Deck 3: Architecture

Question 1

The arch can define large spaces because

A) it can only be made of stone
B) it does not depend solely on the tensile strength of its materials
C) it acts as a bridge
D) it can carry heavy loads

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Architect Richard Buckminster Fuller invented what important architectural structure?

A) geodesic dome
B) cantilever technique
C) monolithic structure
D) bearing wall

Answer 2

A

Question 3

What do Doric,Ionic and Corinthian describe?

A) Greek style of columns and capitals
B) Greek style of arches
C) Greek style vaults
D) Greek style of cathedrals

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The introduction of this material into the nineteenth-century industrial age forever changed architectural style and scale.

A) precast concrete
B) mortar
C) steel
D) hexagonal plates

Question 5

Several arches placed side by side form

A) a tunnel vault
B) a groin vault
C) an arcade
D) a flying buttress

Question 6

Vertical ridges cut into the sides of columns is called

A) fluting
B) jambs
C) keystone
D) piers

Question 7

The Parthenon,Acropolis,Athens,is an example of what kind of architectural structure?

A) cantilever
B) post and lintel
C) bearing wall
D) skeleton frame

Question 8

Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water and Eduardo Torroja's Zarzuela Race Track Grandstand have this architectural structure in common:

A) cantilever
B) bearing wall
C) skeletal frame
D) dome

Question 9

What results when arches join at the top and their legs forming a circle?

A) dome
B) barrel
C) vault
D) tunnel

Question 10

When two tunnel vaults intersect at right angles,they form a

A) buttress
B) groin vault
C) tunnel vault
D) rib vault

Question 11

What is the principal concern of architecture?

A) aesthetics
B) form
C) function
D) design

Question 12

Architecture is often described as

A) the art of sheltering
B) dynamic structures
C) aesthetic principles of design
D) engineering and art

Question 13

In architecture the relationship of individual elements to each other is called

A) scale
B) proportion
C) unity
D) juxtaposition

Question 14

The Cathedral of St.Peter in York Minster,England used what architectural structure to achieve a sense of lightness?

A) post and lintel
B) flying buttresses
C) cantilever
D) bearing wall

Question 15

The Canterbury Cathedral Choir,England is an example of

A) rib vaulting
B) groin vaulting
C) tunnel vaulting
D) arcade vaulting

Question 16

In architecture a building's size and the relationship of the building and its decorative elements to the human form is called

A) balance
B) proportion
C) scale
D) repetition

Question 17

The outward thrust of an arch can be stabilized by a

A) column
B) vault
C) buttress
D) capital

Question 18

Stonehenge is an early example of what kind of architectural structure?

A) cantilever
B) bearing wall
C) post and lintel
D) skeleton frame

Question 19

Tensile strength is the ability of a material to withstand

A) compression
B) weight
C) crushing
D) bending

Question 20

An overhanging beam supported at one end is called a

A) post and lintel
B) cantilever
C) flying buttress
D) pendentive

Question 21

Notre Dame Cathedral,Paris,is an example of what style of architecture?

A) Gothic
B) Romanesque
C) Neoclassical
D) Victorian

Question 22

This architect defined a home as a "machine for living."

A) Le Corbusier
B) Buckminster Fuller
C) Frank Gehry
D) Eero Saarinen

Question 23

Explain why the Gothic Cathedral has been described as the perfect synthesis of intellect,spirituality,and engineering.

Question 24

How are line,repetition and balance integrated in Christopher Wren's St.Pauls' Cathedral,London?

Question 25

The United State Capitol Building in Washington,D.C.is based on

A) Chartres Cathedral, Paris
B) St. Peter's Basilica, Rome
C) The Pantheon, Rome
D) St. Paul's Cathedral, London

Question 26

What architect is credited with the concept of "form follows function?"

A) Frank Lloyd Wright
B) Frank Gehry
C) Louis Sullivan
D) Zaha Hadid

Question 27

Discuss the term "context" as it relates to Frank Lloyd Wright's design of Fallingwater,in Pennsylvania.

Question 28

What architect creates functional works of sculpture?

A) Frank Gehry
B) Zaha Hadid
C) Le Corbusier
D) Frederick Law Olmsted

Question 29

Compare the following two philosophies as they relate to architectural design: form follows function and "arts for art sake."

Question 30

Compare and contrast the architectural styles of Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim Museum,New York,to that of Frank Gehry's Walter Disney Concert Hall,Los Angeles.Include the terms: dynamics and interactivity,scale,and context in your analysis.