Architect EXAM 4 - Texas A&M University. Complete Questions and Answers.

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EXAM 4 - Texas A&M University wing apply to the image on thARCH EXAM 4 - Easter Weekend Format: Q: question A: answer S: source (where you found the answer) write the slide too ONLY 2 ATTEMPTS - ... Closes Monday @ 2 like normal! Q: In England, Robert Adams, inspired by ancient ruins, introduced ________ to England. A: Neo-Classical ideas from Italy S: L 20 Ctrl F ruin Q: Who was Eugène Viollet-Le-Duc and what role did he play in promoting the Gothic Revival? A: French architect, writer, restored many Gothic buildings damaged in the French Revolution S: L22 Ctrl Gothic revival Q: As presented, if Parc Guell by Gaudi had a theme song, what would it be? A: Iggy Pop’s Candy S: Video 23 6:501` Q: Regarding Gaudi’s Casa Mila, what is the piano Nobile? A: The main residence for the Mila family S: Casa Mila video Q: How was Gaudi’s facade design of Casa Mila interpreted? A:The columns were seen as the bones, and the stone as the skin S Casa Mila video 3:50 Q: In the Guadi video featuring Casa Mila, what were the materials of the Real Facade? A: Chalk, cement, color S Casa Mila video 6:27 What inspired Gaudi in the design of Casa Mila? A: Nature S: Casa Mila video Q: What was the main design element that Gaudi organized his design for Casa Mila around? A: The two patios located in the heart of the building S: Casa Mila video 7:10 Q: What is the importance of creating interior facades around the patios at Casa Mila? A:Makes a distinct architectural presence in the heart of the building S: Casa Mila video 8:30Q: What role did Thomas Jefferson play in defining the civic architecture of the United States? A: All of the Above ???? S: Said in GroupMe Q: What is the name and location of this building? A: Reliance Building, Chicago S: L23 Q: What was Sullivan’s intentions for staying away from a European style facade? A: Define a new American style S: Chicago Auditorium video 3:40 Q: Which of the following does NOT apply to the architect of the buildings on the screen? A: He believed that Renaissance Architecture was intrinsically superior to others. <- Correct Answer? Not this one---He believed that there are two necessary truths in architecture, being true to the program and being true to the methods of construction This is not the correct answer because it says NOT in the question. It is the Renaissance is intrinsically superior to others. S: Lecture 22 - Slide 36 Q: What were the original functions of Adler and Sullivan’s Auditorium Building? A: Auditorium, Hotel, Offices S: Chicago Auditorium video Q: Which room was built in a metallic structure, and where was it located in Adler and Sullivan's Auditorium Building? A: banquet hall above the auditorium S: Chicago Auditorium video 19:50 Q: In what major city is this building located? A: Barcelona, Spain S: Casa Mila VideoQ: Which of the following apply to the building on the screen? 1. The top floor and roof are supported exclusively by steel-frame trusses. 2. It anticipated some of Le Corbusier’s five points, like the roof garden, free-façade, and free-plan. 3. The undulating façade is built with stones and structurally self-supporting, while from the inside of the building, the architect was free to sculpt individual, non-orthogonal spaces. 4. Its architect was the most important representative of the French Beaux-Arts. 5. It was a large rental house commissioned by a local merchant, and was located in a corner site at Barcelona. It is relate d to Catalan Modernismo. A:I think it’s 2,3 and 5 S: L24 slide 99 and book chapter 14 page 429 (I hope this is the right image) Q:Which of the following apply to the image on the screen? A:Load-bearing brick multi-story structure of great height, which is related to Chicago School. S: L23 Ctrl F Monadnock Q:Match the image shown above to the description or the architect’s name to which it best connects: A: Claude-Nicolas Ledoux: Inspector’s House S: L20 slide 61 Q:Which of the following statement is FALSE for the engraving Views of Rome in the slide, which was widely distributed across Europe, stimulating its contemporary minds? A: I want to say it is the Thomas Jefferson one because what would he have to do with Rome, I can’t find info in slides. I think the TJ one is correct bc this was done by Giovanni Piranesi –looked up Veduta di Campo Vaccino on google. Q: what is/are TRUE about Augustus Pugin’s architectural theories? A: all of the above S: L22 ctrl F Pugin Q: Who used the tripartite scheme in Chicago School buildings? A: Louis Sullivan Q: L23 ctrl F tripartite Q;What is the Structural relationship between columns and walls at Gaudi’s Casa Mila? A: The columns and the walls were independent, the walls could be moved easily S: Google: “internal walls can be added and demolished without affecting the stability of the building..” “Several structural innovations include a self-supporting stone front, columns and floors free of load-bearing walls”Q: The building shown above was designed by which of the following architects? A: Gaudi S: Casa Mila Q: [E4-Q14] Which of these descriptions, characterizations and phrases connect to the work of architecture pictured in this image? A:the quality of structures such as this earned the architect his most important and enduring commission (is this the only one? It allows you to select more than one choice.) S:19th century lecture 3 slide 9 VQ :What do these two buildings have in common? A:Both of them are influenced by the designs of Andrea Palladio (I believe) S: L 20 p. 15 A: all of the above Q:What is the Importance of the curved ceilings the architect used for the Auditorium Building? A: Hollow tubes that allowed ventilation, and lighting S: Youtube video from class par. assign. Q:What are some of the medieval monuments the structure deliberately imitates? A:All of the Above S: L 20 P. 21-25 what is the na Q: What is the name of this building and who was the second architect who worked on it? A: United State Capitol Building, Benjamin Latrobe S: Google L21 slide 33 Q: In addition to its other functions, what did the curved ceiling in the auditorium of Louis Sullivan’s Auditorium Building provide?gothic A: An acoustic funnel S: Auditorium video BQ : The building shown in the images above is ___________. A: Sullivan’s Carson Pirie Scott Store (former Schlesinger and Mayer) S:Google (L23 S 61) Q: What was the Architectural formula developed by Louis Sullivan of the Chicago School? A: A formal idea that form follows function OR Form follows function (isnt form follows function the correct answer) Yes, this questions has two versions (I know because my test had both). S: Q: What is the function of this building? (Casa Mila)A: large apartment building Which of the following apply to the image on the screen? Example of Catalan Modernismo, the architect designed the façade, staircase and the piano nobile of the building between walls, with features loaded with metaphor and association. (NOT SURE OF THIS ANSWER, other answers dont seem right and lecture slide mentions first part of answer but not second part) Q: The building shown above is one of the most idiosyncratic expressions in the work of Antonio Gaudí. It is called _________.which stat A: Sagrada Familia Q:Which statement is FALSE about the building shown in the slide? A:Multi-use complex designed by Adler and Sullivan, which houses a large opera house, hotel, and offices S: false bc answer describes auditorium which is not the building in the picture L 23 56 (refers to different building) Q: The building shown above represents the ________ A: Chicago School Q: Match the plan shown above to the description or the architect’s name to which it best connects: A: Etienne-Louis Boullée: Cenotaph for Sir Isaac Newton S: Which of the following apply to the image on the screen? A: Naturally-inspired Guimard’s Art Nouveau entrance. Porte Dauphin L 24 pg 32 Naturally-inspired Guimard’s Art Nouveau entrance [Show More]

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