HOA 2 REVIEWER

The Industrial Revolution started in Britain and spread throughout the world. It was also called the:
A) Age of Enlightenment
B) Age of Revival
C) Age of Innovation
D) Both B and C
(Answer: D) Both B and C

• A) Age of Enlightenment

• B) Age of Revival

• C) Age of Innovation

• D) Both B and C

Who is known as the “father of skyscrapers” and the “prophet of modern architecture”?

• Frank Lloyd Wright

• Le Corbusier

• Louis Sullivan

• Walter Gropius

What term broadly defines the building style of the present day?

• Postmodern Architecture

• Deconstructivism

• Modern Architecture

• Neoclassicism

Who created the prototype of modern architecture, a free-standing glass sheath suspended on a structural framework (curtain wall)?

• Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

• Philip Johnson

• Eero Saarinen

• Richard Meier

Which architect is known for being a Structuralist and designing the innovative façade of the University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona?

• Peter Eisenman

• Zaha Hadid

• Renzo Piano

• Norman Foster

The following are characteristics of Desert Modernism, except:

• Large glass walls

• Integration with the landscape

• Heavy ornamentation

• Flat rooflines

One of the first skyscrapers in the world, this 10-story red brick office building was designed by Louis Sullivan:

• Home Insurance Building

• Wainwright Building

• Seagram Building

• Flatiron Building

High-Tech Architecture is characterized by:

• Heavy use of ornamentation

• Glass, steel, abstract geometric shapes, and technological details

• Revival of classical architectural elements

• Traditional wooden structures

The Brooklyn Bridge, built during the Industrial Revolution, has which architectural style?

• Gothic piers with structural expressionist cables

• Romanesque Revival

• Beaux-Arts

• Postmodernism

. Which of the following is a feature of modern architecture?

• Ornate detailing

• Open floor plans

• Heavy masonry walls

• Small windows