Flashcards
Final Exam vocab
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- 1The spirit (Egyptian)Ka
- 2Ability to place walls at will (1st of Le Corbusier's 5 points)Free Plan
- 3A structural system that lifts a building off the ground (2nd of Le Corbusier's 5 points)Piloti
- 4Because walls are not structural, windows can be placed at will (3rd of Le Corbusier's 5 points)Free Facade
- 5Occupiable space on the roof of a building (4th of Le Corbusier's 5 points)Roof Garden
- 6Long, thin, horizontal window (5th of Le Corbusier's 5 points)Ribbon Window
- 7Figural voided space within one building onlyCourtyard
- 8An ideal modelParadigm
- 9Small pieces of stone or glass in a decorative patternMosaics
- 10Interior most zone of a classical Greek or classical Roman TempleCella
- 11A reduction in structureDematerialization
- 12A smaller iteration representing a larger wholeMicrocosm
- 13Stones inlaid into marblePietra dura
- 14Garden divided into fourChahar bagh
- 15A tall tower -(could or could not be occupiable)Minarets
- 16Inspiring a feeling of aweSublime
- 17The gateway/entryway into Egyptian templePylon
- 18A hall full of columnsHypostyle hall
- 19The spacing between columnsIntercolumniation
- 20Most important space in Egyptian architectureSanctuary
- 21A reduction in space in plan and/or sectionTelescoping
- 22The 3-dimensional quality of spacePlasticity
- 23The processional route one would take, cutting thought the Athenian Agora up to the acropolisPanathenaic Procession
- 24The native Japanese religionShinto
- 25The spirit (Japanese)Kami
- 26The arch that is characteristic of Japan's archTori Arch
- 27The building that stored the grains -(Precedent to Ise Shrie)Folkhouse
- 28The primary deity worshiped at Ise Shrine -(Goddess of light)Amaterasu
- 29Deity of food, housing, and clothing worshiped at Ise ShrineToyouke
- 30An object of significance to a religionReliquary
- 31An axis in a landscape through many meansAllee
- 32A cave-like space in a landscapeGrotto
- 33A reflection in an opaque wallBook Matched
- 34Style that illustrates structures in decomposition in means of fragmentation, distortion, and dynamic tensionDeconstruction
- 35A miniature building representing an ideaFolly
- 36Base for a templeStylobate
- 37Bottom of a columnBase
- 38Middle of a columnShaft
- 39Head of a columnCapital
- 40First of horizontal bands on top of columnsArchitrave
- 41The next horizontal band on the architrave. (most sculptural part of a Greek temple)Frieze
- 42Corner of the templeCornice
- 43Triangular cap to a Greek or Roman templePediment
- 44A bulge in the columnsEntasis
- 45A triangular, concave, structural element that transfers the weight from above to the 4 piers below (Ex: Hagie Sophia)Pendentive
- 46A dry garden which is abstract, contemplative, and meditative. The physical body does not inhabit.Kare Sansui
- 47By proclamation of the President only. Land set aside as a national monument. Historical or scientific importanceAntiquities Act
- 48One of the ecozones between land and water. Water is a river or stream.Riparian
- 49One floor up from ground level. Location of the building's most important function area.Piano Nobile
- 50Rough treatment of stoneRustication
- 51Tour one would take after their formal educationGrand Tour
- 52Landscapes that are imitating paintingsPicturesque
- 53Center of the home. Often where fireplace is. Specific to Frank lloyd WrightHearth
- 54A structural system supported on one end onlyCantilever
- 55House that has long horizontal lines related to the horizon. (specific to Frank)Prairie Style
- 56Scrolls that define ionicVolutes
- 57A column in the shape of a womanCaryatid
- 58Popular leaf decorations on Corinthian columnsAcanthus leaves
- 59List some features of the Doric Column-Shortest
-Widest
-Square capital
-No base
-Masculine - 60List some features of the Ionic Column-Taller than Doric
-Thinner
-Volutes
-Feminine
(Problem: sided) - 61List some features of the Corinthian Column-Taller than Ionic
-Thinner
-Acanthus Leaves
-Volutes shifted to corners - 62Resurgence of classical Greek and Roman architectureNeoclassical
- 63Style characterized by ornamental and pictorial aesthetics, emphasized use of light, and dynamismBaroque
- 6436x36 mile block divided into 1x1 mile blocksJeffersonian Grid
- 65A tower like piece from a castleTurret
- 66Bringing the activity of the street up into the museumUrban Carpet
- 67A discrete organization of figural objects and figural voidsJigsaw Puzzle
- 68The collections: the books (In Seattle Public Library)The Spiral