Identify the City
Which city is famous for its architecture and also known as the Rose City?
Petra, Jordan
What is the term for a city layout designed using perpendicular streets forming a pattern of squares?
A grid plan
What is the name of Columbia University when it was founded in 1754?
King’s College
Which city ranks first in global financial influence?
NYC
Which city has the largest Chinatown outside of Asia?
San Francisco, CA
Which European city has the most green spaces?
Oslo, Norway
Which country has the world’s highest percentage of buildings made from earth (clay, adobe, rammed earth), a traditional and low-carbon construction method?
Yemen
Name any one founders of Columbia
Archibald Kennedy, John Chambers, William Livingston, John Jay
Which city-state is known for its “Garden City” urban model?
Singapore
Which city popularized the “15-minute city” concept?
Paris
Which South American city is called the “City of Eternal Spring”?
Medellín, Colombia
Who was the first woman to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize and known for her futuristic designs?
Zaha Hadid
Name 5 dining halls at Columbia and affiliates
Any 5 from: John Jay, JJ, Ferris, Fac House, Chef Don’s, Grace Dodge, Johnny’s Food truck, Fac Shack, Diana, Hewitt, Chef Mike’s
Which global city’s population is almost 50% foreign-born, making it one of the most internationally diverse cities on Earth?
Toronto, Canada
Which city’s subway is so crowded that “pushers” are hired to help people fit into trains during rush hour?
Tokyo
What city is uniquely located on two continents?
Istanbul
What is the name of the architectural movement that rejects ornamentation, embraces functional forms, and became dominant in the mid-20th century?
Modernism
Name 5 libraries at Columbia and affiliates
Any 5 from Butler, Avery, Uris Business/Econ, East Asian, Journalism, Law, Lehman, Teachers College, Music & Art, Mathematics, Barnard Milstein
Which city has the highest metro ridership globally?
Shanghai
Which country experienced a major migration wave in the 1990s, leading to large diaspora communities in Italy and Greece?
Albania
Which city contains the world’s largest urban forest within municipal limits?
Johannesburg
Many pre-colonial African cities used circular building layouts instead of grids. What was one major reason for circular settlement patterns?
They supported communal living and flexible, non-hierarchical layouts.
The last Ivy League to do this, what did Columbia start doing in 1983?
Admit female undergraduate students
Which city is known as the “Silicon Valley of Latin America”?
São Paulo
What term describes cities shaped by cross-border flows of people, cultures, and ideas?
Transnational cities