What British honor was Zaha Hadid awarded in 2012?
Answer
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
34719 Intermediate Trivia Questions
34719 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which opera house in Guangzhou was designed by Zaha Hadid?
Answer
Guangzhou Opera House
What was Zaha Hadid's first major completed building?
Answer
Vitra Fire Station
Where did Zaha Hadid study architecture?
Answer
Architectural Association School of Architecture
What is the name of the bridge in Abu Dhabi designed by Zaha Hadid?
Answer
Sheikh Zayed Bridge
The Guardian Building's interior features a mosaic map of what?
Answer
Michigan's natural resources
The PSFS Building in Philadelphia was designed by which architectural partnership?
Answer
Howe and Lescaze
How tall is the tower of Buffalo City Hall?
Answer
398 feet
The Carbide & Carbon Building's exterior accents use what precious metal?
Answer
24-karat gold leaf
How many feet tall is the Los Angeles City Hall?
Answer
453 feet (138 m)
What is the diameter of the dome of Cincinnati Union Terminal?
Answer
180 feet (55 m)
What is the height of the Chrysler Building's spire?
Answer
185 feet (56 m)
What architect designed the Paramount Theatre in Oakland, California?
Answer
Timothy L. Pflueger
The London Hoover Building was originally built as a factory for which company?
Answer
Hoover Company
What nickname is given to the Niagara Mohawk Building's illuminated tower?
Answer
Cathedral of Light
The ceiling mural in the Chrysler Building's lobby was painted by which artist?
Answer
Edward Trumbull
What is the name of Paul Rudolph's Brutalist government building in Goshen, New York?
Answer
Orange County Government Center
Which architect designed the iconic Brutalist housing complex Habitat 67?
Answer
Moshe Safdie
Which British architect designed the Royal National Theatre?
Answer
Denys Lasdun
Which Austrian sculptor gave his name to a Brutalist concrete church in Vienna?
Answer
Fritz Wotruba
Which New York City museum was designed by Marcel Breuer in a Brutalist style?
Answer
Whitney Museum of American Art
Boston City Hall is often compared to what type of structure?
Answer
a bunker
Which architect designed both Trellick Tower and Balfron Tower?
Answer
Ernő Goldfinger
What is the name of the large Brutalist arts complex on the Barbican Estate?
Answer
Barbican Centre
Which Springfield, Illinois house did Wright design for Susan Lawrence Dana?
Answer
Dana-Thomas House
Which county government building was Wright's largest public commission?
Answer
Marin County Civic Center
Which Pennsylvania synagogue did Wright design?
Answer
Beth Sholom Synagogue
What is the name of Frank Lloyd Wright's first Prairie-style house?
Answer
Ward Winfield Willits House
What was the name of Frank Lloyd Wright's first independent commission after leaving Adler & Sullivan?
Answer
William H. Winslow House
What is the name of the Wright-designed theater in Dallas, Texas?
Answer
Kalita Humphreys Theater
Which Wright house in Pasadena uses concrete blocks and a hexagonal plan?
Answer
Millard House
What was the name of the woman killed at Taliesin in 1914?
Answer
Mamah Borthwick
What is the name of the building in Cambridge, Massachusetts designed by Le Corbusier?
Answer
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts
What is the height of Le Corbusier's Modulor man?
Answer
1.83 meters