FAMOUS ARCHITECT DICTUMS

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FAMOUS ARCHITECT DICTUMS

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1.

Cube within a cube
- A.
  
  Le Corbusier
- B.
  
  Robert Maillart
- C.
  
  Ludwig Mies Van de Rohe
Correct Answer
A. Le Corbusier
2.

Less is more
- A.
  
  Le Corbusier
- B.
  
  Robert Maillart
- C.
  
  Ludwig Mies Van de Rohe
Correct Answer
C. Ludwig Mies Van de Rohe
3.

Less is Bore
- A.
  
  Robert Venturi
- B.
  
  Robert Maillart
- C.
  
  Ludwig Mies Van de Rohe
Correct Answer
A. Robert Venturi
4.

Architecture is the will of an epoch translated into space.
- A.
  
  Robert Venturi
- B.
  
  Robert Maillart
- C.
  
  Ludwig Mies Van de Rohe
Correct Answer
C. Ludwig Mies Van de Rohe
5.

Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood.
- A.
  
  Robert Venturi
- B.
  
  Robert Maillart
- C.
  
  Daniel Burnham
Correct Answer
C. Daniel Burnham
6.

Function influence but does not dictate form.
- A.
  
  Robert Venturi
- B.
  
  Eero Saarinen
- C.
  
  Eliel Saarinen
Correct Answer
B. Eero Saarinen
7.

Architectural-form equals social-form.
- A.
  
  Robert Venturi
- B.
  
  Eero Saarinen
- C.
  
  Eliel Saarinen
Correct Answer
C. Eliel Saarinen
8.

Every great architect is- necessarily - a great poet. He must be a great original interpreter of his time, his day, his age
- A.
  
  Robert Venturi
- B.
  
  Eero Saarinen
- C.
  
  Frank Lloyd Wright
Correct Answer
C. Frank Lloyd Wright
9.

Art and Architecture, the new unity.
- A.
  
  Robert Venturi
- B.
  
  Walter Gropius
- C.
  
  Frank Lloyd Wright
Correct Answer
B. Walter Gropius
10.

Form follows function- that has been misunderstood. Form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union
- A.
  
  Robert Venturi
- B.
  
  Walter Gropius
- C.
  
  Frank Lloyd Wright
Correct Answer
C. Frank Lloyd Wright
11.

Form follows function
- A.
  
  Louis Sullivan
- B.
  
  Walter Gropius
- C.
  
  Frank Lloyd Wright
Correct Answer
A. Louis Sullivan
12.

Form does not necessarily follow function
- A.
  
  Louis Sullivan
- B.
  
  Antonio Gaudi
- C.
  
  Frank Lloyd Wright
Correct Answer
B. Antonio Gaudi
13.

A house is a house.
- A.
  
  Louis Sullivan
- B.
  
  Le Corbusier
- C.
  
  Louis Kahn
Correct Answer
C. Louis Kahn
14.

The house is a machine for living in
- A.
  
  Louis Sullivan
- B.
  
  Le Corbusier
- C.
  
  Louis Kahn
Correct Answer
C. Louis Kahn
15.

A bridge is like a house.
- A.
  
  Robert Maillart
- B.
  
  Le Corbusier
- C.
  
  Louis Kahn
Correct Answer
A. Robert Maillart

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Famous Architect Dictums

Cube within a cube

Less is more

Less is Bore

Architecture is the will of an epoch translated into space.

Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood.

Function influence but does not dictate form.

Architectural-form equals social-form.

Every great architect is- necessarily - a great poet. He must be a great original interpreter of his time, his day, his age

Art and Architecture, the new unity.

Form follows function- that has been misunderstood. Form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union

Form follows function

Form does not necessarily follow function

A house is a house.

The house is a machine for living in

A bridge is like a house.