High Tech, Post Modernism and Deconstructivism architects

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He is a visionary architect driven by a deep connection to history and memory, crafting emotionally resonant and boundary-pushing designs that engage the intellect and emotions.

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Daniel Libeskind

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Before studying architecture, Libeskind studied ______ in Israel and the United States.

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music

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Daniel Libeskind holds degrees in __________ from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York and the University of Essex in the United Kingdom.

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Music, Architecture and History

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Architectural Styles of Daniel Libeskind

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Deconstructivism, Expressive Facades, and Symbolism

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Daniel Libeskind’s design for the _________ in Berlin is a seminal work that is both emotionally charged and architecturally groundbreaking. The building’s fragmented, zigzagging structure is a powerful symbol of the Holocaust’s impact on Jewish history, creating an immersive and contemplative space for visitors.

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Jewish Museum

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is a visually captivating, crystal-like
extension that transforms the museum’s look. It seamlessly blends modernity with the historic structure, creating a striking architectural contrast and harmonious integration.

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Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto

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was a crucial contribution to the New
York City’s recovery post-9/11. It envisioned the
redevelopment of the site, including the iconic
Freedom Tower and a memorial, symbolizing
both remembrance of the tragedy and the city’s spirit of resilience and renewal.

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World Trade Center Master Plan in New York
City

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His design features a distinctive, angular structure that not only makes a bold architectural statement but also enhances the
skyline’s visual diversity. The residential tower
offers modern living spaces with panoramic
views of the Ohio River, harmoniously combining aesthetics and functionality

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The Ascent at Roebling’s Bridge

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Origina name of Frank Gehry

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Ephraim Owen Goldberg

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Where did Frank Gehry study architecture?

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University of Southern California

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Frank Gehry works for ______while completing his studies at the University of Southern California

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Victor Gruen Associates

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Frank Gehry lived in Paris for a year in the early 1960s, working for the French architect _________ as well as the planner Robert Auzelle. As an established and indeed world-famous architect returned to Paris to design the American Center, which opened in 1994

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Andre Remondet

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Frank Gehry established his own company, Frank O. Gehry & Associates, in ____ and its successor, Gehry Partners, in ____

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1962; 2002

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Architectural styles of Frank Gehry

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Deconstructivism
Contextualism
Organic forms
Emotional and Sensory experience
Innovation and risk-taking

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The project’s focal point is an open-air atrium
wrapped in vibrant metal canopies to shield
visitors from the project’s regular wind-driven
showers.

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Biomuseo

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Orchestra and audience were both
housed in the same volume while designing the music venue

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Walt Disney Concert Hall

Question 17

The linear arms, for which the central space is the hub may be like one another in form and length and maintain the regularity of the organization’s overall form

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Guggenheim Museum

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Friends since kindergarten, _______ developed a very natural collaboration in their early careers that they extended in creating their firm.

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Herzog and de Meuron

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The firm of Herzog and de Meuron breakthrough project was the

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Ricola Storage Building in Laufen, Switzerland

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Also known as the Tate Museum of Modern Art; one of the world’s most rigorous design practices, Herzog & de Meuron were chosen to give new life to the original Bankside Power Station in London through an
international competition in 1995.

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Tate Modern

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“Better known as the Bird’s Nest”; Was designed by Herzog & de Meuron with a consortium of architects and artist Ai Weiwei for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

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Beijing National Stadium

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was one of the most successful of these stadiums and the 2nd largest arena in
Germany.

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Allianz Arena

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Known colloquially as the Jenga Building or Jenga Tower; Herzog & de Meuron describes the building as “houses stacked in the sky.” It is
the tallest structure in Tribeca.

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56 Leonard Street

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The stratified structure is distinguished by projecting or set-back living areas that generate terraces and overhangs, light and shadow, and places of shelter and
exposure.

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Beirut Terraces

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This corporate campus, completely based on LEED certification, was built in order to respond to the needs of the Spanish bank to grow in the Spanish capital.

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BBVA Headquarters

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The six-story stand-alone building, situated in the Aoyama district, is one of the most distinctive works of architecture in Tokyo

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Prada Flagship store

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The building’s footprint is made up of amoeba-inspired curves that carefully direct the flow of movement both inside and out

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Brandenburg Technical University Library

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A Dutch architect and urbanist known for his innovative, cerebral designs. He has been called a modernist, a deconstructivist, and a structuralist, yet many critics claim he leans toward humanism; his work searches for a link between technology and humanity.

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Rem Koolhaas

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Rem Koolhaas was a ______ before becoming an architect

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journalist

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Koolhaas was influenced by architectural theorists and educators such as

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Peter Cook and Elia Zenghelis

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Philosophies of Rem Koolhaas

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Urban Congestion Generic and Iconic Adaptability and Flexibility

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It was the first major project built by Rem Koolhaas its intention was to break away from the more traditionally oriented Dutch National Ballet

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Netherlands Dance Theater

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The 11-story Central Library has a capacity for over 1.5 million books, in comparison to only 900,000 in the old library building.

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Seattle Central Library

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a 51-floor skyscraper formed out of a pair of conjoined towers that sits on the East Third Ring Road, Guanghua Road in the Beijing Central Business District (CBD) and serves as the headquarters for China Central Television (CCTV)

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CCTV Headquarters

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the 44 floors amount to a total floor space area of about 160,000 sqm. making it the largest building in the Netherlands

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De Rotterdam

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An Italian-born British architect, born on July 23, 1933 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. He was named “The Lord Rogers of Riverside.”

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Richard George Rogers

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Richard Rogers practiced with __________ between 1970-1977

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Renzo Piano

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Rogers co-founded his firm, Richard Rogers Partnership in

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1977

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Rogers’ work reached its greatest audience when he designed the

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Millenium Dome

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Also known as Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou; The structure with which Rogers collaborated with Renzo Piano

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Centre Pompidou

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Also known as the Inside-Out Building; A highly polished mechanistic tower in which a rectangular core surrounds a central atrium.

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Lloyd's Building

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Also known as The O2; It was built to house an exhibition celebrating the beginning of a new millennium

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Millenium Dome

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It is a terminal building at the Barajas Airport in Madrid; Designed in collaboration with Spanish firm “Estudio Lamela."

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Terminal 4

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It is the largest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom; Its modern and efficient design was to handle 72.29 million passengers in a year

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Heathrow Terminal 5

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a Spanish architect, engineer, and artist who blends art, engineering, and nature; His buildings and structures are not only functional but also visually stunning

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Santiago Calatrava

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Architectural techniques of Santiago Calatrava

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Advanced computer modeling and simulation tools Parametric Design Sustainable design approach

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A Swiss engineer, simple forms that could create an emotional response

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Robert Mailarts teaching

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a French Sculptor, harmonic contrasts of light and shadow

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Auguste Rodin

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Spanish Modernist Engineering

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Felix Candela and Antoni Gaudi

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Twists 90 degrees from bottom to top 190 meters high, made up of 6 cubes, rotated slightly; Regarded as a masterpiece of engineering and design

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The Turning Torso

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Shape evokes a crashing wave; One of the most emblematic buildings of Spanish architecture

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Auditorio de Tenerife "Adan Martin"

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A complex of buildings that features a science museum, opera house, planetarium, and aquarium; the most important modern tourist destination in the city of Valencia and one of the 12 Treasures of Spain.

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City of Arts and Sciences

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Full name of Zaha Hadid

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Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid

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Iraqi-born British architect known for her radical deconstructivist designs.

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Zaha Hadid

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Zaha Hadid is referred to as the

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Queen of Curves

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She was one of the first architects to use computer-aided design (CAD) to create her complex designs.

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Zaha Hadid

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Contemporary art museum on the campus of Michigan State University; Named after philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad

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Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum

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Wave-like roof and striking facade of blue and white tiles; Now used as a public swimming pool and event space

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London Aquatics Centre

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One of Hadid's most iconic works and is located on the banks of the Pearl River

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Guangzhou Opera House

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The building's obliquely crossing concrete planes are the earliest attempt to adapt Hadid's fanciful, potent conceptual drawings into a useful architectural space. They serve to shape and define the street that runs through the complex.

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Vitra Fire Station

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He is a teacher, writer, architect, and urban planner. One of the most significant architects of the 20th century, combining Japanese styles with modernism and designed major buildings on five continents

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Kenzo Tange

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Tange research and interest in urban planning extended throughout his career. His doctorate, completed in 1959, was titled

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"Spatial Structure in a Large City"

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It was built for the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, housing swimming pools and diving areas; Tange's design was inspired by Frei Otto’s Arena for the Olympic Stadium in Munich.

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Yoyogi National Stadium

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It is an expression of Japan's desire for genuine and lasting peace; The area has been directly hit by the bomb so the primary museum in the park is dedicated to educating the visitors about the bomb

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Hiroshima Peace Memorial

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Tange conceived the new church as a concrete structure, simple in concept and complex in shape, which recalls the lightness of a bird and its wings.

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St. Mary's Cathedral

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A renowned Japanese architect known for his innovative and sustainable approach to architecture.

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Shigeru Ban

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Shigeru Ban received his architecture degree in

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1984

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an organization that helps people affected by devastating natural disasters by providing architectural solutions such as temporary housing, shelters, community centers and spiritual facilities.

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Voluntary Architects’ Network (VAN)

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Ban is known for the innovative use of sustainable materials such as

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cardboard, bamboo and recycled paper

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It is a temporary cathedral made out of cardboard, tubes, timber, and steel; It was built to replace the city’s iconic Christ Church cathedral which was damaged during a 2011 earthquake

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Cardboard Cathedral

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The building's most distinctive feature is its remarkable roof structure. It was inspired by the hexagonal geomagnetic of the traditional “Chinese hat” and has become an iconic landmark in Metz

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Centre Pompidou Metz

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It is a contemporary art museum that features a striking woven wood facade. The design allows natural light to filter into the museum and provides a unique the connection between the building and its surroundings.

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Aspen Art Museum

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A Japanese architect known for his minimalist concrete structures and praised for his smooth as silk concrete

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Tadao Ando

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Established Tadao Ando Architect and Associates in Osaka in the year

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1969

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It is a well-known example of Tadao’s Christian sacred architecture, the main highlight is the cross where light shines in

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Church of Light

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Inspiration from a blend of ancient Chinese cosmology, philosophy, western approaches to lighting, and the natural features of Lingnan; the Project is filled with natural light flowing from the central “sky well” to the exhibition spaces

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He Art Museum

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The center with the open atrium and pond expresses the theme: “Wood, sea, and sun”; Traditional Japanese wooden architecture

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Museum of wood

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is a Japanese architect known for creating conceptual architecture.

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Toyo Ito

Question 79

Ito has defined architecture as _____ for urban dwellers, particularly in the contemporary Japanese metropolis

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“clothing”

Question 80

What was the name of the studio that Toyo Ito started in 1971

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Urbot (Urban Robot)

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A mixed-program public facility which combines library and art gallery

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Sendai Mediatheque

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formerly known as the World Games Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; It is currently the largest stadium in Taiwan in terms of capacity.

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The National Museum

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Each room is connected to the next by a light dome that joins them like rosary beads; Ito’s team uses curving rather than flat concrete slabs to create fluidity between galleries

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International Baroque Museum

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is for an art university located in the suburbs of Tokyo; The two-story building’s exterior glass walls and large arches.

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Tama Art University Library