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Quiz about Le Corbusier The Ordinary Genius
Quiz about Le Corbusier The Ordinary Genius

Le Corbusier: The Ordinary Genius Quiz


A quiz on one of France's greatest architects.

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
54,298
Updated
Mar 09 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
503
Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (4/10), Guest 176 (4/10), glenjue (7/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Le Corbusier was a pseudonym created by accessing a later ancestor...what was his name, given to him at birth, October 6, 1887? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Le Corbusier thought a particular architectural-piece as a 'Terrible-machine' for containing classical elements of Greek principles, and the precison of German utility. What was this 'Object' better known as? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Along with Ozenfant, Le Corbusier founded a movement which superseded the Cubism and Dadaism movements. What was this Art-Movement called? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In Le Corbusier's 'Oeuvre complete', a modern style of architecture was introduced. What is the name of the building-system called? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What was the name of the review founded by Ozenfant, Le Corbusier, and Paul Dermee in 1920 called? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Le Corbusier wrote 75 books during his lifetime; the most successful were 'Vers une architecture', 'Urbanisme', 'L'Art decoratif d'aujuourd'hui' and 'La Peinture Moderne'. Which book contained the ideas of Greek philosophy and the idea of Taylorization (mass-production), which made it perhaps the most successful?

Answer: (Three Words)
Question 7 of 10
7. Complete Le Corbusier's most famous truism...'___________always hides a mistake in construction'. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Le Corbusier always was evolving in terms of styles...in his 'Five Points of a New Architecture' a system of pilotis were used to create his perfect villa. What was the location were he this built villa?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 9 of 10
9. Le Corbusier helped re-build parts of France after the devastation from WW2...a particularly interesting building is a housing project called _______ for its monumental push-pull facades and radical form of modernism. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What principle was the Ronchamp Chapel based on? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Le Corbusier was a pseudonym created by accessing a later ancestor...what was his name, given to him at birth, October 6, 1887?

Answer: Charles-Edouard Jeanneret

2. Le Corbusier thought a particular architectural-piece as a 'Terrible-machine' for containing classical elements of Greek principles, and the precison of German utility. What was this 'Object' better known as?

Answer: Parthenon

3. Along with Ozenfant, Le Corbusier founded a movement which superseded the Cubism and Dadaism movements. What was this Art-Movement called?

Answer: Purism

4. In Le Corbusier's 'Oeuvre complete', a modern style of architecture was introduced. What is the name of the building-system called?

Answer: dom-ino

It was Perret's use of steel-point supports addd with concrete framing which led to the opening of the architectral spaces of his creations, using movable facades and partitions led to the experimentation of the aesthetic properties, once dominated by heavy load-bearing walls.
5. What was the name of the review founded by Ozenfant, Le Corbusier, and Paul Dermee in 1920 called?

Answer: L'Esprit Nouveau

In this magazine, Le Corbusier first took on the pseudonym seriously....perhaps because there were too many Jeannerets to compete for name-recogniton.
6. Le Corbusier wrote 75 books during his lifetime; the most successful were 'Vers une architecture', 'Urbanisme', 'L'Art decoratif d'aujuourd'hui' and 'La Peinture Moderne'. Which book contained the ideas of Greek philosophy and the idea of Taylorization (mass-production), which made it perhaps the most successful?

Answer: Vers une architecture

7. Complete Le Corbusier's most famous truism...'___________always hides a mistake in construction'.

Answer: Decoration

8. Le Corbusier always was evolving in terms of styles...in his 'Five Points of a New Architecture' a system of pilotis were used to create his perfect villa. What was the location were he this built villa?

Answer: Poissy

9. Le Corbusier helped re-build parts of France after the devastation from WW2...a particularly interesting building is a housing project called _______ for its monumental push-pull facades and radical form of modernism.

Answer: Unite

It was modelled after the Greek ideal of the Parthenon, using his 'modular' 15 dimension harmonies. He went through each building with Picasso, for it was his artistic masterpiece.
10. What principle was the Ronchamp Chapel based on?

Answer: Phileban solids

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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