UNDERSTANDING ARCHITECTURE midtirm
Maya pyramids, such as those built at Chichen Itza, DO NOT use which of the following architectural elements?
Pit/depressed plane
In every architectural project, the architect decides which issues and/or problems she/he will consider in the design, and which to ignore. These choices reveal the architect's stance.
True
In the Barcelona Pavilion (see image), Mies van der Rohe composed architectural elements in order to demonstrate that Germany was a modern, democratic country.
True
Maya pyramids, such as those built at Chichen Itza, were designed to resemble mountains, and they set the activities of ceremony and ritual on a higher plane.
True
Which of the following is an accurate definition of 'stance'?
All the above
Which of the following is true about the elements of architecture when they are carefully composed?
All the above
Which of the following is a core value of the Rural Studio (as seen in the film Citizen Architect)?
Architecture is a social art, and the architect has a social responsibility to improve the lives of the people that live in it.
In the Barcelona Pavilion (see image), Mies van der Rohe used all the following architectural elements EXCEPT which one?
Bridge
According to the textbook, a building represents either an "archetypal temple" or an "archetypal cottage", but no building can have elements of both archetypes.
False
According to the textbook, the elements of architecture can only do one thing at a time. For example, if a column is used as support for the floor above, it cannot also be used to define space.
False
The Rural Studio (as seen in the film Citizen Architect) teaches students that Architecture is a theoretical art, and does not need to relate to the people that it serves.
False
Which of the following is true about the "archetypal temple" discussed in the textbook?
It typically stands on a platform that makes it separate from its surroundings
Which of the following can be correctly described as architecture that was designed to make a political statement?
Josep Lluis Sert's and Luis Lacasa's 1937 Spanish Pavilion
In the Pompidou Center (see image), the structure is placed on the outside of the building for which of the following reasons?
To remove all structural elements from the interior, which provides flexible exhibition space
According to the textbook, the shape of the "archetypal cottage" conforms to the landscape so much that it often appears to be unified with its surroundings.
True
Architecture reflects the attitude or stance of the architect that designed it.
True
According to the textbook, which of the following are typical conditions an architect considers when designing architecture?
All the above
