Architecture

Question 1

What does Art Nouveau mean

Answer 1

It means ‘new art’ in French

Question 2

What type of style was Art Nouveau

Answer 2

A romantic and highly decorative style

Question 3

What did the decorations for Art Nouveau suggest

Answer 3

Movement

Question 4

What were the facades of the Art Nouveau buildings

Answer 4

They asymmetrical and often decorated with polychrome ceramic tiles

Question 5

What did the ornaments of the Art Nouveau buildings look like

Answer 5

They were curved

Question 6

What were the Art Nouveau decorations based on

Answer 6

Flowers,plants and animals:

Butterflies, peacocks, swans, irises, cyclamens, orchids and water lilies.

Question 7

What was Art Deco called

Answer 7

The Jazz Age

Question 8

What type of style was deco art

Answer 8

It was a decorative style

Question 9

What does art deco feature

Answer 9

Geometric shapes, clear and precise lines, and decoration which is attached to the structure, often in the form of metal or ceramic sculptures

Question 10

What materials are used

Answer 10

Expensive materials

Question 11

What does art deco represent

Answer 11

Luxury and glamour

Question 12

What is ar deco fascinated with

Answer 12

Technology

Question 13

What is the surface of an international style building

Answer 13

The surface is plane and has been stripped of applied ornaments and decorations

Question 14

What is the interior of an international style building like

Answer 14

It is open

Question 15

How is the building given a visually weightless quality, in international style

Answer 15

By the use of cantilever construction.

Question 16

What is cantilever

Answer 16

A long projecting beam or grinder fixed at only one end

Question 17

What materials are use in international design

Answer 17

Glass and steel, there is concrete, but it isn’t usually visible

Question 18

What does international style feel like

Answer 18

Cold feeling

Question 19

What is another name for Late modernism

Answer 19

High-tech architecture

Question 20

What is late modernism

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It is an extension of previous ideas helped by more technological advances.

Question 21

What is late modernism known for

Answer 21

It is know for its organic, skeleton-like designs

Question 22

What does post-modernism do

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It uplifts the architecture as both functional and artistic in nature

Question 23

What defines the movement in post-modernism

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The intentional discontinuity of designs and conscious irony.

Question 24

What is post-powder is free from

Answer 24

The styles of the past

Question 25

What type of buildings are made with post-modernism

Answer 25

Reject machine-like buildings

Question 26

What is post-modernism a combination of

Answer 26

Old styles

Question 27

What is deconstructionism characterised by

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By fragmentation, an interest in manipulating a structures surface.

Question 28

What types of shapes are used in deconstructionism

Answer 28

Non-rectilinear shapes are used. They distort and dislocate elements of architecture ( such as structure and envelope )

Question 29

What is the finished visual appearance of the building that exhibit deconstructionist style characterised by

Answer 29

Unpredictability and controlled chaos.

Question 30

What is an architect

Answer 30

A person who creates the plans for a building

Question 31

What is a builder

Answer 31

A person who builds the building

Question 32

What is the function of a building

Answer 32

To make sure the houses are safe and strong

Question 33

What do architects study to do

Answer 33

To design buildings that are aesthetically pleasing and to renovate and upgrade old buildings.

Question 34

What is architecture considered

Answer 34

It is considered a visual art, like painting and sculpting

Question 35

What is the process of architecture

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To manipulate the art elements to creat a unified and pleasing artistic statement

Question 36

What is the difference between painting and architecture

Answer 36

A building has a function and must be safe.

Question 37

What do architects do before submitting their final design of a building

Answer 37

They make quick sketches

Question 38

What do architects use a process of design to di

Answer 38

To draw and then to refine the form of a building

Question 39

What is a facade

Answer 39

It is the front of the building

Question 40

What are the elements of architecture

Answer 40

``` They are called the sensory elements Line Shape Texture Colour Light/dark Space ```

Question 41

What do we first notice about a building

Answer 41

We notice the things that appeal directly to our senses

Question 42

What is a line

Answer 42

It is a continuous mark made by any writing tool

Question 43

What type of lines do you get

Answer 43

Thick and thin Straight and curved Jagged and smooth Light and heavy

Question 44

How are the types of lines often chosen

Answer 44

By the structural material chosen by the architect

Question 45

What are the two ways a building can look

Answer 45

Horizontal or vertical

Question 46

What is a shape

Answer 46

When a line is closed and space is enclosed.

Question 47

What is a 2D shape

Answer 47

It is a shape that is drawn on a piece of paper or a flat surface

Question 48

What is a 3D shape

Answer 48

It is a shape that takes up real space

Question 49

How do architects indicate what the proposed building will look like in 3D

Answer 49

They use perspective drawing

Question 50

What is texture

Answer 50

The appearance look or feel of a surface

Question 51

How do we interpret texture

Answer 51

With our eyes we can tell visually how it might feel

Question 52

How do architects create texture in buildings

Answer 52

They use different materials

Question 53

What is colour

Answer 53

It is an element of our visual perception that is related to how our eyes see light

Question 54

What do architects use when choosing materials

Answer 54

Colour

Question 55

Why do architects not always use colour

Answer 55

Because to keep it maintained is expensive

Question 56

What types of colours are used in a building

Answer 56

Earthy colours: brick, stone, wood, marble | Other colours for: paint, doors, windows, siding and trim

Question 57

What happens once the colours for a building have been chosen

Answer 57

The architect draws the exact colour that will be used on the building on the design and gives example boards to the contractor.

Question 58

What is Light and dark

Answer 58

They are relative perceptions of light

Question 59

Why do architects use the concept of light and dark

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To create visual interest by choosing shapes that create a sensation of depth.

Question 60

Describe how light and dark creat depth

Answer 60

When some shapes stick out, they leave others in shadows. Narrow opening often seem dark, as in a tunnel. A broad flat space might look light.

Question 61

What is space

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Space is the relative position of one 3D object to another

Question 62

What is one of the most important considerations in architecture

Answer 62

Space

Question 63

What must size carefully match

Answer 63

The function of the building

Question 64

How do architects choose the dimensions

Answer 64

By the numbe of people who will ocupy the space

Question 65

What is another way that architects speak of space

Answer 65

The amount of land that the building will occupy.