Architecture
Designer of:
Florence Cathedral dome designerFilippo Brunelleschi
St. Peter's of Rome dome designerMichaelangelo
US Capital and Boston State HouseCharles Bulfinch
Vietnam War Memorial Maya Lin
West tower of Westminster AbbeyChristopher Wren
Glass Pyramid at the LouvreI. M. Pei
Geodesic domeR. Buckminster Fuller
Central Park in New York CityCharles Law Olmsted
Guggenheim Museum, New YorkFrank Lloyd Wright
Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, SpainFrank Gehry
Layout for Washington, D.CPierre L’Enfant
White HouseJames Hoban
Barcelona ChairMies Van Der Rohe
Tulip ChairEero Saarinen
St. Paul’s Cathedral, 1669Christopher Wren
Bauhaus building (Germany)Walter Gropius
Taj MahalShah Jahan
World Trade Center archMinoru Yamasaki
TWA terminal at JFK airportEero Saarinen
Woolworth Building in New York CityCass Gilbert
Presidential palace in BrasiliaOscar Niemeyer
Imperial Hotel in JapanFrank Lloyd Wright
Experience Music Project, SeattleFrank Gehry
New Reich ChancelleryAlbert Speer
Gateway Arch in St. LouisEero Saarinen
High-pitched roof that bears his nameFrançois Mansard
Other facts:
Types of columnsIonic, Doric, Corinthian
Rectangular column set in wallsPilaster
“Flying” supportButtress
Covered, arched walkway at a monasteryCloister
Covered walk supported by columnsPortico
Central stone of an archKeystone
Horizontal beam supported at only one endCantilever
Hagia Sofia architecture styleByzantine
Architectural style of Notre Dame CathedralGothic
Gothic exterior beastly figuresGargoyles
Cottage with low, sloping roofsBungalow
“Less is more” styleMies van der Rohe
Mid-nineteenth century English styleVictorian
Architectural style popular between 1875-1914Art Nouveau
Architectural style popular in the 1920’s and 30’sArt Deco (Chrysler Building)
Swiss architect who designed houses on stiltsLa Corbusier
He influenced Frank Lloyd WrightLouis Henry Sullivan
Name of Frank Lloyd Wright's PA homeFalling Water
Riverboat, bridge and Mississippi River jetty designerJames Eads
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