ELL 045 IR3 Unit 1 Reading II Reading Comprehension

Victor Gruen's firm consists only of architects.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Unit 1 Reading 2 Lines 1-5.:

"Victor Gruen & Associates is a planning team of architects and engineers...

The firm has designed both commercial and residential projects.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Lines 33-38: "In the commercial field, the firm has progressed from the planning of individual shops and department stores to the development of planned regional shopping centers...

Lines 39-43: "In the residential field, Victor Gruen & Associates has planned everything from individual houses, apartments, and housing projects..."

As senior partner, Gruen is mainly responsible for developing project concepts.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Lines 16-18 "As senior partner, Victor Gruen is responsible for the concept development of major projects."

4. When they began construction on Southdale, Gruen and his partners had little experience designing shopping centers.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Lines 6-8 "Actively engaged in projects in almost every state as well as abroad, the Gruen organization was chosen as architect for Southdale in 1952."

Gruen and his partners designed not only the shopping center but also several of the stores and facilities inside the center.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Lines 76-86: "The Gruen organization created the master plan for Southdale, in addition to designing the regional shopping center, it designed the following stores and special facilities:

Egekvist Bakery, Boutell's, Walters, the First National Bank, Thorpe Bros., J. B. Hudson Company,....

The firm has offices in several cities.

• True

• False

Gruen's work is of little interest to other professional architects.

• True

• False

According to the press release, the development of planned regional shopping centers has changed American shopping habits.

• True

• False