Answers . 04 November 2009                     
ArchitectureWeek
NEWS   |   DESIGN   |   BUILDING   |   DESIGN TOOLS   |   ENVIRONMENT   |   CULTURE
< Prev Page Next Page >
 
IN THIS ISSUE
  Contents
 
  •  
  • New England AIA Awards
     
  •  
  • People and Places
     
  •  
  • Precast Concrete Framing Systems

     
    AND MORE
      Current Contents
      Blog Center
      Book Center
      Download Center
      New Products
      Classic Home
      Calendar
      Competitions
      Conferences
      Events & Exhibits
      Architecture Forum
      Architects Directory
      Library & Archive
      Web Directory
      Jobs & Marketplace
      About ArchWeek
      Search
      Subscribe & Contribute
      Newsletter Free
       

     
    NEXT WEEK

    Quizzical Pursuit
    —The Architecture Puzzler

    Created by Dave Guadagni

    Solution to Last Week's Puzzler
    Architecture Puzzler #450

    Question

    Please connect the following architects with the quotes below that are attributed to them: Kenzo Tange, Mies van der Rohe, Frank Gehry, Daniel Burnham, and Luis Barragán.

    A. "Make no little plans: they have no magic to stir men's blood."
    B. "Beauty is the oracle that speaks to us all."
    C. "God is in the details."
    D. "Designs of a purely arbitrary nature cannot be expected to last long."
    E. And one of my favorites: "You've got to bumble forward into the unknown."

    Answer

    A. "Make no little plans: they have no magic to stir men's blood". —Daniel Burnham

    B. "Beauty is the oracle that speaks to us all." —Luis Barragán

    C. "God is in the details." —Mies van der Rohe

    D. "Designs of a purely arbitrary nature cannot be expected to last long." —Kenzo Tange

    E. "You've got to bumble forward into the unknown." —Frank Gehry, who also said, "Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness."
     


     

    Okay, got it? Now try this week's Puzzler:

    http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/quiz.html


     

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

    Quizzical Pursuit is Copyright 2009, Dave Guadagni.

    AW

    ArchWeek Image

    Daniel Burnham's Flatiron Building in New York City.
    Photo: Flickr user Phil

     
    < Prev Page Next Page > Send this to a friend       Media Kit       Contributing       Privacy       Comments
    ARCHWEEK  |  GREAT BUILDINGS  |  ARCHIPLANET  |  DISCUSSION  |  BOOKS  |  BLOGS  |  SEARCH
      ArchitectureWeek.com © 2009 Artifice, Inc. - All Rights Reserved