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ARC 308 test 3 MC Questions and Answers 100% Pass In the "Epilogue" chapter of The Place of Houses, there is a thorough description of the Moore/Andersson compound here in Austin (one of several of Charles Moore's own homes illustrated in the book). Which of the following is NOT an observation ...

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ARC 308 test 3 MC Questions and
Answers 100% Pass

In the "Epilogue" chapter of The Place of Houses, there is a thorough description of the

Moore/Andersson compound here in Austin (one of several of Charles Moore's own homes illustrated in

the book). Which of the following is NOT an observation made there? - ✔✔It is a crisp, clean modern

statement that demonstrates Moore's less-is-more aesthetic (sometimes dubbed "Less is Moore").


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? - ✔✔This house, like many others, includes

reference to the traditional mythic elements of colonnades, peaked roofs and a heavy base.


In their chapter titled "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? -

✔✔Many of the clients had large, elastic budgets, and all of them had splendid, picturesque or at least

challenging sites.


Which of the following is not a description of the condominiums at Sea Ranch (which we also looked at in

class) as observed by the authors of The Place of Houses? - ✔✔The condominium building was the initial

attempt, in the larger development, to assert individual privacy over a community.


Which of the following is NOT a description of the town of Santa Barbara as observed by the authors of

The Place Of Houses? - ✔✔The town still has an apparent coherence that owes nearly everything to the

deliberate imposition of an English Tudor style on its main streets and public buildings when they were

rebuilt after the earthquake of 1955.


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In the lecture on "Meaning," the temples of Khajuraho were used as an example of - ✔✔literal direct

communication


In the second lecture on "Humanism" we looked at Kresge College at University of Santa Cruz. Which of

the following best describes this example? - ✔✔It is organized around a meandering pedestrian street

that twists and turns to dodge mature trees on the site.


In the first lecture on "Humanism" we discussed six elements that contribute to making a humanistic

object or place. We applied these first to Shaker furniture and buildings and later to other projects. Which

of the following is NOT one of those six elements. - ✔✔presence of ornament.


In the lecture on "Architectural Determinism" which of the following was NOT noted as a characteristic of

La Tourette Monastery? - ✔✔Its chapel was particularly austere with a notable absence of light and color.


In the lecture on "Designation and Organization of Use" we looked at two Renaissance Palazzos as an

example of architecture that expresses its use. Which of the following best describes the organization of

those architectural master work? - ✔✔General types of uses are clearly arranged bottom to top with

service spaces on the lower floor, entertainment spaces on the second floor and family quarters on the

third floor.


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? - ✔✔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.


Which of the following best describes the spatial characteristics of Edgartown and Santa Barbara as noted

in the early chapters of The Place of Houses? - ✔✔Just the reverse of (a).




Santa Barbara is made up of walled spaces, Edgartown of pavilions in open space.



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