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The Perfect Storm of Post-Modernism
The Perfect Storm of Post-Modernism
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1
Which event is cited as marking the failure of modernity in the 1990s?
The dot-com bubble burst
The housing crisis
The collapse of communism
The fall of the Berlin Wall
2
Post-modernism has been a continuous trend since the 1960s
False
True
3
What does the "Dumb Box" refer to in the context of modern architecture?
Gothic cathedrals
Classic Victorian buildings
Office buildings of the 1960s
Post-modern residential houses
4
What is a major characteristic of Post-Modern architecture according to the text?
Strict functionalism
Historical eclecticism
Structural transparency
Technological determinism
5
What architectural trend is mentioned as an alternative to modern alienation?
Neo-Gothic
Sustainable design
Futurism
Minimalism
6
Which style is described as having a "cold impersonality"?
International Style
Neoclassicism
Gothic Revival
Art Deco
7
The capitalist meltdown of 2007 had a greater economic impact than the collapse of communism
False
True
8
What philosophical belief did Modernism strongly adhere to?
Relativism
Romanticism
Neoclassicism
The spirit of the age (Zeitgeist)
9
Which concept does the term "Perfect Delta" convey?
The decline of urbanism
Unification of powerful architectural trends
The peak of Modernist architecture
The culmination of technological advancements
10
Lewis Mumford praised Mies van der Rohe for his use of steel and glass in modern architecture
True
False
11
Which concept does the "Great Creative Brain" mentioned in the text relate to?
Technological determinism
The collective creativity of a society
Individual genius within collective movements
Economic superiority
12
What does Mies van der Rohe emphasise in his view of modernity?
Impersonal force of technology
Environmental sustainability
Individual significance
Cultural heritage
13
What is one of the main critiques of Modernism according to the text?
Over-reliance on tradition
Loss of human scale
Excessive ornamentation
Emphasis on individualism
14
What does the term "9/15" symbolise in the context of the text?
The start of the Iraq War
The day of the Lehman Brothers collapse
The day the Berlin Wall fell
The fall of the Soviet Union
15
The triumph of the International Style in the late 1950s was especially noted in capitalist city centres
True
False
16
Which major event is associated with 9/11 in the context of the text?
Global financial crisis
Destruction of the World Trade Centre
Gulf War
Collapse of communism
17
Who described modern landscapes as "empty landscapes of psychosis"?
Nikolaus Pevsner
Walter Gropius
Charles Jencks
Norman Mailer
18
What architectural project by Herzog & de Meuron is mentioned as summarising several post-modern themes?
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Sydney Opera House
Caixa Forum, Madrid
Guggenheim Museum
19
What does the term "perfect storm" as used in the text refer to?
A famous architectural style
A political revolution
A literal weather event
A metaphor for economic and social crises
20
Post-modernism aims to maintain a totalising discourse similar to modernism
True
False
