HOA Flashcards

(85 cards)

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Humanism

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Man is the center of all the universe

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Printing revolution

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Invention of the portable typewriter

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Who invented the typewriter

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Johannes Guttenburg

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Meaning “rebirth”; time of renewal

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Renaissance

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In what city did renaissance originated?

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Florence, Italy

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What is the center of European wool trade?

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Florence Italy

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They contributed to the construction of the great structures during the Renaissance period

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Merchants

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Timeline of Renaissance period?

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15th to 16th century

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The five classical orders of renaissance period

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Tuscan, Doric, Ionian, Corinthian and Composite

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Discovered the principles of linear perspective; a renowned Italian renaissance architect

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Filippo Brunellschi

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Renaissance architecture puts emphasis on? (hint 3)

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Symmetry, geometry and proportion

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Early renaissance is also known as?

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Quattrocento

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T or F: Buildings in the renaissance period don’t have cornice

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False

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Quattrocento focuses on what city?

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Florence, Italy

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High renaissance is also known as?

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Proto Baroque

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Purist or Palladian-roman tradition is represented by?

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Andrea Palladio

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Iconic name of Andrea Palladio

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Donato Bramante

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Proto Baroque focuses on the city of?

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Rome

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Late renaissance is also known as?

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Mannerism

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Best known architect of the Renaissance period; Anti-thetical to the principle of high renaissance

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Michelangelo

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He is the pioneer of the five orders of architecture

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Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola

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Artists occupation during renaissance

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Painters, sculptors and architects

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T or F: Architectural plans of the renaissance period is simple and compact

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True

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T or F: Window openings are quite small in renaissance period

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True

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Decorations of carved sculptures incripted in buildings
Ornaments
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Describe palladianism
Symmetry, perspective and harmony
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Emphasis on silhouette and roofline
French renaissance
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Two periods of early renaissance in england
Elizabethan and Jaconbean
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Two periods of late renaissance in england
Stuart and georgian
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One of the prominents arechitects of Baroque architecture
Inigo Jones
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The Portuguese word Borocco means?
"crooked pearl"; "flawed pearl"
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Timeline of baroque architecture?
16th to 17th century
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This architectural style is the distortion of the classical orders of architecture
Baroque
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Grotesque renaissance
John ruskin
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T or F: Baroque architecture doesn't represent the power and wealth of people
False
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T or F: Baroque architecture is often based on the oval shape
True
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T or F: Baroque uses intense use of colors
True
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T or F: Baroque doesn't focus on curves and emotions
False
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Two main centers of Baroque architecture
Rome and France
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He led the protestant reformation in 1517
Martin Luther King
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He made the facade of St. peters basilica in Rome
Carlo Maderno
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Center element of ornamental decoration in Spain
Estipite column
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Two most prominent architects of Baroque period
Bernini and Barromini
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He was the master of curved wall architecture
Francesco Barromini
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French architect credited with introducing classicism in baroque architecture of France
Francois Mansart
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The architectural style where Saints, angels and members of monarchy were often elaborated in the design
Spanish Baroque
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Exaggerated version of Italian baroque in spain
Quadratura
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Elaborate sculptural ornament which emerged as a stucco
Churrigueresque
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What is the term for baroque architecture in the Philippines?
Earthquake Baroque
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Also referred to as late baroque/ rocaille
Rococo
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timeline of Rococo arhcitecture
18th century
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Rose as opposition to rococo which is expensive
Neo-classicism
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Influenced by the natural world; often imitate the natural world
Rococo architecture
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A painting in the ceiling that look like the sky
trompe i oeil
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T or F: Rococo architecture uses light palletes; colors range to gold, white and light grey
True
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T or F: Rococo architecture does not include glass in their building style
False
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This type of interior architecture is in use of excessive detail like statues, frescoes and carvings; used by churches to display wealth;
Rococo architecture
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Architectural style of simplified and pragmatic design
Neo-classical architecture
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T or F: Neo-classical architecture borrowed many classical elements from Greek architecture
True
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Characteristics of Neoclassical architecture
Monumentality, collosal porticoes and columns, strict use of romand and greek orders, unadorned roofing
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means rocks and mussels in the french word rocaile and colique
Rococo
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T or F: Rococo is more serious about the placing of religion
True
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T or F: Rococo is more serious about the placing of religion
True
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Other word for asymmetry
Contraste
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Rococo art
use of heaving ornaments
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Timeline of industrial revolution
17th to 8th century
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Originating in Britain, it is known as the era of manufacturing.
Industrial revolution
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The industrial revolution's major invention
Steam engine/ steam power
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Who invented the steam engine?
James watt
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These inventions had great impact in the revival architecture, enabling new forms of buildings.
Rails and steamboats
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Used to connect major cities and towns
Railroads
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Constructed to link major manufacturing centers
Canals
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Brittle material, resistant to compression
Cast iron
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fourty times more resistant to tension
wrought iron
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Political factors that led to the industrial revolution in england
Government support and provisions
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Implementation of iron and steel in architecture
Iron architetcure
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T or F: There is a rising population in the 18th century
True
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T or F: Cottage industries did not go obsolete upon the industrial revolution
False
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What is the main reason why people move to cities
Due to lack of attention to local industries
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What is the industrial revolution known as in architecture?
Revival architecture
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Inventor of reinforced concrete
Auguste Perret
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Define as "arts and crafts" movement; no historical style; freely shaped; forms of nature
Art Nouveau
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Origin of skyscrapers
United States of America
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Prominent architect in America
Frank Lloyd Wright
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Master of frank lloyd wright
Louis Sullivan