Archi-Quiz: Identify These 17 Buildings From Their Architectural Models — the Answers

Paul Keskeys

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1. MAXXI Museum by Zaha Hadid Architects, Rome, Italy

2. Norwegian Wild Reindeer Pavilion by Snøhetta, Hjerkinn, Norway

3. Cidada da Cultura by Peter Eisenman, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

4. LACMA by Peter Zumthor, Los Angeles, Calif.

5. Rolex Learning Center by SANAA, Lausanne, Switzerland

6. House NA by Sou Fujimoto Architects, Tokyo, Japan

7. The Getty Center by Richard Meier & Partners, Los Angeles, Calif.

8. Fondation Louis Vuitton by Gehry Partners, Paris, France

9. Military History Museum by Studio Libeskind, Dresden, Germany

10. VIA 57 West by BIG, New York, New York

11. Price Tower by Frank Lloyd Wright, Bartlesville, Okla.

12. The Cathedral of Christ the Light by SOM, Oakland, Calif.

13. Centre Georges Pompidou by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, Paris, France

14. TOD’s Omotesando Building by Toyo Ito & Associates, Tokyo, Japan

15. Balancing Barn by MVRDV, Suffolk, U.K.

16. Taipei Performing Arts Center by OMA, Taipei, Taiwan

17. Sagrada Familia by Antoni Gaudi, Barcelona, Spain (inverted engineering model)

Author: Paul Keskeys

Paul Keskeys is Editor in Chief at Architizer. An architect-trained editor, writer and content creator, Paul graduated from UCL and the University of Edinburgh, gaining an MArch in Architectural Design with distinction. Paul has spoken about the art of architecture and storytelling at many national industry events, including AIANY, NeoCon, KBIS, the Future NOW Symposium, the Young Architect Conference and NYCxDesign. As well as hundreds of editorial publications on Architizer, Paul has also had features published in Architectural Digest, PIN—UP Magazine, Archinect, Aesthetica Magazine and PUBLIC Journal.