Packet 8: Bonus 3
Daniel Libeskind and David Rockwell designed the Shops at Crystals in this city. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this city whose many “decorated sheds” are referenced in an architectural tract by Steven Izenour, Denise Scott-Brown, and Robert Venturi.
ANSWER: Las Vegas [accept Paradise; accept Learning from Las Vegas]
[10m] Libeskind also designed this city’s art museum, whose exterior employs titanium to mimic mountains. Many conspiracy theories about an airport in this city are centered around Blucifer, an anatomically-accurate statue of a horse that killed its sculptor, Luis Jiménez.
ANSWER: Denver
[10e] Libeskind won a competition to redesign this complex in 2002, but ceded the rights to David Childs. Minoru Yamasaki designed this New York City complex, whose Twin Towers were destroyed in the 9/11 attacks.
ANSWER: World Trade Center [accept One World Trade Center or Freedom Tower]
<Fine Arts - Other, Spencer Manning> | VAULT II Packet 08
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 23.75 | 100% | 75% | 63% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| An even worse idea | The Young Jits | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Armand duplantis fan club | Mountain Dew is Better | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Booz Allen Interns | PC Chris Master Race | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Hoya gonna stop the Fighting Irish? | Not Just Biking | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Michael Touse-Squid | Ostia Orcas | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Ted Offensive | Jeopardy Rejected Ibean Batutu | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| They fuck you up your buzz and neg | I have no buzzer and I must neg | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| They'll Just Let Anyone Edit Chicago Open These Days | Virginia Tech | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✕ | 6 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✕ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✕ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✕ | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✕ | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✕ | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✕ | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✕ | 3 | 26.67 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✕ | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 23.75 | 100% | 75% | 63% |