Matching Game: Architecture

At PhilosFX, the only thing we love more than art or engineering is architecture. Architecture is one of the few professions where both hemispheres of the brain are challenged to the limit. This quiz is a fun way to test your awareness after reading the recent post about the 12 Most Daring Architects in the World.

Answer key is HERE. But don't look until you have written your responses in a table 3 columns wide by 4 rows deep, like the one in the middle of this post. 

Good luck! 

Matching Game: Architects

You've seen the article HERE. Now it's time for a pop quiz! Write your quiz responses in a table 3 columns wide by 4 rows deep as shown in the example in the middle of this post. Then, simply match names and faces, and fill the squares with the corresponding letters. Have fun!  

At PhilosFX, the only thing we love more than art or engineering is architecture. Architecture is one of the few professions where both hemispheres of the brain are challenged to the limit.

This quiz is a fun way to test your awareness after reading the recent post about the 12 Most Daring Architects in the World.

Answer key, should you wish to check your answers, is HERE. 

L.I.N.K.S. (12): The Twelve Most Daring Architects in the World

Welcome to the 12th edition of L.I.N.K.S. (Lure, Intrigue, Nurture, Kindle, or Stimulate), in which we contemplate

The Twelve Most Daring Architects in the World

I have assembled a list of a dozen daring and influential architects from a variety of sources. The links I provide herein for your perusal include 

• one link to each architect's professional website and 
• one link to the Wikipedia entry on the architect. 

The Architects are in alphabetical order and no ranking should be inferred. 

• Tadao Ando: Professional website; Wikipedia entry
• Shigeru Ban: Professional website; Wikipedia entry
• Santiago Calatrava: Professional website; Wikipedia entry
• David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill: Professional website; Wikipedia entry
• Norman Foster: Professional website; Wikipedia entry
• Frank Gehry of Gehry Partners, LLP: Professional website; Wikipedia entry
• Zaha Hadid: Professional website; Wikipedia entry
• Jean Nouvel: Professional website; Wikipedia entry
• Rem Koolhaas of OMA: Professional website; Wikipedia entry
• Michael Maltzan of Michael Maltzan Architecture, Inc.: Professional website; Wikipedia entry
• Renzo Piano: Professional website; Wikipedia entry
• Jacob Van Rijs, the VR of MVRDV: Professional website; Wikipedia entry

What do you think of this list? Would you have chosen different architects? Tell us who you would add or delete in the comments. Perhaps you would have chosen different links? Feel free to share your comments.

Here are "links" to previous entries in the L.I.N.K.S. series. Enjoy them all!
L.I.N.K.S. 1: http://philosfx.blogspot.com/2010/12/links-that-lure-intrigue-nurture-kindle.html
L.I.N.K.S. 2: http://philosfx.blogspot.com/2011/01/links-that-lure-intrigue-nurture-kindle.html
L.I.N.K.S. 3: http://philosfx.blogspot.com/2011/03/links-that-lure-intrigue-nurture-kindle.html
L.I.N.K.S. 4: http://philosfx.blogspot.com/2011/05/links-that-lure-intrigue-nurture-kindle.html

L.I.N.K.S. 5: http://philosfx.blogspot.com/2013/10/links-5-is-alcohol-good-for-you.html
L.I.N.K.S. 6: http://philosfx.blogspot.com/2013/11/links-that-lure-intrigue-nurture-kindle.html
L.I.N.K.S. 7: http://philosfx.blogspot.com/2013/12/links-that-lure-intrigue-nurture-kindle_26.html
L.I.N.K.S. 8: http://philosfx.blogspot.com/2014/01/links-mood-memory-movement.html
L.I.N.K.S. 9: http://philosfx.blogspot.com/2014/05/links-9-napomo-2014-recap.html
L.I.N.K.S. 10: http://philosfx.blogspot.com/2015/05/links-that-lure-intrigue-nurture-kindle.html
L.I.N.K.S. 11: http://philosfx.blogspot.com/2015/07/links-11-mate-value.html

Art, Architecture, and Engineering Designs by Santiago Calatrava

City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia by night

Opera House in Valencia

Santiago Calatrava is a daring architect whose designs are worth making a detour to see. In fact, one way to see the world in style would be to embark on a tour of Calatrava's most interesting works.

La Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias

The Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia by Santiago Calatrava

The two closest to me are both in New York: the St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, and the much anticipated World Trade Center Transportation Hub.

List of projects by Santiago Calatrava

Calatrava is controversial because his recent projects have a tendency to go way over budget in both time and money. Residents of Calatrava's home town have accused the architect of "bleeding Valencia dry." The World Trade Center Transportation Hub has been dubbed a "glorious boondoggle."

"Auditorio de Tenerife Pano" by Taxiarchos228

One of Calatrava's early buildings was the Ada Martin Auditorium (2003) in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands (pictured above). In the auditorium's sweeping, organic curves, one can see the seed of the much more ambitious Opera House in Valencia (2006). 

Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge in Dallas

Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge by night

The Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge in Dallas is the only one of Calatrava's works I have laid eyes on to date. Next time I am in the Big D, I'll have to get some of my own photos to share. The bridge spans the Trinity River not far from Dealey Plaza. Though it looks like a suspension bridge, it is really a cable-stayed bridge with a very intricate laced cable design.

Fantastic architecture is a good excuse to travel!