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HOA Flashcards

1
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Humanism

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Man is the center of all the universe

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2
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Printing revolution

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Invention of the portable typewriter

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3
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Who invented the typewriter

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Johannes Guttenburg

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4
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Meaning “rebirth”; time of renewal

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Renaissance

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5
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In what city did renaissance originated?

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Florence, Italy

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6
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What is the center of European wool trade?

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Florence Italy

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7
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They contributed to the construction of the great structures during the Renaissance period

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Merchants

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8
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Timeline of Renaissance period?

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15th to 16th century

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9
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The five classical orders of renaissance period

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Tuscan, Doric, Ionian, Corinthian and Composite

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10
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Discovered the principles of linear perspective; a renowned Italian renaissance architect

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Filippo Brunellschi

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11
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Renaissance architecture puts emphasis on? (hint 3)

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Symmetry, geometry and proportion

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12
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Early renaissance is also known as?

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Quattrocento

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13
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T or F: Buildings in the renaissance period don’t have cornice

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False

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14
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Quattrocento focuses on what city?

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Florence, Italy

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15
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High renaissance is also known as?

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Proto Baroque

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16
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Purist or Palladian-roman tradition is represented by?

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Andrea Palladio

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17
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Iconic name of Andrea Palladio

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Donato Bramante

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18
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Proto Baroque focuses on the city of?

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Rome

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19
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Late renaissance is also known as?

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Mannerism

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20
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Best known architect of the Renaissance period; Anti-thetical to the principle of high renaissance

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Michelangelo

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21
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He is the pioneer of the five orders of architecture

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Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola

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22
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Artists occupation during renaissance

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Painters, sculptors and architects

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23
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T or F: Architectural plans of the renaissance period is simple and compact

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True

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24
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T or F: Window openings are quite small in renaissance period

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True

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25
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Decorations of carved sculptures incripted in buildings

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Ornaments

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26
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Describe palladianism

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Symmetry, perspective and harmony

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27
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Emphasis on silhouette and roofline

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French renaissance

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28
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Two periods of early renaissance in england

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Elizabethan and Jaconbean

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29
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Two periods of late renaissance in england

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Stuart and georgian

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30
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One of the prominents arechitects of Baroque architecture

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Inigo Jones

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31
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The Portuguese word Borocco means?

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“crooked pearl”; “flawed pearl”

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32
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Timeline of baroque architecture?

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16th to 17th century

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33
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This architectural style is the distortion of the classical orders of architecture

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Baroque

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34
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Grotesque renaissance

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John ruskin

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35
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T or F: Baroque architecture doesn’t represent the power and wealth of people

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False

36
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T or F: Baroque architecture is often based on the oval shape

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True

37
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T or F: Baroque uses intense use of colors

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True

38
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T or F: Baroque doesn’t focus on curves and emotions

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False

39
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Two main centers of Baroque architecture

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Rome and France

40
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He led the protestant reformation in 1517

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Martin Luther King

41
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He made the facade of St. peters basilica in Rome

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Carlo Maderno

42
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Center element of ornamental decoration in Spain

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Estipite column

43
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Two most prominent architects of Baroque period

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Bernini and Barromini

44
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He was the master of curved wall architecture

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Francesco Barromini

45
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French architect credited with introducing classicism in baroque architecture of France

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Francois Mansart

46
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The architectural style where Saints, angels and members of monarchy were often elaborated in the design

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Spanish Baroque

47
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Exaggerated version of Italian baroque in spain

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Quadratura

48
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Elaborate sculptural ornament which emerged as a stucco

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Churrigueresque

49
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What is the term for baroque architecture in the Philippines?

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Earthquake Baroque

50
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Also referred to as late baroque/ rocaille

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Rococo

50
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timeline of Rococo arhcitecture

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18th century

51
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Rose as opposition to rococo which is expensive

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Neo-classicism

52
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Influenced by the natural world; often imitate the natural world

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Rococo architecture

53
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A painting in the ceiling that look like the sky

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trompe i oeil

54
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T or F: Rococo architecture uses light palletes; colors range to gold, white and light grey

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True

55
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T or F: Rococo architecture does not include glass in their building style

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False

56
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This type of interior architecture is in use of excessive detail like statues, frescoes and carvings; used by churches to display wealth;

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Rococo architecture

57
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Architectural style of simplified and pragmatic design

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Neo-classical architecture

58
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T or F: Neo-classical architecture borrowed many classical elements from Greek architecture

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True

59
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Characteristics of Neoclassical architecture

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Monumentality, collosal porticoes and columns, strict use of romand and greek orders, unadorned roofing

60
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means rocks and mussels in the french word rocaile and colique

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Rococo

61
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T or F: Rococo is more serious about the placing of religion

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True

61
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T or F: Rococo is more serious about the placing of religion

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True

62
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Other word for asymmetry

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Contraste

63
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Rococo art

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use of heaving ornaments

64
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Timeline of industrial revolution

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17th to 8th century

65
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Originating in Britain, it is known as the era of manufacturing.

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Industrial revolution

66
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The industrial revolution’s major invention

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Steam engine/ steam power

67
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Who invented the steam engine?

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James watt

68
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These inventions had great impact in the revival architecture, enabling new forms of buildings.

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Rails and steamboats

69
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Used to connect major cities and towns

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Railroads

70
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Constructed to link major manufacturing centers

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Canals

71
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Brittle material, resistant to compression

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Cast iron

72
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fourty times more resistant to tension

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wrought iron

73
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Political factors that led to the industrial revolution in england

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Government support and provisions

74
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Implementation of iron and steel in architecture

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Iron architetcure

75
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T or F: There is a rising population in the 18th century

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True

76
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T or F: Cottage industries did not go obsolete upon the industrial revolution

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False

77
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What is the main reason why people move to cities

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Due to lack of attention to local industries

78
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What is the industrial revolution known as in architecture?

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Revival architecture

79
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Inventor of reinforced concrete

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Auguste Perret

80
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Define as “arts and crafts” movement; no historical style; freely shaped; forms of nature

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Art Nouveau

81
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Origin of skyscrapers

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United States of America

82
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Prominent architect in America

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Frank Lloyd Wright

83
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Master of frank lloyd wright

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Louis Sullivan

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