The Architecture of Happiness (1-3)

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

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

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

According to Alain de Botton, for over a 1,000 discontinuous years in the history of the West, a "beautiful building" was synonymous with a

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

One of the revealing characteristics found in the plans f the Maison der Verre is

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

The Barcelona Pavilion is comprised of

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

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 inquisitive

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

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

Why does Alain 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

Masion der Verre or "Glass House" by Pierre Chareau is located

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

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

buildings speak - on topics that can readily be discerned

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

defines "beauty"

In reference to Ch. 3, Alain de Botton, argues that

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

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

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

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

The design of Maison de Verre of 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 architect Le Corbusier, completed in 1931

load bearing structural walls

"Architectural Parlante" refers to

speaking architecture or architecture that explains its own identity

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

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

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

Based on the title of his book, Alain 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

Alain de Botton argues that

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

In "The Architecture of Happiness," one of the primary arguments author Alain 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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For Alain de Botton, the "task" of Architecture - ultimately - is

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

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

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