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37 Cards in this Set
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What are the three forces that affected home design
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Political, economic
Technical Social, Cultural |
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What are the factors behind the Political, economic force that affected housing
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-1862- Homestead Act
-1934-FHA Established -1981- Mortgage Rates Skyrocket |
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What are the technical factors that affected home design?
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-Transportation allows for the growth of suburbia
-The use of advanced energy systems -Construction technology & the use of new materials to build homes |
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What are the social, cultural factors that affected home design?
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-Changes in compositions of the family
-Emphasis on leisure -Famous people have an impact -Thomas Jefferson -Frank Lloyd Wright -Jackie Kennedy |
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Earth Lodge?
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Around 300 AD, first buildings throughout southwest, mound shaped houses covered by Earth
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Pueblo
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First condominium, apt like complex, adobe brick, joint ownership to each house. People still live in pueblos
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Tipi
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(Teepee) First mobile home, carried house with them, women made them
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Hogan
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First hybrid house, earth lodge put on top of log cabin
Navajo-Southwestern U.S. got idea from white mans log cabin |
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Wigwam
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National house, built all over, as Native Americans were pushed West the wigwam went with them, birch covered frame
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Loghouse
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First 3 or 4 generation house, room for 3 different fires
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Half Timber Medieval
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Small simple one room structure, steep thatched roof, wood frame exposed, fireplace and chimney located outside the house to reduce heat when cooking
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Log Cabin
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very popular in Finland, brought to US along east coast, trees where abundant, bullet and arrow proof- rarely any windows, moved west, less popular in east
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tudor
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from tudor dynasty in England, Americans picked up style, side gables, large elaborate chimneys
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Spanish colonial
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southwest, no windows, just one family, made of adobe brick and logs
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French colonial
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New Orleans, narrow doors, stucco walls, tall brick foundations, extensive porches that wrap around the house b/c theres no hallways
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Dutch colonial
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double door, dutch door, barn roof
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Cape Cod
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Smaller house, steep roof, better for weather, large chimney one of the most popular in U.S.
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Garrison Colonial
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more for protection, 2nd floor juts out, windows on second floor are smaller than first floor, looks like a fort
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Salt Box Colonial
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Rear had no windows, sloped roof, lean to roof, rear was used for extra housing and birthing rooms
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Georgian Colonial
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king George was ruler during this time period, showed prestige and wealth, square very symmetrical, main door, flattened columns, 5 windows above door
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Southern colonial
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salt box form, chimney on each end, windows small peices of glass
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federal
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mix of georgian and adamous, numerous end chimneys, 2,3, or 4 stories, think white house
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greek revival
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national style, admire greek style b/c they were democratic, southern plantation homes
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Italianate
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san fransisco, not much in south, farmhouses
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Eastern Stick style
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mark twains house, flatbaords stick out at you
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Queen anne
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bold colors, wrap around porches, highly ornamental
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Gothic Revival
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first stone then wood, pointed arch, gingerbread trim
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Shotgun house
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very small, carvings on the outside, cost of wood fell, so made houses cheap, poverty housing, 1 room wide
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Craftsman Movement
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Greene and Greene Brothers, inspired by arts and crafts movements, return to nature
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Prairie Style
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Frank Lloyd Wright, open floor plan, low pitched roof, house very proportionate, centered around chimney
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Arts and Crafts Bungalow
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Started in california, very cheap, small but symbolized the good american life, chicago bungalow-- 2 stories larger windows
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American 4 square
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mail order kits, 2, 3, or 4 pillars, prairie box, open floor plan
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Ranch house
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cliff may, practical, everyone had there own automobile, no style, cookie cutter house, single story
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Quonset Hut
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navy needed shelter for supplies and equipment, arched form
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Shaker
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lived in communities of just shakers, 18 communites, hand made
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A Frame
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in mountains or beaches, roof touches the ground, 1 1/2 or 2 1/2 stories, snow and wind just fall off the roof
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Geodesic dome
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spherical structure made of triangles, the bigger the stronger
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