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Final | ARCH 101 - Introduction to Architecture, Quizzes of Architecture

Flashcards to help study for the final test Class: ARCH 101 - Introduction to Architecture; Subject: Architecture; University: Savannah College of Art and Design; Term: Winter 2010;

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TERM 1
Renaissance Architecture
DEFINITION 1
Enlightened Architecture that used classical orders and
perfect geometric shapes: the circle and square
TERM 2
Renaissance Architects
DEFINITION 2
Alberti, Brunelleschi, and Michelangelo
TERM 3
Famous Renaissance buildings
DEFINITION 3
The dome at Florence Cathedral, Foundling hospital
TERM 4
Mannerism
DEFINITION 4
A Rebellious and whimsical style, reinterpreted the classical
orders of architecture
TERM 5
Baroque Architecture
DEFINITION 5
a move away from renaissance architecture through
mannerism that becomes more sculptural and uses shapes
such as ovals, ellipses, triangles, and trapezoids... versaille
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Renaissance Architecture

Enlightened Architecture that used classical orders and

perfect geometric shapes: the circle and square

TERM 2

Renaissance Architects

DEFINITION 2

Alberti, Brunelleschi, and Michelangelo

TERM 3

Famous Renaissance buildings

DEFINITION 3

The dome at Florence Cathedral, Foundling hospital

TERM 4

Mannerism

DEFINITION 4

A Rebellious and whimsical style, reinterpreted the classical

orders of architecture

TERM 5

Baroque Architecture

DEFINITION 5

a move away from renaissance architecture through

mannerism that becomes more sculptural and uses shapes

such as ovals, ellipses, triangles, and trapezoids... versaille

layout

Baroque Architectus

Bernini, Borromini, and Sir Christopher Wren

TERM 7

Rococo Architecture

DEFINITION 7

reaction against Baroque Architecture that was mainly

confined to France and Germany, and was mainly interiors. it

was also a reaction against the gluttony of versailles and a

result of the french revolution

TERM 8

What Advances brought about the age of

enlightenment?

DEFINITION 8

industrialism, population increases, transportation, medicine,

science, new democratic governments...

TERM 9

Why did art and architecture emerge as a

new disciple?

DEFINITION 9

Due to the increased interest in the past and ancient cultures

of Greece and Rome

TERM 10

Etienne-Louis Boullee? Claude Nicholas

Ledous? why were they important?

DEFINITION 10

they were french architects and architectural theorists who

pushed architecture with their groundbreaking simple

geometric forms

Art Nouveau Architects

Frank Lloyd Wright, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Charles

Francois Voysey

TERM 17

Modernism

DEFINITION 17

Reaction to 19th century architecture and influence of

industrialism and new ideas on government

TERM 18

Modernist Architects

DEFINITION 18

Peter Behrens, Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius, Ludwig Mies

Van der Rohe

TERM 19

Famous Le Corbusier Building

DEFINITION 19

Villa Savoye

TERM 20

Important book Le Corbu wrote

DEFINITION 20

Towards a new architecture

Why is the book

important?

Contains five points of a new architecture: pilotis, free

facade, ribbon windows, free plan, roof garden

TERM 22

Bauhaus?

DEFINITION 22

Walter Gropius created it and it was a school of artists and

architects

TERM 23

What is Post Modernism?

DEFINITION 23

reaction to modernism, begun by Venturi

TERM 24

Critical Regionalism?

DEFINITION 24

uses relation to context to give a sense of place in

architecture

TERM 25

Topography

DEFINITION 25

changes in elevation on a site

additional sustainable design strategies

a. Recycling gray water b. Green roofs c. Water collection

from roofs d. Composting toilets e. Energy efficient

appliances and lighting

TERM 32

LEED

DEFINITION 32

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

TERM 33

Why is LEED

important?

DEFINITION 33

Nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction,

and operation of high performance green buildings and it

gives building owners and operators the tools they need to

have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings

performance

TERM 34

LEED promotes a whole-building approach to

sustainability by recognizing performance in

what five key areas of human and

environmental health?

DEFINITION 34

a. sustainable site development b. water savings c. energy

efficiency d. materials selection e. indoor environmental

quality

TERM 35

What are the processes involved to become a

licensed architect?

DEFINITION 35

a. Obtain a degree from an architecture program accredited

by the National Architectural Accrediting Board Inc. (NAAB) b.

Complete three years of Internship and the Internship

Development Program (IDP) under the supervision of a

licensed architect c. Successfully complete all nine sections

of the Architecture Registration Exam (ARE)

What are the five collateral organizations and

what do they do?

a. National Architectural Accrediting Board Inc. (NAAB) - the sole agency authorized to accredit US professional degree programs in architecture, established in 1940 b. Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) - a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, membership association founded in 1912 to advance the quality of architectural education, which includes over 250 schools in the US and Canada c. National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) organization of all state licensing boards in the US, begun in 1919, coordinates the Internship Development Program (IDP) and licensure through the Architecture Registration Exam (ARE) d. American Institute of Architects (AIA) Professional organization for architects in the US, created in 1857 e. American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) An independent, non-profit and student-run organization, also a professional organization that is the official voice of architecture students TERM 37

IDP

DEFINITION 37

Internship Development Program

TERM 38

ARE

DEFINITION 38

Architecture Licensing Exam

TERM 39

What are the jobs you can do in an

architecture firm?

DEFINITION 39

a. Design b. Research c. Feasibility Study d. Sketch e. CAD f.

Program g. Administer construction h. Schedule consultants

TERM 40

What are some areas that were covered on

ethics in architecture?

DEFINITION 40

a. Who is architecture for? b. Should we take projects that do

not fit with our design styles? c. Is architecture art or

engineering? d. Why are their so few women and minorities

in architecture?