ARC 308 Test #1 Multiple Choice Questions and Correct Answers the Latest Update
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Course
ARC 308
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ARC 308
In the lecture on "Sensual/Visual Form" we discussed the different motives for
creating beauty in the buildings we looked at. Which of the following best
matches motive and building for some of these examples?
Answer: The motive for the Taj Mahal was "grief"- the mourning for a beloved wife
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ARC 308 Test #1 Multiple Choice
Questions and Correct Answers the
Latest Update
In the lecture on "Sensual/Visual Form" we discussed the different motives for
creating beauty in the buildings we looked at. Which of the following best
matches motive and building for some of these examples?
✓ Answer: The motive for the Taj Mahal was "grief"- the mourning for a beloved wife
who died young. The motive for the Sydney Opera House was "Nationalism"- the
expression of pride in a place and culture.
Which of the following clearly have forms based in Nature/Biology/Organisms
(even though they may not have been shown in the lecture on that topic)?
✓ Answer: Foam House, Chapel at Ronchamps, "Dipoli" student union
The U.S. Pavilion at EXPO in Montreal was noted in the lecture on
Numbers/Mathematics/Geometry as an example of:
✓ Answer: Geometry used to accomplish significant structure efficiencies in an
innovative way OR its spherical form made up of many linear pieces assembles in
polygonal modules achieves notable structural feats using pure geometries.
We looked at several buildings in this segment on Form by Le Corbusier. Which
of the following is NOT an accurate reflection of comments made on his work in
class?
✓ Answer: Le Corbusier's dormitory at Bryn Mawr College is a good example of an
intellectual expression of order w three square volumes interlocked at their corners.
(Was designed by Louis I. Kahn)
Which of the following best describes sources of form for St. Ignatius Chapter as
described in the last lecture of this segment?
✓ Answer: Its combination of rectilinear and fluid forms indicate origins of form both in
mathematics/geometry and nature/biology/organisms.
In the chapter on "Rhythm in Architecture" Rasmussen used, as one of his
examples, the Glass Show Frank Lloyd Wright designed in San Francisco (which
has some elements in common with the Guggenheim Museum by Wright that
we looked at in class). Which of the following best describes him observations?
✓ Answer: The space is more geometric than rhythmic. Though composed of rounded
and curving forms all related to each other, there is no natural rhythm flowing
through them.
In his chapter on "Daylight on Architecture" Rasmussen refers to the light
quality in the Chapel at Ronchamps by Le Corbusier which was also shown in
class. Which of the following describes the light quality of that buildings interior?
✓ Answer: Daylight is introduced in numerous interesting ways creating an overall
effect of shadowed, dimness through indirect lighting. For example, a very thick wall
pierced by many openings of unequal sizes casts reflected light into the dim-lit room
In his chapter on "Contrasting Effects of Solids and Cavities" Rasmussen
discussed two architects whose work we looked at in class- Borromini, whose
work is Baroque, and Frank Lloyd Wright, whose work is modern. What is the
point he makes in comparing Frank Lloyd Wright's work to that of Borromini
and other Baroque architects?
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