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.