問題詳情
Architecture the been characterized by W. R. Dalze11 as the “indispensabie art,” andrightly so. Inevitably, the practical functions that shelters arc designed to fulfill play a strongrole in determining their appearance and thus, in part, their artistic character. So do the Linemethods of construction available and practicable at any given moment. The strikinglynew forms of architecture that appeared in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries werebuilt to meet the needs of industry and of commerce based on industry, in a society whoseessential character and internal relationships had been sharply transformed by theIndustrial Revolution.About the middle of the nineteenth century, mechanized industrial production beganto demand large, well-lighted interiors in which manufacturing could be carried on. Theadministration of giant industrial and commercial concerns required office buildings ofunprecedented size, containing suites of offices easily accessible to employees andcustomers. The marketing of industrial products necessitated large-scale storage spaces,and enormous shops selling under one roof a wide variety of items. Industrial andcommercial pressures drew increasing populations to urban centers, and traditional housingwas no longer adequate to contain them. Mechanized transportation of industrial productsand industrial and business personnel was essential. Leisure-time entertainment andcultural activities for the vast new urban populations required still a different kind ofstructure. Hence, the characteristic new architectural forms of the late nineteenth andtwentieth centuries have been the factory, the multistory office building, the warehouse,the department store, the apartment house, the railway station, the large theater, and thegigantic sports stadium. None of these could have been built on the desired scale bytraditional construction methods.
【題組】21. What is the main idea of the passage?
(A) Various types of traditional building materials strongly influenced modem architectural design.
(B) Changing architectural styles affected the character of cities.
(C) New architectural forms evolved in response to the changing needs of society.
(D) Technological advances affected conventional methods of building construction.
參考答案
答案：D
難度：非常困難0
統計：A(0),B(1),C(1),D(0),E(0)