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| what device is used in the Stockholm City Hall to link it with the adjacent lake? |
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| List 2 precedents for Saarinen's final design of the main entry in the Helsinki Railroad Station: |
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Sullivan's Golden Door
Ludwig Houses Grand Portal Arch |
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| describe the elevational treatment saarinen typically used in the towers of his Finnish buildings: |
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| the tampere cathedral was designed by |
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| "the arrangement of a vertical force against a contrasting and balancing horizontal volume" best describes the compositional theory employed by |
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| 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 |
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| list two reasons why saarinen preferred to incorporate a vertical element in the massing of his buildings: |
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anchor in landscape
vertical to balance horizontal-contrast |
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| 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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| the typical saarinen formal composition incorporated a ___________ element to ______________ |
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| what this the name of the residential compound of Gesellius, Lindgren, and Saarinen? |
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| 'Hvittrask' was the name given to the residential complex of |
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| what two structural elements unique to his time did Gaudi employ in many of his buildings? |
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Parabolic Curve
Inclined/slanted columns |
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| hector guimard is best known for the design of the |
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| why did gaudi incline his columns? |
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| to mimic Violet & minimize thrust |
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| the other major belgian art nouveau architect besides Horta was |
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| what theoretician was very influential on the work of Victor Horta? |
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| Describe Gaudi's technique of structural analysis and design |
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| used wires and weights then reflected the shape vertically to determine the shape of the building |
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| list 3 architectural movements in the 19th century that we have studied this quarter that were manifestations of the rise of nationalism |
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art nouveau
austrian secessionism
arts and crafts |
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| the theoretician who had the greatest influence on the development of art nouveau architecture was |
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| gaudi's parton in barcelona was |
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| Victor Horta is known for what style of architecture |
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| the arches used by gaudi had a ______________ profile |
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| art nouveau architecture originated in what country |
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| the architect known for his wire and fishing weight models used to determine the structure of his buildings was |
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| what project by Mackintosh exhibited at the secession had a profound influence on these designers |
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| the nickname given to the group of 4 designers centered around Mackintosh because of the colors and forms they used was the |
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| Margaret McDonald's signature motif was the |
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| the city that was the center of the german applied arts and the home of the ernt ludwig school of art was |
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| what influence did glasgow have on Mackintosh's design approach? |
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| center of ship building and luxury liners in Europe: it promoted efficient spatial design and technological integration in Mack's projects |
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| the architect of the secession building was |
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| the winner of the competition for the vienna subway system was |
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| describe mackintosh's approach to the design of interior spaces |
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| studied function of space then built subspaces around functions and let that influence the exterior |
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| compare hoffman's approach in design of surface and volume with that of wright's: |
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| hoffman emphasized the corner while Wright de-emphasized it and wrapped around them |
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| what city did Grand Duke Ernt Ludwig try to make into a German "Athens" |
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| name the firm that joseph hoffman helped to start that produced high quality objects and furnishings for houses: |
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| who was the father figure of the secessionists |
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| the painter who collaborated with Olbrich in the design of the secession building was |
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| the secessionists were located in what city |
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| the two people responsible for the design of the secessionist building were: |
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| charles rennie Mackintosh had a connection with which continental european art movement |
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| what two things were necessary to be developed in the late 18th century/early 19th centuries to enable the evolution of modern concrete structures? |
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1. hydraulic cement
2. reinforced concrete |
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| list 3 reasons why larson considers reinforced concrete, and not iron, to have been the material more responsible for the development of modern architecture |
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1. no precedent
2. no need for joint
3. you can cantilever |
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| ernt ransome's concrete framed factories bore a stunning resemblance to those designed at the same time by what french pioneer in concrete? |
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| the 1st important french contractor of reinforced concrete prior to the Franco-Prussian war was: |
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| the architect chosen by henry ford to design his factories in detriot was |
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| what economic advantage did the Hennebique system enjoy in Paris? |
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| develops international system for concrete frame |
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| what was the secret of roman cement that was rediscovered in the 19th century? |
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| hydraulic- dries without contact to air |
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| the french rationalist tradition, started by soufflot, and best represented by the work of Perret, was a quest to synthesize the ideas of what two historic styles? |
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| what other theoretician, besides, violet-le-duc influenced the work of Perret? |
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| what 2 theoreticians influenced the work of Perret? |
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| The architect responsible for the early use of reinforced concrete structures in the design of the first automobile factories in Detriot was |
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| the first skyscraper constructed with reinforced concrete frame was the |
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| the swiss engineer famous for his graceful, shallow arched, three-hinged concrete bridges was |
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| Portland cement was first invented in which country? |
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| the demise of terra-cotta fireproofing that led to the universal acceptance of reinforced concrete was a result of |
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| San Fran earthquake in 1906 |
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| in which country was the principle of reinforcing concrete first developed? |
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| what advantage did reinforced concrete enjoy over iron from the viewpoint of structural rationalists? |
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| iron had to be covered b/c it wasn't fireproof |
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| which french engineer built an international concrete company after the franco-prussian war? |
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| What was the name of Tony Garnier's socialist utopian city which employed concrete housing and solar-power? |
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| what is generally regarded as the first american reinforced concrete building? |
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| the german architectural theorist who noted the inferior quality of german manufactured goods at the 1851 world's fair was |
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| what past style did semper champion as being capable of further developement? |
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| what was the precedent for the brandenburg gate? |
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| the first theoretician to speculate about the woven qualities of the primitive curtain wall was |
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| the german artist usually credited as having coined the term 'gesamtkunstwerk' is |
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| the wasmuth volumes documented the early work of |
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| the german architectural writer who muthologized the english arts and crafts house at the turn of the century was |
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| gropius was responsible for what building at the 1914 deutscher werkbund exhibition? |
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| name two leading designers that were placed in charge of a major german school of design prior to WW1 |
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| Loo's major criticism of the Deutscher Werkbund was that it |
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| attempted to artistically misrepresent the reality of objects they were trying to improve |
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| the deutscher werkbund chose ____________ to design the model factory for its 1914 cologne exhibition. The final design was influenced by what wright building? |
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Gropius & Meyer
Mason City Bank |
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| AEG of germany hired __________ to redesign its entire image, production, and buildings |
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| One of the 3 founders of the deutscher werkbund was |
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| Das Englische Haus was written by |
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| what was the primary difference in intention between Kahn-designed factory and the Behrens-designed AEG factory? |
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| AEG was considered a building and piece of art while Kahn was just a building |
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| what group was founded to encourage the improvement of machine production in germany? |
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| behrens was greatly influenced by which philosopher? |
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| Muthesius used which type of building as the model for germany to emulate in order to improve its building design? |
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| How can one view the design of the Fagus factory as an inverse of the AEG Turbine factory? |
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AEG columns outside: Fagus columns inside
AEG has corner: Fagus eliminates corner
Solid: Void |
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| The Fagus Works was designed by |
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| in what 3 shapes did cezanne say that nature reveals itself? |
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| cylinder, sphere and cone |
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| the futurist manifesto was written by |
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| list two factors which occurred prior to 1860 that influenced the evolution towards abstraction on modern painting |
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japanese prints
technology |
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| the primary objective of cubist painting was: |
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| representing different views at the same time |
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| what three shapes did cubists painters employ in their paintings? |
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| circles, squares, triangles |
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| what is the name given to a group of radical italian designers who were prominent just prior to the start of WW1 |
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| the futurist movement was centered in |
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| what was one of the compositional goals of cubist paintings? |
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| different views at the same time |
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| concerning the spiritual in art was written by |
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| the first expressionist glass skyscraper was designed by |
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| who designed the Weimar government's new research tower for Einstein |
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| who designed the second Goetheanum |
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| list 3 buildings at the Werkbund's 1914 Cologne exhibition that represented the 3 main movements in german architecture prior to the start of WW1 |
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glass pavilion
model tower
model factory |
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| an avantguard group of underground expressionalists in germany |
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| did Mies extrude the lotlines of the site in both of his glass skyscrapers |
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| No, he understoof the need for reflection |
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| The designer of the german glass industry pavilion at the 1914 deutscher werkbund exhibition was: |
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give an example of a different german expressionist architect who designed in each of the following materials:
glass:
brick:
dynamism (concrete): |
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taut
van de velde
mendelson |
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| why was the cathedral viewed as the ideal historic building type for the german expressionists? |
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| total work of art- all disciplines of art working together |
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| what was the major building project that focused the energies of german expressionists immediately following the end of WWI |
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| the chilehaus in hamburg was designed by |
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| the author of 'glass architecture' was |
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| the cathedral of socialism was the ultimate goal of what movement? |
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| the grosses schauspielhaus in berline was designed by |
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| the architect of the proposed Leningrad Pravada building in moscow was |
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| the architect of the Rusakov worker's club was |
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| name two avant-garde art movements which emerged in russia just prior to the urssian revolution and the respective leader of each: |
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1. suprematist: malevich
2. constructavist: vladimir tatlin |
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| name the two avant-garde architecture movement that emerged in russia during the leadership of lenin and an architect from each: |
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1. rationalism: ladovsky
2. constructavist: tatlin |
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| the spiraling design for the proposed monument to the 3rd international was conceived by |
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| constructivist architecture was primarily a product of this country: |
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| what was the design school in communist russia that preceded the Bauhaus? |
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| name a russian suprematist |
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| "prouns" ideograms with a utopian content, were conceived by |
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| what is a 'corner counter-relief'? |
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| put a counter relief art piece in the corner= must go/walk around, denying frontality of renaissance tradition |
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| what rationalist approach was manifested in Melnikov's design of the 1925 USSR pavilion? |
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| diagonals will make it look bigger conceptually |
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| who was the first to make 'architectons'? |
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| the leningrad paravda building for moscow was a project designed by |
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| the competition devised by the soviets as a response to the chicago tribune building competition was: |
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| palace of labor competition |
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| describe three details in the vesnin's palace of labor that identify as a constructivist building: |
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radial masts
exposed mechanical
rigging |
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| who was the architect invited by gropius to give the keynote speech at the bauhaus week of 1923? |
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| name two abstract painters who played a major role in the aesthetic change in the bauhaus curriculum: |
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| what typeface/font was used in bauhaus publications after the arrival of moholy-nagy? |
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| what 2 avant-garde artists were credited by larson as being somewhat responsible for the change int its teaching ideology/pedogogy from expressionism to abstract formalism |
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| Mondrien and Van Doesburg |
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| van doesburg's term for the new way he composed space as a continous, but non-linear flow of space was |
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| Towards a plastic architecture was written by |
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| what was the difference in how wright approached the design of his interiors and how van doesburg designed his interiors? |
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Wright- arranged continuous flow
van Doesburg- lacked understanding of space |
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| neo-plasticism is a term associated with what movemtn? |
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| the de stijl movement received much of its initial impetus from the non-objective paintings by: |
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| describe the spatial sequence implied in the paintings by van doesburg |
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| one continual space/ continous/ free-flowing |
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| the red-blue chair was designed by |
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| the schroder house was designed by |
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| describe the changes made in the first-year design at the bauhaus made when maholy-nagy replaced Itten as the teacher |
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| expressionist to mechanist style |
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| what does larson credit for the eventual appearance of columns in the barcelona pavilion? |
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| The influence of Nietschze, reality (planes) juxtaposed lies (columns) |
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| what was the major design difference between mies' concrete and brick country house projects? |
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| brick country house did not have any 4 corner rooms |
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| the german term used by german designers after WW1 who relied solely on realism and functionalism to describe their work was |
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| the objective of the vorkurs (foundation course) at the bauhaus was |
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| to get everyone on the same level of basic skills |
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| the german term that describes the spirit of Mie's Concrete Office Building of 1923 was |
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| What architectural theortician was responsible for the shift in design theory away from Expressionism at the Weimar Bauhas? |
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| Sketch the entry sequence for the German State Pavilion at the 1929 barcelona fair: |
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| Marcel Breuer is best known for the design of the ____________ chair while working at the Bahaus |
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| The 'Wassily' chair was designed by |
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| List three important design ideas Mies employed in the Barcelona Pavilion |
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created reflections
free-standing walls
non-axial paths |
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| The Dutch architect known for his sachlich housing projects was |
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| who was the leading theoretician of the De Stijl movement? |
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| The architect in overall charge of planning the 1927 Weissenhof Siedlung was |
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| What was the major building type that brought the international style to the forefront of german design in the 1920s |
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| the 'barcelona chair' was designed by |
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| when walter gropius assembled his faculty for the bauhaus school, he drew many of them from which field of expertise? |
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| who was the director of the trade/design school in weimar when its name was changed to the Staatliches Bauhaus |
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| sketch the elevation of the barcelona chair |
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| the event most responsible for the philosophical switch at the bauhaus from expressionism to "the new architecture" was |
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| The Vkhutemas exposition in Berline |
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| used by german designers after WWI who relied solely on realism and functionalism to describe their work |
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| describe Mies' spatial order in his designs of 1923-1929 |
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| can't interrupt space-time |
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| The Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg Monument was designed by |
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| The first building designed by Corbusier that incorporated pilotis was: |
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| the original purpose of the Dom-ino system was to |
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| reconstruct buildings after WW1 |
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| what was the elevational design advantage of the Dom-ino system? was this the 1st realization of this advantage? |
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| the structure was not on the exterior so you could do what you wanted with the elevations |
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| why did le corbusier use ramps in the interiors of his early houses? |
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| no breaks from one space to another |
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| list 2 influences on corbusier's interest in the two-story living space: |
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parisian artist's studio
parisian restaurant |
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| 'a machine for living in' is a concept associated with the work of |
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| what 3 major architectural figures worked in Peter Behrens' office? |
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| List Corbusier's five points of a new architecture |
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free plan
free facade
ribbon window
pilotis
roof garden |
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| le corbusier used this term to describe the spatial sequence in his buildings: |
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| le corbusier worked for what two major european figures pre-WWI europe which had a marked influence on his career |
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| the golden section as an ordering system best represented in the work of what architet we studied this period? |
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| what was the term le corbusier and ozenfant chose for their painting style, which was a conscious rejection of much of what cubism represented |
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| towards an architecture was written by |
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| sketch the car approach to the ground floor of the villa savoye |
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| draw le corbusier's four composition and name the building which is an exmample of each |
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formal function: maison la roche
platonic cube: villa stein
platonic domino: villa baizau
platonic form & promenade: villa savoye |
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