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Jerry Larson's History 3 Class
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04/21/2011

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Term
Who was the 1st Arch Theorist to discover and write that there was no fixed set of Proportions in the Classical Order?
Definition
Perrault
Term
Who said: "I think...Therefore I am"?
Definition
Descartes
Term
Who was the founder of the English empiricism?
Definition
Francis Bacon
Term
What 3 requirements did the Council of Trent establish for Counter Reformation art?
Definition
Clarity
Realistic Interpretation
An emotional stimulus to piety
Term
What is considered to be the start of the Counter Reformation?
Definition
the Catholic Council of Trent and its rules for Counter Reformation Art
Term
Compare the scale of the Florence Dome to the Pantheon and Beauvais Cathedral
Definition
Florance: larger than Paris Dome, taller and wider than Beauvais before dome was added
Beauvais: tallest structure existing before Florence
Term
3 advantages gained in the Florence Cathedral by giving the dome a quintoacuto profile?
Definition
1. Less thrust - less material needed to counteract it
2. Less scaffolding - easier to construct
3. More vertical form and better exterior images as compared to semicircular dome
Term
What was the Roman solution to the thrust of a dome's haunches?
Definition
tension bands
Term
Who worte the only classical treatise on Architecture recovered during the Renassaince?
Definition
Vitruvius
Term
Who Published the first Treatise on Perspective?
Definition
Brunelleschi - "rules of perspective"
Term
Who was Coluccio Salutati?
Definition
chancellor of florence; leader of the greek movement during the beginning of florance renaissance; sent people to greece to bring back someone who could teach Halians Greek
Term
Who is credited as "the father of the renaissance" ?
Definition
Brunelleschi
Term
Explain why Rome was abandoned by the Papacy for the first 50 years of the Renaissance as it evolved in Florance?
Definition
French kidnapped the Pope in 1305 leaving Rome abandoned and the Florence Renaissance grew
Term
What 2 architectual innovations did the Normans bring back from their adventures in the Mediterranean?
Definition
Pointed Arch
Flying Buttress
Term
Who were the Normans?
Definition
Vikings that settled in NW France and later began crusading during which they were exposed to Byzantine Architecture
Term
What is Squinch?
Definition
A series of arches built upon one another to span the space between a circular Dome and a square bay
Term
Early Moslem Architecture can be credited with what 3 architectural innovations?
Definition
High Profile Dome
Pointed Arch
Squinch
Term
Describe the difference between Byzantine Churches exterior and interior, what was the reason for this?
Definition
exterior - kept minimal and plain in order to heighten contrast between buildings
interior - elaborate and rich
"earthly" exterior and "heavenly" interior
Term
Why did Byzantine churches employ gold leaf mosaics in their interiors?
Definition
to dematerialize the space as an attempt to recreate "heaven on earth"
Term
Describe the difference between Roman and Byzantine space
Definition
Byzantine - planned to be more spatially dynamic and complex
Roman - everything was simple and clearly articulated, repeated use of a structural model
Term
What is the role of a pendentive?
Definition
transition between a circular dome sitting on a square body
Term
Byzantine Arch can be credited with invention of what 2 new structural techniques?
Definition
pendentives
flying butresses
Term
Describe the structural difference between a Roman and Byzantine Dome
Definition
Roman - Domes are placed on a drum and load is carried straight down
Byzantine - on top of another structure to be carried over to a vertical; structure not in line with the base of upper dome
Term
1st Italian Architect to express ideas of structure rationalism?
His famous student was?
Definition
Lodoli
Piranesi
Term
The 1st Italian Architect in the 1700s to express an interest in Gothic Architecture was?
Definition
Lodoli
Term
_______ was one of the early French architects to have interest in Gothic architecture
Definition
Soufflot
Term
The founder of the Modern History was ________ who wrote ____________
Definition
Jean Battist Vico
Principle of the New Science (1725)
Term
The father of Art History is?
Definition
Johann Winckelmann
Term
List the 3 faults Laugier saw in French Architecture of his time
Definition
1. columns shouldn't be engaged in walls
2. pilasters shouldn't be used
3. columns shouldn't be put on bases
Term
The mid 18th architectural theorist who related the evolution of classical architecture back to the idea of the "primitive hut" was?
Definition
Laugier
Term
The ___________ was evoked by Laugier as the ultimate model for Architects to emulate
Definition
Primitive Hut
Term
The first building to have the new scientific approach to structure applied to it was?
Definition
St.Genevieve by Soufflot in Paris
Term
Who was the first scientists investigate the structural properties of materials?
Definition
Galileo
Term
Was the Architecture of Louis XIV Baroque?
Definition
No, but Baroque was in style at the time. It was italian and since Louis was French it was decided that since France was better it should have its own style so neoclassical Louis XIV style was created
Term
The best example of Louis XIV's architecture style prior to Versailles was?
Definition
East front of the Louvre
Term
The first school founded for the formal education of civil engineers was located where?
Definition
France
Term
Under what Monarch was engineering first separated from architecture?
Definition
Louis XIV
Term
What 2 kinds of beauty did Perrault make a case for in the Ordinance of 1683? Give examples of each
Definition
Positive Beauty - objective; involves geometry, proportions, and good craftsmanship
Arbitraty - subjective and relates to current fashion or trends, which changes over time
Term
List 2 aspects of English Garden that were early breaks with classicism
Definition
1.use of informal and asymmetrical forms
2.the return to nature instead of trying to control it
Term
List 2 aspects of the English Picturesque landscape tradition
Definition
1.long winding pathways
2.including ruins or follies (usually fake)
Term
The founder of the English Garden movement is considered to be __________?
Definition
William Kent
Term
List the 2 most important Gothic revival buildings constructed prior to 1812
Definition
1.Rousham House
2.Strawberry Hill
Term
What 2 relatively new architectural ideas did Piranesi express in the Carceri Etchings?
Definition
1.lack of classical ornament
2.infinity of space
Term
What is the difference between a Greek triglyph and a Roman triglyph?
Definition
Greek - originally carved from wood
Roman - carved from stone
Term
Why did Lodoli condemn Greek architecture?
Definition
because it copied the honest wood detailing of the Doric column into an illogical stone translation
Term
The manor or estate house was the principle building type that launched the 1st or picturesque phase of the gothic revial. List 2 good examples of this phase of Gothic Revival
Definition
1.Strawberry Hill
2.Fonthill Abbey
Term
2 ideas that became associated with the first period of the Gothic revival in England were?
Definition
1.melancholy
2.medieval
Term
What was the nationalist reason for Great Britain to assume Gothic over neoclassical in the first half of the 19th century?
Definition
didn't want to be like france; chose gothic roots which were distinctly english
Term
It has been said that Batty Langley's "Gotic Architecture Improved" was his attempt to write the equivalent of what?
Definition
Vitruvius' De Architectura for Gothic Architecture
Term
Rickman and Cragg were known for what?
Definition
Their prefabricated cast iron churches
Term
The first use of cast iron in English buildings was in what building type?
Definition
churches
Term
The first large structure to use cast iron as the primary structural material was?
Definition
The greenhouse
Term
What business forced the introduction of cast iron structures in building construction?
Definition
The greenhouse building of growing plants indoors in cold weather
Term
In 1817 the potential for iron to involve a new architectural style devoid of greek or gothic ornament was first articulated by?
Definition
Loudon
Term
The great conservatory at Chatsworth was designed by?
Definition
Paxton and Burton
Term
The greenhouse in the royal gardens at Kew was designed by?
Definition
Turner
Term
"Remarks on Hot Houses" was written by?
Definition
Loudon
Term
The second jandin d'Hiver was designed by?
Definition
Horeau
Term
The royal pavilion at Brighton was designed by?
Definition
John Nash
Term
What was the effect on architecture of the British victory in the Battle of Trafalgar?
Definition
Napoleon finally defeated, England concentrates on developing greenhouses and industrialization processes
Term
The final design of Les Halles was produced by?
Definition
Haussmann
Term
List 2 typical details used in Queen Anne buildings
Definition
1.red brick exterior
2.detailing such as white windows, balconies, and dormers
Term
The author of "Contrasts" was?
Definition
Pugin
Term
The "Red House" symbol of the beginning of the arts and crafts movement in England was designed by which architect?
Definition
Webb and Morris
Term
The german term for "spirt of the times"
Definition
Zeitgeist
Term
"The grammar of ornament" was authored by?
Definition
Henry Cole
Term
The L shaped floor plan favored by arts and crafts designers was first championed by the theorist _______ as a critique of the symmetrical plans by _________
Definition
Morris
Paladio
Term
What was the configuration of the floor plan in a typical arts and crafts house?
Why was it used?
Definition
The L shape
Distinctly anti-Paladian and rejected traditional axial symmetry
Term
The architect who initiated the Queen Anne style as an urban parallel to the arts and crafts style was?
Definition
Webb
Term
The movement in painting which influenced ____________ that was the parallel of the Gothic revival in architecture was the pre-raphaelites
Definition
William Morris
Term
Owen Jones had an important influence in the architecture of the late 19th century by promoting what 2 sources for the development of new ornamental systems?
Definition
1.repetition of simple elements
2.order and disciple achieved through a balance of geometry, orthogonal, diagonal, and circular
Term
The two books written by John Rusken that pertain to architectural theory are?
Definition
1.The Seven Lamps of Architecture
2.The Stones of Venice
Term
Describe Bogradus' proposed design for the 1853 new york world's fair
Definition
A building that used identical parts to aid in cost reduction and the parts could be resold after the fair was over, it was an amphitheater that was 1200 ft in diameter and even had an elevator
Term
Describe the construction system that Bogradus used in the McCollough Shot Tower
Definition
An iron frame infilled with brick; iron provides height and structural integrity and brick aid in fire proofing; previous Shot towers were built outside of urban environments on more stable ground; built in NYC on poor soil so structure had to be lighter, Shot was made by melting lead and pouring through perforated pan so it breaks into droplets which fall into cool water below forming the shot
Term
Bogradus' primary competitor in the NYC market was?
Definition
Badger
Term
The first city in the US where cast iron was used to any great degree was?
Definition
NYC
Term
What was the effect on architecture of the Franco Prussian War?
Definition
German attacks Paris, later French socialists go crazy and city is destroyed; all glory and urban potential came to stop and French weren't first to build skyscraper, so USA wins race
Term
The name given to the style of architecture constructed during the reign of Napoleon 3 is?
Definition
the second empire
Term
Napoleon 3 appointed ____________ as prefect of the seine who was responsible for the urban renovation of Paris in mid 19th century
Definition
Haussmann
Term
List 3 laws that control the design of buildings in Haussmann's Paris
Definition
1.eclectic (mainly classical) decoration
2.mansard roof
3.heroic statues
Term
the architect of the bauakademie in Berline was?
Definition
Karl Schinkel
Term
Name 4 types of construction that Semper used to order the 4 elements of Architecture
Definition
1.Ceramics-the hearth "everyone assembles around it"
2.stone masonry-earth in platform "raised terrace layered construction"
3.carpentry-roof on columns "primitive hut"
4.curtain wall-enclosure "non load bearing woven mass/fabric"
Term
What past style did Semper champion as being capable of further development?
Definition
Romanesque
Term
The first theoritician to speculate about the woven qualities of the primitive curtain wall was?
Definition
Semper
Term
The German artist usually credited as having coined the term "gesantkunstwerk" is?
Definition
Richard Wagner
Term
DerStil was written by?
Definition
Semper
Term
The German architectural theorist who noted the inferior quality of German manufactured goods at the 1851 World's Fair was?
Definition
Semper
Term
List 2 architectural details Furness borrowed from Violet'le'Duc
Definition
1.corbeling-out of the wall to receive, a compression element tied together with tension (iron)
2.colar/band in middle of column
Term
What does Larson credit for having inspired Richardson to eliminate horizontal banding in his elevations in favor of one continuous surface?
Definition
The use of shingles on his house designs; he no longer has to articulate each floor level because the shingles provide a uniform monolithic appearance
Term
Ferness' search for an American architecture was inspired by the writings of the philosopher ?
Definition
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Term
List 3 factors that influenced the final site plan of the Glesner House
Definition
1.capturing light and solar heat
2.direction of the wind
3.labor riots
Term
A checkerboard pattern of square stones created by alternating dark and light stones was a characteristic motif in the early work of ?
Definition
Richardson
Term
The term used by many 19th century architects to describe the quality they were searching for in their designs was ?
Definition
Repose
Term
The european architectural theorotician that was most influential on the work of Ferness was ?
Definition
Le'Doc
Term
What reason did Richardson give for choosing the Romanesque as his point of inspiration for his work?
Definition
He thought the French had not taken Romanesque style to its logical end and saw there was space to continue development
Term
What building was first responsible for establishing Richardson as national known architect?
Definition
Trinity Church in Boston
Term
The atrium skylight in a single loaded corridor office building would be located at the _______________ of the building
Definition
center
Term
Besides the roman house, what was the other historical precedent for the interior atrium of the 19th century skyscrapers?
Definition
Ancient Greek and Roman domes with windows that let light into center of the building
Term
Why is the Equitable building considered by many historians to be the first skyscraper?
Definition
each floor height was taller than 12 feet to let in more light and it was first building to efficiently use the entire site
Term
The first skyscraper designed, but not built for Chicago was ?
Definition
The Kendell Building by John Van Ostel
Term
The renaissance palazzo provided what 2 precedents for the early sky scraper?
Definition
1.interior courtyards
2.extending to edge of site
Term
The ___________ would have been have been the first skyscraper erected in Chicago had the 1871 fire not happened
Definition
Kendell Building
Term
The first architect in Chicago to design a skyscraper was ?
Definition
John Van Ostel
Term
What was conventional color scheme of many of the buildings designed in the US during the 1870s?
Definition
Brick facade, limestone accents and trim
Term
The tallest building exclude structures under construction in US during 1870's was ?
Definition
The New York Tribune Building
Term
What was the difference between the massing of 1870s skyscrapers in New York and 1880s skyscraper in Chicago?
Definition
Chicago used masonry and were much heavier
Term
Why does Larson believe that vertical elevation of skyscraper could not have evolved during 1870s or early 1880s but had to wait till late 1880s?
Definition
the idea of adding stories after completion ended, allowing for focus on verticality
Term
List 4 projects in Cincy that contributed to its reputation as the "Paris of America" in 1870s
Definition
1.Roebling Bridge
2.Fountain Square
3.Kentucky River Bridge
4.Emory Arcade
Term
First skyscraper built in Chicago was ?
Definition
Montuacblock designed by Burham and Root
Term
Name 2 buildings that use the progression of layered arcades as their elevational idea prior to the Field Wholesale Store
Definition
1.New York Tribune Building by Hunt
2.Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad Building by Burham and Root
Term
The atrium skylight in the Rookery is located at ______________
Definition
The center of the building at the second level
Term
What 2 advantages did Roots reinforced iron foundation have over the traditional one?
Definition
1.didn't have to spread out as far or deep
2.reduces weight pressure on soil
Term
Was Richardson responsible for bringing the "box" to Chicago?
Definition
No, Richardson takes box from Root and makes it better
Term
According to Larson, the major departure from Roots prior designs in Richardson's designs of the Marshal Fields Wholesale Store was ?
Definition
disinterest of layering the building in horizontal groups and made it look like one continuous surface
Term
Larson credits Richardson with what achievement in the design of the Field Wholesale Store?
Definition
the emphasis of verticality on the facade
Term
Adler and Sulivan were considered to be Chicago's leading design firm of what building type?
Definition
Theaters and Accousitcs
Term
Which material first led Richardson to eliminate the horizontal layering of his elevations?
Definition
Stone
Term
The ___________ was the last tall masonry bearing wall office building in Chicago
Definition
Monadnock Block
Term
List 3 technical innovations incorporated in the design and construction of the Rookery
Definition
1.iron pad foundation
2.teracota fire proofing material
3.iron frame with single width of bricks on interior walls
Term
The style closest to describing the Equitable Life Insurance Building was __________
Definition
2nd Empire
Term
The ______________ was the tallest building under construction during the last 25 years in the 19th century
Definition
Monadnock Block
Term
List 3 ways in which weight was reduced in the construction of Chicago skyscrapers which enabled them to be built taller on the cities weak soil
Definition
1.hollow teracota with masonry bearing wall and iron frame
2.iron frame exterior
3.hollow teracota replacing masonry exterior
Term
_______ was the leading figure in the first Chicago school who was responsible for the design of more skyscrapers than the rest of the school's figures combined
Definition
Root
Term
What building in Chicago was almost a direct copy of the Shilitoe Store?
Definition
First Leiter Building by William LeBarren Jenney
Term
The model for the design of the ___________ was Shilitoe's department store in Cincy
Definition
First Leiter Building
Term
If Chicago cannot claim to have been the birth place of the iron frame what technical achievement central to the evolution of the skyscraper can it call its own?
Definition
light weight fire proof system
Term
First use of iron columns in exterior of the skyscraper was ______________
Definition
Tachoma Building by Holoburd and Rouch
Term
The first exterior use of the Rookery Atrium's hung masonry curtain wall was on _________________
Definition
The Tachoma Building
Term
What 2 differences were there in Blufington's patent that proves he was not influenced by the Home Insurance Building?
Definition
1.he had wrought iron plates riveted together
2.Masonry is independent of the iron frame
Term
Tallest atrium designed by Root was _____________
Definition
Masonic Temple
Term
Tallest Atrium constructed in the 19th century was ____________
Definition
Masonic Temple
Term
The atrium skylight in the Masonic Temple was located at the _____________
Definition
front
Term
What does Larson credit Root with having pioneered in the design of the elevations of the Monadnock and the Masonic Temple?
Definition
Corresponding ascetics based on construction technique/type/material
Term
What 2 skyscrapers represent Root's ultimate achievement of using the building structural system as the primary basis for the design of the skyscrapers elevation?
Definition
1.Monadnock Block
2.Masonic Temple Building
Term
What was the primary reason for the lack of ornament in the Montauk and Monadnock Blocks?
Definition
"honest architecture that reflects the type of construction on the exterior"
Term
The first skyscraper to be constructed with an exterior wall of uniformly dimensioned brick which was supported at each floor was the _______________
Definition
Tachoma Building
Term
The leading figure of the Chicago School was ______________
Definition
Root
Term
The material that allowed Sullivan to translate his interior stenciling to the exterior of a building was ____________
Definition
teracota
Term
Sullivan's best remembered phrase was ___________
Definition
form follows function
Term
Following his dictum "form follows function" Sullivan designed all the exterior columns in the ____________________ as ornamentational elements
Definition
Wainwright Building
Term
List 3 major architectural firms of the Chicago school that were in practice from 1881-1891
Definition
1.Burham and Root
2.Adler and Sullivan
3.Halibert and Roush
Term
List 2 major differences in the conceptual design of the exteriors of the Masonic Temple and the Wainwright Building
Definition
1.Wainwright has horizontal parapet
2.Wainwright has heavy masonry corner pier
Term
Is Sullivan's design of the Wainwright buildings elevations honest? why?
Definition
No, has heavy masonry pier at corners when it is unnecessary
Term
List 3 conceptual ways to design the elevation of the skeletal framed skyscraper based on rational factors
Definition
1.vertical emphasis - columns
2.horizontal emphasis - windows
3.emphasize "cage" of structure
Term
The architect who was the first to be granted a US patent for iron framing in skyscrapers was _______________
Definition
Drake M Wright
Term
The tallest building erected in Chicago during the first Chicago school was _____________
Definition
Monadnock Block
Term
What is a phoenix column?
Definition
Column of teracota surrounding steel
Term
The Boston Public Library was designed by __________
Definition
McKim, Mead, and White
Term
The building generally credited as the start of the American Renaissance revival in the 1880s was ________________
Definition
The Henry Villard House
Term
The precedent used for the exterior design of the Boston Public Library was ____________
Definition
the bibliotec st.genevieve
Term
Briefly describe how McKim typically started the design of his buildings
Definition
he would start with form then introduce function
Term
The architect generally credited with starting the American Renaissance revival is _____________
Definition
McKim
Term
What is the difference between scientific eclecticism and synthetic eclecticims?
Definition
Scientific: comes from exact knowledge
Synthetic: mashes things together
Term
What major building, nonresidential, is considered to be the first significant neoclassical revival design in the late 19th century america?
Definition
Boston Public Library
Term
The ___________ was the nickname given to Chicago (1893 World's Fair)
Definition
The white city
Term
____________ received the credit for the success of the 1893 World's Fair Design
Definition
McKim, Mead, White
Term
The 1893 Chicago World's Fair was built in the ______________ style
Definition
Roman Classical
Term
The architect of the "golden door" of the transportation building at the 1893 World's Fair was _____________
Definition
Sullivan
Term
Name 2 Architects that designed buildings that were located around the court of honor at the 1893 World's Fair
Definition
McKim, Mead, White
George Post
Term
The success of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair launched the career of ____________ as America's first Urban Planner
Definition
Burham
Term
The precedent used for the design of Pennsylvania station was __________
Definition
The Baths of Caricala
Term
Where was exposed iron and glass used in Penn Station?
Definition
The concourse
Term
What did the Rookery, Tachoma Building, and the Flat Iron Building have in common?
Definition
all use curtain wall and iron frame
Term
The Singer Building was designed and constructed by ____________
Definition
Flagg
Term
Stanford White is known for what style of architecture?
Definition
Italian Classical Renaissance
Term
The 1909 Plan of Chicago was inspired what other city?
Definition
Versailles
Term
"Make no little plans, they have no imagination to stir mens blood" is a quote credited to ______________
Definition
Burham
Term
List 3 influences on the development of Wrights design process that occurred prior to start of prairie houses
Definition
1.organic architecture
2.overhanging eaves and screens in Japanese architecture
3.simple rectangular massing and order of Japanese architecture
Term
Define inglenook
Definition
benches around a fireplace which is the heart of the house
Term
List 3 characteristics of Wright's Prairie houses
Definition
1.Horizontality
2.Hearth
3.Pin Wheel Plan
Term
Type of geometric organization used in plans of Wright's prairie houses is known as the _____________
Definition
pin wheel plan
Term
What was Wright's view of contemporary technology with respect to his designs?
Definition
in favor of it, saw no reason to derive esthetic of building solely from it
Term
List 2 details that Wright used to impart a horizontal accent to the exteriors of his prairie houses
Definition
1.low and overhanging roof
2.roman brick
Term
Detail of bricks in Robie House
Definition
horizontal grout separating bricks is grey to emphasize the continuous horizontal brick, recessed and wider than vertical joints
Term
Describe why and how Wright used ornamental banding in his interior
Definition
Used them to turn the corner continuously and not have the eye stop at the corner
Term
The only 2 nonresidential buildings designed by Wright during his prairie school phase that were constructed were ___________
Definition
Larkin Building - Buffalo
Unity Temple - Oak Park
Term
What was the major difference in the way Wright designed the interior of his houses vs those of his institutional buildings during his prairie house period
Definition
vertical emphasis in institutional
horizontal emphasis in residential
Term
What was the symbolism intended by Wright when he used it?
Definition
Uses symbolism as a representation of ideas
Term
The Coonley House was designed by ___________
Definition
Frank Lloyd Wright
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