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| List two architectural details Furness borrowed from Viollet-le-Duc |
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| collar in the middle of a column, supports are corbelled out, non-historical iron use in fixtures, contrast of tensile iron and compressive masonry) |
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| What does Larson credit for having inspired Richardson to eliminate the horizontal banding in his elevations in favor of one continuous surface? |
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| Skyscraper is going to be pointless to have a horizontal band. Shingle style houses. Shingles allow him to represent mass. He now doesn’t feel the need to represent each floor |
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| Furness' search for an "American" architecture was inspired by the writings of the philosopher |
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| List three factors that influenced the final site plan of the Glessner House: |
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1886 – haymarket square riot. Union troubles. Glessner was an object of terrorism by the unionist. Defensive fort structure. Sheltered yard.
-Environmental Design N and E walls are windowless to avoid winds
-The site orientation was that of an Italian palazzo
-Open to south
-Cose of train noise |
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| A checkerboard pattern of square stones created by alternating dark and light stones was a characteristic motif in the early work of |
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| The term used by many 19th Century American architects used to describe the quality they were searching for in their designs was |
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| The European architectural theoretician that was most influential on the work of Furness was |
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| Sketch the site plan of the Glessner House, including a North arrow |
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| Compare the formal compositional tendencies in the last buildings designed by Richardson and the last designs by Furness |
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| r- simple, f- complicated |
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| What reason did Richardson give for choosing the Romanesque as his point of inspiration for his work? |
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| He didn’t think the French took the Romanesque to a logical end. He felt there was more room for development. |
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| What building was first responsible for establishing Richardson as a national-known architect? |
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| There were three libraries by Richardson shown in lecture. Sketch the concept of the floor plan that was repeated in all three projects |
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| sketch the transverse section of the glessner house, including the sun angles |
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