Arch 420 Exam 1 Chapter 2. Top Exam Questions and answers, 100% Accurate.

Arch 420 Exam 1 Chapter 2. Top Exam Questions and answers, 100% Accurate. Church of San Esteban - Used vigas, which hold roof, and corbels, oldest example of Spanish church, used traditional adobe construction with thick walls. De Assis, San Francisco - Adobe construction, thick walls supported by buttresses, simple facade with Vigas supported by corbels, duel bell towers flanking the sides of the entrance, center of a plaza, interior had decorated altar Parson Capen House - Used summer beam for support, contained pendill ornaments. Compare floorplan with Boardman House. Boardman House - Plan adds an addition to the house that allows the kitchen to be moved to the rear and the old kitchen space became a hall with a small bedroom next to it. Westover, Charles City - Example of Georgian architecture, symmetry and balance of proportions, dependencies, hyphens, frontal porch... Mount Airy, John Arris - Example of Neo Palladian, which is similar to neo classical (symmetry, balance, restraint) but follows rules of Palladio closer, heavily inspired by Ventruvius. Baltimore Cathedral, Benjamin Latrobe - Example of Neoclassical - used rustification to add antiquity and bold feeling to architecture. Used common features found in Greek and Roman architecture such as entablature, engaged column, frieze, and pediment. (Symmetry, balance, restraint) Virginia State Capitol, Thomas Jefferson - Modeled after an ancient Roman temple - classical features of ionic columns, pediment... Archaeoastronomy - -The study of ancient astronomical knowledge and its applications in material culture. Ballcourt - -An architectural typology common throughout Mesoamerica and the Caribbean from about 1500 BCE that supported ritual games with rubber balls. While there are many variations on the game and its architectural setting, the basic form consisted of two parallel walls that defined a playing court. Cenote - -A common term derived from the Yucatec Maya word for well that refers to naturally occurring, ground water sinkholes in limestone bedrock. Charnel house - -A temporary mortuary structure commonly used by cultures associated with the Mississippi Valley moundbuilding traditions. Chicha - -A maize-based beer brewed in the Andean region. Competitive feasting - -An anthropological concept frequently applied to early urbanized societies around the world in which food preparation and consumption assumes complex social meanings and political purposes.