Clue #1:
Designed by Mies van der Rohe
In 1929 Mies designed the Barcelona chair after creating the German Pavilion, which held the World Arts Fair.
Knoll Inc stamps Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s signature into each chair still to this day.
Quote: “The chair is a very difficult object. Everyone who has ever tried to make one knows that. There are endless possibilities and many problems - the chair has to be light, it has to be strong, it has to be comfortable. It is almost easier to build a sky scraper than a chair.”
Clue #2
The Palla indoor armchair with bent Indian cane frame surrounded by woven rattan core
Palla Chair
Giovanni Travasa, 1966
Manufacturer: Vittorio Bonacina
Clue3:
Peter Eisenman created The Wexner Center for the Arts, which opened in November 1989.
The Wexner Center was the first major public building Eisenman designed.
The white metal grid on the outside of the building is meant to look incomplete and deconstructed.
Clue #4:
Mathematics Tower Philip Johnson. I found this particular design element of the building interesting because of obvious face-like appearance.
Clue 5:
The Thompson library designed by Acock & Associates and built in three phases. The design team for the original building was selected in 1910 through an architectural competition. The library opened its doors on January 6 1913.
The library is located at the head of the oval suggesting a place where everyone can meet to study together. The building was recently renovated during 2006-09 to increase the seating number from 850 to 1,800 with many different areas for learning.
Methodology:
To go about our scavenger hunt, Juliette and I knew that we could knock out at least two of the clues at the Architecture Library and that it was the furthest north location so we started there and while at the library waiting for our turn with the Barcelona Chair, we researched the other clues on Juliette's ipad and thus devised a plan of attack for which buildings we'd hit up next.
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