In the lecture on "Architectural Determinism", Baker House at MIT was noted for all but
one of the following traits. Which is NOT a point made in that lecture?
a. Baker House's careful arrangement of private rooms, shared spaces and pathways
encourage student interaction, but also allow for privacy
b. The dormitory emphasizes a single deterministic experience for all students including
identical rooms and amenities in all parts of the building
c. It is carefully designed to optimize sun, view, and privacy on a site which offered
great potential amenity for students living there
d. It has had great longevity, serving serveral generations of students since its
completion with little alteration in its general plan. - b. The dormitory emphasizes a
single deterministic experience for all students including identical rooms and amenities
in all parts of the building
/.In the lecture on "Meaning" the University of Virginia campus was noted as drawing on
the Pantheon for some of its meaning. Which of the following is NOT one of the points
made?
a. Allusions to the Roman republic carried messages about emergent American
democracy
b. Because the Pantheon was dedicated to the Roman god Apollo, who stood for
enlightenment, reference to it carried appropriate messages about education
c. The forecourt of the Pantheon was a place for exchange of ideas, as "The Lawn" at
the heart of the University of Virginia campus was also to be a place for civil discourse
d. Reference to the architecture of Rome, with its power, grandeur, and long-lived in
uence, lent a sense of permanence and aspiration to the edgling University - b.
Because the Pantheon was dedicated to the Roman god Apollo, who stood for
enlightenment, reference to it carried appropriate messages about education
/.In their chapter on "The Order of Dreams," the authors of The Place of Houses use
Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright (which we also looked at in class earlier in the
semester) as an example. Which of the following is NOT a description of their
observations about it?
,a. The house captures and intensifies the natural ledging of rock and cave with smooth
concrete bridges crossing the crevice, darting up the hill, and balancing over the falling
stream.
b. This house, like many others, includes reference to the traditional mythic elements of
towers, caves, and formed land.
c. The house itself is a place to be explored as fully as the forested and craggy site that
it extended
d. The house bears the clear signature of its famous architect and is very much like
other great houses he did in the same area.
e. Though dramatically different in appearance, the house is, at a deeper level, actually
like the place that it is - d. The house bears the clear signature of its famous architect
and is very much like other great houses he did in the same area.
or
This house, like many others, includes reference to the traditional mythic elements of
colonnades, peaked roofs and a heavy base.
/.In their chapter title "Ours" the authors of The Place of Houses describe several
houses they designed in their own practice. Which of the following is NOT an
observation they make about these houses?
a. They were built in the early 2000s and were generally built as part of larger
developments where the architects were involved as they were at Sea Ranch
b. The one compelling similarity between them is that they are individual, special both to
the people they were designed for and to the place they were located
c. Many of the clients had small inelastic budgets, but most of them had splendid,
picturesque or at least challenging sites
d. They incorporate the architects' belief that the image of "house" holds great power
over the human mind, and that a house should seem the most important place in the
world for its inhabitants
e. They represent the belief that houses must, separately, be the center of the world for
- c. Many of the clients had small inelastic budgets, but most of them had splendid,
picturesque or at least challenging sites
/.Which of the following is NOT a description of the condominium at Sea Ranch (which
we also looked at in class) as observed by the authors of The Place of Houses?
, a. The condominium building was the initial attempt in the larger development to make a
community, to assert individual privacy over a community.
b. At once a castle, a compound, and a promontory, the condominium building is a
concentration of dwellings bunched together in the teeth of the wind
c. Every dwelling is composed of a single great room with an outer structure built of
large, rough pieces of wood
d. All of the dwellings are identical both for economy and to contribute an egalitarian
sense to the community
e. Each dwelling is different to suit the particular position on the site or to provide
auxiliary sleeping rooms, galleries, and solaria - d. All of the dwellings are identical both
for economy and to contribute an egalitarian sense to the community
/.At the beginning of their chapter on Edgartown, the authors of The Place of Houses
describe two houses and two public buildings that set the tone for the town. Which of
the following best describes those buildings?
a. They demonstrate the rich individuality of American culture at the time through their
diverse materials, colors and architectural styles
b. They preserve the decorum of a black-tie dinner where everyone manages to look his
best while dressing much like everyone else. Classical detail is prominent in several of
them
c. The houses are both modest- not at all elaborate -which is a common trait held by all
domestic buildings in the town. The public buildings are both grand - not at all subdued -
which is the common trait distinguishing domestic from non-domestic buildings in the
town.
d. All four buildings are in the Spanish tradition with interspersed hedges and walls to
enclose spaces with all of the - b. They preserve the decorum of a black-tie dinner
where everyone manages to look his best while dressing much like everyone else.
Classical detail is prominent in several of them
/.In the "Epilogue" chapter of The Place of Houses, there is a thorough description of
the Moore/Anderson compound here in Austin (one of the several of Charles Moore's
own homes illustrated in the book). Which of the following is NOT an observation made
there.
a. It is an example of a thoroughly undistinguished suburban house bordered by a
freeway that was transmuted into a marvelous assembly of different spaces
