Assignment 03: Scavenger Hunt

For the third class assignment, we were required to go around campus and take pictures of elements created by famous designers.

Clue 1:

The first clue led to the Barcelona Chair, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. This chair was found in the Knowlton library. One interesting fact that I learned about the chair is that it was designed to be used by the King and Queen. The accompanying stool, on the other hand, was designed for the attendants.

Sitting in the Barcelona Chair


Clue 2:

This clue required us to take a picture of another interesting chair we found in the library. We found the Red & Blue Chair, designed by Gerrit Reitveld in 1918. One interesting fact I learned was that the original of this chair was painted black, gray and white. My classmate is reading a copy of Harvard Design Magazine.

Catching up on design news in the Red & Blue Chair


Clue 3:

The third clue led us to the Wexner Center, which was designed by Peter Eisenman. I learned that there was a problem with the large west facing windows of the building. Too much sunlight was entering the building so the windows had to be redone.

The Wexner Center


Clue 4:

We then went to the Math Tower, which was designed by Phillip Johnson. We also found the circular windows on the face of the building a very interesting element on an academic building.

The Math Tower

The interesting circular windows and arches

Clue 5:

The last clue led us to the William Oxley Thompson Library on the Oval. Acock & Associates designed an addition to this building. One interesting fact about this library is that the original design team was selected in 1910 by winning an architectural competition.

Thompson Library