WorksheetsQuiz: Modern & Postmodern Architecture
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of these followings is a characteristics of Postmodern Style?
Pure & perfect form
Witty & humorous design
Consist of single coding
Use of neutral colors
Which ONE of these followings is considered as Postmodern architect?
Peter Behrens
Oscar Niemeyer
Walter Gropius
Michael Graves
The Portland building was inspired by this particular style
Gothic Style
Classical Style
Egyptian Revival
Art Nouveau
Pizza d'Italia is most likely inspired by .............
Trafalgar Square
Roman Forum
St. Peter's Square
Place de la Concorde
Which of these Postmodern Movement was inspired by an art stream with the same name?
Realism
Surrealism
Dadaism
Deconstructivism
All of these followings are characteristics of Hi-Tech architecture, EXCEPT,
Exposed services
Building form in fragments
Use of lightweight materials
Skeletal structure of steel & glass façade
What is the most recognizable characteristics of Deconstructivism?
Pure form of geometry
Combined modern styles, fine craftmanship & luxury materials
Conscious revivals of Classical style
Manipulated form & irregular shape
Which of these following is designed by Frank Gehry?
The Guggenheim
Guggenheim Bilbao
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Guggenheim Hermitage Museum
The Dancing House is the best example of a characteristic in Postmodern building, which is ..............
an application of metamorphism
an application of ergonomics
an application of anthropomorphism
an application of algorithm
The form of Vanna Venturi House was inspired by this classical architectural feature
Acroterion
Entablature
Classical Column
Broken Pediment
All of these followings are considered 'new' materials used in many Modern buildings at the turn of 20th Century, EXCEPT,
Steel
Brick
Reinforced Concrete
Glass & Iron Frame
All of these followings are an architectural movement or styles emerged during the 20th Century, EXCEPT,
Brutalism
Art Deco
Art Nouveau
International Style
Brutalist architecture derived its name from .......................
the usage of raw concrete
French word that means 'ugly'
formation of hyperboloid structure
the look of the building that emanates brutality & horror
These followings are architectural styles that was associated with Frank Lloyd Wright, EXCEPT,
Bauhaus Movement
Prairie Style
International Style
Organic Architecture
Brise soleil is a type of features found over the Brutalist-style buildings. What type of feature it referring to?
Sunshading device
Raw concrete treatment
Cantilever structure
Stilt-like structure that elevates the building
Which of these below is considered as one of characteristics of International Style?
Truth to material
Return of ornamentation & wit
Tribal motifs inspired from the past
steel frame constructions with organic ornamentations
All of these followings are an example of a typical Art Deco facade, EXCEPT,
Which of these following is TRUE regarding Chrysler Building?
A part of Chicago School Movement manifesto
Designed by William F. Lamb
Representation of an automobile era
Inspired from Egyptian Revival style
Select ONE element from the '5 points of architecture' applied over this building (in the shown image)
Use of pilotis
Presence of roof terrace
Application of ribbon windows
Application of frame tube structures, resulted to an open plan design
In Le Corbusier's 5 Points of Architecture, what does 'free facade' meant?
Wall that continues freely without any openings
Reinforced wall, that enabled free, open floor plan design
Walls that are interrupted with horizontal window openings
Non-load bearing wall, which is not part of structural system
