Packet 13: Tossup 3

An early work by this architect used stilts to hold cubes and prisms together for Cincinnati’s Contemporary Arts Center. This architect used 26,000 fiberglass triangles for Zaragoza’s Bridge Pavilion. This architect of Rome’s MAXXI (15[1])museum used a design (15[1])based on the sails of Dhow boats for a soccer World Cup stadium. A design by this architect was analogized to (*) “two pebbles” being washed away on the Pearl River. (10[1])This architect created a wave-shaped roof in the design of the London (-5[1])Aquatics Centre for the 2012 Olympics. (10[1])For 10 points, the Guangzhou Opera House was designed by what (-5[1])British-Iraqi architect, (10[1])the first woman to win the Pritzker Prize? ■END■

ANSWER: Zaha Hadid [or Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid DBE RA]
<Fine Arts - Other, Vikram Narasimhan> | VAULT II Packet 13 (Finals 1)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Ruizhao SunBelmont ALexington A3315
Jacob HiggsNot Just BikingArmand duplantis fan club3715
Terry TangMidnight Bus to VistaLeif Eriksen's Striking Appearance6710
Frank LovellSheffield AManchester A79-5
Ulises ShahBelmont BWaltham A8510
Vito HsuehLexington BMansfield A96-5
Alec CsukaiManchester ASheffield A9810

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓1100%0%0%67.00
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓1100%0%100%98.00
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓450%25%25%59.00
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓1100%100%0%37.00