Question

A massive spiral appears on the floor of a seven-sided temple in this city whose apex includes the largest pure crystal stone in the world. The facade of a building in this city features asymmetrical concrete basins that send waterfalls into a reflecting pool. (-5[1])16 hyperboloid curves separate thousands of painted tiles in this city’s main cathedral. (10[1]-5[1])Residents of this city settled in wooden houses while waiting for the construction of equitable housing blocks inspired by those in Le Corbusier’s (10[1])Radiant City. Roberto Marx designed the landscapes outside a Congress building in this city with two half hemispheres on its roof. Starting in the 1950s, this city was planned around the shape of an airplane (10[2])by (10[1])Lúcio (10[1])Costa. Oscar (10[1])Niemeyer designed numerous civic buildings in, for 10 points, what planned capital of Brazil? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Brasília
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Parth JagtapEdinburghWarwick43-5
Kai MadgwickDurham ACambridge B5610
Rose ConwayCambridge CDurham B56-5
Jaime Salamanca CamachoImperial BCambridge A7910
Nick PruittKCLBristol11410
Ian DewanKielSheffield11410
Elijah ScheinsonOxford COxford B11510
Aisling SkeetDurham BCambridge C11610
Enoch YuenImperial AOxford A11810
Thomas HartWarwickEdinburgh13310

Summary

2024 ACF Regionals @ Berkeley01/27/2024Y1100%0%0%79.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU01/27/2024Y1100%0%0%114.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU01/27/2024Y1100%0%0%111.00
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2024 ACF Regionals @ Vanderbilt01/27/2024Y1100%0%0%46.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ MIT01/27/2024Y3100%0%0%101.67