M2 Quiz Flashcards
Architect of Raczyński Library who is also one of the first women architects in Poland
Janina Zofia Czarnecka
Architect of the Thorvaldsens Museum who is a key figure in the shift in Danish Architecture from late classicism to Historicism
Michael Bindesbøll
Architect of the Travelers Club and Reform Club in Pall Mall, London
Charles Barry
Architect of the former Midland Grand Hotel
George Gilbert Scott
Architect of the St. Nikolai Kirche Church
George Gilbert Scott
Design that combines features from different sources in an endeavor to achieve original effects.
Eclectism
Prevalent in the 19th century during the reign of Queen Victoria in the United Kingdom. It mbraced eclecticism in a series of revivalist style. It is characterized by being modestly ornate with colorful brickworks, towers, turrets, steep gables and pitched roofs.
Victorian Architecture
An era in Central Europe during which the middle classes grew in number and the arts began to appeal to their sensibilities. After the defeat of Napolean, the growing urbanization and industrialization leading to a new urban middle class created a new kind of audience for the arts. It has an emphasis on home life for the growing middle class.
Biedermeier Design
Refers to the architectural practice of drawing inspiration from historical architectural styles. This is still prevalent but is more eclectic and experimental, with some architects creating their own interpretations of historical styles.
Historicism
Rationalist ideas about aesthetics were being challenged by looking at the experiences of beauty and sublimity as non-rational.
Picturesque Movement
Architecture used by the first settlers in North America, resulting to a diverse early architecture since each group brought with them the style and building practices of their mother country and adapted it to the conditions of their new homeland.
Colonial architecture
Architectural styles used in English colonies in America labelled after the three English monarchs George I, II and III and encompassed three distinct styles - Wren’s Baroque idiom, Palladian style of Renaissance architecture, and Neoclassical style
American Georgian architecture
This is the architecture in America with two basic variants both modelled on the architectural principles invented and perfected by ancient Greeks and Romans as these were deemed to be the most appropriate models for the fledging democracy of the United States.
American Neoclassical architecture
This was also known as the Adam style as it was heavily influenced by the architectural designs of the British architect Robert Adam. It was prevalent during the early years of the United States often used for residential buildings, government structures and churches as it reflected the young nation’s design for a distinct architectural identity.
Federal style
This variant of American Neoclassical architecture directly inspired by the classical architecture of ancient Greece is fueled by a fascination with Greek democracy and ideals. This was commonly used for important public buildings such as state capitols, banks, and universities as it was seen as a symbol of democracy and the United States’ intellectual and cultural aspirations
Greek-revival style
A cruciform Gothic church enriched with tracery and pinnacles. It has a Germanic openwork spire that is 147m high. Its clearly visible tower served as a goal and orientation marker for pilots. In 1943 WW2 air raids, the church was heavily damages yet the tower did not collapse.
St. Nikolai Kirche Church
A prodigious building Victorian country house designed for Gregory Gregory, a local squire and businessman. It has boldly modeled façade and ebullient skyline of cupolas, gables and chimney stacks. The exterior is as extraordinary as the Elizabethan houses. The interiors and some of the outbuildings were completed in a spectacular Baroque style.
Harlaxton Hall
Planned on a difficult triangular site, and resolves the awkward central angles by skillful devices of projecting bays and blocks. The council chamber and main reception rooms occupy the front of the building, offices and committee rooms taking up the other two sides; all are reached from ring corridor.
Town Hall in Manchester
One of the last important buildings to be erected in the High Victorian Gothic Style. The courts are arranged about a huge, vaulted Gothic concourse. The design is highly personal to the architect, who executed 3000 drawings by his own hand, in the face of official parsimony, only to die before it was completed.
Royal Courts of Justice
Noteworthy example of the application of Beaux-Arts principles. Characterized by opulent grandeur. Its interior has an enormous foyer, enriched with gilded sculptures and Baroque elements, with a vaulted painted ceiling from which hang a candelabra. The foyer leads to the magnificent grand staircase, beyond which lie the auditorium and extensive stage area.
Palais Garnier
Physician who designed the United States Capitol with no formal architectural training and no knowledge of building technology
William Thornton
Lawyer who is also considered as the architect of the Pennsylvania State House and oversaw its planning to guarantee its completion after 21 years of construction
Andrew Hamilton
Architect of the Massachusetts State House
Charles Bulfinch
Architect of the White House who modeled its design on the Leinster House in Dublin
James Hoban
