Understanding Architecture Midterm (Spring 2022)
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
Topography (i.e. the shape of the land) influenced the composition, structure and organization of the city of Pamplona (see image).
True
A column is a vertical support for something above. If used in sequence, columns can provide implied definition of space.
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 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 the above
According to the textbook, which of the following are typical conditions an architect considers when designing architecture?
All the above
An architect uses the elements of architecture to do which of the following?
All the above
In the Pompidou Center (see image), the structure is placed on the outside of the building for which of the following reasons?
All the above
Which of the following are changing conditions to which architecture typically responds?
All the above
Which of the following are unchanging conditions to which architecture typically responds?
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
Architecture DOES NOT affect the decisions people make, or on the ways they live their lives.
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
The ancient Greek's democratic values DID NOT influence the organization of the city plan of Miletus (see image).
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 is true about Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion (see image)?
It was an exhibition that primarily exhibited space and people, not objects.
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 be further subdivided or broken down into simpler constituent parts
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.
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
Architects often keep sketchbooks and notebooks in which they record the places they visit, and study works of architecture.
True
Architecture has symbolic and poetic significance.
True
Architecture reflects the attitude or stance of the architect that designed it.
True
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
