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By Alissa Walker | 01-19-2010 | 2:54 PM
Does this building look feminine to you?
Designed by a man or a woman?
Men: Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron
Designed by a man or a woman?
Woman: Zaha Hadid
Designed by a man or a woman?
Man: Frank Gehry
Designed by a man or woman?
Woman: Annabelle Selldorf
Designed by a man or a woman?
Woman: Winka Dubbeldam
Designed by a man or a woman?
Man: Robert A.M. Stern
Designed by a man or a woman?
Woman: Carol Ross Barney
Designed by a man or a woman?
Both: Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio
The new 82-story Chicago residential tower Aqua was designed by Jeanne Gang. It's being billed as the tallest building designed by a woman-headed firm, leading some articles to say it looks "feminine." But last we checked, being a woman doesn't predispose a designer to a certain type of architecture. Or does it? Can you really tell by looking if a building is designed by a woman or a man? Take our quiz and see.
A university library located in Germany has organic curves.
The Pritzker Prize-winning Swiss duo used frosted glass etched with characters from different alphabets for this library, located at Brandenburg Technical University in Cottbus, Germany.
A new museum in Italy for contemporary art is located outside Rome.
The only woman to ever win the Pritzker Prize, Hadid departed from her recognizable computer-rendered curves for the MAXXI museum's more angular look.
This whimsical office building in Prague is known as "Fred & Ginger."
The Nationale-Nederlanden building in Prague by L.A.-based Gehry is also known as the "Dancing House" thanks to a glass tower that appears to embrace its neighbor.
This condo building is located near the new High Line park in Manhattan.
Selldorf worked for Philip Johnson and completed some of his projects after his death. Her 520 West Chelsea is clad in deep blue terra-cotta tiles to reference a traditional building material of New York City.
The American Loft Tower is located in Philadelphia's Northern Liberties district.
Dutch-born Dubbeldam runs the New York-based firm Archi-Tectonics. Her 11-story condo tower in Philadelphia features interlocking L shapes and a distinctive curved aluminum base.
This building is located on the grounds of a botanical gardens in Nova Scotia.
Stern's work runs the gamut but he brought a traditional look to the K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre and Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens, located on Acadia University's campus in Nova Scotia.
This federal administration building is located in Oklahoma City.
Chicago-based Ross Barney was responsible for memorializing lost lives and increased security for the New Federal Building, which replaced the Murrah Federal Building that was severely damaged by a 1995 bombing.
This contemporary art museum is located in Boston.
The husband-and-wife founded their New York-based firm in 1979 and added partner Charles Renfro in 2004. Their Institute for Contemporary Arts in Boston cantilevers over Boston Harbor's Fan Pier.
Steve Hall/Hedrich BlessingHerzog & de MeuronDesignboomMaros520 West ChelseaArchi-TectonicsAcadia UniversityRoss Barney ArchitectsDiller Sciofidio + Renfro
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