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Using a steel fromework with masonary sheathing, the _____, designed by Louis Sullivan, is thought by many to be the first genuinely modern building |
Wainwright Building |
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Two factors that decide the success of any structural system are |
weight and tensile strength |
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Stacking and piling is another term for |
load-bearing construction |
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Langston Hughes Library was designed by |
Maya Lin |
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The Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian styles are known as the |
Greek orders |
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They Byodo-in, in Kyoto, Japan is an elegant example of |
post-and-lintel architecture |
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The ability of a material to span horizontal distances with a minimum of support is called |
tensile strength |
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Built almost 2000 years ago, the _____ is an enduring testament to the Roman use of the arch |
Pont du Gard at Nimes |
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Built for the World’s Fair in 1889, the _____ was an early experiment in iron construction |
Eiffel Tower |
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_____ is most famous for his design of the geodesic dome |
Buckminster Fuller |
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The International Style emphasizes |
All of the above |
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The design for the East Building of the National Fallery, uses the same material as the West Building, but _____ created the bold shapes of a modernist exterior for his contrasting yet compatible building |
M. Pei |
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A _____ is a horizontal form supported at only one end |
cantilever |
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_____ rotated 360 degrees on its axis is called a dome |
an arch |
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When a large hall is built using post-and lintel construction methods, the resulting "virtual forest of columns" is called a |
hypostyle hall |
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The two basic families of structural systems in architecture are |
the shell and the skeleton and skin |
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The Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian styles of columns were developed by the Ancient Greeks in the _____ centuries BCE respectively |
7th. 6th, and 4th |
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According to the author, a _____ is actually an arch extended in depth, as if there are "many arches placed flush one behind the other |
barrel vault |
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Builders of Gothic cathedrals reinforced the walls of their architecture from the outside with |
both a & c piers and flying buttresses |
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According to Frank Gehry, the forms of his Guggenheim Museum in Bibao, Spain, unfold like an |
great "metal flower" |
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The physical stability of a building depends on the _____ of its architecture |
structural system |
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Gustave Eiffel’s famous tower in Paris, France, was constructed of |
iron |
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To distribute the weight of its roof onto its posts, the Byodo-in Temple in Kyoto, Japan, utilizes |
bracket sets |
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The simplest building-construction system is the _____ structure |
post-and-lintel |
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Compared to the post-and-lintel, an arch has the advantage of |
All these answers are correct |
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An arch rotated 360 degrees on its axis is called |
a dome |
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As seen in Hagia Sophia, the transitional section between the dome and the rectangular base is a |
pendentive |
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The use of steel-frame construction and the elevator made possible what type of architecture |
the skyscraper |
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In 1947, R. Buckminster Fuller patented the design that he is still best known for today, the |
geodesic dome |
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There are two main systems of structural support in architecture, skeleton and skin and |
shell |
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Skeleton and skin construction can be observed in |
skyscrapers |
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Structural systems must take two factors into account: tensile strength and |
weight |
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The Parthenon is an example of a building constructed using the _____ system and the _____ order |
post and lintel / Doric |
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The _____ order has a capital of |
Corinthian / a canthus leaves |
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The arch differs from post and lintel construction in that it |
can cover quite large spaces |
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Round arches were used for ______ churches; pointed arches were used for _____ churches |
Romanesque / Gothic |
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Probably the most famous example of a dome on pendentives is the |
Hagia Sophia |
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_____ iron framework supporting a glass skin was the forerunner of modern skyscrapers |
Paxton’s |
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The Industrial Revolution introduced the all-important |
nail |
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Skyscrapers wouldn’t have been feasible without the concurrent invention of |
elevators |
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The Rock-and_Roll Hall of Fame was designed by |
Pei |
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Postmodern buildings are usually characterized by |
curves and decorative details |
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The Chrysler Building is done in the style called |
Art Deco |
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The Wright-designed house "fallingwater" makes use of the technique called |
cantilever |
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Although he was not trained as an architect, Thomas Jefferson designed the arvhitecture and overall layout for |
the University of Virginia |
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The Chapel Notre-Dame-du-Haut in Ronchamp was designed by |
Le Corbusier |
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