Modern Architecture Trivia Questions
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20th century architectural movements. Play Modern Architecture trivia solo to sharpen your knowledge, or challenge a friend head-to-head in Trivia Tango — every question comes with an explanation so you learn as you play. Questions span every level, from easy warm-ups to expert-level stumpers, so there's a real challenge here however much you already know.
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This cantilevered Pennsylvania house appears to float over a waterfall, designed in 1935 by a famous American architect.
Difficulty: Easy- Glass House
- Kaufmann Desert House
- Farnsworth House
- Fallingwater
This London pickle-shaped tower, nicknamed after its shape, uses a diagrid structure that reduces wind loads by 25%.
Difficulty: Medium- 20 Fenchurch Street
- 30 St Mary Axe
- One Canada Square
- The Shard
This Austrian architect designed the Goldman & Salatsch building in Vienna, whose unornamented facade scandalized Emperor Franz Joseph.
Difficulty: Hard- Adolf Loos
- Otto Wagner
- Josef Hoffmann
- Joseph Maria Olbrich
This titanium-clad Spanish museum opened in 1997 and sparked a global trend of using landmark cultural buildings to revitalize struggling cities.
Difficulty: Easy- Tate Modern
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
- Centre Pompidou
- Museo Reina Sofía
This 1956 term described buildings using exposed structural systems and industrial aesthetics pioneered by British architects.
Difficulty: Medium- High-Tech
- New Empiricism
- Archigram
- New Brutalism
Buildings like Seattle's Bullitt Center achieve this sustainability standard by generating more power than they consume annually.
Difficulty: Hard- Passive house
- LEED Platinum
- Carbon neutral
- Net-zero energy
This German art school, founded in 1919, united crafts and fine arts and profoundly influenced modern design and architecture education.
Difficulty: Easy- De Stijl
- Vienna Secession
- Arts and Crafts Movement
- Bauhaus
This Danish architect designed the National Assembly Building of Bangladesh, taking 23 years to complete after his death.
Difficulty: Medium- Arne Jacobsen
- Jørn Utzon
- Louis Kahn
- Henning Larsen
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