Self-study
P1
The proponents of the Modern Movement in architecture considered that, compared with the historical styles that it replaced, Modernist architecture more accurately reflected the .
Intro topic ·
the Modern Movement in architecture
Supporters of the movement said Modernist stuff reflected modern technology and the newest building methods better than older architecture styles. But, it didn't fit how buildings were actually made.
P2
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Author's perspective ·
Supporters of Modern Movement partially caused its decline
Historical context ·
Modern Movement not popular with the public, but its supporters pushed it on people
Supporters got the movement to become mainstream, and highlighted only "modern" aspects of famous architects.
P3
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Elaborate on author's perspective ·
How Modern Movement declined
Modernist architects were ignorant of building methods and were too focused on aesthetics.
Additional important factor ·
Construction industry became more specialized and fragmented
This meant an architect's design had to allow for a bunch of different operations. But Modernist designs wanted to expose the structural materials of the building, which was difficult and expensive to do when so many different construction operations were involved.
P4
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Author's perspective ·
Modern Movement declined because of its ideal of exposing structural elements
Passage Style
Single position
Spotlight
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This phrase isn’t used in a way that conveys a negative attitude toward the proponents. It’s merely a neutral phrase used as part of a description of the proponents’ philosophy.
b
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This phrase isn’t used in a way that conveys a negative attitude toward the proponents. It’s used as part of a sentence that describes how Modern movement proponents treated architects who held a different philosophy. But this doesn’t indicate any disapproval of the way in which the proponents treated other architects’ work.
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This phrase isn’t used in a way that conveys a negative attitude toward the proponents. It’s used as part of a sentence that describes how Modern Movement proponents treated architects who were perceived to have elements of their work that were modern. Proponents identified those architects as innovators. But the word “innovators” doesn’t reveal how the author feels about the proponents.
d
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This is the best answer. By “conveniently,” the author points out that the proponents are dishonestly focusing on certain aspects of innovative architects work as “modern,” while leaving out other aspects that don’t fit the proponents’ philosophy. By this word, the author shows that the proponents are disingenuous.
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This phrase doesn’t reveal a negative attitude toward the proponents. It’s part of a description of the way in which 20th century construction methods had to allow for more inaccuracy due to the involvement of many independent construction contractors. But the phase doesn’t reveal how the author feels about the proponents.