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What term was associated with less rigid layouts of gardens influenced by natural scenery?

  • Picturesque (correct)
  • Classical
  • Neoclassical
  • Revivalism

    • Revivalism in architecture refers to the practice of adhering strictly to one past style during the 19th century.

    False

    Who defined style as 'authentic character that has to embed relative to the purpose of building'?

    J.F. Blondel

    'Classicism in architecture developed during the Italian __________.'

    <p>Renaissance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following architectural terms with their descriptions:

    <p>Picturesque = Desire for informal garden layouts Revivalism = Practice of reviving multiple styles at once Neoclassical = Architecture inspired by ancient Greek and Roman structures Classicism = Architecture rooted in Renaissance ideals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a notable feature of architecture between 1920 and 1940?

    <p>Return to traditional philosophy with radical differences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Filippo Brunelleschi was a key figure in the development of Classicism during the Italian Renaissance.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What concept was added to the vitruvian trinity in the modern architectural philosophy?

    <p>Space</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What architectural features are commonly used in both Classical and Gothic architecture?

    <p>Semicircular arches and hemispherical domes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Neoclassical architecture began as a reaction to the Baroque and Rococo styles.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who were the two architects mentioned as influential in establishing classicism in England?

    <p>Inigo Jones and Christopher Wren</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The neoclassical movement emerged as a desire to return to the perceived ______ of the arts of Rome.

    <p>purity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did Neoclassicism first gain significant influence?

    <p>Paris</p> Signup and view all the answers

    An ædicular frame treats a window or a niche as if it were a ______.

    <p>building</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Neoclassical architecture flourished in Europe and North America from about 1750 through the early 800s.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who invented the stiffened flat deck suspension bridge in 1801?

    <p>James Finlay</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Brooklyn Bridge was completed before the Eads Bridge.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary advantage of using the Bessemer process introduced in the mid-1850s?

    <p>It increased the tensile strength of steel.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Forth Bridge in Scotland was completed in _____ and was the first major structure built entirely of steel.

    <p>1890</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following bridges with their notable attributes:

    <p>Eads Bridge = First steel bridge in the United States Brooklyn Bridge = World’s longest suspension bridge at its completion Clifton Bridge = Wrought-iron suspension bridge in Bristol Forth Bridge = First major structure built entirely of steel</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary function of George Fuller's innovative steel-cage system?

    <p>To support the weight of tall buildings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Eiffel Tower was completed before the Forth Bridge.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What impact did the removal of nonstructural partition walls in Perret's apartment have?

    <p>It allowed for an open space with columns.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the record-setting span of the Forth Bridge?

    <p>521 meters (1,710 feet)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Einstein Tower was designed solely as a symbolic structure without any functional purpose.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of material was primarily needed for the smooth, rounded design of the Einstein Tower?

    <p>Reinforced concrete</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The __________ Palace of 1851 utilized over 300,000 sheets of glass.

    <p>Crystal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following materials played a vital role in the development of architectural designs in the nineteenth century?

    <p>Glass</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following buildings with their corresponding details:

    <p>Fontaine’s Galerie d’Orleans = Earliest arcade with a glass barrel vault Palm House at Kew Gardens = One of the first structures to use sheet glass Crystal Palace = Used over 300,000 sheets of glass Einstein Tower = Designed for an astronomical laboratory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The first glass was invented approximately 4000 years ago.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a significant advancement in glass-making technology made in the nineteenth century?

    <p>The introduction of the skeletal structural frame</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What material was NOT used in the construction of the Barcelona Pavilion?

    <p>Brick</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Machinery Hall at the Vienna Exposition had a height of 60 feet.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who designed the Barcelona Pavilion for the 1929 International Exhibition?

    <p>Ludwig Mies van der Rohe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Art Hall at the Vienna Exposition mainly displayed __________ art.

    <p>paintings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following buildings with their features:

    <p>Machinery Hall = Built with brick walls and an iron roof Art Hall = Held paintings and sculptures Barcelona Pavilion = Designed for a reception Rotunda = Main building of the exposition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which feature was highlighted in the design of the Barcelona Pavilion?

    <p>Vertical and horizontal arrangements of walls</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The 1873 Vienna Exposition was primarily focused on technological advancements.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the height of the Machinery Hall at the Vienna Exposition?

    <p>60 feet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the Chicago window?

    <p>Natural ventilation and light-gathering</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Louis Sullivan is known for his phrase 'form follows function'.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Name one famous building designed by Louis Sullivan.

    <p>Auditorium Building</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The arrangement of Chicago windows typically creates a ______ pattern on the facade.

    <p>grid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following buildings to their descriptions:

    <p>Carson, Pirie, Scott &amp; Co. Building = A famous department store design Wainwright Building = Early skyscraper showcasing verticality Monadnock Building = Notable for its innovative load-bearing masonry Reliance Building = Influential in the early skyscraper movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a building associated with the Chicago School?

    <p>Eiffel Tower</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was Louis Sullivan's notable protegé, recognized for his own contributions to modern architecture?

    <p>Frank Lloyd Wright</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Oriel windows are a type of window used primarily for decorative purposes.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Unit 1: Modernity & Architecture

    • Modernity is a historical phenomenon encompassing social, cultural, technological, economic, and political changes.
    • Modernity in architecture is outlined by various strands, enlightenment ideals, and Neoclassical architecture.
    • The Industrial Revolution brought about urban transformations in Europe and America, introducing new building types and materials (steel, glass, and concrete), along with construction techniques and standardization.
    • Design education split into architecture and engineering streams.
    • Key developments include the Chicago School and skyscraper development, and the works of Louis Sullivan.

    Modernism

    • Modernism is a philosophical and art movement that departed from traditional forms aimed at modifying traditional beliefs.
    • It has a linear view of time, stressing the importance of documenting history for preservation and learning.
    • Modernism is a reaction to the Classical era and questioned the validity of Vitruvian proportions.
    • It involved a shift in societal consciousness and increased man's ability to control nature.
    • Modernism emerged from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, accompanied by extraordinary technical changes.
    • Modernism rejected the certainty of Enlightenment thinking and many modernist beliefs.

    Architectural Questions

    • Why do we build the way we build?
    • Why should we build in the same way?
    • What is this way based on?
    • Whose ideas?

    Birth of Modernism

    • Questioned universal validity of Vitruvian proportions.
    • Documented prehistoric to ancient buildings to understand.
    • Man's ability to control nature.
    • Separation of architecture and engineering.
    • Debate on whether the moderns can rival or surpass the ancients.
    • Emphasis on the progressive model of history and life.

    Birth of Revolutionary Theories

    • Vitruvian Trinity (Utilitas, Firmitas, and Venustas).
    • Concept of space as a positive element in architecture.
    • Important architects who pioneered revolutionary theories: John Soane, E.L. Boullee, C.N. Ledoux, J.N.L. Durand.
    • Ideas were revolutionary, challenging and re-evaluating existing principles.

    Historiography

    • The important events around 1750, like the starting modern civil engineering school, publishing first modern architecture history, and equating architecture with rational construction.
    • Positive and negative effects like uncertainty on the architectural styles, abandonment of standardization, and the demand for variety.
    • Increased patronage for architecture from diversified patrons.
    • Awareness of history influencing architectural philosophy and economic factors driving change.

    Picturesque

    • Originated in England before 1740, with a preference for natural scenery over formal geometric patterns in landscaping and building layouts.
    • Related to a desire for landscape gardens that are more informal.
    • Emphasizes irregularity in settings with the introduction of artificially created elements like rocks, waterfalls, and cascades in interior and exterior landscapes.

    Revivalism

    • Modern architecture considered a victory over revivalism (practice of past styles).
    • Uniqueness of 20th-century revivalism—reviving several styles simultaneously.
    • Defined as "authentic character" that relates to the building's purpose.
    • Revival of styles like Greek, Roman, Renaissance, and Gothic, but with differing structures and materials.
    • Introduced the concept of space as a new quality in architectural design.

    Neoclassical Architecture

    • Development of Classicism during the Italian Renaissance.
    • Symmetry, proportion, and regularity of parts (inspired by Classical antiquity, especially Ancient Rome).
    • Techniques including semicircular arches, domes, niches, and aedicules.
    • Style later spread across Europe (to France, Germany, Russia, etc.)
    • Developed and firmly established in England through the works of Inigo Jones and Christopher Wren in the 17th-century.

    Neoclassicism

    • A reaction against Baroque and Rococo styles, aiming for purity of Roman and Greek art.
    • Emphasis on the "imitation" of Greco-Roman forms.
    • Influenced by the French Academy in Rome, training French art students in classical traditions by Jacques-François Blondel.
    • Emphasizing civic and private buildings as finest examples of the style.

    Origins of Neoclassical Architecture

    • Increased man's control over nature and a shift in human consciousness (related to social change).
    • Search for a new style that wasn’t simply copying the past but following the principles of the ancient world, especially Classical Greece.
    • Neoclassicism became an international style but each country had its distinct features

    Neoclassical Style Characteristics

    • Clean, elegant lines, uncluttered appearance.
    • Structural use of orders instead of decoration.
    • Free-standing columns and entablatures.
    • Flat, horizontal roof lines (without towers or domes).
    • Rectangular, flat facades.
    • Minimal decoration.
    • Classical proportions on exterior.

    Neoclassical Architecture in England

    • Development of the "Greek Style", with its influence on design in 18th-century Britain, largely due to Stuart's publication Antiquities of Athens (1762).
    • Revival of Classical Greek architectural elements in town houses, used by wealthier families who frequently spent part of each year in London.
    • Important figures: James Stuart & George Dance, who led extensive urban development, with particular reference to Newgate Prison in London, and their work following Neo-Palladian theories.
    • Style reflected taste and education as well as the demand for opulent display.

    Neoclassical Architecture in France

    • Neoclassicism emphasized through the works of influential architects like Claude Perrault (questioned Vitruvian proportions), Abbe De Cordemoy and Abbe Laugier.
    • Vitruvian principles (utility, solidity, and beauty), but with concern for geometrical purity.
    • No use of Baroque elements like irregular or twisted columns.
    • Emphasis on orthogonal structures (right angles).

    J.-G. Soufflot

    • Created a combination of Greek and Gothic elements in Ste-Genevieve.
    • Emphasized light, spaciousness, and proportions (translucent structure).
    • Abundant, free-standing columns supporting Roman vaults, aiming for a sense of space and grandeur.

    J.F. Blondel

    • Combined Cordemoy's and Soufflot's theories.
    • Opened an architectural school, training important pupils like Boullee.
    • His ideal church design highlights its simplicity and grandeur.

    Neoclassicism-Enlightenment Ideals

    • Intellectual movement of Enlightenment developed with the rigid rules of Absolutism.
    • Liberation from traditional shackles (philosophical movement and in life).
    • Shift to ratio-based orientation, with architects like J.F Blondel
    • Most visionary architects are mentioned such as Etienne-Louis Boullee, Pierre Patte, Jacques Gondion, and Claude Nicolas Ledoux.
    • Developed simple cosmic geometrical forms for unbuilt designs, including the state chemical works of "La Saline" and toll gates around Paris reflecting Tuscan style.

    Enlightenment Architects (Boullee)

    • A visionary French architect who influenced contemporaries.
    • Focused on monumental, geometrical designs.
    • Evoked emotion through grandeur (ex. Cenotaph for Sir Isaac Newton).
    • Demonstrated concern with the capacity of light in invoking divinity.
    • Used a vast masonry sphere in his design, creating an awe-inspiring presence. -Employed light to convey divinity.

    Enlightenment Architects (Ledoux)

    • French engineer who assumed government positions.
    • Work influenced by Palladian tradition—familiar with classical elements.
    • His "visionary" aspects of architecture anticipate postmodern classicism.
    • Palaces de Justice, The Saline, Ideal city of Chaux, examples of his integrated design with practical and functional use.

    Enlightenment Architects (Durand)

    • Exploited platonic volumes in design for reduced cost and effective architecture.
    • Proposed a universal building methodology using modular permutations of fixed plans and elevation.

    Karl Friedrich Schinkel

    • Native Prussian architect prominent in Berlin.
    • Created works like the Neue Wache guard house, Schauspielhaus (theatre), Humboldt's country house, the Altes museum, demonstrating restrained Neo-Classicism externally and spatial effects internally.
    • His work reflected the influence of Durand’s theories in the Altes Museum

    Henri Labrouste

    • French architect known for use of steel and glass, especially at the Ste-Genevieve library.
    • Innovative use of cast iron columns—and their placement.
    • Multi-storey wrought and cast-iron book stack.
    • Emphasized a spatial experience through structural elements and geometry.
    • Created glazed spaces for interior light among walls and architectural features.

    Neoclassical Architecture and its Types

    • 19th-century Neoclassical heritage divided into 'structural classicism' (e.g., Labrouste, Cordemoy, Laugier and Soufflot) and 'romantic classicism' (e.g., Schinkel, Boullee, and Gilly).
    • Schools focused on different types (such as prisons, hospitals) and representational structures (universities, museums, libraries).

    Industrial Revolution

    • Period of development that transformed rural agrarian societies in Europe and America into urban industrialized ones.
    • Marked by a shift from rural to urban living.
    • Factors leading to the Industrial Revolution (cottage industry boosting the English economy, and urbanization of the English population spurred by demand for new jobs in factories).

    Impact of Industrial Revolution

    • Mass production in factories.
    • Increased speed and reduced cost of production.
    • Urbanization through city growth, including new building necessities (e.g., housing, factories, shops).
    • Development of necessary infrastructure (e.g., railways).

    Urban Transformations in Europe and America.

    • Massive population movement from rural to urban areas in search of work.
    • Rapid growth of cities led to poor living conditions (slums with lack of sanitation, ventilation, and light).
    • Public health acts and other initiatives by local authorities address the issues stemming from poor living conditions and urbanization.

    Industrial Material - Steel

    • Overcoming iron's low tensile strength by developing steel alloys.
    • Importance of the Bessemer process in steel production.

    Early Use of Steel

    • Cantilevered Forth Bridge in Scotland (longest spans).
    • Arched Eads Bridge (a significant steel bridge for its time), built over the Mississippi River.
    • Brooklyn Bridge (a large suspension bridge).
    • First skyscrapers and their impact on large buildings, like the Wainwright Building.

    Early Use of Cast Iron

    • Avoiding iron for houses and opting for arcades, exhibition halls, and railway stations in the beginning.
    • Use in bridges (e.g., Wilkinson, Darby and Pritchard's work).
    • Notable industrial buildings used by companies like William Strut's cotton mill and Charles Bage's flax spinning mill.
    • Crystal Palace (showing earliest use of iron and glass in large structures).

    Early Use of Wrought Iron

    • Reinforcement in building facades, such as in Perrault's Louvre and Soufflot's Ste-Genevieve designs.
    • Emergence of independent use and evolution in bridge design (James Finlay's work and other important figures).
    • Key bridges like Clifton Bridge and Britannia's Tubular Bridge demonstrate the expansion of wrought iron.
    • Eiffel's use of wrought iron in the construction of the Eiffel Tower, which remains a popular example.

    Industrial Revolution - Concrete

    • The Industrial Revolution increased development of durable, fire-resistant building materials including Portland cement.
    • However, concrete remained limited by low tensile strength.
    • Later, reinforced concrete emerged, allowing complex structural solutions for buildings.
    • Notable uses include the Eiffel Tower's metal framework and reinforced concrete systems by Francois Coignet in France and Hennebique .

    Industrial Exhibitions

    • Events showcasing technological and cultural developments and manufactured goods (like World's Fairs).
    • Important international expositions include the Great Exhibition in London (1851), Paris Expositions (1855, 1867, 1878, 1889, 1900), World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago (1893), and Vienna Exposition (1873).
    • Significance of international exposition buildings as showcases for new materials and architectural approaches (e.g., Paxton's Crystal Palace and structures produced during the 1900 exposition).

    Chicago School

    • Architectural style developed in Chicago in the early 20th century.
    • Characterized by use of steel frames, plate glass windows, and brick or terra-cotta ornamentation.
    • Important figures were H.H. Richardson, Dankmar Adler, Daniel Burnham, William LeBaron Jenney, Martin Roche, John Root, Solon S. Beman, and Louis Sullivan.

    Chicago School Characteristics

    • Steel-frame construction making use of large plate-glass windows.
    • Embracing elements of neoclassical architecture.
    • Three characteristic parts of the classical column (base, shaft and capital).
    • "Chicago Window" with a three-part design and oriel windows.
    • Emphasis on verticality in buildings' form

    Chicago School Examples

    • Sullivan's Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co. Building.
    • Auditorium Building.
    • Reliance Building.
    • Chicago Building,
    • Brooks Building,
    • Monadnock Building,
    • Wainwright Building.

    Louis Sullivan

    • A key figure in the development of the Chicago School.
    • His famous expression, “form follows function,” shaped his architectural vision, promoting new buildings and designs.
    • Prominent in the use of ornamentation and tall buildings.
    • Developed a spatial aesthetics connected to newly appearing tall buildings.

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