Architectural Design & Site Planning Part 1

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An art of architecture and it's relationship with the environment. In this case then, an additional element must be included in the design process, and that is understanding how the building will fit with its surroundings, UIimately, this translate to the design of the urban environment

Urban Design

Natural factors that affects the development and growth of urban areas: (Pick 2 answers)

Potential for natural calamities, Slope, terrain and other forms of natural defenses

Natural factors that affects the development and growth of urban areas: (Pick 2 answers)

Presence of fertile soil, bodies of water, and other natural resources, Climate

Which is NOT belong to the Innovations that influenced the development of early cities:

Climate

What is considered the oldest known city in history, believed to be the first city ever established?

The City of Eridu

What is the ancient region known as the "land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers," often called the "Cradle of Civilization"?

Mesopotamia

Which city is recognized as the oldest continuously inhabited capital in the world?

City of Damascus

Which ancient city became the largest in the world, with an estimated 80,000 inhabitants at its peak?

Babylon

Which two ancient Egyptian cities were characterized by monumental architecture, popularly symbolized by pyramids?

Thebes & Memphis

Which ancient civilization flourished in the region of present-day Pakistan?

Indus Valley

Which ancient city served as an administrative and religious center and had an estimated 40,000 inhabitants?

Mohenjo-Daro

Which historical region is referred to as the "Land Within the Passes"?

Yellow River Valley of China

What was the largest city of the Yellow River Valley Civilization?

Anyang

Cities are evolved in _____________, built by the Aztecs, Mextecs, & Zapatecs

Mesoamerica

Greek cities spread through the___________ westward to France and Spain.

Aegean Region

What is the term defined as a "city-state", commonly used to describe independent urban centers in ancient civilizations?

Polis

What is the most famous polis (city-state), known for its religious and defensive structure built on a hill, with no defined geometrical plan?

Acropolis

What were the largest cities in Greek Classical Civilization?

Sparta & Athens

What Greek terms refer to the "new city" and "old city" during the Greek Classical period?

Neopolis & Paleopolis

Which city is regarded as the first "planned" city in ancient Greece?

The City of Miletus

What are the three main social classes in the City of Miletus as proposed by Hippodamus?

Artisans, Farmers & Military

Who is the first noted urban planner, Introduced the "grid system & the Agora"(Public Marketplace)

Hippodamus

Which ancient civilization adopted Greek architectural forms but built on a monumental scale with a strong social hierarchy?

Roman Cities

What were the focal points of Roman city planning that were primarily based on Roman forms?

Roman Forms

What is the local meeting place or Capitol in Roman cities, specifically used for senatorial meetings?

Curia

What is the name of the traditional Roman house, characterized by a central atrium?

Domus

What is the term for a 3 to 6-story apartment building with stonefronts in ancient Rome?

Insula/Insulae

What is the term for a covered market or law courts in ancient Rome?

Basilica

What system most affected the urban design of towns during the Medieval Ages?

Feudalism

What was the main urban design component signified in Constantinople (Turkey) and Siena (Italy)?

Church

New 11th Century towns in Europe were mostly ________________ towns

Coastal Port

Ownership shifted to a new variety that of the wealthy merchants, while the church continued its rise, thus creating two privileged classes. What are these two classes?

Nobles & Clergy

What was a key aspect of urban planning during the Renaissance and Baroque periods, especially in terms of design and layout?

Arts & Architectue

What form of city layouts were proposed during the Renaissance and Baroque periods?

Geometrical Forms

Name

Plan of ideal City by Vasari

Name

Plan of an ideal City by G. Maggi

Which city is known as the first "University town" and a center of culture and arts?

Vienna

What major design element is shared by Karlsruhe in Germany and Versailles in France?

Garden

What is the term for a military town?

Castra

What term refers to the citizen's time or a residential area located outside the city's walls, often associated with the middle class?

Fauborg

What term refers to new towns placed in previously unsettled areas, often built in regular grid-like or radial patterns, typically in river valleys?

Medival Bastide

Which set of guidelines established by Spain created three types of towns: pueblo (civil), presidio (military), and mission (religious)?

The Spanish "laws of the Indies" town

"The European Planned City" - two of these developed as capitals in Chesapeake Bay Region

Annapolis & Williamsburg

Who design the Annapolis & Williamsburg

Colonial Governor Francis Nicholson

Which two ports became prominent in the South Coastal region?

Charleston and Savannah

Who designed Charleston in South Carolina and Savannah in Georgia?

James Oglethorpe

Which type of developments were driven by speculation with an emphasis on equality?

The Speculators Town

Who designed Philadelphia, which best exemplifies the American Speculator's Town?

Wiliam Penn

What term best represents the shift from manpower to assembly lines in industrial production?

Machine Age

What term emphasizes the shift from building from scratch to improved worker's living conditions during industrialization?

Reform Movement

Who are responsible for addressing urban problems by improving health and sanitary systems?

Specialists

The person who spearheaded the Reform Movement by proposing his idea of a city meant for 800 to 1,200 people on at least 600 to 1,800 acres of land was:

Robert Owens

Where did Robert Owen construct an industrial village that was self-sufficient and complete with agricultural, light industrial, educational, and recreational facilities?

New Lanark Mills in Manchester

What was the name of the industrial village in Indiana, built by Robert Owen's son, Robert Dale Owen?

New Harmony

Designed a hypothetical industrial town "Une Cite Industrielle"

Tony Garnier

What concept involved using elevated areas for residential components and valleys for factories and specialized spaces, promoting a good relationship with complementary uses and serving as a precursor to modern zoning?

Plateau

Author of "Tomorrow A Peaceful Path to Social Reform"?

Ebenezer Howard

What were the new cities built in the countryside with rail access to the original city, first conceptualized by Ebenezer Howard?

Garden Cities

What association was established by Ebenezer Howard in 1899 to provide the financial machinery for the realization of his proposals?

The Garden City Association

What was the first developed Garden City, started in 1902?

Letchworth

Letchwort was designed by _____________ & _______________

Raymond Unwin & Berry Parker

Who built the second Garden City, built in 1920?

Louis de Soisson

What is the name of the second Garden City?

Welwyn

What is the name of the garden suburb designed primarily for housing, featuring a variety of housing types lined along streets with terminating axes on civic buildings in a large common green?

Hampstead Garden Suburb

Who spearheaded the movement with his design of Chicago, also credited with the designs of Cleveland, San Francisco, Manila & Baguio

Daniel Burnham

Who said this famous axiom "make no little plans, they have no magic to stir mens blood"?

Daniel Burnham

Who worked on the reconstruction of Paris?

Baron Hausmann

What urban design emphasized a linear connection between the Place de la Concorde, Arc de Triomphe, and the Eiffel Tower, strengthened by a large boulevard?

Champs-Élysées

Who designed Brazil's capital, Brasília, with significant influence from Le Corbusier?

Lucio Costa

Who was the architect employed to design the buildings in Brasília?

Oscar Niemeyer

What is the new capital of the Punjab province of India after the separation of India and Pakistan?

Chandigarh

Who was the original master planner of Chandigarh?

AIbet Mayer

Who took over the planning of Chandigarh after Albert Mayer?

Le Corbusier

What application Le Corbusier regularized rectilinear and the monumental of Chandigarh

Radbun Principle

Who won the design competition in 1901 for the new capital of Australia sponsored by the Australian government?

Walter Griffin

Who was the descendant of Frank Lloyd Wright?

Walter Griffin

What city reflected the principles of the City Beautiful Movement with a triangular formation of three important buildings: the Court of Justice, the Parliament House, and the Capitol Building, with each apex pointing to another significant building or monument?

Canberra

Who is the Master Planner of New Delhi?

Sir Edward Lutyens

New Delhi plan was based on:

The great east-west axis of Kingsway

What concept was first conceptualized by Le Corbusier in his book, addressing the problem of congestion in cities and proposing high-density living in tall structures that occupy less space?

The City of Towers

What was the first high-density plan by Le Corbusier, featuring a super building that contained 337 dwellings on only 10 acres of land?

Unite d' Habitation

What city was planned and designed by Le Corbusier for a population of 3,000,000 people, consisting of high-rise office and residential buildings with a green belt for institutions and recreational areas?

Le Contemporaine

Who proposed that every family in the U.S. live on one acre of land in a city complete with all necessary amenities?

Frank Lloyd Wright

What is the urban development concept proposed by Frank Lloyd Wright where families live on one acre of land in a city with all necessary amenities?

Bradacer City

What was the concept of a mile-high building proposed to free up space for greenfields by replacing Manhattan buildings with just 10 or more structures?

The Mile High Tower

Who planned the Mile High Tower?

Frank Lloyd Wright

Who is the Spanish Engineer proposed The Linear City?

Soria Y Mata

Who proposed the Arcology Alternative, a concept of the 3-dimensional city?

Paolo Soleri

Who proposed the concept of the Floating City name "Marine City"?

Kiyonori Kikutake

What is an early type of planned unit development that had all amenities in one compound with multi-level circulation patterns?

The Barbican Development

What concept, conceptualized by Clarence Perry and Clarence Stein, defines the physical environment where social, cultural, educational, and commercial facilities are within easy reach?

The Neighborhood Unit

What were the large cities that existed in antiquity, known for having populations of around or over one million people?

Milionaire cities

What concept, coined by Jean Gottman, refers to urban complexes in the Northeastern United States and means "Great City" in Greek?

Megalopolis

What was a community in the Philippines during pre-colonial times consisting of 30 to 100 families called?

Barangay

In what year did King Philip II proclaim the Laws of the Indies that established uniform standards and planning procedures for colonial settlements?

1573

What was known as the "walled city of Manila", serving as the home of the Spanish (except for the Friars and high-ranking officials)?

Intramuros

Which city was 1.2 sq. km in area, containing a large church, plaza, office and residential buildings housing 7,000 residents, and surrounded by high walls?

Intramuros

The laws provide guidelines for site selection, layout & dimensing of streets & squares, the location of civic and religious buildings, open space, cultivation and pasturing lands, and even the main procedural phases of planning and construction

Law of the Indies

Who designed Manila, creating a layout similar to the design of Washington D.C. with strong similarities between the Capitol Mall and Luneta Park?

Daniel Burnham

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Which city was designed with grand avenues and a strong central civic core, including a civic mall intended to house national buildings, though only the Finance and Agriculture buildings were constructed?

Manila

Building laws Part 1

Mari Alberca · 100問 · 1年前

Building laws Part 1