Quiz 6 ARC1720

20 August 2022
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According to Professor Robinson's lecture on Modernity, the Modern movement was intended by its founders to be
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all of the above (correct answer) meaningful instructional didactic
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According to Professor Robinson's lecture on Modernity, a manifesto is
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a set of ideas that put forward a particular way of thinking
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Frank Lloyd Wright introduced nature into the atrium of the Larkin building by
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physically creating a specific space for plantings inside the building
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This rendering by Frank Lloyd Wright is an example of
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Wright's interest in Japanese prints
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Deconstructivist architecture can be characterized as
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architecture that explores cultural disjunction by emphasizing fragmentation and disassociation
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The Rural Studio produced noble, socially conscious buildings using
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salvaged, unorthodox and unlikely building materials
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According to Professor Kara's lecture on Mid-Late Twentieth Century architecture, the heroic period of modern architecture of the 1960's was becoming
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all of the above too removed from the possibilities of architectural tradition too detached from the complexities of life too minimalist with respect to function
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According to Professor Kara's lecture on Mid-Late Twentieth Century architecture, ________ wrote Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture where he denounced the reductionism of modern architecture and called for sensitivity to indigenous richness of culture and architectural tradition.
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Robert Venturri
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The separation between architecture and engineering was generally brought about
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as a result of the Industrial Revolution and the ability to apply structural calculations to the design of the building before it was built
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McKim, Mean, and White's plan of Pennsylvania Station in New York City took inspiration from
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the Roman baths
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According to Professor Robinson's lecture on Nineteenth Century architecture, this image is discussed with respect to the work of German architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel and how his work defined the link between
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historic architecture and new architecture
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According to Professor Robinson's lecture on Nineteenth Century architecture, a new way for people to experience space came about with the invention of
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the photograph
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According to Professor Robinson's lecture on Modernity, Charles Eduard Jeaneret, known as Le Corbusier, developed an architectural building composition that
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freed the interior space with the use of piers and plates
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According to Professor Robinson's lecture on Modernity, Le Cobusier's Villa Savoy is based on the Five Points of Architecture which he called the
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Machine for Living
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The International Style was characterized by
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an emphasis on volume, regularity, and the intrinsic elegance of materials, perfection and proportions
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Glen Murcutt's plan of the Minerals and Mining Museum is long and narrow in order to ____________.
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take advantage of orientation and cross ventilation
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According to Professor Kara's lecture on Mid-Late Twentieth Century architecture, the Manhattan Transcripts by Bernard Tschumi
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analyzes the inherent spatiality of human movement and actions
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John Ruskin wrote the Seven Lamps of Architecture where he
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criticized the immorality of industrial production and demanded a return to the tradition of craft
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According to Professor Robinson's lecture on Nineteenth Century architecture, the Postal Savings Bank by Otto Wagner exhibits
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the structure of the building
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According to Professor Robinson's lecture on Nineteenth Century architecture, the "skin" or outside of the Reliance Building in Chicago is
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structural