ARC 308 Exam 1 Questions Verified Marking Scheme New Update (Verified A+ Pass)
.Barcelona Pavilion, Mies van der Rohe - ANSWER-Society depends on its institutions. Design is rational, analytical, systematic process. There are universal standards of beauty. There are characteristics of building...
.Barcelona Pavilion, Mies van der Rohe - ANSWER-Society depends on its institutions. Design is rational,
analytical, systematic process. There are universal standards of beauty. There are characteristics of
buildings that can be broadly applied. Construction and structure is the most important part of building.
Era was about manufacturing so he made building out of steel frame (logical choice).
Less=more; loose framework so people can make their own life and grow into the building.
Walls are marble and glass to let in light; very detail oriented.
Construction is better than function (expresses age and surroundings)
.Bishop's Palace, Nicolas Clayton - ANSWER-In Galveston, Texas. Clayton was first real distinguished
architect in Texas.
This was a historic property; building allows us to feel what Galveston culture was like. An aggressive,
over the top house fit Galveston (a successful port at the time).
Also a romantic house with lots of fantasy. Contrast flows well.
.Capitol Building in Bangladesh, Louis Kahn - ANSWER-Mandala is incorporated as a geometric feature
with a sacred quality; represents mysticism; centralized organization of shapes and functions
Squares within squares and circles and semicircles
Oriented to cardinal points
, Mathematically accurate capital building creates a prestigious effect
Iconic unique openings made from triangles rectangles and circles on sides
Corners have light wells that allow light to bounce through and enter softly into room
.Casa Mila, Antonio Gaudi - ANSWER-Inspired by natural landscapes around Barthelona (mountain and
Mediterranean)
Attempting to make building like a large rock, eroded on coast of Catalan
Coastline, waves, rocks, erosion shape the building
Indoors is hollowed out like caves naturally formed from erosion in the coast (curve-linear forms)
Top is spiky; influenced by Monserat (ALSO top has stairs to climb like Monserat climbing)
Shaped the way natural forms grow
Gaudi was inspired by the region and draws from these characters (animals, people, mountains,
coastline)
.Castel Beranger, Hector Guimard - ANSWER-
.Central Beheer Offices, Hermann Hertzberger - ANSWER-
.Centre Pompideau, Piano and Rogers - ANSWER-Strong steel frames and trusses -> an attempt to make
a super flexible building that can be adjusted.
All about technology (not just structural but mechanical)
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