Architects And Buildings Pt 1

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1.

World Trade Centrer (1973-2001)
- A.
  
  Kisho Kurokawa
- B.
  
  Toyo Ito
- C.
  
  Tadao Ando
- D.
  
  Minoru Yamasaki
2.

Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles, USA)
- A.
  
  Frank Gehry
- B.
  
  Zaha Hadid
- C.
  
  Norman Foster
- D.
  
  Eero Saarinen
3.

Woolworth Building (New York, USA)
- A.
  
  Rem Koolhaas
- B.
  
  Cass Gilbert
- C.
  
  Philip Johnson
- D.
  
  Frank Lloyd Wright
4.

Seagram Building (New York, USA)
- A.
  
  Michael Graves
- B.
  
  Norman Foster
- C.
  
  Daniel Libeskind & Philip Johnson
- D.
  
  Ludwig Mies Van De Rohe & Philip Johnson
5.

The Gherkin (30 St Mary Axe)
- A.
  
  Norman Foster
- B.
  
  Zaha Hadid
- C.
  
  Aldo Rossi
- D.
  
  Frank Gehry
6.

IBM Plaza (Illinois, USA)
- A.
  
  Toyo Ito
- B.
  
  Renzo Piano
- C.
  
  Ludwig Mies Van De Rohe
- D.
  
  Robert Venturi
7.

The City of Arts and Sciences (Valencia, Spain)
- A.
  
  Tadao Ando
- B.
  
  Santiago Calatrava
- C.
  
  Arta Izosaki
- D.
  
  Eero Saarinen
8.

Empire State Building (New York, USA)
- A.
  
  R.H. Shreve, W. Lamb & A. Harmon
- B.
  
  Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
- C.
  
  Erik Owen Moss
- D.
  
  William Van Alen
9.

Flatiron Building (New York, USA)
- A.
  
  Norman Foster
- B.
  
  Michael Graves and Louis Kahn
- C.
  
  Daniel Burnham & Frederick Dinkelberg
- D.
  
  Eero Saarinen
10.

Niteroi Museum of Contemporary Arts (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil)
- A.
  
  Santiago Calatrava
- B.
  
  Oscar Niemeyer
- C.
  
  Zaha Hadid
- D.
  
  Robert Venturi
11.

Parco Della Musica (Rome, Italy)
- A.
  
  Renzo Piano
- B.
  
  Jean Nouvel
- C.
  
  Robert Stern
- D.
  
  I.M. Pei
12.

Taj Mahal (Agra, India)
- A.
  
  Ali Madran Khan
- B.
  
  Geronimo Verroneo
- C.
  
  Ustad Isa & Ustad Lahori
- D.
  
  Shah Jahan & Mumtaz Mahal
13.

Largest Mosque in the world
- A.
  
  Imam Reza Shrine
- B.
  
  The Hassan II Mosque
- C.
  
  Masjid al-Haram
- D.
  
  Faisal Mosque
14.

"Form Follows Function"
- A.
  
  Louis Sullivan
- B.
  
  Le Corbusier
- C.
  
  Frank Lloyd Wright
- D.
  
  Mies Van De Rohe
15.

Villa Savoye (France)
- A.
  
  Norman Foster
- B.
  
  Philip Johnson
- C.
  
  Robert Venturi
- D.
  
  Le Corbusier
16.

"Less is Bore"
- A.
  
  Walter Gropius
- B.
  
  Robert Venturi
- C.
  
  Michael Graves
- D.
  
  Mies Van De Rohe
17.

Centre George's Pompidou (Paris, France)
- A.
  
  Renzo Piano
- B.
  
  Norman Foster
- C.
  
  Charles Moore
- D.
  
  Oscar Niemeyer
18.

One World Trade Center (from 2001 - present; New York, USA)
- A.
  
  Richard Meier
- B.
  
  Renzo Piano
- C.
  
  David Childs
- D.
  
  Robert Stern
19.

The world's FIRST net-zero skyscraper
- A.
  
  EDITT Tower
- B.
  
  Pearl River Tower
- C.
  
  Clean Technology Tower
- D.
  
  Pertamina Energy Tower
20.

Chrysler Building (New York, USA)
- A.
  
  William Van Alen
- B.
  
  Frank Gehry
- C.
  
  Walter Chrysler
- D.
  
  H. Craig Severance
21.

Vitra Fire Station (Weil Am Rhein, Germany)
- A.
  
  Zaha Hadid
- B.
  
  Eero Saarinen
- C.
  
  Toyo Ito
- D.
  
  Alvar Aalto
22.

World's greenest mixed-use development
- A.
  
  Pruitt-Igoe Apartments
- B.
  
  House of Stabio
- C.
  
  The Picnic Project
- D.
  
  Masdar HQ
23.

World Trade Center Transportation Hub (New York, USA)
- A.
  
  Rem Koolhaas
- B.
  
  Zaha Hadid
- C.
  
  Santiago Calatrava
- D.
  
  Frank Gehry
24.

Burj Khalifa (at 828 meters; Dubai, UAE)
- A.
  
  Adrian Smith
- B.
  
  Bill Barker
- C.
  
  EMAAR Properties
- D.
  
  Cesar Pelli
25.

World's recognized 1st skyscraper
- A.
  
  Empire State Building
- B.
  
  Flatiron Building
- C.
  
  Home Insurance Building
- D.
  
  Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower
26.

"Architecture begins where engineering ends"
- A.
  
  Tadao Ando
- B.
  
  Rem Koolhaas
- C.
  
  Walter Gropius
- D.
  
  Buckminster Fuller
27.

Petronas Towers (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
- A.
  
  Toyo Ito
- B.
  
  Cesar Pelli
- C.
  
  Adrian Smith
- D.
  
  C.Y. Lee
28.

Johnson Wax Headquarters (Wisconsin, USA)
- A.
  
  Frank Lloyd Wright
- B.
  
  Fazlur Khan
- C.
  
  I.M. Pei
- D.
  
  Philip Johnson
29.

30 Rockefeller (New York, USA)
- A.
  
  Raymond Hood
- B.
  
  Tom Wright
- C.
  
  Adrian Smith
- D.
  
  Norman Foster
30.

Guggenheim Museum (Bilbao, Spain)
- A.
  
  Santiago Calatrava
- B.
  
  Frank Lloyd Wright
- C.
  
  Frank Gehry
- D.
  
  Zaha Hadid
31.

World's tallest green building/ Tallest LEED platinum rated building
- A.
  
  One World Trade Center
- B.
  
  Proximity Hotel
- C.
  
  Taipei 101
- D.
  
  BG Group Place
32.

"Less is more"
- A.
  
  Le Corbusier
- B.
  
  Louis Sullivan
- C.
  
  Ludwig Mies Van De Rohe
- D.
  
  Robert Venturi
33.

Torre Agbar aka The Shell (Barcelona, Spain)
- A.
  
  Jean Nouvel
- B.
  
  Herzog & De Meuron
- C.
  
  Norman Foster
- D.
  
  Santiago Calatrava
34.

World's first diagrid hyperboloid structure
- A.
  
  Adziogol Lighthouse
- B.
  
  Shukhov Tower
- C.
  
  Dorton Arena
- D.
  
  Święty Krzyż TV Tower
35.

Glass House (Conneticut, USA)
- A.
  
  Le Corbusier
- B.
  
  Walter Gropius
- C.
  
  Alvar Aalto
- D.
  
  Philip Johnson
36.

Pyramid of Giza aka Pyramid of Khufu (Giza, Egypt)
- A.
  
  Cheops
- B.
  
  Cleopatra
- C.
  
  Hatshepsut
- D.
  
  Hemiunu
37.

Guangzhou Opera House (Guangzhou, China)
- A.
  
  Norman Foster
- B.
  
  Frank Gehry
- C.
  
  Eero Saarinen
- D.
  
  Zaha Hadid
38.

Turning Torso (Malmo, Sweden)
- A.
  
  Santiago Calatrava
- B.
  
  Frank Gehry
- C.
  
  Norman Foster
- D.
  
  I.M. Pei
39.

Millau Viaduct aka The Tallest Bridge in the World (France)
- A.
  
  Santiago Calatrava
- B.
  
  Renzo Piano
- C.
  
  John Hejduk
- D.
  
  Norman Foster
40.

Considered to be the oldest city in the world
- A.
  
  Jerusalem
- B.
  
  Eridu
- C.
  
  Damascus
- D.
  
  Aleppo
41.

The Father of Modernism
- A.
  
  Norman Foster
- B.
  
  Ludwig Mies Van De Rohe
- C.
  
  Louis Sullivan
- D.
  
  Walter Gropius
42.

Modern Art Museum of Forth Worth (Texas, USA)
- A.
  
  Renzo Piano
- B.
  
  Tadao Ando
- C.
  
  I.M. Pei
- D.
  
  Eero Saarinen
43.

Willis Tower (Illinois, USA)
- A.
  
  Morse Diesel International
- B.
  
  Gordon Bunshaft (S.O.M.)
- C.
  
  Eric Owen Moss
- D.
  
  Fazlur Khan & Bruce Graham
44.

The birthplace of modern architecture
- A.
  
  Villa Savoye
- B.
  
  University of Salamanca
- C.
  
  Crystal Palace
- D.
  
  Eiffel Tower
45.

Tower of Winds (Yokohama, Japan)
- A.
  
  Tadao Ando
- B.
  
  Toyo Ito
- C.
  
  Kisho Kurokawa
- D.
  
  C.Y. Lee
46.

Church on the Water (Hokkaido, Japan)
- A.
  
  I.M. Pei
- B.
  
  Eric Owen Moss
- C.
  
  Aldo Rossi
- D.
  
  Tadao Ando
47.

Beijing National Stadium (Beijing, China)
- A.
  
  Daniel Libeskind
- B.
  
  Herzog & De Meuron
- C.
  
  Zaha Hadid
- D.
  
  Kohn Pedersen Fox
48.

The Beehive (California, USA)
- A.
  
  Eric Owen Moss
- B.
  
  Alvar Aalto
- C.
  
  Frank Gehry
- D.
  
  Michael Graves
49.

Jewish Museum (Berlin, Germany)
- A.
  
  Daniel Libeskind
- B.
  
  Aldo Rossi
- C.
  
  Rem Koolhaas
- D.
  
  Norman Foster
50.

"Father of organic architecture"
- A.
  
  Walter Gropius
- B.
  
  Louis Sullivan
- C.
  
  Frank Lloyd Wright
- D.
  
  Santiago Calatrava

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