Humanities (Arhitecture) Flashcards
The primary purpose of medieval castles was ________.
Defense
Lion’s Gate at Mycenae was constructed with the _____ _____ _______ system, or a large stone horizontal beam, resting on two vertical ones.
Post and lintel
• The post are the two vertical beams, while the horizontal beams, is known as the lintel.
________ was the architect of the Christian Science Center, The National Gallery, and the bank of China.
I.M. Pei
________ designed the Brooklyn bridge.
John Roebling
• Also built the Cincinnati Bridge and Niagara rail bridge
External support for the walls of a Gothic buildings was provided by __________.
Flying buttresses
__________ designed the Guggenheim Museum.
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright developed the _________ housing design, a takeoff on his earlier prairie houses, in response to the vast demand for income housing.
Usonian
• This design provided ample room for a small family, with rooms of varying scale.
Born in 1508, ________ was greatly influenced by Renaissance philosophers and artist, and was made architectural advisor to the Vatican in 1570.
Andrea Palladio
• His great architectural works include Villa Foscari, Teatro Olimpico, and Palazzo Chiericati, all in Italy.
London’s Great Fire of 1666 led to ____________’s appointment as Surveyor General, overseeing all the reconstruction work on the royal palaces.
Christopher Wren
• His architectural focus was mainly on churches, and he designed the famous St. Paul’s Cathedral, among others.
Ludwig Miles van Der Rohe designed the _________ ________ in Spain.
Barcelona Pavilion
Leader of the Spanish Art Nouveau movement, __________ designed Casa Mila and Casa Batllo in Barcelona.
Antonio Gaudi
• All of his architectural work is constructed in Barcelona, including Colonia Guell and Sagrada Familia.
The Mayans built their temple in __________.
Cerros
• The temple was largely constructed out of limestone and pottery material
