final Flashcards

1
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golden rectangle

A

perfect ratio 1:3

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2
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living unit

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household, all the people living together in a unit

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3
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basic lifestyle

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living simply without modern technology, may be concerned with pollution

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4
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eclectic

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type of decor based on a mixture of different periods and countries

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5
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diffused light

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indirect lighting reflected off ceilings and walls, softer

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6
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cove lighting

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next to the ceiling directs light upward

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7
Q

value

A

lightness or darkness of a hue

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8
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rhythm by radiation

A

parts are balanced and repeated around a central axis ex. daisy and its petals

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9
Q

blended fam

A

parents and children from previous marriage living together

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10
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human ecology

A

study of people and their environment

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11
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free form

A

random, untraditional, sense of freedom

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12
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space

A

area around or inside a form

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13
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jacobean

A

rectangular lines, large pieces, folding down tables

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14
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will and mary

A

gilded designs

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15
Q

queen anne

A

cabriole legs, simple, wing shaped cut out backs

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16
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chippendale

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more pronounced cabriole legs, carvings like lions paws, shells, roses, dolphins, scrolls, seat wider in front than in back, ladder backs or ribbon backs-never solid

17
Q

adam

A

faces, upholstered

18
Q

hepplewhite

A

shield like back

19
Q

sheraton

A

square seat, not upholstered

20
Q

federal

A

plain, no chairs

21
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duncan phyfe

A

lyre, x feet

22
Q

empire

A

cleopatra-like, pyramids

23
Q

gable roof

A

pitched, steep

24
Q

hip roof

A

trapezoids on both sides, triangles on both ends

25
Q

gambrel roof

A

barn like

26
Q

mansard roof

A

2 slopes on all four sides, lower almost vertical & upper almost horizontal

27
Q

dormer roof

A

window made in the roof of a house

28
Q

dutch colonial

A

gambrel roof, dormers

29
Q

salt box

A

extended gable roof

30
Q

southern colonial

A

colonnade across the whole front

31
Q

cape cod

A

gable roof

32
Q

georgian

A

symmetrical, central entrance, inset door, stone masonry to form patterns

33
Q

federal

A

flat roof, plain, symmetrical

34
Q

greek revival

A

gable roof, columns

35
Q

gothic revival

A

asymmetrical, pointed church-like arches, doors and windows often pointed too, gable roof with arched protruding windows

36
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swiss chalet

A

gable roof

37
Q

second empire

A

mansard roof, dormers in mansard, decorative iron to support massive cornices, stained glass, french doors into porches

38
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queen ann

A

asymmetrical, quirky irregular shapes, ornate gingerbread homes, turrets

39
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california ranch

A

low to the ground, front porch replaced by private back entrance and garages