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HTC: 15
Scandanavia
15
History
Undergraduate 2
05/11/2009

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Term

What is the best description of the elevational treatment used in the entrance facade of Grundtvig church? Where did this form originate in Denmark

 

Definition

Stepped gable end

In Copenhagen

 

Term

What device is used in the Stockholm City Hall to link it with the adjacent lake? 

Definition

An open air arcade on the ground floor

Term

What were two precedents for Saarinen's final design of the main entry in the Helsinki Railroad Station

 

Definition

Ernst Ludwig House, Sullivan's Golden Door

 

Term
Who designed the Kallio Church? 
Definition
Sonck 
Term

What is the elevational treatment that Saarinen typically used in the towers of his Finnish buildings?

 

Definition

Unbroken verticals and heavy corners

 

Term

Which building is typically credited with the start of the National Romantic movement in Scandinavia?

 

Definition

Copenhagen City Hall

Term

Who designed the Tampere Cathedral?

 

Definition

Sonck 

 

Term

The arrangement of a vertical force against a contrasting and balancing horizontal volume best describes the compositional theory employed by which architect?

 

Definition

Eliel Saarinen

 

Term

Which movement in Scandinavia at the turn of the century was a genuine attempt to interpret the indigenous tradition of each of the respective countries?

Definition

Nationalist Romantic Movement

Term

What are two reasons why Saarinen preferred to incorporate a vertical element in the massing of his buildings?

 

Definition

create urban landmark and to balance horizontals

 

Term

Which style in Finland expressed and preserved the indigenous culture in the face of increasing pressure by the czar to 'russify' Finland?

Definition

National Romantic Style

Term

What was Saarinen's favorite interior color?

Definition
Green 
Term
The typical Saarinen formal composition incorporated a vertical element to 
Definition

balance the horizontals

Term
What is the name of residential compound of Gesellius, Lindgren, and Saarinen? 
Definition

Hvittrask

Term

"Hvittrask" was the name given to what residential complex?

Definition

Saarinan, Gersellius, and Lindgren’s  compound of their residences and office.

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