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Using a steel framework with masonry sheathing, the ________, designed by Louis Sullivan, is thought by many to be the first genuinely modern building. |
| | A) | Wainwright Building |
| | B) | Eiffel Tower |
| | C) | Crystal Palace |
| | D) | Lever House |
| | E) | Chrysler Building |
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Two factors that decide the success of any structural system are: |
| | A) | weight and tensile strength. |
| | B) | the placement of its dome and its pendentives. |
| | C) | the linear ratio of foundation to wall and wall to roof. |
| | D) | tension and compression of each buttresses. |
| | E) | none of the above. |
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3 | |
Stacking and piling is another term for: |
| | A) | post-and-lintel. |
| | B) | arch and vault. |
| | C) | load-bearing construction. |
| | D) | mending of stone fences. |
| | E) | none of the above |
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4 | |
Langston Hughes Library was designed by: |
| | A) | Le Corbusier |
| | B) | M. Pei |
| | C) | Frank Gehry |
| | D) | Maya Lin |
| | E) | Frank Lloyd Wright |
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5 | |
The Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian styles are known as the: |
| | A) | International style. |
| | B) | shell system. |
| | C) | hypostyle. |
| | D) | Gothic architecture. |
| | E) | Greek orders. |
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6 | |
The Byodo-in, in Kyoto, Japan is an elegant example of: |
| | A) | International Style. |
| | B) | postmodern architecture. |
| | C) | Neoclassical Style. |
| | D) | Gothic architecture. |
| | E) | post-and-lintel architecture. |
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The ability of a material to span horizontal distances with a minimum of support is called: |
| | A) | vaulting. |
| | B) | tensile strength. |
| | C) | tension. |
| | D) | buttressing. |
| | E) | compression. |
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Built almost 2000 years ago, the ______ is an enduring testament to the Roman use of the arch. |
| | A) | Pont du Gard at Nimes |
| | B) | Hagia Sophia |
| | C) | Reims Cathedral |
| | D) | Acropolis in Athens |
| | E) | none of the above |
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Built for the World's Fair in 1889, the ________ was an early experiment in iron construction. |
| | A) | Wainwright Building |
| | B) | Crystal Palace |
| | C) | Eiffel Tower |
| | D) | Lever House |
| | E) | Chrysler Building |
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_______ is most famous for his design of the geodesic dome. |
| | A) | Thomas Jefferson |
| | B) | Anthemius of Tralles |
| | C) | Joseph Paxton |
| | D) | Louis Sullivan |
| | E) | Buckminster Fuller |
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The International Style emphasizes |
| | A) | Clean lines |
| | B) | Geometric form |
| | C) | Avoidance of superficial decoration |
| | D) | All of the above |
| | E) | None of the above |
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The design for the East Building of the National Gallery, uses the same material as the West Building, but _______ created the bold shapes of a modernist exterior for his contrasting yet compatible building. |
| | A) | Frank Lloyd Wright |
| | B) | Le Corbusier |
| | C) | Frank Gehry |
| | D) | M. Pei |
| | E) | John Russell Pope |
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13 | |
Fallingwater (the Kaufmann House in Bear Run Pennsylvania) is a prime example of the "organic" architecture of: |
| | A) | Frank Lloyd Wright. |
| | B) | Le Corbusier. |
| | C) | Frank Gehry. |
| | D) | M. Pei. |
| | E) | John Russell Pope. |
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A _______ is a horizontal form supported at only one end. |
| | A) | cornice |
| | B) | keystone |
| | C) | pendentive |
| | D) | flying buttress |
| | E) | cantilever |
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_______ rotated 360 degrees on its axis is called a dome. |
| | A) | A pier |
| | B) | An arch |
| | C) | A capital |
| | D) | A portico |
| | E) | A vault |
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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: |
| | A) | nave. |
| | B) | barrel vault. |
| | C) | hypostyle hall. |
| | D) | groin vault. |
| | E) | portico. |
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The two basic families of structural systems in architecture are: |
| | A) | the Postmodern and Classical. |
| | B) | the pier and cantilever. |
| | C) | the shell and the skeleton and skin. |
| | D) | the Romanesque and the Greek. |
| | E) | the Modern and Postmodern |
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The Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian styles of columns were developed by the Ancient Greeks in the __________ centuries BCE respectively. |
| | A) | 10th, 9th, and 8th |
| | B) | 7th, 6th, and 4th |
| | C) | 3rd, 2nd, and 1st, |
| | D) | 5th, 2nd, and 1st |
| | E) | 5th, 3nd, and 1st |
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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." |
| | A) | buttress |
| | B) | pediment |
| | C) | volute |
| | D) | barrel vault |
| | E) | pier. |
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20 | |
Builders of Gothic cathedrals reinforced the walls of their architecture from the outside with: |
| | A) | piers. |
| | B) | Corinthian columns. |
| | C) | flying buttresses. |
| | D) | groin vaults. |
| | E) | both a and c |
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