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ARCH 212 1st EditionExam 3 Study Guide Lectures: 17-26Architect: 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/cast iron bridge, 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 PaxtonCRYSTRAL PALACE- Located in London, U.K, 1851 as rebuilt and enlarged in Sydenham 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 produced, 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 lightArchitects: Nicola Breglia and Giovanni de NevellisGALLERIA PRINCIPE DI NAPOLI- Located in Naples, Italy; built during the Black plague; openness; shopping mall; arcades hold the shops; Iron/glass covering; forming the basilica; Open to the street; idea of the covered street; Significance of iron/glass covering with decorative facades: Infinite views, Low barring walls instead of vaulting, Present a traditional façade, Dialog between old and new techniques/stylesArchitect: Victor BaltardLES HALLES MARKET- Located in Paris; Market for food; domed area sells wheat; Doesn’t have closed off walls; Arcades on the inside and outside; Very busy; merchandise everywhere; Open to vehicles and horses; Idea of commercialized city and greenhouse coverings; Cleaning up the city/street; Covered with iron/glassPlanner/Urban Designer: Georges HaussmannURBAN PLAN OF PARIS- ideal city network; Brought health/Social order; Short building heights to allow light in the streets; Improvement of air flow; Sewage drain system (underground); regulated tree line; very regulated buildings: sloped roofs, particular balcony length/width, building height/width/length; covered walkways (porticos/arcades); idea ofcreative destruction; Tore down old Medieval streets and buildings to modernize city; long straight avenues that link up to train stations (ex. Boulevard Sebastopol)Cultural Category: 19th centuryPLAN FOR APARTMENT IN PARIS- located on Rue de la Chausee d’Antin; One family per floor; First floor usually a shop area; Very narrow balconies; Stone facades; Mansard roofArchitect: Hector GuimardSUBWAY ENTRANCES- cast iron forms that resemble natural forms at the entrances/exits of subways; Art nouveau style; Connection to artCultural 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 Hectreflexes the pyramids; some mounds are shaped/arranged to look like animals (snakes, bears, etc.); the central mound was for the chief/ruler (Great Sun)Architect: Thomas JeffersonMONTICELLO- Located in Charlottesville, VA; Includes a working farm; Emphasis on the beauty and value of nature; Idea of creating productive almost interpretive building; Serpent path around the house and through the garden; Arrangement of the site with the landscape in relation to Palladio’s Villa Rotunda; Interesting axis through site and main house, On top of a hill, Position of the house; Plan: has two facades and a cross axis that divides the house into foursections; The dome is the focal point of the house; Plan of basement and service wings were subterranean or sunken; Long corridorsACADEMICAL VILLAGE: Located in Charlottesville, Virginia; University of Virginia; Different pavilions for professorships; Behind the main pavilions are gardens with serpent walls; Centers the library (like Pantheon) at the end of the Lawn; has a dome; Hierarchy: Library at the center= knowledge; Rooms for students and professors; Very public/ open; Covered walkwaysArchitect: Frank Lloyd WrightLARKIN BUILDING- Located in Buffalo, New York; built in 1904 and demolished in 1950; Commercial- manufactured soap; Had the most


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