This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: Consider Lever House and Fallingwater. Identify the architects who designed each structure and the ... (Read 68 times)

vicotolentino

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 552
Consider Lever House and Fallingwater. Identify the architects who designed each structure and the ways that purpose, location, and the architect's understanding of modernism influenced the appearance and design of each structure.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Consider Kallikrates, Temple of Athena Nike, Acropolis, in Athens. Discuss the structural system that is used in this building in relation to the purpose of the building and the decorative aspects of the structure's surface. What are the advantages and limitations of this structural system?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

adf223

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 304
Answer to Question 1

Fallingwater, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is an example of architectural integration with the surrounding environment and the merging of natural landscape features with the organic flow of the interior. Wright's modern approach to domestic architecture was characterized by two related principles: a house should blend with its environment and interiors and exteriors of houses should be visually and physically integrated. The Lever House, designed by Gordon Bunshaft, is an example of the International style of commercial structures. Employing the characteristics of this style, Lever House exhibited clean lines, geometric form, and an avoidance of superficial decoration, a departure from the classical design of Greek and Roman architecture.

Answer to Question 2

Greek temples, including the Temple of Nike, employed the post-and-lintel design system. With its stepped bases and volute capitals, located on the top of the support columns, this structure is identified as an Ionic temple. The post-and-lintel system has been used for thousands of years to raise a roof and provide open space underneath; however, it doesn't have great tensile strength. The supporting columns must be closely spaced.




vicotolentino

  • Member
  • Posts: 552
Reply 2 on: Jun 23, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


billybob123

  • Member
  • Posts: 336
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Wow, this really help

 

Did you know?

Cocaine was isolated in 1860 and first used as a local anesthetic in 1884. Its first clinical use was by Sigmund Freud to wean a patient from morphine addiction. The fictional character Sherlock Holmes was supposed to be addicted to cocaine by injection.

Did you know?

Amphetamine poisoning can cause intravascular coagulation, circulatory collapse, rhabdomyolysis, ischemic colitis, acute psychosis, hyperthermia, respiratory distress syndrome, and pericarditis.

Did you know?

The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.

Did you know?

Over time, chronic hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infections can progress to advanced liver disease, liver failure, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Unlike other forms, more than 80% of hepatitis C infections become chronic and lead to liver disease. When combined with hepatitis B, hepatitis C now accounts for 75% percent of all cases of liver disease around the world. Liver failure caused by hepatitis C is now leading cause of liver transplants in the United States.

Did you know?

Complications of influenza include: bacterial pneumonia, ear and sinus infections, dehydration, and worsening of chronic conditions such as asthma, congestive heart failure, or diabetes.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library