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16: Scandinavia
Larson
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Architecture
Undergraduate 1
05/06/2012

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stepped gable
Copenhagen
Definition
The elevational treatment used in the entrance facade of Grundtvig church is best described as _________. Where did this form originate in Denmark?
Term
arcade of arches
Definition
What device is used in the Stockholm City Hall to link it with the adjacent lake?
Term
Olbricht: Ernst Ludwig House
Sullivan: Golden door
Definition
List two precedents for Saarinen's final design of the main entry in the Helsinki Railroad Station
Term
Sonck
Definition
The Kallio Church was designed by ________
Term
Definition
Describe the elevational treatment Saarinen typically used in the towers of his Finnish buildings
Term
Copenhagen City Hall
Definition
The building typically credited with the start of the National Romantic movement in Scandinavia is _________
Term
Sonck
Definition
The Tampere Cathedral was designed by _________
Term
Saarinen
Definition
"The arrangement of a vertical force against a contrasting and balancing horizontal volume" best describes the compositional theory employed by
Term
National Romantic
Definition
The movement in Scandinavia at the turn of the century that was a genuine attempt to interpret the indigenous tradition of each of the respective countries is referred to as _________
Term
a. compositional anchor to contrast horizontal
b. landmark
Definition
List two reasons why Saarinen preferred to incorporate a vertical element in the massing of his buildings
Term
Definition
The style that evolved in Finland to express and preserve the indigenous culture in the face of increasing pressure by the czar to "russify" Finland was ________
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green
Definition
Saarinen's favorite interior color was ________
Term
vertical
balance horizontals and anchor composition
Definition
The typical Saarinen formal composition incorporated a __________ element to _____________
Term
Hvittrask
Definition
_________ is the name of the residential compound of Gesellius, Lindgren, and Saarinen
Term
Gesellius, Lindgren, Saarinen
Definition
"Hvittrask" was the name given to the residential complex of ___________
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