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Exam2_15
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History
Undergraduate 2
05/12/2009

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The elevational treatment used in the entrance facade of Grundtvig church is best describe as_____?

Where did this form originate in Denmark?

Definition
Stepped, Copenhagen
Term
What device is used in the Stockholm City Hall to link it with the adjacent lake?
Definition
arcade
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List two precedents for Saarinan's final design of the main entry in the Helsinki Railroad station:
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golden door-sullivan, ernst ludwig house
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Describe the elevational treatment Sarrinan typically used in teh towers of his Finnish buildings:
Definition
unbroken verticals and heavy corners
Term
The Kallio Church was designed by:
Definition
Sonck
Term
The buildings typically credited with the start of the National Romantic Movement is Scandinavia is
Definition
Copenhagen City Hall
Term
The Tampere Cathedral was designed by 
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Lars Sonck
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"The arrangement of a vertical force against a contrasting and balancing horizontal volume" best describes the compositional theory employed by?
Definition
Saarinan
Term
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?
Definition
National Romantic
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List two reasons why Saarinan preferred to incorporate a vertical element in the massing of his buildings:
Definition

a. to control the sprawling form

b. to create an urban landmark

Term
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?
Definition
National Romanticism 
Term
Saarinen's favorite interior color was?
Definition
green
Term
The typical Saarinen formal composition incorporated a ______ element to ________.
Definition
tower/vertical, balance horizontals and anchor it into landscape
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________ is the name of residential compound of Gesellius, Lindgren, and Saarinen.
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Hvittrask
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"Hvittrask" was the name given to the residential complex of?
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Gesellius, Lindgren, and Saarinen
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