ARCH survey - Texas A&M University ARCH 250

Presentation Mode Open Print Download Current View Tools Zoom Out Zoom In Q: What role did Thomas Jefferson play in defining the civic architecture of the United States? A: All of the Above ???? S: Said in GroupMe Q: What is the name and location of this building? A: Reliance Building, Chicago S: L 23 Q: What was Sullivan’s intentions for staying away from a European style facade? A: Define a new American style S: Chicago Auditorium video 3:40 Q: Which of the following does NOT apply to the architect of the buildings on the screen? A: He believed that Renaissance Architecture was intrinsically superior to others. - Correct Answer? Not this one --- He believed that there are two necessary truths in architecture, being true to the program and being true to the methods of construction This is not the correct answer because it says NOT in the question. It is the Renaissance is intrinsically superior to others. S: Lecture 22 - Slide 36 Q: What were the original functions of Adler and Sullivan’s Auditorium Building? A: Auditorium, Hotel , Offices S: Chicago Auditorium video Q: Which room was built in a metallic structure, and where was it located in Adler and Sullivan's Auditorium Building? A: banquet hall above the auditorium S: Chicago Auditorium video 19:50 Q: In what major city is this building located? A: Barcelona, Spain S: Casa Mila Video Q: Which of the following apply to the building on the screen? 1. The top floor and roof are supported exclusively by steel Automatic Zoom - frame trusses. 2. It anticipated some of Le Corbusier’s five po ints, like the roof garden, free - façade, and free - plan. 3. The undulating façade is built with stones and structurally self - supporting, while from the inside of the building, the architect was free to sculpt individual, non - orthogonal spaces. 4. Its architect was the most important representative of the French Beaux - Arts. 5. It was a large rental house commissioned by a local merchant, and was located in a corner site at Barcelona. It is relate d to Catalan Modernismo. A:I think it’s 2,3 and 5 S: L24 slide 99 and book chapter 14 page 429 (I hope this is the right image) Q:Which of the following apply to the image on the screen? A:Load - bearing brick multi - story structure of great height, which is related to Chicago School. S: L23 Ctrl F Monadnock Q:M atch the image shown above to the description or the architect’s name to which it best connects: A: Claude - Nicolas Ledoux: Inspector’s House S: L20 slide 61 Q:Which of the following statement is FALSE for the engraving Views of Rome in the slid e, which was widely distributed across Europe, stimulating its contemporary minds? A: I want to say it is the Thomas Jefferson one because what would he have to do with Rome, I can’t find info in slides. I think the TJ one is correct bc this was done by Giovanni Piranesi – looked up Veduta di Campo Vaccino on google. Q: what is/are TRUE about Augustus Pugin’s architectural theories? A: all of the above S: L22 ctrl F Pugin Q: Who used the tripartite scheme in Chicago School buildings? A: Louis Sullivan Q: L23 ctrl F tripartite Q;What is the Structural relationship between columns and walls at Gaudi’s Casa Mila? A: The columns and the walls were independent, the walls could be moved easily S: Google: “internal walls can be added and demolished without affecting the stabi