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Alexander Calder was one of the first artists to explore the possibilities of __________.
CORRECT ANSWERS kinetic sculpture
The Crystal Palace by Joseph Paxton is an excellent example of architecture using:
CORRECT ANSWERS cast iron and glass
Michelangelo's Awakening Slave is a good example of this kind of sculpture: CORRECT
ANSWERS subtractive.
The architect Frank O. Gehry has the idea that architecture is similar to functional
sculpture, as can be seen in his _______________. CORRECT ANSWERS
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Julio Gonzalez was the sculptor who first used the _____________ to create his metal
sculptures. CORRECT ANSWERS welding torch
The Roman aqueduct Pont du Gard is a good example of the _____________ method
of construction. CORRECT ANSWERS arch and arcade
The Chicago School of architecture was led by the first great modern American
architect: CORRECT ANSWERS Louis sullivan
The cast aluminum work Corporate Wars: Wall of Influence by artist Robert Longo is an
excellent example of a __________ sculpture. CORRECT ANSWERS high relief
Gothic builders were able to open large wall areas for windows because of the use of
the pointed arch and _________________. CORRECT ANSWERS flying buttresses
America's contribution to twentieth-century architecture was: CORRECT ANSWERS the
skyscraper
bas-relief CORRECT ANSWERS sculpture that is not freestanding, but projects slightly
from the surface
lost-wax process CORRECT ANSWERS A casting process often used for bronze.
kinetic CORRECT ANSWERS sculpture that moves
installation CORRECT ANSWERS using 3d media to visually tell a story, often involving
an entire space
, Frank Lloyd Wright CORRECT ANSWERS Falling Water, 1936
Walter Gropius CORRECT ANSWERS Bauhaus
Le Corbusier CORRECT ANSWERS Domino Construction System, 1914
Louis Sullivan CORRECT ANSWERS Wainwright Building
Lara Schnitger CORRECT ANSWERS Grim Boy, 2005
Marc Andre Robinson CORRECT ANSWERS Throne for the Greatest Rapper of All
Time, 2005
Elizabeth Catlett CORRECT ANSWERS Mother and Child #2, 1971
Charles Ray CORRECT ANSWERS Father Figure, 2007
Aqua Tower, Chicago, Illinois, 2010 CORRECT ANSWERS Green construction
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, 532-535 CORRECT ANSWERS Dome on pendentives
Jeppesen Terminal Building, Denver International Airport, 1994 CORRECT ANSWERS
suspension structure
Seagram Building
New York City, 1954-1958 CORRECT ANSWERS steel frame construction
Trusses CORRECT ANSWERS triangular framework used to span or support
groin vault CORRECT ANSWERS the intersection of two barrel vaults
Cantilever CORRECT ANSWERS The overhanging portion of a beam or slab extended
beyond a supporting wall or column.
Curtain wall CORRECT ANSWERS An exterior building wall that is not load bearing.
All four ancient civilizations emerged in the valleys of the big rivers. Which territory was
named Mesopotamia -"the land between the rivers?" CORRECT ANSWERS tigris and
Euphrates rivers valley (in Iraq)
Egyptian pyramids were built to serve as: CORRECT ANSWERS tombs
Mask from Mummy Case was found in the tomb of which pharaoh? CORRECT
ANSWERS Tutankhamen
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