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Quizzical Pursuit
—The Architecture Puzzler
Created by Dave Guadagni
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Architecture Puzzler #346
In 1915, the Otis Elevator Company developed an automatic leveling system for its elevators in response to which of the following?
A. A personal injury lawsuit brought by the mayor of New York City, whose wife stumbled and cracked her skull while exiting an elevator that was 2 inches lower than floor level.
B. The U.S. Navy's need to roll wheeled munitions carts in and out of shipboard elevators.
C. Innovations to wing stability and flap control in the aircraft industry.
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Question from Last Week:
Architecture Puzzler #345
"Technology cannot be an end in itself but must aim at solving long-term social and ecological problems. This is impossible in a world where short-term profit for the 'haves' is seen as a goal. At the expense of developing more efficient technology for the 'have-nots.'"
What influential Pritzker Prize-winning British architect, noted for high-tech designs, made this statement over 25 years ago?
Hint: This architect partnered with another noted designer from 1971 to 1977. Together they created an important museum in Paris, named for a famous French leader.
Answer to Puzzler #345
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Dave Guadagni, AIA, is an architect with Robertson/Sherwood/Architects
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Exposed elevator of the Bradbury Building by George H. Wyman.
Photo: Matt Nardella / Artifice Images
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