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ARC 141 Questions with Correct AnswersArchitecture Correct Answer-Lebbeus Woods - the built realization of a
particular concept or idea, formulated in a unique way
Stan Allen (Prac. vs Proj.) - material practice, achieving practical unity
inferred on procedures rather than a theoretical unity conferred from the
outside based on ideology
Alberti (On the Art of Building) - a genuine profession, not a trade
Awan, Schneider, Till ("Spatial Agency: Other Ways of Doing
Architecture") - a collaborative, shared enterprise
"The Conventions of Rhetoric and Architectural Drawings" Correct
Answer-James Ackerman
- drawings are rhetorical; used to persuade; individual expression; tool
for communication
- perspective: attempts to codify and reproduce the way humans
experience the world
- parallel projection: attempts to describe the world objectively, in ways
that can quantitively be verified
Project Correct Answer-Stan Allen (Prac. vs Proj.) - a static construct
, Peter Eisenman - work defines the world around you; being able to
define the world as we see it, and critique the status quo of the discipline
and practice
Practice Correct Answer-Stan Allen (Prac. vs Proj.) - implies a shift to
performance; paying attention to consequences and effects
Vitruvius (Ten Books on Arch.) - continuous and regular exercise of
employment
Peter Eisenman - the world defines your work
"Ten Books on Architecture" Correct Answer-Vitruvius
- architect must have knowledge of many branches of study
- Vitruvian Triad: "utilities" (convenience) meaning the purpose or
function of a structure, "firmitas" (durability) meaning the structural
integrity and strength of the structure, and "venustas" (beauty) meaning
beauty, or the aesthetic qualities of the structure
"Practice vs Project" Correct Answer-Stan Allen
Dumb Practice: building as a subset/resultant of professional codes and
conventions; continually deformed to accommodate contingency
Dumb Theory: building as a subset/resultant of codes and conventions of
theory, which turn inward to protect a building from contingency
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