Architecture Appreciation Test 3: Briar Jones MSU

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Church of Sant' Andrea

Leon Battista Alberti

<p>Leon Battista Alberti</p>
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Ideal city of Sforzinda

man is the center

<p>man is the center</p>
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Villa Rotunda

c. 1500; Vincenza, Italy; Palladio

<p>c. 1500; Vincenza, Italy; Palladio</p>
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San Giorgio Maggiore

scaled to present a public face to the town of Venice

<p>scaled to present a public face to the town of Venice</p>
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The "Tempietto" of San Pietro

Donato Bramante; Tempietto, Rome; Begun 1502; circle and square represent the perfection of the divinity; believe religious figure "Saint Peter" was killed here; meant to be an object, a picture, a marker

<p>Donato Bramante; Tempietto, Rome; Begun 1502; circle and square represent the perfection of the divinity; believe religious figure "Saint Peter" was killed here; meant to be an object, a picture, a marker</p>
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Saint Peter's 1505-1612

Michelangelo changed it; a magnificent new church over the crypt of St. Peter; Dome becomes an icon of "dome" often repeated; the dome of all domes; tomb for Pope Julius II would not fit in old basilica (almost 1110 years old in 1505); Bramante's scheme was on a scale grander than any Roman structure; building the size of the Baths of Diocletian; dome comparable to the Pantheon

<p>Michelangelo changed it; a magnificent new church over the crypt of St. Peter; Dome becomes an icon of "dome" often repeated; the dome of all domes; tomb for Pope Julius II would not fit in old basilica (almost 1110 years old in 1505); Bramante's scheme was on a scale grander than any Roman structure; building the size of the Baths of Diocletian; dome comparable to the Pantheon</p>
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Palazzo Caprini

Bramante; Rome, ca. 1512 (demolished)

<p>Bramante; Rome, ca. 1512 (demolished)</p>
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Michelangelo (1475-1564)

rebelled against Renaissance decorum; adjusted proportions, details to suit his purpose; often made up his own details; painter (sistine chapel) sculptor (David, the Pieta) architect (Laurentian Library)

<p>rebelled against Renaissance decorum; adjusted proportions, details to suit his purpose; often made up his own details; painter (sistine chapel) sculptor (David, the Pieta) architect (Laurentian Library)</p>
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Laurentian Library (1524)

complete challenge to Renaissance rules of order, proportion, and use of historic elements; goal = to heighten physical experience of moving through space; Michelangelo essentially manipulated classical architecture as elements in gigantic sculpture

<p>complete challenge to Renaissance rules of order, proportion, and use of historic elements; goal = to heighten physical experience of moving through space; Michelangelo essentially manipulated classical architecture as elements in gigantic sculpture</p>
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The "Campidoglio", Capitoline Hill (1536)

Michelangelo; organization deviates from purity of Renaissance geometry; subtle tension of angled plan and oval plaza; ideas beginning to become Mannerism

<p>Michelangelo; organization deviates from purity of Renaissance geometry; subtle tension of angled plan and oval plaza; ideas beginning to become Mannerism</p>
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Monticello

1770; Thomas Jefferson

<p>1770; Thomas Jefferson</p>
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University of Virginia

1817-1826; Thomas Jefferson

<p>1817-1826; Thomas Jefferson</p>
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Ecole des Beaux-Arts

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Etienne-Louis Boullee

1728-99

Monument to Newton

<p>1728-99</p><p>Monument to Newton</p>
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Strawberry Hill

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Carpenter Gothic

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Collegiate Gothic

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Beaux ARTS Neoclassical Eclecticism

Charles Garnier

Paris Opera House

<p>Charles Garnier</p><p>Paris Opera House</p>
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Richardsonian Romanesque

Henry Hobson Richardson

<p>Henry Hobson Richardson</p>
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Trinity Church (1872-1877)

Boston; H.H. Richardson

<p>Boston; H.H. Richardson</p>
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Crystal Palace

designed by Joseph Paxton (1851); For World's Fair, London; made of modular parts that could be disassembled and resembled; standardized, made from industrial manufacturing processes; methodical organization of the building process used metal building technology

<p>designed by Joseph Paxton (1851); For World's Fair, London; made of modular parts that could be disassembled and resembled; standardized, made from industrial manufacturing processes; methodical organization of the building process used metal building technology</p>
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Bibliotheque Ste. Genevieve

Paris;

Henri Labrouste 1842-1850; symbolic train station; represent readers journey into knowledge; cast iron shaped into columns and arches support vaults and domes

<p>Paris;</p><p>Henri Labrouste 1842-1850; symbolic train station; represent readers journey into knowledge; cast iron shaped into columns and arches support vaults and domes</p>
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Brooklyn Bridge

1869-1883; Suspension bridge; tension

<p>1869-1883; Suspension bridge; tension</p>
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Gustav Eiffel

Paris; 1885; iron construction

<p>Paris; 1885; iron construction</p>
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Chicago Opera House

Louis Sullivan -- Adler & Sullivan

<p>Louis Sullivan -- Adler &amp; Sullivan</p>
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Burnham and Root

Rookery, Chicago

<p>Rookery, Chicago</p>
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Biltmore

Vanderbilt Mansion, Ashville, NC; F.L. Olmstead

<p>Vanderbilt Mansion, Ashville, NC; F.L. Olmstead</p>
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Columbia Exposition of 1893

Chicago

<p>Chicago</p>
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Robie House

Frank Lloyd Wright; 1908-09

<p>Frank Lloyd Wright; 1908-09</p>
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Unity Temple

Frank Lloyd Wright; 1909

<p>Frank Lloyd Wright; 1909</p>
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Vanna Venturi House

1964; Chestnut Hill, PA; Robert Venturi

<p>1964; Chestnut Hill, PA; Robert Venturi</p>
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Guild House

1960-1965; Philadelphia, PA; Robert Venturi

<p>1960-1965; Philadelphia, PA; Robert Venturi</p>
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The "Duomo"

Dome of the Cathedral of Florence 1418-1436; largest dome built since the Romans; technical achievement in its construction; no centering-- built to be self-supporting as it was constructed; employed ribs and double shells

<p>Dome of the Cathedral of Florence 1418-1436; largest dome built since the Romans; technical achievement in its construction; no centering-- built to be self-supporting as it was constructed; employed ribs and double shells</p>
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Foundling Hospital

first Renaissance building; Brunelleschi; Florence 1422

<p>first Renaissance building; Brunelleschi; Florence 1422</p>
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Church of San Lorenzo, Florence

Brunelleschi; Medici hired him;

<p>Brunelleschi; Medici hired him;</p>
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Church of S. Spirito

Filippo Brunelleschi; proportions and style fully realized volumes - CUBES; constructed perspective

<p>Filippo Brunelleschi; proportions and style fully realized volumes - CUBES; constructed perspective</p>
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Pazzi Chapel

Brunelleschi

<p>Brunelleschi</p>
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two thoughts from vitruvius

firmness, commodity, and delight, vitruivian figure

<p>firmness, commodity, and delight, vitruivian figure</p>
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AEG Turbine Factory

Berlin; Peter Behrens; 1909

<p>Berlin; Peter Behrens; 1909</p>
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Fagus Factory

Walter Gropius; Germany 1911; International Style

<p>Walter Gropius; Germany 1911; International Style</p>
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Barcelona Pavilion

Mies van der Rohe

<p>Mies van der Rohe</p>
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Seagram Building

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe; God is in the details

<p>Ludwig Mies van der Rohe; God is in the details</p>
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Chrysler Building

William Van Alen

<p>William Van Alen</p>
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Falling Water House

Frank Lloyd Wright

<p>Frank Lloyd Wright</p>
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Guggenheim Museum

Frank Lloyd Wright

<p>Frank Lloyd Wright</p>
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TWA Terminal

Eero Saarinen; NYC

<p>Eero Saarinen; NYC</p>
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Dulles Airport

Eero Saarinen; D.C.

<p>Eero Saarinen; D.C.</p>
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St. Louis Gateway Arch

Eero Saarinen

<p>Eero Saarinen</p>
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Pompidou Center

Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers

<p>Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers</p>
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Phillips Exeter Academy Library

1965-72; Louis Kahn

<p>1965-72; Louis Kahn</p>