Arch History Final

The designs below represent the distinctive work of...

• Louis Sullivan

• Frank Lloyd Wright

• H.H. Richardson

• Daniel Burnham

The Chicago School was a Neoclassical style made popular in Chicago during the Columbian Exposition.

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19th Century architecture is characterized by a forward-thinking attempt to make a new architecture "of the time."

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The Gothic style was revived in America under Architects like Benjamin Latrobe and Thomas Jefferson because it was seen as appropriate for the young America, defined by its democracy.

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In addition to being the author of the Declaration of Independence and President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson was an influential Architect who was innovative in his use of Classical architecture.

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Ledoux and Boullee applied Enlightenment ideas and ideals to Classical architecture to create visionary new building designs.

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The Picturesque was an English landscape style that sought to enhance the natural beauty of the landscape rather than impose rigid geometries over the landscape like French landscapes.

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Which of the following did NOT lead to the revival of classic architecture in England in the early and mid-1700s.

• the spread of architectural ideas from France

• excitement around archeological excavations at classical sites

• rejection of the Catholic Church/religion

• Classical architecture was seen as appropriate for the Enlightenment which took hold in England

The Enlightenment promoted science and reason over God, faith and religion.  As a result, it rejected the Baroque style associated with the church and promoted an austere Neoclassicism which represented reason and rationality.

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Who could be called "the Bernini of London" for their contribution to Baroque architecture?

• Christopher Wren

• Thomas Archer

• Inigo Jones

• John Vanbrugh