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Quizzical Pursuit
—The Architecture Puzzler
Created by Dave Guadagni
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Architecture Puzzler #396
What is the average age of a first-time home buyer in the United States — 28, 32, or 36 years old? What is the average number of years U.S. home buyers stay in their first home — four, six, or eight years?
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Question from Last Week:
Architecture Puzzler #395
In 1830 the initial grid was laid out for the town of Chicago, Illinois, and by 1833 there were 200 houses. The population continued to expand and the city was mostly built of wood-framed buildings until the Great Fire of 1871 gutted Chicago's core. There were 300,000 people living in Chicago at the time of the fire.
The rebuilding of Chicago drove a boom and the population exploded to two million by 1900. This growth created pressure for a taller, denser city. What two inventions in 1850 and 1867 allowed for this upward growth?
Answer to Puzzler #395
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Dave Guadagni, AIA, is an architect with Robertson/Sherwood/Architects
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