Exam 7: Exterior Design Factors and Styles

Italianate-style homes were popular in the United States from about 1895 to 1925.

Which of the following is a popular trend in homes of the early 21st century?

The Federal style, which was popular between 1780 and 1840, combines Georgian architecture with classic Roman and Greek styles.

Cape Cod homes are usually recognized by their rambling, asymmetrical floor layout, low-pitched tile roofs, and tower.

In design, a repetitive element provides ____ and leads the eye through the design from one place to another in an orderly fashion.

English-style houses are fashioned after houses that were built in England prior to the early 1800s.

What represents what you typically think of as the color?

The term ____ refers to the brightness or strength of a specific color.

Which floor plan style is well suited for a sloping lot?

Horizontal surfaces often create a(n) _____.

Rough surfaces tend to create a sense of _____.

The saltbox was originally modeled after the lookout structures of early forts.

A(n) ____ window projects from the wall and forms a small turret that does not extend to the ground.

The _____ style of construction comes from the Southwest, where it has been the dominant style since the mid-1930s.

The ____ is a popular American style that originated in India, where British colonists adapted the native one-story thatch-roofed houses in the province of Bengal for use as summer homes.