SAT阅读素材:Hoover Dam Architectural style
<p> <span word="Hoover">Hoover</span> <span word="Dam">Dam</span> <span word="Architectural">Architectural</span> <span word="style">style</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="facade">facade</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dam">dam</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outlet">outlet</span> <span word="tunnels">tunnels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ornaments">ornaments</span> <span word="clashed">clashed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="arch">arch</span> <span word="dam">dam</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Reclamation">Reclamation</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dams">dams</span> <span word="functionality">functionality</span>, <span word="adorned">adorned</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Gothic">Gothic</span>-<span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="balustrade">balustrade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eagle">eagle</span> <span word="statues">statues</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="plain">plain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unremarkable">unremarkable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="immense">immense</span> <span word="scale">scale</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="architect">architect</span> <span word="Gordon">Gordon</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="Kaufmann">Kaufmann</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supervising">supervising</span> <span word="architect">architect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Reclamation">Reclamation</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="redesign">redesign</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exteriors">exteriors</span>. <span word="Kaufmann">Kaufmann</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="streamlined">streamlined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="design">design</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elegant">elegant</span> <span word="Art">Art</span> <span word="Deco">Deco</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="project">project</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="sculptured">sculptured</span> <span word="turrets">turrets</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="seamlessly">seamlessly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dam">dam</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intake">intake</span> <span word="towers">towers</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nevada">Nevada</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Arizonathe">Arizonathe</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="zones">zones</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Arizona">Arizona</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="observe">observe</span> <span word="Daylight">Daylight</span> <span word="Saving">Saving</span> <span word="Time">Time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clocks">clocks</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="Kaufmanns">Kaufmanns</span> <span word="request">request</span>, <span word="Denver">Denver</span> <span word="artist">artist</span> <span word="Allen">Allen</span> <span word="Tupper">Tupper</span> <span word="True">True</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="decoration">decoration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="floors">floors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="dam">dam</span>. <span word="Trues">Trues</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="incorporated">incorporated</span> <span word="motifs">motifs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Navajo">Navajo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pueblo">Pueblo</span> <span word="tribes">tribes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="designs">designs</span>, <span word="True">True</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="go">go</span>-<span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="consulting">consulting</span> <span word="artist">artist</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Laboratory">Laboratory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Anthropology">Anthropology</span>, <span word="True">True</span> <span word="researched">researched</span> <span word="authentic">authentic</span> <span word="decorative">decorative</span> <span word="motifs">motifs</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="sand">sand</span> <span word="paintings">paintings</span>, <span word="textiles">textiles</span>, <span word="baskets">baskets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ceramics">ceramics</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="colors">colors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Native">Native</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="visions">visions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rain">rain</span>, <span word="lightning">lightning</span>, <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="clouds">clouds</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="animalslizards">animalslizards</span>, <span word="serpents">serpents</span>, <span word="birdsand">birdsand</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Southwestern">Southwestern</span> <span word="landscape">landscape</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="mesas">mesas</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="works">works</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="integrated">integrated</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="walkways">walkways</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="interior">interior</span> <span word="halls">halls</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dam">dam</span>, <span word="True">True</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="reflected">reflected</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="machinery">machinery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="operation">operation</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="symbolic">symbolic</span> <span word="patterns">patterns</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="modern">modern</span>.</p>
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