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ARC 141 Midterm Review Questions with CorrectAnswers
Paradigm/ paradigm shift Correct Answer-Example, model, or pattern.
Framework in which experience in support of suggest theory are tested.
Example: Design Intelligence
Vastu-Purush Mandala Correct Answer-Mathematical subdivisions of
the sacred diagram of Vasta Purush Mandala
The center is always reserved for Shunya (nothingness)- vortex of
energy
Zero by Charles Correa similar to Louis Kahn
Discipline/ Interdisciplinary Correct Answer--A field of study or branch
of knowledge. Disciplines develop expertise
- Specialization in an area of study. Those within a discipline share a
common histories, vocabularies, techniques, and methods
- Involves combining disciplines, crossing disciplinary boundaries,
sharing knowledge with experts in different fields.
Studio Culture Correct Answer-Know the positives and negatives, studio
myths, seven ways to transform it. Positive:
- Unhealthy living, sleep deprived
- Time consuming
Negative:
,- Exploration of ideas
- Collaborative
École des Beaux-Arts Correct Answer-1890s paris france
Bauhaus Correct Answer-Walter Gropius 1923
Shunya Correct Answer-nothingness, zero meaning hindi, concept of
Louis Kahn talked about Charles Correo.
Manifesto Correct Answer-A public declaration or proclamation of
policy or aims, often political in nature
Humanism Correct Answer-Emphasizes the importance of human
agency over the supernatural.
The Sheraton Correct Answer-Syracuse, NY; Example of dumb practice;
1985
Little truths / chatter Correct Answer-
Bicycle shed Correct Answer-"A bicycle shed is a building; Lincoln
Cathedral is a piece of architecture..." - Nikolaus Pevsner; anonymous,
undated.
, Temples at Baalbek Correct Answer-Baalbek, Lebanon; c. 1 CE - c. 100
CE, Temple of Jupiter Baal constructed by romans.
Bianjing City Gate Correct Answer-
Lineaments Correct Answer-"Lines and angles", designs, "conceived in
the mind" "perfected in the learned intellect and imagination"
Dumb Practice Correct Answer-- Building as a subset
- Resultant of professional codes and conventions, ex) Sheraton Hotel
Architecture Theory Correct Answer-No single answer, historically
contingent, often thought of as "textual" or "written",, theory is
contingent, theory is examined as a speculative system of concepts
intended to explain phenomena and as a self-critical practice
Cai-fen Correct Answer-an 8-rank grading system for different sizes of
timber elements. "Treatise Architectural Methods or State Building
Standards"
Design Intelligence Correct Answer-Contemporary architecture
operating "after theory", Identifies paradigm shifts from "philosophy"
(20th c.) to "theory" (late 20thc.) to "intelligence" (21st c.), Visionary,
utopian ideas have given way to the "chatter" of intelligence
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