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Quizzical Pursuit
—The Architecture Puzzler
Created by Dave Guadagni
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Architecture Puzzler #186
Name this architect: Known for his boldly scaled and imaginative work, this student of Richard Morris Hunt designed the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (1871-76) and the Provident Life and Trust Company (1876-79) buildings, both in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Question from Last Week:
Architecture Puzzler #185
Hollow metal doors have a variety of cores: polystyrene cores for insulation, steel stiffened cores for exterior doors, and lightweight honeycomb cores. The honeycomb core, first used in steel doors in the late 1950s, was originally designed for what purpose?
Answer to Puzzler #185
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Dave Guadagni, AIA, is an architect with Robertson/Sherwood/Architects
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Richard Morris Hunt designed the pedestal for a famous statue. Who was Hunt's famous student?
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