I ARCH 212 1st EditionExam 2 Study Guide Lectures: 17-20Architect: Giambattista PiranesiLION BAS-RELIEFS from the CARCERI SERIES- Relief painting; abstract; gives the illusion oflimitlessArchitect: E’tienne-Louis BoulleeCENOTAPH PROPOSAL HONORING ISSAC NEWTON- Large corridor that leads into the spherical space; sphere interior- holes that allow sunlight to give the impression of stars in the night sky; elevated off the ground; gives the sense of being immersed into outer space; theme: Knowledge/Knowledge in architect, darkness and its role in light, sublime*, grand scaleROYAL LIBRAY PROPOSAL-located in Paris (unbuilt); Barrel vaulting ceiling in a long basilica; amphitheater on the sides where the books are located; “Theater of Knowledge”; large,impractical, grandioseArchitect: Jacques GondoinSCHOOL OF SURGERY- located in Paris; Students were taught in open galleries, halls, and/or courtyardsArchitect: Henri LabrousteBIBLIOTHEQUE SAINTE-GENEVIEVE-located in Paris; public library; elevated the reading room (major part of the building)Architect: Sir John SoaneHOUSE AT LINCOLN’S INN FIELDS or SIR JOHN SOANE MUSEUM- located in London; Located in Lincoln’s Inn Fields in London, England; living space is more in the front the townhouse; features a collection of antiquities and architecture forms; interior: flat/elevated domes for ceilings; maze-like interiorBANK OF ENGLAND- located in London; Big bank institution; intended to be modern, new typology; the beginning of issuing public bonds and other public financing; includes many pendentives*; each room has its own variety/experienceArchitect: George Dance the YoungerNEWGATE PRISON- located in London; Central block for administrative (only block with windows); pediment niches with sculptors that represent values of the law; other two blocks have no windows; late gothic style for fortifying; no longer standingArchitect: Abraham DarbySEVERN RIVER BRIDGE- located in Coalbrookdale, U.K., has an ogee arch*, iron/crast ironbridge, greater degree of compressive strength, industrial infrastructure, exposes the framework, vision of the iron frameworkArchitect: Charles Barry & Augustus W. PuginHOUSES OF PARLIAMENT- Pugin advocated for the gothic style of the exterior; defined gothic style as engineeredArchitect: George Gilbert ScotST. PANCRAS STATION- Located in London, U.K, arched trusses create a basilica (iron and glass), very open; allows air to move through (open on one end), covers the tracks, building nextto tracks(station), designed like a hotel for travelers, grandiose, bringing together the old & new architectureArchitect: Joseph PaxtonCRYSRAL PALACE- Located in London, U.K, 1851 as rebuilt and enlarged in Sydernham Park in 1854; burnt in 1936, “World Trade” exhibition event- show mechanic industry, made for iron and glass that can be assembled and reassembled, construction: parts are all mass pproduced, designed the parts to be easily put together, lack of site specifics, new order of architecture, building expresses the thinness of the walls & allows a lot of lightCultural Category: AnasaziMESA VERDE- Apart of the Anasazi culture; built on the side of a cliff; link to earth/nature; embedded in the earth; some cyclical towers, some remains of kiva foundations, rectangular buildings; considered the most developed of the Anasazi cultureCultural Category: MississippianNATCHEZ GRAND VILLAGE- Located in Natchez, Mississippi; mound tradition that reflexesthe pyramids; some mounds are shaped/arranged to look like animals (snakes, bears, etc.); the central mound was for the chief/ruler (Great Sun)Key TermsCenotaph: A monument or building set up in someone’s honor, but it does not hold a tombOgee Arch: a pointed arch formed by an S-curve on each sidePendentive: the triangular segment of a sphere used to transition from a square base to the round base of a domeSublime: an aesthetic response in which one reacts with awe tinged by fear to the magnitude ofsomething overpowering (e.g., nature, irresistible power, or the shadowy realm)Typology: a building type representing the attributes that corresponding with a defined function or a historic building form (i.e., airport or
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