2.5 Architecture Handout Questions

Which of these artists is not involved with the creation of architecture

2. Architects consider this when designing a building.

This kind of stress pulls on the structure of a building and must be countered by a pushing stress.

This kind of stress pushes on the structure of a building and must be countered by a pulling stress.

The architect Fumihiko Maki began the process of designing a building for this New York City site by making a simple drawing

The juxtaposition of different buildings and styles of architecture in New York City creates a composition like ________ painting.

This architectural term means describes a structure created from a pile of material

The remarkable load-bearing Maya pyramid Temple I at Tikal can be found in this modern country

In order to create an interior space, an architect must design a distance between two supports called ________.

This architectural construction method consists of two uprights and a crossbeam.

A room that uses numerous columns to support a flat ceiling is known as a ________ hall.

The Temple of Amun-Re, an ancient Egyptian hypostyle hall built nearly 3,500 years ago, is still one of the largest religious structures in the world. It is located at ________.

This feature is NOT a basic part of a Greek column

The Greek architect Kallikrates designed the Temple of Athena Nike using this style of column, named after a region in coastal Greece

This type of arched span was first used in ancient Babylon and Mycenae

This ancient Mycenaean stone building, built around 1250 BCE, uses a corbeled arch to span the entryway.

The ancient Romans perfected this type of arch and often used it in their architecture

The Pont du Gard is a Roman construction used for conveying water, called ________.

This is a ceiling based on the structural principles of the arch.

This is the large central space of a Romanesque or Gothic cathedral

The visionary church leader Abbot Suger sought to intensify the spiritual experience of wor-shipers by revolutionizing church architecture. He was instrumental in establishing the architec-tural style known as ________.

This feature of Gothic architecture allowed the weight of the ceiling to be transferred away from the walls so that larger windows could be built

This type of window was used in Gothic cathedrals to enhance the religious experience of the worshiper

These windows are set high above the nave in order to allow light into large open areas, such as the interior of the Hagia Sophia.

If an architect wanted to build a large square building with a domed roof, he or she would use this structural feature to transfer the load of the roof.

Japanese wooden architecture uses a series of cross- and counter-________ to support the elaborate curved roofs of early temples.

Styles of art and architecture that were inspired by the Greeks and Romans are referred to as ________.

In the nineteenth century, this material became both less costly and more widely available for construction

This nineteenth-century North American construction method uses lightweight wooden frames, instead of heavy timbers, to support the building.

This cast-iron building was designed by Sir Joseph Paxton for the Great Exhibition of 1851, and was more than a third of a mile long

The Crystal Palace inspired other architects, including ________, who created a tower in Paris that was originally intended to be temporary.

This architect, who pioneered the use of steel in architecture, is sometimes called the "father of Modernism."

Architect Louis Sullivan used this famous phrase to express his design philosophy

The exterior of the Wainwright Building in St. Louis, Missouri, reflects the elements of this architectural form.

The tallest building in the world, located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is named ________

The architect Le Corbusier's International Style favors a strongly ________ organization of forms.

This building material is a mixture of cement and ground stone

The Danish architect Jørn Utzon designed this eye-catching structure in Sydney, Australia, using reinforced concrete

This style of architecture, which began in the 1980s, combines the hard rectangles of Modernism with unusual materials and stylistic features from the past

This Postmodernist building was designed by Michael Graves and is located in downtown Louisville, Kentucky.

Why did Zaha Hadid decide to use glass as the primary building material for the ground level of the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, Ohio?

The Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems, co-directed by the architects Vittori and Fisk since 1991, was created to make buildings more ________.

Entry way

Is a Byzantine Model, and was built by the emperor Justinian as the New Cathedral

Also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre and is an elliptical amphitheatre. Had shows called munera and were always given by private individuals rather than the state