ARC 308 Exam 3 MC Questions With
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In the lecture on "Meaning" the University of Virginia campus was noted as drawing on the
Pantheon for some of its meaning. Which of the following is NOT one of the points made?
a. Allusions to the Roman republic carried messages about emergent American democracy
b. Because the Pantheon was dedicated to the Roman god Apollo, who stood for enlightenment,
reference to it carried appropriate messages about education
c. The forecourt of the Pantheon was a place for exchange of ideas, as "The Lawn" at the heart of
the University of Virginia campus was also to be a place for civil discourse
d. Reference to the architecture of Rome, with its power, grandeur, and long-lived in uence, lent
a sense of permanence and aspiration to the edgling University b. Because the Pantheon
was dedicated to the Roman god Apollo, who stood for enlightenment, reference to it carried
appropriate messages about education
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In their chapter on "The Order of Dreams," the authors of The Place of Houses use Fallingwater
by Frank Lloyd Wright (which we also looked at in class earlier in the semester) as an example.
Which of the following is NOT a description of their observations about it?
a. The house captures and intensifies the natural ledging of rock and cave with smooth concrete
bridges crossing the crevice, darting up the hill, and balancing over the falling stream.
b. This house, like many others, includes reference to the traditional mythic elements of towers,
caves, and formed land.
c. The house itself is a place to be explored as fully as the forested and craggy site that it
extended
d. The house bears the clear signature of its famous architect and is very much like other great
houses he did in the same area.
e. Though dramatically different in appearance, the house is, at a deeper level, actually like the
place that it is d. The house bears the clear signature of its famous architect and is very
much like other great houses he did in the same area.
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or
This house, like many others, includes reference to the traditional mythic elements of
colonnades, peaked roofs and a heavy base.
In their chapter title "Ours" the authors of The Place of Houses describe several houses they
designed in their own practice. Which of the following is NOT an observation they make about
these houses?
a. They were built in the early 2000s and were generally built as part of larger developments
where the architects were involved as they were at Sea Ranch
b. The one compelling similarity between them is that they are individual, special both to the
people they were designed for and to the place they were located
c. Many of the clients had small inelastic budgets, but most of them had splendid, picturesque or
at least challenging sites
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d. They incorporate the architects' belief that the image of "house" holds great power over the
human mind, and that a house should seem the most important place in the world for its
inhabitants
e. They represent the belief that houses must, separately, be the center of the world for c.
Many of the clients had small inelastic budgets, but most of them had splendid, picturesque or at
least challenging sites
Which of the following is NOT a description of the condominium at Sea Ranch (which we also
looked at in class) as observed by the authors of The Place of Houses?
a. The condominium building was the initial attempt in the larger development to make a
community, to assert individual privacy over a community.
b. At once a castle, a compound, and a promontory, the condominium building is a concentration
of dwellings bunched together in the teeth of the wind
c. Every dwelling is composed of a single great room with an outer structure built of large, rough
pieces of wood
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In the lecture on "Meaning" the University of Virginia campus was noted as drawing on the
Pantheon for some of its meaning. Which of the following is NOT one of the points made?
a. Allusions to the Roman republic carried messages about emergent American democracy
b. Because the Pantheon was dedicated to the Roman god Apollo, who stood for enlightenment,
reference to it carried appropriate messages about education
c. The forecourt of the Pantheon was a place for exchange of ideas, as "The Lawn" at the heart of
the University of Virginia campus was also to be a place for civil discourse
d. Reference to the architecture of Rome, with its power, grandeur, and long-lived in uence, lent
a sense of permanence and aspiration to the edgling University b. Because the Pantheon
was dedicated to the Roman god Apollo, who stood for enlightenment, reference to it carried
appropriate messages about education
, ARC 308 Exam 3 MC Questions With
Complete Solutions
In their chapter on "The Order of Dreams," the authors of The Place of Houses use Fallingwater
by Frank Lloyd Wright (which we also looked at in class earlier in the semester) as an example.
Which of the following is NOT a description of their observations about it?
a. The house captures and intensifies the natural ledging of rock and cave with smooth concrete
bridges crossing the crevice, darting up the hill, and balancing over the falling stream.
b. This house, like many others, includes reference to the traditional mythic elements of towers,
caves, and formed land.
c. The house itself is a place to be explored as fully as the forested and craggy site that it
extended
d. The house bears the clear signature of its famous architect and is very much like other great
houses he did in the same area.
e. Though dramatically different in appearance, the house is, at a deeper level, actually like the
place that it is d. The house bears the clear signature of its famous architect and is very
much like other great houses he did in the same area.
, ARC 308 Exam 3 MC Questions With
Complete Solutions
or
This house, like many others, includes reference to the traditional mythic elements of
colonnades, peaked roofs and a heavy base.
In their chapter title "Ours" the authors of The Place of Houses describe several houses they
designed in their own practice. Which of the following is NOT an observation they make about
these houses?
a. They were built in the early 2000s and were generally built as part of larger developments
where the architects were involved as they were at Sea Ranch
b. The one compelling similarity between them is that they are individual, special both to the
people they were designed for and to the place they were located
c. Many of the clients had small inelastic budgets, but most of them had splendid, picturesque or
at least challenging sites
, ARC 308 Exam 3 MC Questions With
Complete Solutions
d. They incorporate the architects' belief that the image of "house" holds great power over the
human mind, and that a house should seem the most important place in the world for its
inhabitants
e. They represent the belief that houses must, separately, be the center of the world for c.
Many of the clients had small inelastic budgets, but most of them had splendid, picturesque or at
least challenging sites
Which of the following is NOT a description of the condominium at Sea Ranch (which we also
looked at in class) as observed by the authors of The Place of Houses?
a. The condominium building was the initial attempt in the larger development to make a
community, to assert individual privacy over a community.
b. At once a castle, a compound, and a promontory, the condominium building is a concentration
of dwellings bunched together in the teeth of the wind
c. Every dwelling is composed of a single great room with an outer structure built of large, rough
pieces of wood
