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Deconstructivism Trivia Quiz

One of the most interesting styles of Architecture to emerge in the 20th Century! Let's see how much you know about this prolific style that is still being designed today.

A multiple-choice quiz by bdiggory. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
bdiggory

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
309,579

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

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897

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Question 1 of 15

1. Let's start with the basis of Deconstructivism. Which of the below is the style that Deconstructivist architecture stems from? Hint

Postmodernist Architecture

Googie Architecture

Islamic Architecture

Futurist Architecture

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Question 2 of 15

2. What is another name for "Deconstructivism"? Hint

Neo-Construction

Non-Construction

Deconstruction

Simplified Construction

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Question 3 of 15

3. Deconstruction style architecture is said to look like a "controlled chaos".

True

False

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Question 4 of 15

4. A seemingly contradictory style from a certain area of Europe from 1920 to 1930 influenced Deconstructivism. Can you remember what it was? Hint

German Bauhaus

Russian Constructivism

French Expressionism

American Googie

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Question 5 of 15

5. "Form follows function" is a valid aphorism for Deconstructivism.

Yes

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which Deconstructivist architect had a movie made about him that was released in 2005? Hint

Rem Koolhaas

Peter Eisenman

Daniel Libeskind

Frank Gehry

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which Deconstructivist architect won the contest to be the chief architect to reconstruct the World Trade Center site? Hint

Daniel Libeskind

Bernard Tschumi

Wolf Prix

Zaha Hadid

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which architect founded OMA, or the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, in 1975? Hint

Bernard Tschumi

Peter Eisenman

Rem Koolhaas

Wolf Prix

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Question 9 of 15

9. Where was the Deconstructivist architectural design firm "Coop Himmelb(l)au founded? Hint

Frankfurt, Germany

Salzburg, Austria

Vienna, Austria

Hamburg, Germany

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Question 10 of 15

10. The famous Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao (Spain) was designed by Bernard Tschumi.

True

False

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Question 11 of 15

11. Deconstructivism is not so much concerned with the aesthetics of positive and negative space as it is with the aesthetics of curved objects.

True

False

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Question 12 of 15

12. Which two strains of modern art most had their influence on Deconstructivism? Hint

Realism and Les Nabis

De Stijl (Neoplasticism) and New Realism

Futurism and Surrealism

Minimalism and Analytical Cubism

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Question 13 of 15

13. Maya Lin designed which of the United States' Deconstruction-styled monuments? Hint

the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial

the Washington Monument

Mount Rushmore

the Lincoln Memorial

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Question 14 of 15

14. What was the year of the big MOMA (Museum of Modern Art) exhibition of Deconstructivism? Hint

1978

2008

1998

1988

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Question 15 of 15

15. The overall form of the UFA-Palast in Dresden has been likened to which of the following (by its designers)? Hint

The sinking hull of a ship

A diamond

The tips of scissors

A whale's tail

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Let's start with the basis of Deconstructivism. Which of the below is the style that Deconstructivist architecture stems from?

Answer: Postmodernist Architecture

Postmodernist architecture stems from the International Style architecture, but it is said that it signals the return of "wit, ornament and reference".

2. What is another name for "Deconstructivism"?

Answer: Deconstruction

The focus of Deconstructivism is on the form and the shape of the building, and many of the Deconstructivist buildings are built with similar materials.

3. Deconstruction style architecture is said to look like a "controlled chaos".

Answer: True

This is due to the wild unpredictability of the architecture itself in building form.

4. A seemingly contradictory style from a certain area of Europe from 1920 to 1930 influenced Deconstructivism. Can you remember what it was?

Answer: Russian Constructivism

Constructivism was contemporary enough in its own right, and it was based on Russian ideals of a Utopian communist society.

5. "Form follows function" is a valid aphorism for Deconstructivism.

Answer: No

Deconstructivism sought to do away with all of the rules that were tangled up with modernism, "truth to materials", "purity of form", and "form follows function" included.

6. Which Deconstructivist architect had a movie made about him that was released in 2005?

Answer: Frank Gehry

Titled "Sketches of Frank Gehry", it was actually the last movie that was directed by the late Sydney Pollack, and featured Gehry and his entire team cast as themselves.

7. Which Deconstructivist architect won the contest to be the chief architect to reconstruct the World Trade Center site?

Answer: Daniel Libeskind

He also designed the famous "J�disches Museum" (Jewish Museum) located in Berlin, Germany.

8. Which architect founded OMA, or the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, in 1975?

Answer: Rem Koolhaas

Interestingly enough, Zaha Hadid (who participated in the 1988 Deconstructivist Architecture exhibition at New York city's Museum of Modern Art) worked for the Office for Metropolitan Architecture as a partner with this man (and the others involved with OMA) until she branched off on her own in 1980.

9. Where was the Deconstructivist architectural design firm "Coop Himmelb(l)au founded?

Answer: Vienna, Austria

It was founded in 1968 and now has offices in Mexico as well as in the United States, and still operates today!

10. The famous Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao (Spain) was designed by Bernard Tschumi.

Answer: False

It was actually designed by Frank Gehry, and is one of his more famous buildings.

11. Deconstructivism is not so much concerned with the aesthetics of positive and negative space as it is with the aesthetics of curved objects.

Answer: False

Positive and negative space mirrors the presence and absence found in construction and deconstruction, so naturally it is a very important Deconstructivist concept.

12. Which two strains of modern art most had their influence on Deconstructivism?

Answer: Minimalism and Analytical Cubism

Just as the forms are dissected in Deconstructivism, so the forms are dissected in Analytical Cubism as well. Also with Deconstructivism it shares much of the same symbolism and form as the minimalist pieces do.

13. Maya Lin designed which of the United States' Deconstruction-styled monuments?

Answer: the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial

She won the contest when she was only 21 years old using a project she had created for her grad school class! Now that's lucky!

14. What was the year of the big MOMA (Museum of Modern Art) exhibition of Deconstructivism?

Answer: 1988

The title was "Deconstructivist Architecture", and featured works by all of the world-renowned Deconstructivist architects of the day.

15. The overall form of the UFA-Palast in Dresden has been likened to which of the following (by its designers)?

Answer: The sinking hull of a ship

Though that was the initial inspiration, they obviously took the idea much further. Thanks for taking my quiz! Vote if you liked it!

Source: Author bdiggory

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