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    QUIZ

    Quizzical Pursuit
    —The Architecture Puzzler

    Created by Dave Guadagni

     

    Architecture Puzzler #369

    Name these architects:
    1. Designer of the Tiffany Building in New York City.
    2. Born on the island of Saaremaa, Estonia, in 1901.
    3. Early in career, designed the Gulf Oil Building in Atlanta, Georgia.


     

    Question from Last Week:
    Architecture Puzzler #368

    The permeability of materials to water vapor is measured in perms. Materials with higher perm ratings are more breathable than those with lower perm ratings. These ratings vary by material and density. Materials used as vapor barriers have low perm ratings. True or false: a material with a perm rating greater than 1 is considered a "breathable" material?  

    Answer to Puzzler #368


     

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    Dave Guadagni, AIA, is an architect with Robertson/Sherwood/Architects

    Quizzical Pursuit is Copyright 2008, Dave Guadagni.

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    The KUMU museum in Tallinn, Estonia, was designed by Finnish architect Pekka Vapaavuori.
    Photo: Lars Plougmann

     
     
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