vocab | ||
#1 | imaginary line that organizes space | axis |
#2 | proportioning system invented by LeCorbusier that relates human form to architecture | Modulor |
#3 | map that depicts private spaces as shaded, public spaces as white | Nolli Map |
#4 | starting point for design | parti |
#5 | designs that come before to influence later designs/organizations | precedent |
Classical Roman culture | ||
#1 | north/south axis in a Classical Roman town | cardo |
#2 | most pubic area in a Classical Roman town | forum |
#3 | parti for Timgad | paradise garden/persian rug |
#4 | east/west axis in a Classical Roman town | decumanus |
#5 | types of buildings associated with the forum | religious, shopping, political, amphitheater |
figure ground | ||
#1 | large residence in an urban area, often with a courtyard in the center | palazzo |
#2 | which is shaded in a figure/ground drawing, mass or voids? | mass |
#3 | which is white in a figure/ground drawing, mass or voids? | voids |
#4 | figural void within one builiding only | courtyard |
#5 | figural void within an urban area lined by multiple buildings | piazza |
Stonehenge | ||
#1 | the one stone located outside of the inner circle | heel stone |
#2 | larger of the stones at Stonehenge | trilithons |
#3 | the mound creating the circlular shape is made of what material? | chalk |
#4 | smaller of the stones at Stonehenge | bluestones |
#5 | general word for a vertical upright stone | sarsen |
vocab2 | ||
#1 | structural system lifting the building off the ground | piloti |
#2 | a construction system with vertical and horizontal members | trabeation or post and lintel |
#3 | an ideal model | paradigm |
#4 | parti relating an analogy | metaphor |
#5 | style from 1500-1600 emphasizing the resurgance of Classical Greek and Classical Roman principles | Renaissance |
Final Question | |