FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT cz. 2 - text Flashcards
Name other modern architects
Le Corbusier, Alvaro Aalto
Cantilever support some extended …………….., like ………….., ……………………, protruding ………..
platforms;
balcony, terraces;
levels
wysuwający się / wystający
protruding
ADVANTAGES of open-plan office
- we can mix and mingle with other people
- higher density of people - save place
- change views with other people
- work in groups will be easier
another words for media
utilities / services
DISADVANTAGES of open-plan office
- everyone prefer other temperature (heating)
- I think ventilation will be quicker in set of small rooms
- more power consumption (one person, turns on the light for the entire floor)
streetscape
Appearance / design
of the streets in the city
What should architect take into consideration while creating a streetscape project?
- enough space for everyone
- pavement near
- driveways to most important buildings
- same style
- landscape of the street (trees, benches -> small architecture)
An idea, feeling, or feature that connects the different parts of an explanation, story etc
thread
wątek
thread
The way that the inside of a building is decorated
décor
A flat piece of plastic, metal, or wood, with raised edges, used for carrying things such as plates, food
tray
Przenoszenie
Carrying
Taca
tray
The most important or central part of sth
core
rdzeń
core
sth that happens or exists as a result of things that happenedat an earlier time
legacy
Dziedzictwo
legacy
A long and complicated argument
wrangle
walka
wrangle
A room or building where an artist works
atelier
Pracownia
atelier
A gradual change towards behaviour or a situation that is very bad
descent
Stopniowy
Gradual
Spadek
Descent
noisy exciting activity that is intended to attract people’s attention
(for example launch of a new car on the market)
razzmatazz
(np wprowadzenie nowego samochodu na rynek)
Przeznaczony do
Intended to
Przyciągnąć uwagę ludzi
attract people’s attention
The bricks or stone from which a building, wall etc has been made
masonry
murarstwo, kamieniarstwo
masonry
Franks Lloyd Wright private life
- he built his own house when he was 22 years old (T/F)
T
zamożni / nowobogaccy
newly wealthy
majątek / dobrobyt
Wealthy
Franks Lloyd Wright private life
He designed the so-called Usonian houses for the newly wealthy (T/F)
F
Znak rozpoznawczy
Landmark
Krajobraz
Landscape
Postrzegany jako
Is meant to be thought of
make ends meet
have just enought money to support yourself
follow in somebody’s footsteps
live or work in the way as somebody else before you
If you are aloof from something, you
deliberately do not want to become involved in something
If a person is ingenious, they
are very good at inventing things
A sweeping horizontal roof is
very big
If you know something firsthand, it means that
you know a lot about the thing
Why is Frank Lloyd Wright called a ‘monster and genius’?
He was one of the geatest architects in twentieth century
but his buildings were seen as radical when he was alive
How did he influence architecture ever since?
- he was a great interpreter of his time and provide buildings for people needs - to be closer to the nature for example
define “organic architecture”
harmony between human architecture and nature word
Which of his designs from the
text comply with the rules of organic architecture?
“Falling water”
Podstawowe zasady
Basic principles
one of the basic principles of Modern architecture
‘Form follows function’
How was it put into practice by Wright? - the principle
He take care about the form - to compare building with the sorrounding, and when the forms changed - the function must follow the shape - to make it functional
Wright is also famous for a technique he called ‘breaking the box’. What is this ‘box’? How was it ‘broken’ by Wright?
The box is most known principles in this time
F.L.Wright broke the box while staring to create new forms and functions
What are Usonian houses? Where does the name come from?
- Usonian - usually refers to a group of approximately 60 middle-income family homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
- Name from Usona - Unated States of North America
“Every great architect… must be a great original interpreter of his time, his day, his age” - how do I understand this?
Every great architect must create word for current needs
Aktualne
Current
TEKST
TEXT
his wife and his children were ……..
murdered
kontrowersyjny
controversial
Wright worked with ……
Louis Sullivan
