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By Nancy B. Solomon, AIA

AIA/Architectural Record Continuing Education

Instructions

• Read the article "Giving Old Buildings a Reason to Live"
• Complete the questions below, then fill in your answers .
• Fill out and submit the AIA/CES education reporting form in the magazine or print the form to receive one AIA learning unit.

Questions:

LU: 1
HSW: 1

1. The Conservatory of Flowers was restored in phases for what reason?
a. to use funding as it became available
b. to limit construction unsightliness in the park
c. to ensure adequate accommodations for its flora specimens
d. to maintain the stability of the structure

2. How were the arches in the domes of the conservatory reinforced?
a. with new wood
b. with new rebar
c. with concealed stainless-steel plates
d. with concrete panels

3. In the conservatory, the ventilation panels were replaced with what?
a. stainless steel
b. fiberglass
c. cast concrete
d. new wood

4. In the conservatory, some manually operated ventilators were left for what reason?
a. to retain some of the historic hardware
b. to provide some airflow in the event of a power failure
c. proper airflow could not be automatically controlled
d. both a and b

5. The conservatory’s structural wood elements were replaced with what?
a. buckskin redwood
b. pressure-treated young redwood
c. redwood bark
d. resin-impregnated redwood

6. The Peabody Institute’s circulation problem was resolved by which?
a. an internal outdoor plaza
b. an underground garage
c. a glass-covered arcade between two buildings
d. a shared central entry

7. The Peabody’s most difficult problem was resolved after what discovery?
a. brick casings enclosed a cast-iron column
b. tiered platform seating could be installed
c. the acoustics were good in the original lecture room
d. brick could be matched to add pillars in the rehearsal room

8. Monitoring devices were used during which phase?
a. hanging the new steel ledger beam
b. inserting the arcade
c. underpinning of the original load-bearing walls
d. removal of the brick pillar outer shells

9. The Virginia State Capitol south addition was possible for all the reasons except which?
a. the expansion would be underground
b. the north face would remain unaltered
c. the public entrance would be away from the government offices
d. an expansion to the south had been proposed previously

10. Why was the color scheme restoration not Jeffersonian?
a. the millwork trim was not original
b. the bricks were not original
c. no room was found in the Jeffersonian structure without
significant changes
d. the grand 1906 staircase took precedence

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