Scavenger Hunt

My team members were Betrice and Cindy.  After recieving the clues and talking them over, we decided to first head to the Wexner Center Fine Arts Library to take a picture in the Barcelona Chair.  While at the Fine Arts Library, we all got on computers to research the clues we did not know.  Cindy knew where the Architecture library was so we were fine on clue 1 and 2.  I looked up clue 3, Betrice looked up clue 4, and Cindy looked up clue 5.  We started at the fine arts library, went outside to take a pic of the Wexner Center, went to the Thompson Library, went to the Science and Engineering Library, and finished at the Architecture Library.  After that, we went our separate ways to look up our own interesting facts.  Betrice took all of the pictures on her phone and emailed them to us.

Clue 01:There are several places on OSU campus where you can find the Barcelona Chair. Take a picture of one of your team members sitting  in the chair, but still compose a good picture showing both you and the chair. Also note the name of the designer and something interesting about the chair or the designer in your comments.


Barcelona Chair, Mies van der Rohe, 1929
The Barcelona Chair was designed for the German Pavillion for the International Exposition of 1929.  The exposition was hosted my Barcelona that year.  This specific chair was located in the Fine Arts Library.  We also found one in the Architecture Library.

Clue 02:Find the Knowlton School of Architecture’s Library and explore the space noting the various chairs from design’s history. Pick a chair that you find interesting (not the Barcelona chair) and compose a picture of you in the chair reading a design-related magazine. In the comments, tell me who the designer is, something about the chair, and what magazine you are reading.

In this picture, I chose to sit in one of my favorite chair designs, the Red and Blue Chair, designed by Gerrit Reitveld in 1918.  I was initially drawn to this chair because it reminded me of the work of Piet Mondrian.  Ironically enough, I found out the chair was originally painted black, grey, and white but was changed to red, blue, and yellow when Rietveld discovered the paintings of Mondrian (which makes me feel smart, and like the chair even more!).  The magazine I'm reading is called Dwell. 

Clue 03:Take a photo of one of your team members in front of a building on campus that was designed by Peter Eisenman. In the comments, tell me something interesting or controversial about the construction of the building on campus.

In this picture, I am standing by the Wexner Center which was designed by Peter Eisenman.  I found it interesting that this was the first major public building designed by Eisenman.

Clue 04:A famous architect by the name of Philip Johnson designed the Sony (originally AT&T) skyscraper in New York City which is a great example of post modernism. He’s also responsible for two buildings on the Ohio State campus. Find one a get a picture of both the building and an architectural detail that you find interesting.

The Philip Johnson building we chose was the Science and Engineering Library. 

Clue 05:Take a photo of one of your team members in front of a building on campus that was designed by local architects Acock & Associates. In the comments, tell me something interesting or controversial about the construction of the building on campus.

The Thompson Library was designed by Acock & Associates.  As a new transfer student, I didn't know that the Library recently underwent a three year renovation costing $109 million.