Iron And Steam Flashcards

1
Q

‘By the opening of the 18th century the confidence apparent in the architecture of the age of elegance in the preceding century had ??????’

A

Evaporated

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2
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Which structural principle are Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker demonstrating?

A

The Cantilever

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3
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….. It was an age of uncertainty. It was also an age that witnessed the emergence of a powerful new force in society- the ??????

A

Bourgeoisie

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4
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The streetscape in this painting was designed by ?????? In the middle of the 19th century…..

A

Haussmann

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5
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‘There was another revolution every bit as influential as the French, the ??????’

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Industrial Revolution

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What, according to Nuttgens was the central architectural problem of the 19th century?

A

Style

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‘His book, the 7 lamps of architecture probably had more influence on the history of taste than any other book.’

Who is the subject of the above?

A

John Ruskin

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8
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That required greater knowledge of late Gothic than Barry possessed. To make his classical plans Gothic, Barry recruited the greatest living authority on Gothic, ???????.

A

A.W.N. Pugin

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9
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‘The structural possibilities of iron were first demonstrated on a dramatic scale in England in 1777 at ???? By the iron bridge that crossed the River Severn.

A

Coalbrookdale

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10
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‘One building became the lost influential innovation of its time, influencing, because thousands of people came to see it, the architecture of the world.’

Which building is Nuttgens referring to?

A

The Crystal Palace

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11
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The author of this sketch was the designer of the Crystals Palace. Who was he?

A

Joseph Paxton

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Why is the gigantic water lily associated with Joesph Paxton’s Crystal Palace?

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Paxton used the structure of the plant as a precedent for his design of the Crystal Palace

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