Arch 100 Post Exam 1

Everything important in class after Exam 1

What is a variation of the golden section that’s based on a progressive series of numbers? (Ex. 1+1=2, 1+2=3, 2+3=5, ect…)

Fibonacci Series

Who wrote the 10 Books of Architecture in 1452?

Alberti

What did Alberti believe architecture is about?

Building with an idea

What did Alberti believe beauty is?

A harmony of all parts

What did Alberti base his permissible ratios on?

Musical intervals

What is the name of this structure designed by Alberti in 1470

Church of San Andrea

What was unique about the Church of San Andrea?

It was abnormally large

How did other Architects respond to Alberti’s 10 books of Architecture?

Disagreement, they began to make their own rulebooks

What is the name for urban homes for older social classes?

Pallazzos

What is the name for country homes and farms for the newer social class?

Villas

What’s something Palladio did to prove why his ideas about architecture are superior?

Personally measured Greek structures

What’s the name of Palladio’s book about architecture made in 1570?

Four books of Architecture

What idea of Alberti’s did Palladio not agree with?

Architecture should be connected to music; Palladio focused on what you could see

What Greek aspect of architecture did Palladio specifically write and study about?

Columns

What is the primary element to all columns?

Diameter

What are the only numbers columns can come in?

Whole and true

According to Palladio, architecture should use simple and clear proportions to create what?

Harmony and beauty

What was a feature Palladio was specifically interested in with this architecture?

Giant or colossal order

What is the name of this structure built by Palladio in 1560?

Villa Foscari

What is the first floor of Villa Foscari called?

Piano Nobile ( Noble Floor )

What is an element created by Michelangelo that Palladio used in Villa Foscari?

Broken pediment

What level did Palladio bring beauty to?

Residential

What is the first book of Palladio’s four books of architecture about?

Design and construction rules

What is the second book of Palladio’s four books of architecture about?

Rules for materials

What is the third book of Palladio’s four books of architecture about?

Marketing tools

What is the fourth book of Palladio’s four books of architecture about?

Functions as a “pattern” book

Who started the impact of the Grand Tour?

Palladio

What’s the name of Le Corbusier’s mathematical theory post-WWII

The Modular

What event happened that changed how Le Corbusier viewed architecture?

WW2

What are the 5 points of architecture Le Corbusier believed in pre WW2

Pilots, free plans, free facades, ribbon windows, and roof gardens

What is something Le Corbusier always liked to use in his architecture pre and post WW2?

Roof gardens

What is the name of this idea made by Le Corbusier in 1914?

Maison Domino

What is the name of this structure made by Le Corbusier in 1927?

Villa Garches

What mathematical idea did Le Corbusier like to stray away from sometimes pre WW2

Using the golden section strictly

What was the red series by Le Corbusier designed for?

Average Frenchmen

What was the blue series by Le Corbusier designed for?

Average American man

What idea did Le Corbusier apply to humans for his mathematical theory post WW2?

The golden section

What is the term that comes from interpreting Le Corbusier, who liked to use raw concrete?

Brutalism

What is the name of this structure built by Le Corbusier in 1952?

Unite D’ Habitacion Marseilles

Why did Le Corbusier only use concrete after WW2?

Mandated by French government

What was the idea behind Unite D’ Habitacion Marseilles by Le Corbusier?

A self-contained city

What was used to solve post WW2 housing and lack of land crisis?

Housing blocks