Understanding Architecture - Kent State University

True or False: In the Barcelona Pavilion, Mies Van Der Rohe composed architectural elements in order to demonstrate that Germany was a modern, democratic country

True

True or False: the ancient Greek's democratic values DID NOT influence the organization of the city plan of Miletus

False

True or False: A column is a vertical support for something above. If used in sequence, columns can provide implied definition of space

True

True or False: 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

True or False: Architects ofter keep sketchbooks and notebooks in which they record the places they visit, and study works of architecture

True

True or False: Architecture has symbolic and poetic significance?

True

True or False: Architecture reflects the attitude or stance if the architect that designed it

True

True or False: 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 architects stance.

True

True or False: Topography (shape of the land) influenced the composition, structure and organization of the city of Pamplona

True

True or False: Architecture DOES NOT affect the decisions people make, or on the ways they live their lives

False

Which of the following is a sequence of movement through a field and/or through objects, and often provides views of other elements?

A path

Which of the following is a raised ground plane that sets things on a "higher plane" and makes things more visible and important ?

A platform

According to the textbook, an architect composes the basic elements of architecture in order to do which of the following?

All of the above

According to the textbook, which of the following are typical conditions an architect considers when designing architecture?

All of the above

An architect uses the elements of architecture to do which of the following?

All of the above

In the Pompidou Center the structure is placed on the outside of the building for which of the following reasons?

All of the above

Which of the following are changing conditions to which architecture typically responds?

All of the above

Which of the following are unchanging conditions to which architecture typically responds?

All of the above

Which of the following is an accurate definition of stance?

All of the above

Which of the following is a core value of the Rural Studio?

Architecture is a social art, and the architect has a social responsibility to improve the lives of the people that live in it

True or False: According to the textbook, a building represents wither an "archetypal cottage" or an "Archetypal Temple". But no building can have elements of both archetypes

False

True or 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

In the Barcelona Pavilion, Mies Van Der Rohe used all of the following architectural elements EXCEPT which one?

Bridge

Which of the following is true about the "archetypal Temple" discussed in the textbook?

Its shape conforms to the landscape so much that it hides within the 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

Maya Pyramids, such as those built at Chichen Itza, DOES NOT use which if the following architectural elements?

Pit/ depressed plane

According to class lectures and the textbook, which of the following defines the term "element", as it pertains to architecture?

The simplest component of a complex whole which cannot further subdivided or broken down into simpler constituent parts

Which of the following classical orders did the ancient Greeks and Romans describe as feminine?

The tall, slender, and elegant ionic order

Which of the following definitions of the word "Structure" is NOT valid for use in this course?

The word "structure" is synonymous with the word "building", i.e. the two words can be used interchangeably in this course