Architecture Scavenger Hunt

Welcome to the Architecture Scavenger Hunt. In each section, you will be asked to answer a given question about an architect or building. Within each question will be a link to an outside page that can help you to answer correctly. Once you have chosen the correct answer by clicking on it, you will be taken on to the next section. Good Luck!

Question 1

Which architect received first place for his design of the Stadelhofen Railway Station in Zurich?

A. Zaha Hadid
B. Rem Koolhaas
C. Santiago Calatrava

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Question 2

Who received the Urban Land Institute's Award for Excellence for his design of the California Academy of Sciences?

A. Louis Khan
B. Richard Rogers
C. Renzo Piano

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Question 3

Which architect designed the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millenium Park, Chicago?

A. Frank Gehry
B. Eric Owen Moss
C. Thom Mayne

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Question Four

Who designed Central Park in Manhattan as a reflection of his commitment to egalitarian ideals?

A. Andrew Jackson Downing
B. Calvert Vaux
C. Frederick Law Olmsted

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Question Five

The Jewish Museum in Berlin is considered which architect’s first major international success?

A. Daniel Libeskind
B. Maya Lin
C. Tadao Ando

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Question 6

Measuring 443 feet tall, which Ferris wheel is considered the largest in Europe?

A. Star of Nanchang
B. Singapore Flyer
C. London Eye

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Question 7

President George Washington commissioned which architect to design Washington, DC?

A. Thomas Jefferson
B. Pierre Charles L'Enfant
C. Andrew Ellicott

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