ARCH 2040 QUIZ 3

What is an iwan?

a. a large scale door

b. a large scale window

c. a large scale space open on one end, usually vaulted

d. a large scale stairwell

A large scale space open on one end, usually vaulted

Muqarnas is characteristic of                                                                        

a)     Romanesque architecture

b)     Islamic architecture

c)     Greek architecture

d) Can be found in all architecture styles

Islamic architecture

Which of the following expression is not related to pishtaq?                       

a)     The formal gateway to iwan

b)     Projects from the façade of a building

c)     It is a rather two dimensional element, its surface is used for decoration

d)     It is a type of muqarnas.

It is a type of muqarnas

True or false: All iwans in Seljuki architecture are adorned with pishtaqs.

False

Which of the following is a 4-iwan courtyard plan?                                     

 

a)     Gök Madrasa, Sivas

b)     Twin Minaret Madrasa, Erzurum

c)     Sultan Hasan’s Madrasa and Friday Mosque, Cairo

d) Karatay Madrasa, Konya

d) Karatay Madrasa, Konya

True or False: In an iwan courtyard typology, courtyards are never covered

False

Which of the following iwan-courtyard building has its courtyard covered?           

a)     Divrigi Mosque, Sivas

b)     Divrigi Hospital, Sivas

c)     Jameh Mosque of Isfahan

d)     Twin Minaret Madrasa Erzurum

 

Divirigi Mosque, Sivas

Which of the following iwan-courtyard building has its courtyard uncovered?       

a)     Sultan Hasan’s Madrasa and Friday Mosque, Cairo

b)     Ince Minaret Madrasa, Konya

c)     Yildirim Mosque, Bursa

d)     Karatay Madrasa, Konya

 

Sultan Hasan’s Madrasa and Friday Mosque, Cairo

Which of the following doesn’t have a symmetrical iwan-courtyard plan that aligns the entrance with the courtyard?                                                                                                                                                                                        

a)     Karatay Madrasa, Konya

b)     Divrigi Hospital, Sivas

c)     Twin Minaret Madrasa Erzurum

d)     Gök Madrasa, Sivas

 

Karatay Madrasa, Konya

What is typology in architecture?                                                             

a)     Identifying and grouping buildings based on style.

b)     Identifying and grouping buildings based on geography.

c)     Identifying and grouping buildings based on based on their essential characteristics.

d)     Identifying and grouping buildings based on program / function.

Identifying and grouping buildings based on based on their essential characteristics.

J.N.L. Durand’s study of historic and modern buildings results in certain typologies. These typologies are determined based on…?                                         

 

a)     Atmospheric quality

b)     Simple geometry

c)     Material study

d)     Tectonic quality

Tectonic quality

Which of the building typology has not been adapted for different functions / program?     

a)     Roman Basilica

b)     Iwan-courtyard typology

c)     Cenotaph for Newton

d)     Old Textile mill structures converted to loft style apartments

Cenotaph for Newton

Where are the caravanserai structures located?                                          

a)     On the trade routes

b)     In city centers

c)     On pilgrimage routes

d)     All of the above.

On the trade routes

Which of the following civic building is not traditionally incorporated into Külliye structures?

a)     Mosque

b)     Madrasa

c)     Theater

d)     Bath House

e) Hospital / clinic         

Theater

True or False: Pre-modern / early modern hospitals were designed to provide health services to those who can afford.          

False

True or False: Sultan Han in Aksaray, has a stand-alone structure inside its courtyard?

True

What is architecture parlante?                                                            

a)     Silent architecture

b)     Paper architecture

c)     Architecture of utopias

d)     Speaking architecture            

 

Speaking architecture

Which of the following is not an example of architecture parlante             

a)     Divrigi Hospital

b)     Saline de Chaux (Royal Saltworks)

c)     Cenatoph for Newton

d)     Oikéma at Saline de Chaux    

Divrigi Hospital

Which of the following is not a method of architecture parlante?              

a)     Through experience/ atmosphere

b)     Through application of same typologies

c)     Through plan layout

d)     Through ornamentation

 

Through application of same typologies

Which of the following design was actually built?                                

a)     Cenatoph for Newton

b)     Bibliothèque du Roi

c)     Piranesi’s Carceri

d)     Saline de Chaux (Royal Saltworks)

Saline de Chaux (Royal Saltworks)

True or False: Paper architecture suggests that architecture is not manifested in the built form but in the design only.     

True

When do we see examples of true paper architecture for the first time?       (3pts)

 

a)     In Renaissance ideal cities

b)     During the enlightenment

c)     In medieval times

d)     In Baroque

During the enlightenment

What was the original intention of the phrase: “form follows function” ?   

 

a)     The building’s form should signify what it is built for.

b)     The building’s form should signify people’s circulation in it.

c)     The forces of nature should be signified in the construction of the building elements

d)     The forces of nature should be signified in the overall form of the building.

The forces of nature should be signified in the construction of the building elements

Which of the following is an example of Carlo Lodoli’s intention with function?

a)     Sphere form of Cenatoph for Newton

b)     Crystalized salt ornaments in Saline de Chaux (Royal Saltworks)

c)     The differentiation between doric, ionic, Corinthian capitals in Greek architecture

d)     Catenary curves

 

Catenary curves

Identify which are Piazzas and are Courtyards

Piazzas - 1, 5

Courtyards - 2, 3, 4

Read the figure ground and identify the loggias

First - 4

Second - 5 and 2