EXAM PART 1 1. Image ldentification Questions (3 images, 6 points each) These re
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EXAM PART 1 1. Image ldentification Questions (3 images, 6 points each) These responses should be concise-no more than a few sentences. 1 point total 1. 2. 3. 4. The image (name of plan if applicable) Planner, architect, or urban thinker Approximate date Location 5 points total 5. Briefly describe the design (what it looks like) and state the motivation behind this physical form. For example, how does the planning project respond to its historical period, to past approaches to planning, or attempt to change the direction of planning? 1.Explanation / Answer
1. Woolworth Building.
Designed by Ar. Cass Gilbert
Constructed between 1910 and 1912
Located at 233 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City
a resemblance to European Gothic cathedrals gave it the name "The Cathedral of Commerce" to the structure
2. The Fig. shown is New York’s 1916 zoning ordinance, which restricted the height of building facades to an angle based on street width.
3. Le Plan Voisin
Designed by Le Corbusier
Between 1922 and 1925
Located at Paris
This plan included a 240-hectare business city from Place de la République to Louvre Street and Gare de l'Est. at the rue de Rivoli. 18 cruciform skyscrapers were built on a regular orthogonal grid. A residence was also built, in the rue des Pyramides. Between these two sectors, an underground central station was established
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