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| the traditional atrium in the 19th century skyscraper was quickly replaced by: |
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| list three influences on the Art Deco skyscraper |
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| a. Saarinen's stepped back towers, b. 1925 Paris World's Fair, c. German expressionist buildings |
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| What World's Fair (date and city) played a pivotal role in the development of the Art Deco in the US? |
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| What building project finally forced New York to initiate proceedings towards a zoning code that would limit the size of skyscrapers |
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| The conte crayon renderings of the design potential of the 1916 New York zoning code were drawn by |
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| The first Neo-Gothic skyscraper to break the stranglehold of Neo-Classicism in New York City was the |
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| List two precedents for the ornament used on the Art Deco skyscraper |
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| 1925 Paris World's Fair and German expressionist buildings |
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| List two precedents for the massing of the Art Deco skyscraper |
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| 1. Saarinen's Finnish stepped back towers 2. Ferris and Corbet's conte crayon drawings |
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| who designed the Nebraska State Capitol |
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| who designed the Singer Building, the first US building to break the 600' mark |
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| The style of the Woolworth Building in New York City designed by Cass Gilbert can best be described as |
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| The building that forced New York City to enact a zoning code in 1916 was designed by |
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| Ernest Flagg's design of the Singer Building in New York can best be described as |
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| The Chicago Tribune competition was won by |
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| The European city that was the inspiration for Wiley Corbet's and Hugh Ferris' multi-level city studies was |
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| Art Deco was based on rejecting contemporary technology and using the vocabulary of "traditional" architecture: a. true, b. false |
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| Wright would later state that he was influenced by in the design of his Californian "knit-block" houses |
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| Wright designed two highrise projects in the 1920's. They are: |
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| a. National Life Insurance Building b. |
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| who is noted as the first American architect to completely eschew the use of all ornament in his designs in favor of an asymmetrical massing of rectilinear forms with smooth, white-washed walls with frameless windows |
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| who designed the First Church, Christ the Scientist in Berkeley |
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| who is best known for his eclecticism, being able to synthesize a diverse collection of stylistic elements with the technology of the day, including such off-the-shelf materials as industrial metal sash and sheet asbestos panels |
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| the term that best describes the style of buildings designed by Bernard Maybeck is |
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| the type of California house that influenced the work of Greene and Greene was known as the |
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| describe knit-block construction |
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| one of the major differences between the houses designed by Wright and those designed by Greene and Greene was that Wright used (type of) roofs while Greene and Greene used roofs. |
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| "there is something very restful and satisfying to my mind in the simple cube house with creamy walls, sheer and plain, rising boldly into the sky, unrelieved by cornices or overhang of roof," is a quote by which describes his inner feelings of his residential designs |
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| list three precautions Wright designed into the Imperial Hotel in anticipation of seismic action |
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| 1. pool of water as a firefighting resevoir 2. tapered walls 3. building is made of 60' long pieces |
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| the architect recognized as the master of the early California bungalow in which sensuously-detailed wood construction and deep overhanging balconies were used was |
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| what is the name of Wright's compound in Spring Green |
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