ARCH 2203 Full Identification Study Guide

Vocabulary flashcards covering the full identification of 29 architectural works and the core identification criteria from ARCH 2203 (Fall 2026).

Horta House and Atelier

Architect: Victor Horta. Year: 1898. Location: Brussels, Belgium. Typology: Residence and architect’s studio.

Looshaus (Goldman & Salatsch)

Architect: Adolf Loos. Year: 1910. Location: Vienna, Austria. Typology: Commercial building / offices and retail.

Einstein Tower

Architect: Erich Mendelsohn. Year: 1921. Location: Potsdam, Germany. Typology: Solar observatory / research.

Robie House

Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright. Year: 1910. Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA. Typology: Single-family residence.

AEG Turbine Factory

Architect: Peter Behrens. Year: 1909–1910. Location: Berlin, Germany. Typology: Industrial factory.

Fagus Factory

Architect: Walter Gropius. Year: 1911–1913. Location: Alfeld an der Leine, Germany. Typology: Industrial factory.

Rietveld Schröder House

Architect: Gerrit Rietveld. Year: 1924. Location: Utrecht, Netherlands. Typology: Single-family residence.

E-1027 House

Architect: Eileen Gray. Year: 1925–1929. Location: Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France. Typology: Single-family residence / vacation house.

Barcelona Pavilion (German Pavilion)

Architect: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Year: 1929. Location: Barcelona, Spain. Typology: Exhibition pavilion.

Maison de Verre

Architect: Pierre Chareau. Year: 1933. Location: Paris, France. Typology: Residence with medical office.

Glass Skyscraper / Highrise Scheme

Architect: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Year: 1921. Location: Berlin, Germany (proposed). Typology: Unbuilt office skyscraper proposal.

Black Mountain College Studies Building

Architect: A. Lawrence Kocher. Year: 1941. Location: Near Asheville, North Carolina, USA. Typology: Educational building / college.

PSFS Building

Architect: George Howe and William Lescaze. Year: 1932. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Typology: Bank and office skyscraper.

Lever House

Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). Year: 1950–1952. Location: New York City, New York, USA. Typology: Corporate office skyscraper.

Seagram Building

Architect: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Year: 1957. Location: New York City, New York, USA. Typology: Corporate office skyscraper.

Whitney Museum of American Art (Breuer Building)

Architect: Marcel Breuer. Year: 1966. Location: New York City, New York, USA. Typology: Art museum.

Hunstanton School

Architect: Alison and Peter Smithson. Year: 1954. Location: Hunstanton, England, UK. Typology: Secondary school / education.

Amsterdam Orphanage

Architect: Aldo van Eyck. Year: 1960. Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands. Typology: Orphanage / residential care.

Dymaxion House

Architect: Buckminster Fuller. Year: 1933. Location: Portable; no fixed site. Typology: Prototype prefabricated residence.

Fun Palace

Architect: Cedric Price and Joan Littlewood. Year: 1964. Location: London, England (proposed; unbuilt). Typology: Unbuilt flexible cultural / entertainment center.

City Tower

Architect: Anne Tyng. Year: 1954. Location: No built site (concept). Typology: Unbuilt high-rise tower concept.

Yale University Art Gallery

Architect: Louis I. Kahn. Year: 1953. Location: New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Typology: Art museum / university gallery.

Richards Medical Research Laboratories

Architect: Louis I. Kahn. Year: 1957–1964. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Typology: Medical research laboratories.

Salk Institute

Architect: Louis I. Kahn. Year: 1965. Location: La Jolla, California, USA. Typology: Biological research institute / laboratories.

Yale Art & Architecture Building

Architect: Paul Rudolph. Year: 1963. Location: New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Typology: University art and architecture school.

TWA Flight Center

Architect: Eero Saarinen. Year: 1962. Location: JFK Airport, Queens, New York, USA. Typology: Airport passenger terminal.

Villa Mairea

Architect: Alvar Aalto. Year: 1939. Location: Noormarkku, Finland. Typology: Private residence.

Säynätsalo Town Hall

Architect: Alvar Aalto. Year: 1951. Location: Säynätsalo, Finland. Typology: Civic building / town hall.

Brion Tomb

Architect: Carlo Scarpa. Year: 1958–1968 (as listed in guide). Location: Altivole, Italy. Typology: Funerary monument / cemetery complex.

Full Identification

The study guide exam method in ARCH 2203 requiring the identification of five key components for each work: Building name, Architect, Year, Location, and Typology.