13. Cast Iron Front/2nd Empire Paris Flashcards
The first American structure to be erected with an iron frame that also supported its masonry envelope was:
McCollough Shot Tower
The cast iron-fronted building in America is generally regarded as the invention of:
Bogardus
Describe Bogardus’ proposed design for the 1853 New York World’s Fair:
350 ft. tower version of Crystal Palace, cast iron front surrounding sheet metal ceiling
Describe the construction system Bogardus used in the McCollough Shot Tower:
iron frame from lighthouse, 12 in thick walls
Bogardus’ primary competitor in the New York City market was:
Badger
The inventor of the American iron skeleton frame was:
Bogardus
The first city in the U.S. where cast iron was used to any great degree was:
Philadelphia
Briefly discuss the major difference between the theories of Pugin, Ruskin, and Violet-le-duc, as they apply to their view of Gothic architecture:
Pugin: Gothic from spiritual standpoint, societal improvement
Ruskin: moral interest, handmade ornament, human passion
Violet-le-duc: overall cohesion, structural rationalism
What was the effect on architecture of the Franco-Prussian War?
because of the war, France didn’t build skyscraper, America did
The name given the style of architecture constructed during the reign of Napoleon III is:
2nd empire (beaux arts)
Napoleon III appointed ______ as Prefect of the Seine, who was responsible for the urban renovation of Paris in the mid-19th century.
Haussmann
List three laws that controlled the design of buildings in Haussmann’s Paris:
a. consistent cornice and floor height
b. required use of quarry stone
c. 45 degree sloped roof
Order of Eras:
Egypt, Greek, Hellenistic, Roman Republic, Roman Empire, Early Christian, Byzantine, Carolingian, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Rococco
