It is thought that the sloping sides of the pyramids in Egypt were intended to mimic:
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 the rays of the sun.
American glassmaker Louis Comfort Tiffany inspired the design movement called:
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 Art Nouveau.
Frederick Olmsted conceived of a residential community outside the city, but within commuting distance (p. 376), that became an integral part of American life. What was it?
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 the suburb
Jan Toorop's poster for Delftsche Slaolie displays the style of Art Nouveau in Vienna, where it was known as:
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 Art Deco.
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PlayPump looks like a typical playground merry-go-round, but is actually an ingenious functional design. What does it do?
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 it pumps water from the ground when kids play on it
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Which of these previous architectural styles does Emilio Ambasz's ACROS building most resemble?
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 Mesopotamian ziggurats
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The Bauhaus (p. 396):
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 was an influential design school in Germany.
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Which of these is not a basic principle of "green architecture"?
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 smaller buildings