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LA Midterm

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Andre Le Notre
Versailles France
According to the reading, Va-le-Vicomte opens up like a
play in several acts
According to the reading, Repton's Red Books were named for
their red morocco leather bindings
what were the political underpinnings at stowe
design looked to the golden age of rome for styles and sumbolism
at vaux le vicomte and versailles how was nature controlled
plants were clipped into geometric shapes rivers were moved and exotic plants brought in
what are some modern influences from capabiltiy brown adn humphry repton in modern parks
grass landscapes groves of trees serpintine ponds
what elements are typically found in an english picturesque design
serprintine paths large lawns bridges and lakes groves of trees
Which landscape gardener completed this version of Stowe? Provide only his last name (one word).
Brown
Joseph Paxton
crystal palace london
What were some innovations in J.C. Loudon's design of Derby Park?
He included hot water for tea, pavilions for shade or rain, and screened out the neighboring views
Which two technological advances by Joseph Paxton changed landscape design? (choose 2)
Glasshouse design
Correct! Waterworks and fountains
Why did Andrew Jackson Downing focus on design for the middle class?
Both answers are correct
He believed that good taste in design was unrelated to wealth and class with good design a contribution in a patriotic way to the beautification of the U.S.
Up to this point, there were no real parks for the middle class to enjoy
What new ideas did J.C. Loudon add to landscape design, especially with regard to plants? Choose the 1 wrong answer.
Loudon embraced the layout of trees per Capability Brown's style
What elements at Joseph Paxton's Birkenhead Park are now common in American parks? Choose the 1 wrong answer.
Amusement parks
What is the name of the landscape gardener who designed this building? ________________ (two words and spelling counts)
Joseph Paxton
This image was in the book written by landscape gardener _____________ .
Andrew Jackson Downing
How did 18th and 19th century horticulture and cultural changes influence landscape design? Choose the wrong answer.
Decline of the sciences during this period moved landscape design back to a focus on the arts
How was Frederick Law Olmsted's campus design of Stanford University different from what the client, Leland Stanford, had asked?
The architectural and landscape design looked to regional models from other Mediterranean climates
What was an influence of Birkenhead Park on Central Park?
The design separated the carriages from pedestrians
In the reading, in which project was Frederick Law Olmsted unable to inconspicuously hide the structure within the landscape?
U.S. Capitol
The Boston Park System included many innovations. One of them was ______________________.
Parkways that connected the larger parks
In The Devil in the White City, while the Court of Honor or Grand Court was to be the architectural heart of the fair, the ______________________ were to constitute its landscape centerpiece.
Central lagoon and Wooded Island
What was one influence from Capability Brown and Humphry Repton on Frederick Law Olmsted?
Designing an idealized natural landscape
What innovative idea did Olmsted bring to George Vanderbilt regarding the development of his land at the Biltmore Estate?
Olmsted recommended restoring the forests such that American scientific forestry began at this site
According to the reading, the value of the community of Seneca Village was that: (choose 2 correct answers)
Correct!
It allowed the residents to live autonomously and away from discrimination
Correct! Its more rural landscape was an escape from the unhealthy conditions of crowded New York City
According to the video on Seneca Village, one of the values of this 19th century community was that it offered __________________.
a right to vote for free Black men who owned land
How were Gertrude Jekyll and Lutyens' designs examples of Arts and Crafts ideas?
Their designs included local materials, vernacular architecture and the formality was part of English heritage
In the reading, both Charles Platt and Edith Wharton wrote books on Italian villas and their gardens. What three elements were the essence of Italian garden design?
Concealment, surprise, and spatial intimacy
According to the video on Dumbarton Oaks, Beatrix Farrand took inspiration from a 1918 book written by Gertrude Jekyll. What was the title of the book? [________________] (2 words)
Garden Ornament
Even though their theories were opposite of each other, why did both Robinson and Blomfield believe their theories were closer to Arts and Crafts?
Because both looked to the English landscape for inspiration
In the video on El Fureidis, who came to the estate in 1957 to buy some of its palm trees?
Walt Disney
How was American Arts and Crafts design different from Europe?
Since the U.S. is a democracy, it did not include values of socialism except in some Utopian communities
According to the reading, because of landscape design's association with [_________________], the field was opened earlier than others to women practitioners.
Domesticity
In the video on Hestercombe, where did the hard landscaping or rock come from for the landscape design?
Hestercombe's own quarries
Gertrude Jekyll and Edwin Lutyens
Hesterncombe somerset england
True or False? Frederick Law Olmsted would have been in agreement with the purpose of parks as they were designed in Paris.
False
In the video on Forest City, which of these design elements was NOT part of Le Corbusier's design ideas in the 1920s?
Wetlands
Describe some elements Baron Haussmann used in Paris' new urban design.
He faced the buildings toward the streets and added large store windows to showcase merchandise.
In the design of a Garden City, how did the design bridge country and city living?
Within Garden Cities, green spaces alternated with residential, industrial and commercial locations
In Le Corbusier's design of Ville Radieuse, the proposed design of the city abstractly referenced which 4 parts of the human body?
head arms spine and legs
What is the French name for this project? (two words) [______________________________]
Correct!
ville contemporaine
Olmsted Brothers
Palos Verdes Estates
How was the park system design in Seattle different from the Boston Park System?
Because the land was taken for parks before the city's expansion, the Olmsted Brothers were able to use the best lands in Seattle and not lands that were undevelopable
How was the Olmsted Brothers' design in California during the 1920s different from their work in most other states at the time?
Firm principals Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. and Fred Dawson were required to be in residence at Palos Verdes during the project's construction, making them residents of their own project.
How did the Olmsted firm help professionalize landscape architecture?
The firm developed a consistent lettering style so that all firm members could draw on a shared set of plans
Correct! All answers shown
Every project required a topography map to ensure accurate grading
Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. and John Charles Olmsted were founding members of the American Society of Landscape Architects
According to the reading, the use of local [_________________] stone was used at Palos Verdes to create a sense of place and regional character. (two words)
palos verdes
According to the Ebenezer Howard's definition of a Garden City, why would Torrance, California be considered a garden city?
The separation of industrial and residential areas made for more healthy living
According to the reading, in an interview with John Charles Olmsted he said that the San Diego exposition design would primarily focus on the landscape, and the [_________________] would be adapted to the site. (one word)
buildings
According to the reading and lecture on Palos Verdes, as part of an ecological approach to the project, the Olmsted Brothers designed the roads to control ______________.
Stormwater runoff
How did the design of Sunnyside mirror English Garden Cities and add new American social and cultural values?
The model community in Queens, New York included open space, private gardens and playgrounds, and was designed for pedestrians over the automobile
In the design of Washington, D.C., how did Pierre L'Enfant build symbolism into the design for a new type of government?
L'Enfant located the Capitol and White House on the two highest points and connected them by Pennsylvania Avenue
How did Thomas Jefferson's 1785 Plan for the Western Territory provide an equal distribution of land?
He created a grid system over the land so that all parcels were the same size
Patrick Geddes is best known for what type of planning?
Regional
In the video, Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs disagreed about urban design ideas. Which is these three answers is not what Jane Jacobs believed about cities.
She believed that efficiency in transportation was the most important value for cities
Place these projects or planning movements in chronological order for their influence on each other, beginning with the oldest to the newest:
Versailles, LEnfants plan for Versailles, McMillan Plan, City Beautiful Movement
In the 1920s when people starting traveling more by car, what new type of roadside architecture did it create?
Motels
motel inn san luis obispo
first motel
fletcher steele
the blue steps Naumkeag stockbridge ma
"Modernism"
defined as a style and philosophy
How did Fletcher Steele's Blue Steps represent American modernism in landscape architecture?
The design incorporated new materials such as the tubular handrail as well as non-historicist blue-painted grottoes
How did Gabriel Guevrekian use Cubism in his landscape designs?
His Cubist garden was abstract and volumetric, with plants massed as abstract color
What was the impact on landscape design from the 1925 Paris exposition?
With the first Cubist garden, it moved landscape design into modernism
Who is the architect of this building? [____________________________]
(building with statue)
Mies van der Rohe
What is the name of this building? [___________________] (2 words and capitalization matters)
Villa Savoye
According to the reading, Fletcher Steele's "enthusiasm for abstract, nonassociational design concepts were transmitted to a new generation of young landscape architects" named , Dan Kiley, and . (for each person, provide a first and last name, no middle names)
Garrett Eckbo
James Rose
What was the influence of Henry Huntington's San Marino estate on the Hearst landscape design?
Huntington's ability to transplant mature trees influenced Hearst to transplant mature oaks at his site
How did the development of La Cuesta Encantada by William Randolph Hearst and Julia Morgan work with the regional landscape?
Structures were terraced to work with the steep topography
According to the reading, why will the Hearst land never include development of such features as golf courses and large resorts?
Those type of landscape features are too expensive to develop
How were the 3 cottages named and arranged around the hilltop at Hearst Castle?
They were named after the views and terraced into the steep slope
According to the aerial video for the lecture, George Bernard Shaw said that it was the place [________________] would have, if he had the money. (1 word)
God
Describe the symbolism of the swimming pool designs at Hearst Castle.
The indoor pool was symbolic of Eastern Byzantine traditions, while the outdoor pool symbolized the West in Roman influence
In the video Hollywood without Makeup, the narrator states that Hearst will be remembered for two things. (Choose the one INCORRECT answer)
America's greatest publisher
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