Architecture VA 6.1

The 'Classical Antiquity' refers to Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece

• True

• False

An arcuated structure is formed of:

• arches

• posts and lintels

• architraves

The parthanon has:

• an arcuated structure

• a trabeated structure

Select the correct chronological order:

• Gothic; Renaissance; Baroque; Neoclassical

• Renaissance; Baroque; Gothic; Neoclassical

• Neoclassical; Gothic; Baroque; Renaissance

• Neoclassical; Baroque; Gothic; Renaissance

Select the correct chronological order:

• Greek Revival; High Tech; International Style; Post Modernism

• Greek Revival; International Style; Post Modernism; High Tech

• International Style; Post Modernism; Greek Revival; High Tech

Post Modernism is characterised by:

Emphasis of volume over mass

Use of new, industrial materials

Rejection of ornamentation

Repetative forms

• True

• False

This architectural 'ism' was influenced by engineering and new technology. It is a style that accentuates a building's construction, often having an 'inside-out', skeletal feel.

• Minimalism

• High Tech

• Brutalism

• Post Modernism

This wall of glass is known in architecture as a:

• Glass curtain

• Curtain wall

• Curtain window

• Reflective wall

The architectural term for this slender horizontal window is a:

• ribbon window

• running window

• snail trail window

• horizon window

A section of overhanging architecture is called:

• defying gravity

• a ziggurat

• a cantilever

• an unsupported bridge