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WorksheetsHistory of Architecture
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Considered as America’s greatest contribution to architectural development.
Metal frame construction
Space frame construction
Escalators
Skyscrapers
Elevators
Architect of the Dulles International Airport Building, a structure with a huge suspended roof that is bouyant and resilient.
Frank Lloyd Wright
Eero Saarinen
Renzo Piano
Erich Mendelson
Le Corbusier
The Dulles International Airport Building is located at:
Virigina
New York
Miami
Houston
The Chapel of Notre Dame was designed by:
Erich Mendelson
Le Corbusier
Frank Lloyd Wright
Renzo Piano
Architect of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.
Erich Mendelson
Le Corbusier
Frank Lloyd Wright
Renzo Piano
He developed the “concrete mushroom construction”, a technique that involved a post and a spreading top.
Eero Saarinen
Erich Mendelson
Robert Maillart
Oscar Niemeyer
Architect known with his design approach that is functional and his preference on the use of pre - stressed concrete.
Eero Saarinen
Erich Mendelson
Robert Maillart
Oscar Niemeyer
Famous architectural school known for its commercial style at the turn of 20th century.
A. Chicago School
New York Architecture
Bauhaus
International School
A famous work of Antonio Gaudi with a characteristic “stone quarry”.
Casa Milano
Casa Mila
Casa Vicens
La Sagrada Familia
The English movement in applied art and indirectly in architecture during the 2nd half of the 19th century, emphasising the importance of craftsmanship and high standards of design for everyday objects.
Art Deco
Arts and Crafts
Art Noveau
Bauhas
A style of decoration in architecture and applied art developed principally in France and Belgium toward the end of 19th century characterized by organic and dynamic forms, whiplash lines and curving design.
Bauhaus
Arts and Crafts
Art Noveau
Art Deco
Art Nouveau in France is known as:
Le Moderne Style
Stile Liberty
Modernismo
Jugendstil
Art Nouveau in Spain is known as:
Le Moderne Style
Stile Liberty
Modernismo
Jugendstil
Art Nouveau in Germany is known as:
Le Moderne Style
Stile Liberty
Modernismo
Jugendstil
Art Nouveau in Italy is known as:
Le Moderne Style
Stile Liberty
Modernismo
Jugendstil
