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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

The Rococo style is mainly an interior style characterized by light colors with gilded accents, and flowing, organic decorative themes.

While Gothic and Renaissance styles took on regional variations, Baroque was quite similar from country to country.

Baroque churches in Italy would NOT be described as ________.

If Baroque Architecture has a father, it would be __________ who arguably invented it and was a master designer of many projects for his long career.

English Baroque tended to be much more playful and whimsical than French Baroque.

Baroque architecture developed as a stripped down, plain style for protestant churches in reaction to the excesses of Catholic church design.

Baroque architecture was applied to palace architecture and was appropriate because of its opulence and decadence.

The spread of Baroque architecture to England was mostly impacted by ...

The façade of the Monodnock building (below) is plain and austere because...

Which architect is associated with the image below?

Among the innovations and hallmarks of buildings in the Chicago School were all of the following, EXCEPT…

Steel gained aesthetic acceptance as an exposed building component largely after its successful use in …

The Arts and Crafts Movement was largely a decorative movement that produced things like furniture and wall covering, but the architecture was based on which type of architectural precedent that was viewed nostalgically as from a more virtuous, religious time.

The “Chicago School” of architecture developed as the result of a “perfect storm” of events and factors including all EXCEPT…

There was no single architectural style that represents the 19^th century, but the most dominant one was…

Which event had the largest impact on progress toward Modern architecture?

Which is NOT true of the Columbian Exposition

Which is NOT true of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts?

Which is true of the Enlightenment?

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Arts & Crafts movement?

Art Deco architecture can be identified by all of the following EXCEPT…

Which is NOT true of Romanticism?

The driving force behind the Baroque was the...

Baroque features include all of the following except…

The exterior design of St. Peter's Basilica is a good example of Baroque design.

Which is UNTRUE about the Chrystal Palace?

Which was the primary style revived and applied during the early part of the 19th Century?

Classical architecture was adopted in America because it was seen as an appropriate alternative to our English colonial past and as a symbolic link between the first democracy (Greece) and our democracy. 

H.H. Richardson developed his own revival of the Romanesque style which was characterized by its delicacy and elegance.

Which was a characteristic of a Chicago School sky scraper?

Throughout most of the nineteenth century, architects looked to the past.  Neoclassical was the dominant style.  But, for most of the Twentieth Century, architects rejected historicism and sought to look forward instead of backward.

Which style, or trend dismissed historicism, but still embraced ornamentation?

Which style, or trend largely rejected historicism, but instead sought to emulate nature, often with swirling curvilinear lines, tendrils, and floral motifs.

Organic Architecture is associated with...

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of architecture influenced by the Bauhaus?

The International Style rejected generic minimalism because it was recognized that for an ideal new, modern architecture to make sense in a variety of countries, it must adapt to the local climate, culture, and landscape.

Which architect's design philosophy is well described by the following two quotes associated with him?

"Less is more"

"God is in the details"

Which of the following does NOT represent Le Corbusier's recommendations for homes in the new age?

Le Corbusier mainly worked with steel and glass.

Art Nouveau is characterized by straight lines and rigid geometry.

The images below are all the works of which architect?

The images below are all the works of which architect?

The images below are all the works of which architect?

The images below are all the works of which architect?