Picturesque
This architect is famous for the bank of ruins and the Bank of England.
Who is Sir John Soane?
Famous for his creation of 'light of mystery' this man was the chief architect of St. Peters.
Who is Bernini
This building was meant to incite fear and the feeling of being trapped through it's heavy and ugly walls, minimal windows, chained doors and long shadows.
Bonus for knowing the architect.
What is the Newgate Prison?
George Dance
This architect designed the Parliament building and argued that England used to be better as a protestant country.
Who is Augustus Pugin?
Influenced by Galileo, this architect uses geometry as the bases of his work.
Who is Borromini?
Name some keys characteristics of picturesque style gardens.
What are
Difference in views, distinct categories of experience, explores nature, experienced by passing through, no symmetry (winding paths), emphasizes experience over intellect, introduction of sequence (slowly revealing), shows passing of time (markers, rhythmic time or arrhythmic-false time-), angles used to confuse, water reflections
Extending geometry to the full extend of the San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane Church, this architect used 2 circles inscribed in triangles to form an oval.
Who is Borromini?
Jeremy Bentham believes that architecture is the solution to crime, with its use of backlighting as a design technique this building is known as the "all seeing eye".
What is the Panopticon.
William Morris advocated for the Neo Gothic style for this reason.
What is 'human touch was lost'?
Name the 5 solid shapes.
What are the sphere, cube, cone, cylinder and pyramid?
This construct is considered the difference between the sublime and the picturesque.
What is time?
Francesco Borromini, rejected the idea that architecture relates to the human body and instead bases his design on what 3 things.
What is nature, Michelangelo and the antique?
Making production standardized, this architect designed an amphitheater style Saltworks, after fire hazards in a previous design.
Who is Claude Nicolas Ledoux?
Gothic architecture was deemed patriotic to what country.
What is France?
"National characteristics in universal design" -Hadas
This building was unique in its use of double columnades.
What is the East Facade of the Louvre?
The most famous architect of his time, this man was thought to show the epitome of the Baroke style and often created works that would appeal to God.
Who is Bernini?
This German building remained unbuilt for centuries and was bombed in WWII because of it's symbolism of German culture.
What is the Cologne Cathedral?