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Scavenger Hunt!


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So after being given the clue, we read them in order from top to bottom. And remembered that the Barcelona Chair could be found either at Knowlton school of architecture or Wexner center for the arts. We decided to head to Wexner since it was the closest. After Finding the Barcelona chair, we decided to figure out all the other clues before moving on, we split up the work, i took the next two and my partner took the last two. We found The answers to the clue were the following location: Wexner Center for the arts, Thompson library, Science and Engineering library and Knowlton School of Architecture. And we decided to follow them in that order because it would be the most efficient route.

Clue 01 - @Wexner Library

The Barcelona Chair was designed by Mies van der Rohe

The interesting thing about the chair is that it's all one piece of stainless steel, there are no bolts in the frame.

Clue 02 - Knowlton

The Red and Blue chair was designed by Gerrit Rietveld in 1917

Hoping that his furniture would be eventually mass-produced rather than handcrafted, Rietveld aimed for simplicity in his construction. The pieces of wood that comprise the Red Blue Chair are in the standard lumbar size readily available at the time.

The Magazine i was reading was Topos 72: Design and Function

Clue 03 @ Wexner

The Wexner Center for the Arts was designed by Peter Eisenman.

The building was Eisenman first public building It was designed based on shifted grids that collide with each other. By basing the walls of rooms on different grids that are not parallel to each other, Eisenman disorients the people using the building.

There are a couple of design flaws in the building: The skylight leaked, and the glass walls let enough light to damage the art work. After a decade of the building being completed it was closed for a 3 year 15 million dollar renovation to fix the problem.

Clue 04 - @ Science and Engineering Library & Mathematics Tower

An interesting Architectural detail I found interesting were his long arched columns that he had running up the side of the walls.

The Science and Engineering Library and Mathematics Tower were both designed by Philip Johnson

Clue 05 - @Thompson Library

The Thompson Library were Designed by Acock & Associates

The library has been renovated 3 times since its construction. The first addition completed in 1951, a massive extension of the original three-floor structure, the addition of a 10-story tower, a single story extensions to the north and south ends of the east entrance. The second completed in 1977, added an unadorned modern extension to the west wing. The third completed in 2009 was a $108 million dollar renovation that included hazardous materials abatement, replacement and expansion of the 1977 addition, and restoration of the building's original east facade.