ENDS 1160 Final

Question 1

What does Renaissance Mean

Answer 1

Rebirth

Question 2

What let up to the Renaissance

Answer 2

The invention of the printing press ( Johannes Guttenberg)
Martin Luther’s 95 theses
Thiry Year War

Question 3

What powers of the church were challenged

Answer 3

Humanism
Rationlism
Individualism

Question 4

what is Humanism

Answer 4

the value of individuals

Question 5

what it Rationalism

Answer 5

critical thinking

Question 6

what is Inividualism

Answer 6

the moral worth of an individaul

Question 7

Where did the Renaissance Start and spread to next in order

Answer 7

first Florence, Italy
France
English

Question 8

what are types of renaissance buildings

Answer 8

churches
urban palace or plazzo
country house or villa
secular project and money

Question 9

what classical forms returned

Answer 9

Greek, Roman, Byzantine

Question 10

How won a contest to design the dome of a cathedral in Florence

Answer 10

Brunelleschi

Question 11

what is the name of the famous Renaissance Building and who was the Architect

Answer 11

Santa Maria Novella by Leon Battista Alberti

Question 12

what three architects worked on the St. Peter’s cathedral in Rome and what Crosses were they inspired by

Answer 12

Bramante, Greek Cross
Michelangelo, Greek Cross
Maderno, Latin Cross

Question 13

What style is the St. Peters cathedral in Rome

Answer 13

Baroque

Question 14

what was the purpose of Baroque style

Answer 14

appeal to the masses
make architecture, emotional exciting and inviting

Question 15

what are the design ideas of Baroque

Answer 15

to have architecture and art work together
renaissance ideas exaggerated in complex and scale
makes renaissance look boring
circular domes shifted to ovals

Question 16

what are the design features of Baroque

Answer 16

Ovals
Niches
complexity of design

Question 17

who invented a way of mass producing Steel

Answer 17

Bessemer

Question 18

what are the design Ideas of 19th-century industrialism

Answer 18

New technology - new possibilities
Search for uniqueness clashes with modern technology and materials

Question 19

What are the new materials of the 19th century

Answer 19

reinforced concrete
Iron
Plate glass
Steel

Question 20

what is the new technology of the 19th century

Answer 20

Elevators
Metal skeleton frame
Electricity
mechanical systems
steam power

Question 21

where was the first World Exposition and what was the building called that it was held in

Answer 21

London, Crystal palace

Question 22

who designed the first exposition building and was important about it

Answer 22

by Joseph Paxton
had a prefabricated cast iron skeleton (like a greenhouse) with glass panels

Question 23

what made the Paris expo important

Answer 23

first unveiled the Eiffel tower, which was the tallest building in the world until 1930
intended to be temporary
use of electricity and elevators

Question 24

where was the Columbian Expo held

Answer 24

Chicago

Question 25

how did the Americans try to compete with the Europeans

Answer 25

by reviving past styles and creating the white city

Question 26

what was unveiled at the Columbian Expo

Answer 26

the Ferris wheel

Question 27

who designed the Chicago school, and what moto did they implement

Answer 27

Louis Sullivan, Form Follow Function

Question 28

what was the Chicago school inspired by, and what did it inspire

Answer 28

inspired by Roman columns, inspired the creation of skyscrapers

Question 29

what makes Chicago windows special

Answer 29

inside the window was fixed shut, and the side windows could open

Question 30

what developments and designs did the arts and crafts or craftsman movent create

Answer 30

balloon framing well-portioned, solid forms deep porches steep roofs pointed window arches brick fireplaces wooden fitting

Question 31

what does Art Nouveau mean

Answer 31

New art

Question 32

what are the characteristics of Art Nouveau

Answer 32

curving lines plants,vines and stems birds and insects flowers ocean waves and smoke

Question 33

who was Antoni Gaudi, and what is he known for

Answer 33

A major player in Art Nouveau most works in Barcelona Casa mila Sagrada familia

Question 34

what are the characteristics of Art Deco

Answer 34

stylized geometry Hollywood style influenced by designs in Transportation ( Mechanical aesthetic ) zig-zags sunburst and fans shapes Egyptian inspo

Question 35

magor examlpes of Art deco

Answer 35

empire state building Chrysler building

Question 36

who said less is more

Answer 36

Mies Van der Rohe

Question 37

who started the Ideas of Modernism, and what was he agaisnt

Answer 37

Adolf Loos, against all ornamentation and embelishments

Question 38

who were early modernist

Answer 38

Walter Gropius Mies Van der Rohe Philip Johnson Le Corbusier

Question 39

what are the new material and technology in Modernism

Answer 39

Plate Glass Steel skeleton Frame Curtain walls Mass production/repested modules

Question 40

what was the aesthetics of modernism

Answer 40

lack of ornament industrial aesthetic flat roofs/horizontal ribbon windows minimal colour

Question 41

what is Bauhaus

Answer 41

A school started by Walter Gropius, NauhAus rejected all traditional historical forms in favor of industrial design

Question 42

what is notable building in Modernism

Answer 42

glass house, Philip Johnson Moller House Fagus Shoe-last Factory, Walter Gropius and Adolf Meyer Seagram Building in NY

Question 43

what were Frank Lloyd Wrights's ideas in architecture

Answer 43

Organic Architecture horizontality - relationship to earth and nature traditional symbolism truth to materials blending of natural and built envirnments

Question 44

what are some of Frank Llyod Write's famous buildings, and what makes them unique

Answer 44

Kaufman House (falling water) built on top of a waterfall,balconies cantilever in two directions, large expanses of glass and slate floors Guggenheim Museum, abstracted from a shell, exhibit has spiral ramp of artwork Taliesin, material are taken from the site

Question 45

who designed the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao

Answer 45

Frank Gehry

Question 46

what are Post Modern Architecture Ideals

Answer 46

diversity to replace modernism uniformity learning from the vernacular,pop-culture and the past seek new forms/expressions

Question 47

Postmodernism includes

Answer 47

Late Modernist Postmodernist High-Tech Modernist Brutalist Deconstructionist Contemporary

Question 48

What is a notable Post modern Building and what is is it abstracted from

Answer 48

Portland Building, doric Roman column abstracted designs

Question 49

what are Deconstructionist Ideals

Answer 49

Emphasizes fragmentation and disassociation moves away from the restriction 'formulas' and 'rules' of modernism and international style

Question 50

what is a notable deconstructionist building in Edmonton and who is the architect

Answer 50

Edmonton art gallery, Randall Stout

Question 51

what is a notable Brutalism building in Edmonton and who is the architect

Answer 51

Edmonton Law Courts, Jock Bell 1972

Question 52

the name Brutalism come from the work Brut meaning what

Answer 52

Raw

Question 53

what was Brutalsim in reaction to

Answer 53

from a younger generation to lightness, optimism and frivolity of some 1930 and 1940s Architecture