Chapter 13

The Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian styles are known as the:

Built almost 2000 years ago, the ________ is an enduring testament to the Roman use of the arch.

The round opening in the dome of the Pantheon is called a(n)

Stacking and piling is another term for:

Builders of Gothic cathedrals reinforced the walls of their architecture from the outside with:

A dome is generated by rotating ________ 360 degrees about a vertical central axis.

The ability of a material to span horizontal distances with a minimum of support is called:

The International style emphasizes:

________ is most famous for his design of the geodesic dome.

Two factors that decide the success of any structural system are:

A flying buttress is an arched exterior support system found on:

The two basic families of structural systems in architecture are:

When a large hall is built using post-and-lintel construction methods, the resulting "virtual forest of columns" is called a:

The skeleton-and-skin structure the Crystal Palace was designed by ____________ in 1851.

A ________ is a horizontal form supported at only one end.

Fallingwater (the Kaufmann House in Mill Run, Pennsylvania) is a prime example of the "organic" architecture of: