Multiple Choice Questions

According to Professor Robinson's lecture on Modernity, a manifestois
  • freed the interior space with the use of piers and plates
  • a set of ideas that put forward a particular way of thinking
  • all of the above too removed from the possibilities of architectural tradition too detached from the complexities of lifetoo minimalist with respect to function
  • all of the above (correct answer)meaningful instructionaldidactic
The Rural Studio produced noble, socially conscious buildings using
  • methods for the conservation and management of water
  • salvaged, unorthodox and unlikely building materials
  • from books and personal observations while traveling abroad
  • nature and geometric proportions
According to Professor Robinson's lecture on Nineteenth Century architecture, a new way for people to experience space came about with the invention of
  • an oculus
  • the prototype for later obelisks
  • the photograph
  • pattern book
According to Professor Robinson's lecture on Modernity, ________ developed the modern skyscraper, where the glass moved to the exterior, cloaking the structure and creating the panoramic view from inside.
  • reason or science
  • Mies van der Rohe
  • clerestory windows
  • temple front
In order to advance to the level of master builder, a building designer was required to
  • an earthen house built around a central courtyard for defense purposes
  • present a building or a model for evaluation by the masters of his craft guild
  • used as tools to persuade people to return to Catholicism
  • Bishop Eusebius
According to Professor Tilson's lecture on Mesopotamia, a ziggurat:
  • rises out of the earth-and sometimes the literal flood waters is a symbolic mountain expresses a ritualistic function Correct!---- all of the above
  • a set of ideas that put forward a particular way of thinking
  • balance between man and nature a clear structural system creating open spatial planning ornament from the craft of construction Correct ---- all of the above
  • a monk folding the map and writing the story of the Life of St. Martin on it
A major requirement for medieval monasteries located in rural areas was
  • travel abroad
  • Great Stupa
  • methods for the conservation and management of water
  • a water source
Around 315, _______________ compared the act of Christ working to rebuild the human soul to that of rebuilding both the material church (more splendidly than before) and the universal Church in which God sets the people in "living, securely-laid and unshakable stones."
  • away from the town square
  • the Etruscans
  • Bishop Eusebius
  • Mies van der Rohe
According to Professor Tilson's lecture on Baroque architecture, ________ was trained as priest and was well educated in the classics, mathematics, and philosophy.
  • pattern book
  • Guarini
  • La Venta
  • Athena
According to Professor Robinson's lecture on Nineteenth Century architecture, Casa Mila in Barcelona is an example of architecture of the
  • interlocking structural system of joints and pegs
  • Art Nuevo movement
  • an earthen house built around a central courtyard for defense purposes
  • the need to accommodate cattle
Greek architecture reflected societal culture through the overarching concept of
  • Art Nouveau composition
  • modern men with tattoos
  • the reclining male figure
  • proportional relationships
According to Professor Tilson's lecture on Rome, in the center of the dome of the Pantheon is a 19-foot opening called
  • Athena
  • pattern book
  • Minoan Mycenaean
  • an oculus
The stave church at Borgund and Urnes both rely on ____________ to admit light and air into the building.
  • the Etruscans
  • used as tools to persuade people to return to Catholicism
  • small openings or wind eyes high in the wall
  • response to obscurities in Vitruvius' treatise
The design of the Imperial and Forbidden cities of Beijing was based on ____________, where the emperor received state visitors.
  • the arch, the vault and the dome
  • the pyramid
  • the alternating sequence of gates and courts through which ambassadors would pass before gaining entrance into the Hall of Supreme Harmony
  • land conservation land use and urban planning water use and conservation Correct! ---- all of the above
According to Professor Tilson's lecture on Medieval and Romanesque architecture, the drawing we know as the Plan of St. Gall survived due to
  • Cenotaph for Sir Isaac Newton
  • thin stone ribs that carried stress lines from the roof to the piers down into the foundations
  • a monk folding the map and writing the story of the Life of St. Martin on it
  • expansive prayer halls in later mosques
According to Professor Tilson's lecture on Gothic architecture, invention was encouraged by
  • the prototype for later obelisks
  • increasing ambition of clients trying to outdo each other
  • particular deities trees colors Correct--- all of the above
  • Cenotaph for Sir Isaac Newton
According to Professor Tilson's lecture on Baroque architecture, the garden and Chateau plans of Vaux le Vicomte and Versailles influenced
  • rises out of the earth-and sometimes the literal flood waters is a symbolic mountain expresses a ritualistic function Correct!---- all of the above
  • land conservation land use and urban planning water use and conservation Correct! ---- all of the above
  • Daniel Burnham's plan for Chicago The McMillan Plan of 1901 L'Enfant's original plan for Washington DC Correct Answer ---- all of the above
  • expansive prayer halls in later mosques
According to Professor Tilson's lecture on Ancient India and Asia, the________ derives its form and primary meaning from the primitive funerary cairnor tumulus erected over the mortal remains of distinguished persons.
  • La Venta
  • Athena
  • stupa
  • all of the above
The scale and rigor of the Somerset House in London reflects the French tradition of ____________.
  • the École des Beaux-Arts
  • the arch, the vault and the dome
  • modern men with tattoos
  • Art Nouveau composition
The beginning of Roman civilization, life and culture was predominantly influenced by
  • contains the seat of the Bishop
  • the Etruscans
  • Bishop Eusebius
  • used as tools to persuade people to return to Catholicism
The palace and gardens at Versailles were laid out with an axes-over-grid plan, first seen in
  • forum
  • Rome
  • modern men with tattoos
  • Vitruvious
According to Professor Tilson's lecture on the Renaissance, James Gibbs wrote A Book of Architecture, an influential ________ published in London in 1728.
  • all of the above
  • the photograph
  • pattern book
  • temple front
According to Professor Tilson's lecture on Greece, the Panathenaic way was a ceremonial path, traveled in celebration of the birth of
  • Guarini
  • stupa
  • Athena
  • pattern book
According to Professor Kara's lecture on Islamic architecture, the Prophet Mohammed's house with its large courtyard provided the first precedent for
  • el Camino de Sant'Iago de Compostela
  • expansive prayer halls in later mosques
  • particular deities trees colors Correct--- all of the above
  • a monk folding the map and writing the story of the Life of St. Martin on it
The U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification program
  • the alternating sequence of gates and courts through which ambassadors would pass before gaining entrance into the Hall of Supreme Harmony
  • is a rating system that measures a building's level of sustainability from the design and construction phases to the overall lifetime performance.
  • the arch, the vault and the dome
  • interlocking structural system of joints and pegs
According to Professor Tilson's lecture on Ancient India and Asia, studies like the one at Angkor Wat have greatly expanded our understanding of these cities as more than an isolated collection of great monuments. They raise important issues about
  • el Camino de Sant'Iago de Compostela
  • a monk folding the map and writing the story of the Life of St. Martin on it
  • land conservation land use and urban planning water use and conservation Correct! ---- all of the above
  • balance between man and nature a clear structural system creating open spatial planning ornament from the craft of construction Correct ---- all of the above
The plan of the ____________ shows what were originally two separate palaces, each organized around a large courtyard, one of which symbolizes the vision of paradise where the four rivers flow with water, wine, honey and milk.
  • present a building or a model for evaluation by the masters of his craft guild
  • the Etruscans
  • Alhambra at Granada
  • the need to accommodate cattle
Who is credited with designing the first pyramid in Egypt?
  • Imhotep
  • the landscape and local building materials
  • contains the seat of the Bishop
  • response to obscurities in Vitruvius' treatise
The layouts of the Dogon villages in Mali are based upon
  • the reclining male figure
  • the prototype for later obelisks
  • the rib vault
  • nature and geometric proportions
According to Professor Robinson's lecture on Eighteenth Century architecture, this French Enlightenment Visionary building is the
  • temple front
  • Cenotaph for Sir Isaac Newton
  • reason or science
  • clerestory windows
According to Professor Tilson's lecture on Medieval and Romanesque architecture, as Europe moved into the 11th century, the most famous pilgrimage route was _________, a network of routes connecting holy places with the final destination being the cathedral which reported to house the remains of this saint.
  • Mies van der Rohe
  • unfolded in the landscape
  • reason or science
  • el Camino de Sant'Iago de Compostela
According to Professor Tilson's lecture on the Americas, Mesoamericans were never compelled to invention were structural spans were concerned. All major civic and religious rituals
  • Mies van der Rohe
  • unfolded in the landscape
  • all of the above
  • clerestory windows
According to Professor Kara's lecture on Early Christian and Byzantine architecture, the height difference between the nave roof and the isle roof in an early Roman basilica was used for
  • the photograph
  • an urban setting
  • Mies van der Rohe
  • clerestory windows
Thomas Jefferson learned to design buildings
  • salvaged, unorthodox and unlikely building materials
  • from books and personal observations while traveling abroad
  • increasing ambition of clients trying to outdo each other
  • methods for the conservation and management of water
In Egypt, which object was both the emblem of the sun god and the symbol of the annual rebirth of nature?
  • an oculus
  • the pyramid
  • travel abroad
  • the government
Hindu temple designs are based on symbolic forms derived from
  • the reclining male figure
  • nature and geometric proportions
  • the arch, the vault and the dome
  • proportional relationships
According to Professor Tilson's lecture on China and Japan, principles that emerge from Chinese and Japanese building philosophy are
  • balance between man and nature a clear structural system creating open spatial planning ornament from the craft of construction Correct ---- all of the above
  • Minoan Mycenaean
  • rises out of the earth-and sometimes the literal flood waters is a symbolic mountain expresses a ritualistic function Correct!---- all of the above
  • pattern book
Some scholars believe that the very essence of Japanese architecture evolved from the design of
  • the École des Beaux-Arts
  • an oculus
  • granaries
  • Guarini
According to Professor Tilson's lecture on China and Japan, dougong are
  • the prototype for later obelisks
  • interlocking structural system of joints and pegs
  • a set of ideas that put forward a particular way of thinking
  • is a rating system that measures a building's level of sustainability from the design and construction phases to the overall lifetime performance.
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