Quiz6

Question 1

Architect of the Exeter Library

Answer 1

Louis Khan

Question 2

Architect of the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong

Answer 2

I.M. Pei

Question 3

Architect of the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar

Answer 3

I.M. Pei

Question 4

Architect of the Sydney Opera House in Australia

Answer 4

Jorn Utzon

Question 5

Architect noted for his works on Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, known for its distinctive modernist architecture. He lives by the dictum “when a form creates beauty, it becomes functional, and therefore fundamental in architecture.”

Answer 5

Oscar Niemeyer

Question 6

Architect of Raczyński Library who is also one of the first women architects in Poland

Answer 6

Janina Zofia Czarnecka

Question 7

Architect of the Thorvaldsens Museum who is a key figure in the shift in Danish Architecture from late classicism to Historicism

Answer 7

Michael Bindesbøll

Question 8

Architect of the Travelers Club and Reform Club in Pall Mall, London

Answer 8

Charles Barry

Question 9

Architect of the former Midland Grand Hotel

Answer 9

George Gilbert Scott

Question 10

Architect of the St. Nikolai Kirche Church

Answer 10

George Gilbert Scott

Question 11

A complex of skyscrapers and theaters in New York in the 1930s and was designed by a talented committee of architects and planners. It superbly demonstrates how tall buildings can be seamlessly integrated into the horizontal tangle of the city below.

Answer 11

Rockefeller Center

Question 12

An office building in New York City often cited as the epitome of the Art Deco skyscraper with its sunburst- patterned stainless-steel spire that remains one of the most striking features of the Manhattan skyline.

Answer 12

Chrysler Building

Question 13

This building’s decorative neo-Gothic program adds to its sense of monumentality. On the exterior, ornate sculptural arches, finials, and gargoyles over-scaled enough to be read from street level, refer directly to European medieval architecture and draw the eye towards the heavens in the same manner as a High Gothic cathedral.

Answer 13

Woolworth Building

Question 14

Often called the “Jewel of Downtown,” it was built at a time when L.A. enforced a height limit of 45 meters, but they made an exception for the glamorous clock tower. It is designed by Claud Beelman.

Answer 14

Eastern Columbia Building

Question 15

A 102-storey high steel-framed skyscraper that is considered as one of the most distinctive and famous buildings in the United States. It was built in 1931 at 381 meters high courtesy of its iconic spire, originally as a mooring station for airships. It is currently 443 meters high courtesy of the replaced antenna in 1985.

Answer 15

Empire State Building

Question 16

This famous architect together with Henry-Russell Hitchcock, both first used the term International Style in 1932 in their essay that serves as a catalog for an architectural exhibition held at Museum of Modern Art.

Answer 16

Philip Johnson

Question 17

Philip Johnson formed a partnership in 1967 with this architect known for mastering large and complex projects

Answer 17

John Burgee

Question 18

The first Pritzker Architecture Prize awardee

Answer 18

Philip Johnson

Question 19

A painter turned graphic designer turned architect, who received his first commission for the design of a factory that was linked to the rise of modernism. The factory pioneered modern, large-scale industrial development.

Answer 19

Peter Behrens

Question 20

A German-American architect & educator that served as the director of the Bauhaus between 1919 and 1928. He exerted a major influence on the development of modern architecture.

Answer 20

Walter Gropius

Question 21

Built in the early days of airline travel as a symbol of the rapid technological transformations which were fueled by the outset of World War II. More than a functional terminal it is considered a monument to the airline and to aviation itself. In 2019, tt underwent extensive renovations and now houses a hotel, restaurants, event spaces, and a museum.

Answer 21

Trans World Airlines Flight Center

Question 22

A 192-meter tall structure built to commemorate the westward expansion of the United States, it became a futuristic marker that rose above the cityscape of St. Louis. It resembles an inverted, flattened parabola, and is the tallest man-made arch in the world

Answer 22

Gateway Arch

Question 23

Known as the Yale Whale due to its characteristic a sweeping domed roof designed by Eero Saarinen

Answer 23

Ingalls Rink

Question 24

A research center commissioned by the man who discovered the vaccine for polio. He was gifted a picturesque site along the Pacific coast and approached Louis Khan to design the facility. This allowed for a central courtyard with a long rectangular reflecting pool, symbolzing the meeting of science and nature.

Answer 24

Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Question 25

A project completed in three phases and was controversial due to cost overruns and aesthetics. Its structure used cast-in-place concrete structure, sloping outward at a 34-degree angle, making each floor about 9 feet wider than the one below.

Answer 25

Dallas City Hall