Revised Rasmussen Analysis Questions and correct Answers

According to Rasmussen, the task of the architect is - ###to bring order and relation into human surroundings In his design for the Ringsted Town hall in Copenhagen, Rasmussen designed - ###the furniture and curtains as well as the building According to Danish Architect, Educator and Writer, Steen Eiler Rasmussen, the difference between architecture and sculpture is - ###architecture's utility On what basis does Rasmussen critique the design of the National Institute of Life Insurance of 1509 by architect Ferdinand Meldahl? - ###as a meaningless copy of an historical style Rasmussen's friend, Edmund Bacon, influenced the urban growth and renewal of which American City: - ###Philadelphia, PA When an architect judges a building, its_________is only one of several factors. - ###composition relation to place appearance What does Rasmussen mean when he says, "the Architect composes the music others will play"? - ###that drawings, like musical notes, are not an end in themselves but a set of instructions Facebook West in Menlo Park, CA, designed by Architect Frank Gehry in collaboration with Mark Zuckerberg, represents - ###a contemporary vision of anti-hierarchy, transparency and fluidity of foster free-form collaborative work Contemporary American Architect Frank Gehry is known for his - ###unorthodox use of materials and inventive form What does Rasmussen mean when he says, "architecture is indivisible"? - ###that architecture must be experienced, because the whole (of architecture) is greater than the sum of its parts According to Rasmussen, 'seeing' is a - ###an active, creative activity, depicting the dynamic relationship between the subject (viewer) and the object (artifact) According to Rasmussen, the impression of a work of art depends not only on the work or art itself, but to a great extent - ###on the observers susceptibility, mentality, education and his/her entire environment The illusion provided by Rubin's Vase, developed in the early 20th c. by Danish psychologist Edgar Rubin, is - ###a demonstration of the "figure-ground distinction" the brain makes during visual perception Gothic architecture is an expression of its - ###structure and construction In reference to the title of Ch.2, what does Rasmussen mean by "solids" and "cavities"? - ###solids refer to the "figural, material" elements while cavities refer to the spaces seemingly "carved" from material or matter Gothic Architecture (12-16th c.) emphasizes______while Rennaissance Architecture (14-17th c.) emphasizes_______. - ###structure/space The "entasis" is - ###a slight convex curve in the shaft of a column