CLEP Humanities : Identifying Architects, Buildings, and Schools of Modern Architecture
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Example Question #464 : Clep: Humanities
The architectural movement of the early twentieth century that focused on modernism, simplicity, and a complete artistic cohesion among disciplines was __________.
Expressionism
Bauhaus
Beaux-Arts
De Stijl
Socialist Realism
Bauhaus
The "Bauhaus," German for House of Construction, was a school of arts and architecture in the Weimar Period between the two World Wars. The school was so influential that it gave its name to an entire movement, focusing on modern design, efficiency, and a cohesive approach to art between architecture, design, and crafts.
Example Question #4 : Identifying Artists, Works, Or Schools Of Nineteenth Century Architecture
Beaux-Arts architecture in the United States is defined by all of the following features EXCEPT __________.
a flat roof
wide use of statuary
a hierarchy of spaces
clean lines and shapes
use of Baroque motifs
clean lines and shapes
"Beaux-Arts" takes its name from the national art school in France, but describes a separate movement among architects in the United States from roughly 1880 to 1920. The movement was defined by a sweeping neoclassicism that used Baroque motifs, featured a hierarchy of spaces (making grand entryways more important than living areas), added ornate elements like statues and vaultings, and usually employed flat roofs on buildings. The Beaux-Arts style was surpassed by Modernist architecture that valued clean lines and functionality over design details.
Example Question #4 : Twentieth And Twenty First Century Architecture
What design and architecture style is defined by a mix of traditional craft motifs with industrial processes?
Beaux-Arts
Art Nouveau
Art Deco
Modernist
Neoclassicist
Art Deco
Art Deco was a thoroughly early-twentieth-century phenomenon in arts and architecture, as it blended machine-age construction with traditional craftwork aesthetics. The designs featured a great deal of metal with rich colors, bold geometric shapes, and distinct ornamentation. One of the most famous Art Deco buildings is the Chrysler Building in New York.
Example Question #1 : Identifying Architects, Buildings, And Schools Of Modern Architecture
The Chrysler Building is a chief example of what artistic movement?
Bauhaus
Art Deco
Abstract Expressionism
Futurism
Modernism
Art Deco
The Chrysler Building in midtown Manhattan was the tallest building in the world for eleven months, spanning from its completion in May of 1930 to the completion of the Empire State Building. Apart from sheer size, the Chrysler building was also notable as a shining example of Art Deco design. The building's brick artifice, metal crown, and use of modern technological design all were exactly in line with Art Deco's chief features.
Example Question #3 : Identifying Architects, Buildings, And Schools Of Architecture
Which of the following architects designed the landmark modern skyscraper the Seagram Building?
Walter Gropius
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Frank Lloyd Wright
John Ruskin
Frank Gehry
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
The Seagram Building is one of the most significant modern buildings, and, as a skyscraper in Manhattan, one of the most visible. The building was designed by the German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe as one of his first American commissions and was influential thanks to its modern, functional aesthetic. Van der Rohe desired to show the building's construction, but due to building codes had to create much of the "visible" construction.
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