Chicago a la carte
Vertical cities
Life in the Metropolis
Population growth & congestion
The Making of Hong Kong
100

What was the name of the historic fair housed in Chicago in 1893?

Chicago World’s Fair/Columbian Exposition 🎑

100

The name for a "pedestrian highway" is _____

Pediway

100

What's the weirdest thing that was invented in Coney Island?

The Beer Dispensing Cow, The Tunnel of Love, The Barrel, The Horse, Streetlamp??

100

What is the main characteristic of a metropolis?

High density population

100

A garden space on elevated planes as a refuge from urban intensity

Sky garden

200

What natural resource did Chicago fail to efficiently source?

Potable Water πŸŒŠβ˜”οΈπŸ‹

200

What was the invention that allowed for the creation of the skyscraper?

The elevator
200

What does the Oyster Man represent as a larger picture?

Something about skyscrapers and/or place vs function and/or the 20th century metropolis growth (supplemental answer)

200

Every resident of Hong Kong over the age of 11 carries one of these

Identity card

200

The name of a set of two interlocking stairways that saves space and ensures each enclosure is fire rated

Scissor stair

300

What was the name of the underground system used to transport goods?

Freight Rail πŸš‡πŸ§¨βš°οΈ

300

The first supertall building in Asia was the 72 floor ________ built in Hong Kong in 1990. 

Bank of China Building

300

In Rem Koolhaas' view, what is the most telling sign of the metropolitan condition?

The elevator

300

There are ____ cars per 1000 people in Hong Kong

72

300

Volumetric intensity is a condition exemplified in ___________, where 35,000 people lived and worked in a one million cubic meter volume over a small (2.7 hectare) site.

Kowloon Walled City

400

In what book did the article Chicago a la Carte first appear?

Architectural Design πŸ“–

400

The Smithfield municipal services building includes 3 floors of markets, a library, administrative offices, a playroom and study center. Above this on the top three floors there are ______.

Sporting facilities with archery, squash, dance, basketball, and badminton.

400
The 100 Story building was proposed in 1911. What building did this take the form of 20-something odd years later?
Downtown Athletic Club
400

Hong Kong has the largest number of _____ per capita in the world.

Escalators

400

The name of the building with two front doors - one on the "ground floor" and one 17 floors above

The Hopewell Center

500

How were the buildings of packing town described?

ugly and dirty little wooden buildings...🏚️🏚️🏚️

500

Who invented the elevator in NYC?

Elisha Otis

500
What is the metaphor for Radio City Music Hall?

The concept of time

500

When population rapidly increases within limited space and results in a hyperdense area, what is the first sign of urbanism and the metropolis?

Evolution of technology

500

The name of the island where people live in stilt houses

Lantau Island