2. The Rules
1 . 2 R ou n d s
2 . T h e Q u i z C l o s e s a t 2 0 0 0 h r s I S T o n t h e 6 th M a y .
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Easy one to start with. Identify?
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Recognise the architect above. What kitchen utensil did he design?
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To Russia with Love. Identify the two and by Who?
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Recognise this Mile High wannabe.
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Besides being an international symbol of modernist architectural style, this place had
been hailed as one of the best designed public places. Recognise.
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ROUND ONE THEME QUESTION
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Apart from being skyscrapers, what is the underlying theme of the 5.
Clue. The last one triumphed where the others seem to fail.
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“This is a building you
wouldn't want to get
anywhere near at a cocktail
party. Dressed nearly head to
toe in dour granite, and
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geometrically proper, it's stiff
to the point of pass-out
boredom. Out of character
with SOM's current work, the
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design recalls the firm's
unfortunate postmodern
interlude a decade ago.”
-New York Magazine
Recognise the building
and the architect.
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Commissioned by a lingerie company, this building has gallery space, multipurpose hall,
cafe, restaurant and bar, salon, and shops. It is known mostly by the floating ramp that
encircles the rear gallery. Recognise the building and its architect.
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Being an architectural
theorist and professor for
many years, “X’s” designs
were dismissed by critics as
quot;unbuildable or unduly
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assertive”. The project of the
first competition he won in
1987 was cancelled soon
after the Berlin Wall fell. One
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of his famous works is: (pic on
left).
Recognise “X” and his work.
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Questions 9/10 together
X + Y + Georgie and Wendy Cheesman = Z
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Identify X, Y. And Find – Z.
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ROUND TWO THEME QUESTION
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Connect the answers to the Five questions in this round.
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