ARC 308 Test 3 Questions With Complete
Solutions
Which of the following is NOT a description of the town of Santa Barbara as observed by the
authors of The Place of Houses? The town still has an apparent coherence that owes
nearly everything to the deliberate imposition of an English Tudor style on its main streets and
public buildings when they were rebuilt after the earthquake of 1955
Which of the following is NOT a description of the condominiums at Sea Ranch as observed by
the authors of The Place of Houses? The condominium building was the initial attempt, in
the larger development, to assert individual privacy over a community
or
All of the dwellings are identical both for economy and to contribute an egalitarian sense to the
community
In the "Epilogue" chapter of The Place of Houses there is a thorough description of the
Moore/Andersson compound here in Austin (one of several of Charles Moore's own homes
illustrated in the book). Which of the following is NOT an observation made there? It is a
crisp, clean modern statement that demonstrates Moore's less-is-more aesthetic (sometimes
dubbed "Less is Moore")
, ARC 308 Test 3 Questions With Complete
Solutions
In the chapter titled "Four More Houses" near the end of The Place of Houses there is an
extensive description of Charles Moore's own house in Austin. Which of the following is an
observation made about it? Though the plan of the compound is organized internally by an
ellipse that joins the two houses and the office around a lap pool, the ellipse is barely discernable
outside Moore's own house
In their chapter on "The Order of Dreams" the authors of The Place of Houses use Fallingwater
by Frank Lloyd Wright as an example. Which of the following is NOT a description of their
observations about it? This house, like many others, includes reference to the traditional
mythic elements of colonnades, peaked roofs, and a heavy base
or
The house bears the clear signature of its famous architect and is very much like other great
houses he did in the same area
In their chapter on "The Order of Machines" the authors of The Place of Houses discuss the
bathroom in the Villa Savoye by Le Corbusier. Which of the following is NOT an observation
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Which of the following is NOT a description of the town of Santa Barbara as observed by the
authors of The Place of Houses? The town still has an apparent coherence that owes
nearly everything to the deliberate imposition of an English Tudor style on its main streets and
public buildings when they were rebuilt after the earthquake of 1955
Which of the following is NOT a description of the condominiums at Sea Ranch as observed by
the authors of The Place of Houses? The condominium building was the initial attempt, in
the larger development, to assert individual privacy over a community
or
All of the dwellings are identical both for economy and to contribute an egalitarian sense to the
community
In the "Epilogue" chapter of The Place of Houses there is a thorough description of the
Moore/Andersson compound here in Austin (one of several of Charles Moore's own homes
illustrated in the book). Which of the following is NOT an observation made there? It is a
crisp, clean modern statement that demonstrates Moore's less-is-more aesthetic (sometimes
dubbed "Less is Moore")
, ARC 308 Test 3 Questions With Complete
Solutions
In the chapter titled "Four More Houses" near the end of The Place of Houses there is an
extensive description of Charles Moore's own house in Austin. Which of the following is an
observation made about it? Though the plan of the compound is organized internally by an
ellipse that joins the two houses and the office around a lap pool, the ellipse is barely discernable
outside Moore's own house
In their chapter on "The Order of Dreams" the authors of The Place of Houses use Fallingwater
by Frank Lloyd Wright as an example. Which of the following is NOT a description of their
observations about it? This house, like many others, includes reference to the traditional
mythic elements of colonnades, peaked roofs, and a heavy base
or
The house bears the clear signature of its famous architect and is very much like other great
houses he did in the same area
In their chapter on "The Order of Machines" the authors of The Place of Houses discuss the
bathroom in the Villa Savoye by Le Corbusier. Which of the following is NOT an observation
