HOA MOCK CLASSROOM

Michael Graves is an exponent of

Postmodern architecture

Style that displays the raw beauty of concrete

Brutalism

The Alhambra in Spain is characteristic of what style?

Moorish

He was famous for his villa designs found mostly in Vicenza, Italy

Andrea Palladio

Structural and decorative constructions placed at the external corners of two walls

Quoins

In Egyptian architecture, upright pillars with a pyramidal top commemorating a person/event

Obelisk

Prehistoric truncated earthen mounds in Illinois, USA

Cahokia Mounds

Lodging for a caravan in ancient Assyria

Caravanserai

Transition style from Renaissance to Baroque

Mannerism

Industrialization and mass production resulted in a secessionist style that anchored itself on natural forms

Art Nouveau

Famous American for harmonizing architecture with the natural landscape

Frank Lloyd Wright

Public building used as a meeting place for administration or law court, sometimes marketplace; shelter during rain

Forum

Style characterized by pastel colors and a lot of gilding

Rococo

Circular window in the shape of a flower or rose

Rose window

Church architecture characterized by pointed arches, flying buttresses, and emphasized verticality

Gothic

First Renaissance architect commissioned to build the dome of Florence Cathedral

Filippo Brunelleschi

Temple with eight columns in front and columns at the longitudinal sides attached to the cella walls

Octastyle peripteral

Volcanic ash used by the Romans in concrete work

Pozzolan

Characterized by modern architecture infused with elements of historical styles

Postmodern architecture