ARCH 150 INTRO TO ARCHITECTURE EXAM 1 2024 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

Although modern architecture had its beginnings in the early part of the 20th century (ca. 1920) according to author Ching this architecture really only "came into its own" after which of the following significant world events? a) WWI b) The Bolshevik Revolution c) WWII d) The American Revolution Answer - c The building and financing of Santa Maria del Fiore, was handled by a guild made up of powerful wool merchants in Florence known as the Opera del Duomo. They appointed and hired individuals to be the architect-in-chief who would direct the work of building the cathedral based upon the competitive entries represented in model form. In Florentine culture and its economy what title did this individual hold? a) The Master b) The Duke of Florence c) Capomaestro d) El Bosso Answer - c During the time of Brunelleschi (ca. 1400 A.D.) Rome was squalid, reduced from a city of one million inhabitants to about twenty thousand. It was an embattled town of vandals, prostitutes, the poor and homeless, with wild animals in its streets. Why did Brunelleschi go to Rome with his friend Donatello for 13 years? a) To participate in an extended Christian pilgrimage b) To study the forms and proportions of Greek and Roman antiquities c) To serve the Pope in Rome as Capomaestro d) To get away from his nemesis and competitor Lorenzo Ghiberti e) Both b and d Answer - e Although the parts of culture do not operate in isolation from each other what is the similarity between the modern urban informal "squatter settlement" and the traditional folk village? a) social class and education b) building forms c) the lack of formal education d) building forms serve people's needs within the constraints of available resources Answer - d In the absence of large institutions that exert over-arching control of the folk building culture and the informal settlement, Davis suggests that systems of building in these cultures is best described by which of the following social/economic forces? a) strict regulation through rules and laws enforced by an autocratic local dictator b) unregulated chaos, i.e., anything goes c) timely administered, monetary or fiscal policy, by a governmental agency d) self-regulating through market forces, social pressure ad material constraints Answer - d In the Medieval era building tradesmen lived in close proximity to each other, with their culture woven into greater culture. Nevertheless, their craft was specialized and organized into guilds. Which of the following best describes the guilds purpose(s)? a) to determine safety standards for buildings b) to determine who could enter the profession c)