Modern Arch & Design II Quizzes (FINAL)

I compared Neutra's house for Edgar Kaufmann, Sr. to another house commissioned by Kaufmann.  Who was the the architect for that other house and what was the name of the house?

• Meis van der Rohe, Farnsworth House

• Rudolf Schindler, Lovell Beach House

• Frank Lloyd Wright, Hollyhock House

• Frank Lloyd Wright, Falling Water

Both Schindler and Neutra came here from where in order to work in whose office?

• Berlin, Louis Sullivan

• Leipzig, Mies van der Rohe

• Vienna, Frank Lloyd Wright

• Vienna, Louis Sullivan

• Berlin, Frank Lloyd Wright

I titled this lecture Hood, Ornament; Hood Ornament.  This is what copywriters call a clever title.  What does part of that title refer to?

• The gargoyle downspouts on the American Radiator Building.

• The cupola on Mar-a-Lago.

• The winged radiator cap on a 1929 Chrysler

• The gold terra cotta details on the American Radiator Building

Who designed the Chrysler Building?

• William Van Alen

• Raymond Hood

• Shreve, Lamb and Harmon

• Walter Chrysler

• Lee Lawrie

Who was the interior designer of Radio City Music Hall?

• Donald Deskey

• Edward Hopper

• Edward Turnbull

• Roxy Rothafel

• E. B. White

The Eames started working with  _____ for their revolutionary furniture partly because it was easy to manipulate in the Kazam Machine and partly because _____ .

• thin layers of wood; there was a shortage of other materials on account of the needs for goods for the Second World War effort

• thin layers of carbon fiber; because they knew it would be popular.

• thin layers of Plexiglass; it was inexpensive.

• thin layers of metal; it was what they could find at their local Home Depot.

I have not mentioned the designs of _____ at all in this course, mostly because there just has not been time to cover his extraordinary work.  But, the fact is, he - like the Eames - spent a good deal of his career working with molding thin layers of _____to make modern, lightweight, strong and attractive furniture.

• Charles Renee Mackintosh; paper and melamine

• Florence Schust Knoll; ham

• Eliel Saarinen; aluminum

• Alvar Aalto; wood

One of my key points in this lecture is that Eero Saarinen (the son of Eliel) was extraordinarily versatile. He always created designs that suited the program rather than suiting the fashion of the day. His work on  _____ are perfect examples of that.

• The TWA Terminal and the Cranbrook Campus

• the General Motors Technical Center and the TWA Terminal

• The Gamble House and the John Deere Headquarters

• The Chrysler Building and the St. Louis Gateway Arch

The St. Louis Gateway Arch is made in the form of a what?

• gothic arch

• Roman arch

• a dome

• Catenary curve

Eero Saarinen designed the Miller House, in Columbus, Indiana.  It is a remarkable structure.  I spoke about another Cranbrook graduate who was the interior designer for the house.  Though he only did a few house interiors, he went on to become one of the twentieth century's most well know designers of commercial interiors.  He also became the head of the Herman Miller textile division in the 1950s.  He was very interested in folk arts and almost single-handedly brought forth the 1960s vogue for wild colors. What was his name?

• Bunny Williams

• Alexander Girard

• Ray Kaiser

• Halston