stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
global exam 2 Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
global exam 2
global exam 2
62 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
4 plays
Imported from external platform
Flashcards
62 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
62
Answers
1
According to Le Corbusiers
Toward an Architecture
which of these is most useful for architects to look at as they design
The Palais Garnier
Ocean liners
Brunelleschi's Pazzi Chapel
Classical sculpture
2
Which of these is not a view promoted by the Futurists?
Speed is the essence of modern experience
Tradition should be overthrown
Machinery is the beauty of the modern world.
Art nouveau expresses a appropriate relationship between art and technology
3
What corporation built these houses?
Pullman Palace Car Company
Larkin Soap Company
Burnham and Root
Postal Savings Bank
4
For what organization was this building designed and about when?
German General Electric Company/1907
Russian Communist Party/1921
Deutsche Werkbund/1914
City of Lyon, France/1917
5
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of this building that marks it as a Modern Classical building of the 20s-30s
Sculptural friezes as decoration
Use of reinforced concrete
Columns without capitals or bases
Strictly symmetrical composition
6
What architect was influential inthe early 20th century because of his pioneering reinforced concrete buildings in Paris
Walter Gropius
Charles Edouard Jeanneret
Henri Guimard
Auguste Perret
7
Eric Mendelsohn's first major building was built to serve a highly specific purpose. What was it?
An airship dock
A theater for experimental 3D films
A testing site for new affordable furniture
A research apparatus for Albert Einstein
8
What major urban development helped foster the design culture of Vienna around 1900?
Organic planning of new neighborhoods
The Ringstrasse
The Columbian Exposition
New social housing
9
Which of these architects did NOT participate in the 1927 Weisenhoff housing exhibition?
JJP Oud
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Antonio Sant'Elia
Le Corbusier
10
Which of these architects designed a model city that combined a socialist political program with a form of classicism?
Walter Gropius
Leonid Vesnin
Tony Garnier
Heinrich Poelzig
11
y did modernist historians of the early 20th century focus so much on civil engineering achievements in the 19th century
Their readers already knew how to imitate historical styles.
believed the historicist buildings of the period were not true architecture
They were really interested in suspension structures
12
Which statement best describes the intent behind this image?
Exploreofelement composition is necessaryas research modern design language
Color coordinated abstraction fits well into a modern interior.
Abstract form keeps the working classes from dictating taste.
13
Which ideas from Sullivans Tall Building Artistically Considered does not reflect the influence of ra!onalist theory
Ornament is expressive of democracy
topstory of a building should be different to show that isusedfor mechanical
The rectilinear grid of steel structure should be expressed in the eleva!on
office floors of a tall building should iden!cal to reflect uniform function
14
What kind of building is sketched here?
Luxury villa
Department store
Church
Mass housing
15
. What is the main structural material of this building?
Steel
Cast Iron
Reinforced Concrete
Brick
16
With what design movement is William Morris associated?
Arts and Crafts
Romanesque revival
Impressionist
Industrial
17
Which of these was NOT a major concern motvatng the effort to segregate white and native populations in colonial ci!es?
The desire to police native populations
The desire to provide high quality housing for the native population
Fear of disease
18
Where was this building, and about when was it built?
Dakar, Senegal/1905
Mumbai, India/1870
Edo, Japan/1840
Tokyo, Japan/1910
19
Which of these is not one of Gottfried Semper's Four Elements of Architecture?
Hearth
Cladding
Roof
Buttresses
20
-What type of business did Mackintosh and MacDonald build in Glasgow, Scotland for Mrs. Cranston?
Nursery school
Night club
Tea Room
Theater
21
Which of these is a building type that was often associated with train stations on 19th century cities?
Hospital
Large hotel
Office building
Jail
22
Where is this building, and about when was it built?
Amsterdam, Netherlands/1888
Vienna, Austria/1904
Chicago, Illinois/1893
New York City/1911
23
Which of these architects seems to have been a major influence on Sullivan's Auditorium Building?
Daniel Burnham
H. H. Richardson
Frank Lloyd Wright
H. P. Berlage
24
Which best states thesis of Adolf Loos Ornament and Crime Since no one can agree on style it best not to have one
Ornament is too expensive for the 20th century?
The modern world has evolved beyond the psychological need for ornament.
Tattoos are cool
25
Which of these buildings is an example of "expressionist" architecture?
Chicago Tribune Building, Chicago
Tugendhat House, Brno
Chile House, Hamburg
Maison LaRoche, Paris
26
What term does Theo van Doesburg use to describe the "new architecture" he advocates?
Rectilinear
Dialectic
Elemental
Expressive
27
Which of these statements best reflects the position of European avant-garde around 1900?
Designers must not sacrifice classical methods as technology progresses.
There must be a new style suited to modern technology and ways of life.
The Gothic is the best guide to design in the present.
Artists should produce sentimental imagery for the middle class home.
28
Which of these is a newly designed 19th century building that was based in detailed study of local historical styles?
Konstantia/Lucknow, India
Notre-Dame d'Afrique/Algiers, Algeria
Government House/Kolkata, India
Al-Rifai Mosque/Cairo,Egypt
29
Which of these is NOT a frequent application of cast iron in the 19th century?
Suburban houses around London
Facades of New York office buildings
Department stores
Train stations
30
Which of these is an adequate definition of "organic" as used by Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright?
Growth of the design out of a basic geometric conception
Separation between structure and ornament
Use of plant-like forms
Imitation of the American landscape
31
Which of these is NOT an innovative technical or design feature of this building?
Circulation placed at corners of plan
Sealed ventilation/air conditioning system
Easy-to-clean flooring and furniture
Fire resistant cladding of steel columns
32
Which of these is a feature of the Larkin Building that reflects the progressive values of its architect and patrons?
Use of elevators
Electric lighting
Application of Semper's cladding principle
Library for employees
33
In reference to Le Corbusier, what was "L'Esprit Nouveau?"
A perfume
Magazine
A reference to new ideas in psychology
A guiding principle of style
34
Where is this building, and whose design was the source for its architecture?
Jaipur, India/William Butterfield
Cairo, Egypt/Robert Chisholm
Algiers, Algeria/Henri Labrouste
Kolkata, India/Robert and James Adam
35
Which of these is not characteristic of the construction of the Crystal Palace?
Designed for fast construction
Based on a module
Opacity
Extensive use of iron
36
Who is the designer of this building, and where is it?
Frank Lloyd Wright/Chicago, Illinois
Otto Wagner/Berlin, Germany
Antoni Gaudi/Barcelona, Spain
Daniel Burnham/Vienna, Austria
37
Which of these is a reason that the effort to segregate colonial cities never entirely worked in practice?
Native people worked as servants in colonists' homes
Everyone had access to modern transportation
Everyone looked alike
38
Which of these designers was a frequent collaborator with Mies van der Rohe in the 1920s and 30s?
Walter Gropius
Bruno Taut
Lilly Reich
Peter Behrens
39
Which of these was a motivating idea of the Arts and Crafts movement?
The need to abolish joyless and alienated labor
The beautifully designed objects displayed at the Crystal Palace
Use of new industrial materials
The latest styles from Paris
40
. Which of these is a characteristic of the textile mills of Lowell, Massachuesetts?
Construction in reinforced concrete
Surrounded by slum housing
Elaborate ornament on the factory buildings
Placed in a small town to protect morals of workers
41
Which of these is NOT a technology used in the construction of this building?
Reinforced concrete
Steel framing
Elevator
Terra Cotta tile
42
What name did Corbusier give to the housing concept he advertised with the Pavillon de L'Esprit Nouveau
Immeubles-Villas
Maison Domino
Skyscraper housing
Maison de Weekend
43
What architect collaborated with Le Corbusier on classic 1920s furniture designs and later hada distinguished career own
Erich Mendelsohn
Marcel Breuer
Raymond Hood
Charlotte Perriand
44
What characteristic of the building shown here gives the New York skyscrapers of the 20th their memorable silhouettes
Ribbon windows
Spires
Setbacks
Cornices
45
What organization sponsored the Weissenhof Sidelong of 1927
L'Esprit Nouveau
AEG
Deutsche Werkbund
The City of Berlin
46
Which of these is NOT a defining formal characteristic of Frank Lloyd Wright's "Prairie" style houses?
Centrally placed hearth/chimney
Casement windows
Elimination of the formal dining room
Long roof overhangs
47
What underlying goal of the Deutsche Werkbund is revived in Walter Gropius' "Principles of Bauhaus Production?"
Design as research for standardization of industrial products
Theater and dance as a way of exploring mechanization
The importance of craft as a way of unifying designers and makers
The need for a social condenser like a "City Crown"
48
Which of these is NOT an important characteristic of Hector Guimard's stations for the Paris Metro?
Emphasis on French classical style
Use of industrially produced components
Strong graphic identity
Integration of plant-like forms
49
Olmsted described Central Park as the ____ of the city?
Bank account
Lungs
Suburb
Brain
50
Which of these phrases best describes the cultural policy of the Japanese government following the Meiji Restoration?
Keep artists and architects from traveling to Europe and North America
Keep the government out of cultural ins!tu!ons
Westernize at home and export traditional Japanese culture to the West
Preserve traditional methodsby prohibiting newideas in art and architecture
51
new university founded in Bombay in the mid1800 was created to educate Indian professional class What style of architect
Dravida
Gothic Revival
Mughal
Arts and Crafts
52
Where is this building, and about when was it built?
Finland/1937
Sweden/1925
Berlin 1930
Paris/1920
53
Which of these was NOT an influential feature of the Columbian Exposition of 1893?
Use of Sullivan's ornamental principles
Emphasis on urban order and cleanliness
Monumental grouping of classical buildings
54
What term best describes the style of this building?
Gothic Revival
Indo-Saracenic
Beaux Arts
Neo-Mughal
55
Which of these was a goal in Catherine Ward Beecher's conception of the American Women's Home?
Saving domestic labor
Providing privacy for teenagers
Allowing women to get jobs
Impressing the neighbors
56
Which of these is an accurate statement about Mies' Barcelona Pavilion?
Its roof is supported by brick columns.
It is built of reinforced concrete.
It uses primary colors as an expression of the ideas of De Stijl.
It uses luxury materials associated with traditional monumentality.
57
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of the buildings designed by HH Richardson for North Easton, Massachusetts?
Large scale arches
Rough stone surfaces
Extensive use of wood
Asymmetric massing
58
Which of these materials is NOT used in the Barcelona Pavilion?
Marble
Chromium
Wood
Travertine
59
Which of these is something that Wright, Otto Wagner, and Antoni Gaudi have in common?
The cladding principle
Respect for the ideas of Viollet-le-Duc
Inspiration from Gothic vaulting
Emphasis on horizontal lines
60
Which of these was a goal of Rietveld and his client, Mme. Schroeder, in designing her house in Utrecht?
Creating a cozy, welcoming space
Creating a new model of family life
Blending in to the neighborhood
Fostering communism
61
Who took over teaching preliminary course atBauhaus as a elementary and mechanistic approach to dominate the curriculum
Paul Klee
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
Piet Mondrian
El Lissitzky
62
Which of these is a technology that was essential to the development of tall office buildings in the United States?
Elevator
Coal furnace
Plate glass
Fire suppression systems
