history of design two midterm review

the baroque was famous for grey tones and straight lines

false

baroque architects were oftentimes also

artillery officers

baroque architecture emphasized the use of finely hewn ashlars

false

baroque architects attended specific schools to learn architecture

false

pilaster

a partial column fitted into a wall

azulejo

decorative tile used in iberian peninsula

mansard roof

large, sloped roof encompassing one or more floors

volutes

spiral formed elements near the roofs of gabled buildings

decorative columns inside of baroque palaces consisted of what

wooden core, wire meshing, plaster

where was the baroque the most sober (fewer colors, and details)

england

neoclassicism is

a style used for variety of building types, organic continuation of the baroque approach to mass producing architecture, often referred to as “classicism” in other languages

carl gotthard langhans

designed both civic buildings and residences

etienne-louis boullee

desired to make architecture more expressive

karl friedrich schinkel

designed many buildings in the emerging city of berlin

jean-babtiste rondelet

design a church modeled upon the roman pantheon

neoclassical architects were known for working in cultural isolation

false

napoleon was defeated at Waterloo in what year

1815

georgian architecture is found primarily in which country

england

what is the classical order of columns (lowest on building to highest)

doric, ionic, corinthian

who was the instigator of the 1851 exhibition

prince albert

crystal palace still has ongoing exhibitions as part of victorian legacy

false

cast iron construction still requires flying buttresses

false

the menier chocolate factory was powered by

hydraulic power

which of these came first

the casting hall of sayner hutte before (clifton suspension bridge, crystal palace, paddington square)

transept

the traverse section of a building in the shape of a long hall

cast iron

iron formed from casting forms

wrought iron

iron formed by hand

table and cloth design

the combination of cast iron trusses draped in glass

louvers

mechanical air vents