RASMUSSEN QUIZ QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
According to Rasmussen, the task of the architect is - Answer-to bring order and
relation into human surroundings
In his design for the Ringsted Town hall in Copenhagen, Rasmussen designed -
Answer-the furniture and curtains as well as the building
According to Danish Architect, Educator and Writer, Steen Eiler Rasmussen, the
difference between architecture and sculpture is - Answer-architecture's utility
On what basis does Rasmussen critique the design of the National Institute of Life
Insurance of 1509 by architect Ferdinand Meldahl? - Answer-as a meaningless copy of
an historical style
Rasmussen's friend, Edmund Bacon, influenced the urban growth and renewal of which
American City: - Answer-Philadelphia, PA
When an architect judges a building, its_________is only one of several factors. -
Answer-composition
relation to place
appearance
What does Rasmussen mean when he says, "the Architect composes the music others
will play"? - Answer-that drawings, like musical notes, are not an end in themselves but
a set of instructions
Facebook West in Menlo Park, CA, designed by Architect Frank Gehry in collaboration
with Mark Zuckerberg, represents - Answer-a contemporary vision of anti-hierarchy,
transparency and fluidity of foster free-form collaborative work
Contemporary American Architect Frank Gehry is known for his - Answer-unorthodox
use of materials and inventive form
What does Rasmussen mean when he says, "architecture is indivisible"? - Answer-that
architecture must be experienced, because the whole (of architecture) is greater than
the sum of its parts
According to Rasmussen, 'seeing' is a - Answer-an active, creative activity, depicting
the dynamic relationship between the subject (viewer) and the object (artifact)
, According to Rasmussen, the impression of a work of art depends not only on the work
or art itself, but to a great extent - Answer-on the observers susceptibility, mentality,
education and his/her entire environment
The illusion provided by Rubin's Vase, developed in the early 20th c. by Danish
psychologist Edgar Rubin, is - Answer-a demonstration of the "figure-ground distinction"
the brain makes during visual perception
Gothic architecture is an expression of its - Answer-structure and construction
In reference to the title of Ch.2, what does Rasmussen mean by "solids" and "cavities"?
- Answer-solids refer to the "figural, material" elements while cavities refer to the spaces
seemingly "carved" from material or matter
Gothic Architecture (12-16th c.) emphasizes______while Rennaissance Architecture
(14-17th c.) emphasizes_______. - Answer-structure/space
The "entasis" is - Answer-a slight convex curve in the shaft of a column
Exeter Library in New Hampshire, where Mark Zuckerberg studied during his junior and
senior years of high school, is noted for - Answer-the subtle way the exterior columns in
the facade become smaller from the bottom to the top
A unique visual feature of Exeter Library, in Exeter, New Hampshire, designed by Louis
I. Kahn, is - Answer-the "missing corners" that allow the four brick walls to be free-
standing
Exeter Library demonstrates an example of a "modern interpretation" of - Answer-gothic
architecture as structural art
Historically, sculpture and architecture were - Answer-part of an integrated whole
According to Rasmussen, which of the following is not an example of "effective visual
contrast" - Answer-marble and slate
Which historic Italian "porto" or "gate" is located closer to the Vatican in Rome? -
Answer-Porto di Santo Spirito
The difference between Sangallo's city gate at Porto di Santo Sprito and Michelangelo's
gate at Porto Pia (both in Rome) is - Answer-a visual sense of "balance and harmony"
by Sangallo vs. "drama and restlessness" by Michelangelo
The Nolli Map of Rome, invented by Italian architect and surveyor Giambattista Nolli in
the middle of the 18th c., - Answer-illustrates the distinction between civic or publicly
accessible space in the city from private space within the block
ANSWERS
According to Rasmussen, the task of the architect is - Answer-to bring order and
relation into human surroundings
In his design for the Ringsted Town hall in Copenhagen, Rasmussen designed -
Answer-the furniture and curtains as well as the building
According to Danish Architect, Educator and Writer, Steen Eiler Rasmussen, the
difference between architecture and sculpture is - Answer-architecture's utility
On what basis does Rasmussen critique the design of the National Institute of Life
Insurance of 1509 by architect Ferdinand Meldahl? - Answer-as a meaningless copy of
an historical style
Rasmussen's friend, Edmund Bacon, influenced the urban growth and renewal of which
American City: - Answer-Philadelphia, PA
When an architect judges a building, its_________is only one of several factors. -
Answer-composition
relation to place
appearance
What does Rasmussen mean when he says, "the Architect composes the music others
will play"? - Answer-that drawings, like musical notes, are not an end in themselves but
a set of instructions
Facebook West in Menlo Park, CA, designed by Architect Frank Gehry in collaboration
with Mark Zuckerberg, represents - Answer-a contemporary vision of anti-hierarchy,
transparency and fluidity of foster free-form collaborative work
Contemporary American Architect Frank Gehry is known for his - Answer-unorthodox
use of materials and inventive form
What does Rasmussen mean when he says, "architecture is indivisible"? - Answer-that
architecture must be experienced, because the whole (of architecture) is greater than
the sum of its parts
According to Rasmussen, 'seeing' is a - Answer-an active, creative activity, depicting
the dynamic relationship between the subject (viewer) and the object (artifact)
, According to Rasmussen, the impression of a work of art depends not only on the work
or art itself, but to a great extent - Answer-on the observers susceptibility, mentality,
education and his/her entire environment
The illusion provided by Rubin's Vase, developed in the early 20th c. by Danish
psychologist Edgar Rubin, is - Answer-a demonstration of the "figure-ground distinction"
the brain makes during visual perception
Gothic architecture is an expression of its - Answer-structure and construction
In reference to the title of Ch.2, what does Rasmussen mean by "solids" and "cavities"?
- Answer-solids refer to the "figural, material" elements while cavities refer to the spaces
seemingly "carved" from material or matter
Gothic Architecture (12-16th c.) emphasizes______while Rennaissance Architecture
(14-17th c.) emphasizes_______. - Answer-structure/space
The "entasis" is - Answer-a slight convex curve in the shaft of a column
Exeter Library in New Hampshire, where Mark Zuckerberg studied during his junior and
senior years of high school, is noted for - Answer-the subtle way the exterior columns in
the facade become smaller from the bottom to the top
A unique visual feature of Exeter Library, in Exeter, New Hampshire, designed by Louis
I. Kahn, is - Answer-the "missing corners" that allow the four brick walls to be free-
standing
Exeter Library demonstrates an example of a "modern interpretation" of - Answer-gothic
architecture as structural art
Historically, sculpture and architecture were - Answer-part of an integrated whole
According to Rasmussen, which of the following is not an example of "effective visual
contrast" - Answer-marble and slate
Which historic Italian "porto" or "gate" is located closer to the Vatican in Rome? -
Answer-Porto di Santo Spirito
The difference between Sangallo's city gate at Porto di Santo Sprito and Michelangelo's
gate at Porto Pia (both in Rome) is - Answer-a visual sense of "balance and harmony"
by Sangallo vs. "drama and restlessness" by Michelangelo
The Nolli Map of Rome, invented by Italian architect and surveyor Giambattista Nolli in
the middle of the 18th c., - Answer-illustrates the distinction between civic or publicly
accessible space in the city from private space within the block
