ART 1100 quiz chapter 15 and 16 – Flashcards
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The Pont du Gard, in Nîmes, France, is an excellent example of which element of architecture?
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arch
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Which of these previous architectural styles does Emilio Ambasz's ACROS building most resemble?
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Mesopotamian ziggurats
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The Romans created larger interior spaces in architecture than the Greeks because
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they combined the use of the arch with the use of concrete.
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The Arts and Crafts Movement was started in England by
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William Morris.
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American glassmaker Louis Comfort Tiffany inspired which design movement?
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Art Nouveau
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The International Style is a type of architecture marked by
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austere geometric simplicity.
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Which work was the centerpiece for the 1889 Paris Exposition?
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the Eiffel Tower
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Notre Dame Cathedral, in Paris, is an example of which architectural style?
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Gothic
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Frederick Olmsted conceived of what common architectural concept?
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the suburb
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Louis Sullivan utilized which type of construction in the late 19th century in Chicago to build increasingly tall buildings?
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steel and reinforced concrete
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The Anasazi cliffside caves at Mesa Verde show the roofs of what elements which are the underground spaces for ceremonial life?
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kivas
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Which of these is not a basic principle of "green architecture"?
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buildings that make maximum use of energy supplies like coal and nuclear power
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Charles and Ray Eames' Side chair, model DCM demonstrates which feature of design in the 1940s and 1950s?
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curvilinear design
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The page opening of The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer Newly Augmented was designed by
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William Morris.
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Where was Constructivism developed?
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Russia
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Which nineteenth-century building by Joseph Paxton could be considered an early example of the relationship between new technology and architecture?
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the Crystal Palace
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The Romans perfected which architectural innovation by the end of the first century bce?
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the dome
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Thomas Coram's View of Mulberry House and Street is a good example of
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architecture conforming to its local environment and available technology.
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What were the visual characteristics of art and design produced by the Dutch art group known as De Stijl?
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They eliminated all colors except primaries and black and white.
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What building method was used for the construction of the Egyptian pyramids?
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load bearing
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The Bauhaus
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was an influential design school in Germany.
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Le Corbusier was an architect and designer who prioritized
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the manufactured and modular.
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The Seagram Building, designed by Philip Johnson and Mies van der Rohe, is a perfect example of
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the International Style.
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Frank Lloyd Wright designed several houses that were based on the "vastness of the western landscape" and were "of the land, not just on the land." What did he call this style of house?
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the Prairie House
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Robie House is a typical work by the architect
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Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Gothic cathedrals, such Amiens, shared many characteristics with which earlier style of architecture?
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Romanesque
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The designer of Does It Make Sense?, April Greiman, is a pioneer in the field of
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digital technology in advertising.
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The first fins to appear on an automobile were on the 1959 Cadillac Fleetwood. Its designer, Harley Earl, was inspired by
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the design of the P-38 "Lightning" fighter plane.
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Gerrit Rietveld's famous Red and Blue Chair is a summation of which principle of design?
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De Stijl
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How did Gothic architects compensate for the lateral thrust of the cathedrals?
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with flying buttresses
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It is thought that the sloping sides of the pyramids in Egypt were intended to mimic
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the rays of the sun.
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Historically, architectural styles and building techniques have been dependent upon
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environment (the lay of the land and climate) and technology (available materials and the ability to manipulate them).
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In 1919, in Weimar, Germany, who founded the influential design school Bauhaus?
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Walter Gropius
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Johnson and Burgee's University of Houston, College of Architecture is said to be a postmodern building because it:
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borrows from many different styles and time periods.
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Cassandre's Dubonnet advertisement is a good example of
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Constructivist design.
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To Walter Gropius, the founder of the Bauhaus school, what was the ultimate creative activity?
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architecture
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Which of these best describes Frank Gehry's design process?
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it is fluid and experimental
