his book, de Botton also argues that

the causes of both our happiness and our misery is directly correlated with the quality and character of our built environment

de Botton argues that

the causes of both our happiness and our misery is directly correlated with the quality of our built environment

The primary idea of Ch. 4, "Sacredness," in Thermal Delight in Architecture is

the cultural significance of the hearth and the ritual customs associated with getting warm or cool

In reference to Ch. 1, according to Vitruvius, roman architect, engineer and author of De Architectura...

the discovery of fire originally gave rise to the "coming together of men, to deliberative assembly"

In "The Architecture of Happiness," what does de Botton effectively mean by the title of Ch. 6, "The Promise of a Field"?

the future places we build will not be qualitatively inferior to the land it replaces

What is meant by, "the challenge facing ordinary home-builders today is no different from that which face the architects of Chartres?"

the human desire to value and feel good about the spaces we inhabit

In "The Architecture of Happiness" one of the primary arguments author de Botton makes is

the indelible connection between our identity (who we are) and place (where we are)

In "The Architecture of Happiness," the primary argument by author Alain de botton in Ch. 1, "Significance of Architecture," is

the indelible connection between our identity (who we are) and place (where we are)

Andrea Palladio's "The Four books of Architecture" (1570) represents

the most influential attempt to systematically unpack the secrets of successful buildings

The question, "In what style shall we build?" the title of Ch. 2 in the Architecture of Happiness refers to

the proliferation of architectural styles in the "confused age" (1750-1850), reflecting the private judgment of architects run amok

de Botton'd stark comparison of the Westminster branch of McDonald's and the Westminster Cathedral signifies

the role of "place" and its capacity to invoke concepts of very differing natures

The mid-19th century streets of Paris, such as Rue de Rivoli or Rue de Castiglione, are characterized by

the spectacle of precision and an impression of beauty tied to the qualities of regularity and uniformity

One of the most significant architectural details in the small but highly celebrated Thorncrown Chapel is

the steel connector at the intersection of the diagonal framing

Eastgate Center in Zimbabwe, Africa, an office and shopping complex designed by Mike Pearce in 1996, is based on

the structure of a termite mound, with its ability to "regulate temperature" and "self cool"

Prairie style buildings, a distinctively American architecture developed by Frank Lloyd Wright, echoed...

the wide, flat, treeless expanse of the Great Plains

In writing about the value of the "presence and character" of architecture, de Botton describes all of the following except

the winding serpentine walls in the Piazza San Marco in Florence conveys "fluidity and strength"

The gradual ramp leading up to the opening in the wall on the "solarium" level of Villa Savoye in Poissy, a suburb of Paris, France, enabled

the young, wheelchair-bound child of the owners to access, view, and reflect upon the beauty of the French countryside

Lisa Heschong points out that in a typical front or back porch on a hot, humid day in the South...

there's thermal pleasure from the breeze passing across the body created from the fans above

What is architect and author Lisa Heschong referring to by the title of Ch. 2 "Delight"?

thermal liveliness

The value of "abstraction" in art, including architecture, is its ability

to be open to a range of thoughts, interpretations, and emotions

From a psychology perspective, author de Botton argues that we need "home"

to compensate for our vulnerability

The choice of using polished black granite for the finished surface of the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial was

to create a highly reflective surface, so that the living and the dead would appear together on the wall

According to Lisa Heschong, the use of our sophisticated, contemporary "environmental control systems" in buildings is directed to one end...

to product "standard" comfort zones

According to Lisa Heschong, our tendency as a culture in modern day America has been...

to remove thermal conditions as a determinant of behavior, keeping our living conditions "thermally uniform"

For de Botton, the "task" of architecture ultimately is

to stand as an eloquent reminder of "our full potential"

For de Botton, the gift of the most talented sculptors has been

to teach us that large ideas can be communicated in chunks of stone, wood, strings, or plaster, as well as in words

de Botton presents the Royal Crescent in Bath, England, as a demonstration of

turning a banal, ordinary path of ground into a place of inspiration and beauty

The exterior walls of the Desert Nomad House, designed by Rick Joy of Tuscon, Arizona, is composed of

unfinished steel plate, resulting in a rusted, reddish surface that weathers over time

What did Le Corbusier mean by, "We must always remember that the fate of cities are decided in the Town Hall"?

unlike the times of Louis XIV, in a more collective, democratic era, planning decisions are made by governing councils

Passive solar design is...

when the building itself serves as its own thermal (heating and cooling) system

Thorncrown Chapel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, designed by Architect Faye Jones in 1980, uses

wooden tensile members in an overhead cross-lattice system that speaks to the fragility of the site

One week following the Great Fire of London, architect Christopher Wren's 1666 plan of London

would have reshaped the city in the image of Paris or Rome


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