Which Architect Designed That? #1 Quiz

Answer: Frank Lloyd Wright

Taliesin was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Taliesin was Wright's house for many years. Taliesin means 'shinning brow' in Welsh. Taliesin seems to have been cursed. Taliesin was first burned down by an arsonist, murdering many, including Wright's wife. Taliesin was also burned down due to electrical problems. Each time Taliesin was burned down it was reconstructed bigger and better by Wright. Taliesin is in Spring Green, Wisconsin.

Answer: Peter Eisenman

The Wexner Center is in Columbus, Ohio, on the campus of Ohio State University. It was designed to be a visual art center for Ohio State. The Wexner Center is full of intriguing staircases, small passageways, and wide open spaces. If you are in the Columbus area be sure to see it.

Answer: Le Corbusier

This building is one of the earliest examples of Le Corbusier's International Style. The building was finished in 1929. Constructed in a large field in Poissy, France, Villa Savoye is white and geometrical, in contrast to the green field it lies on.

Answer: Frank O. Gehry

Due Neue Zollhof is in downtown Dusseldorf on the Rhine River. The building were designed to house advertising and insurance agencies.

Answer: I.M. Pei

Pei had to fit the east wing of the gallery into a small triangular space, so he decided to make the building in the shape of a triangle to better fit the lot. The building turned out to be marvelous. The gallery is located on Fourth Street in Washington, D.C.

Answer: Richard Meier

The Getty Center is made up of six buildings. Sometimes it is called a "modern acropolis" because it is a huge center on the top of a hill in Los Angeles.

Answer: Richard Rogers

Centre Pompidou is simply ingenious. The building's facade is comprised of all the air ducts, stairwells, and framework, normally inside a building. Essentially Rogers, teamed with Renzo Piano made this building 'inside out'. Centre Pompidou is in Paris.

Answer: Tullio Inglese

The Harwood-Stone House was built in Northampton, Massachusetts. Tullio designed what he calls "the ark," because if the building were flipped over it would look like Noah's ark. This octagon house uses passive solar energy for heating.

Answer: Mies van der Rohe

The Farnsworth House is the ultimate example of the minimalist style. It is very simply comprised of glass windows, a roof, and a floor.

Answer: Frank Lloyd Wright

On the campus of the University of Chicago, in Illinois, the Robie House stands on a beautiful corner lot. The building, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, resembles a battleship. It is considered by many as the greatest prairie-style house Wright designed.