Question

A project commissioned by this family is analyzed at length as a “double paradox” of congestion and space in Rem Koolhaas’s “retroactive manifesto” Delirious New York. Brasilia’s open spaces inspired a member of this family to order an unpopular complex of five International Style towers and an egg-shaped theater. Wallace Harrison’s designs for this family include a Robert Moses-era travertine venue with (10[1])a facade of five tall arches. Paul Manship’s bronze Prometheus sits in an Art Deco complex (10[1])built by this family (10[1]-5[1])with rooftop green spaces like the Garden of the Nations. (-5[1])Members of this family financed the building of the Lincoln Center (-5[1])and a skyscraper once decorated with Diego Rivera’s mural Man at the Crossroads. For 10 points, NBC is based in number (10[1])30 at what family’s “center?” ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: Rockefeller [accept Rockefeller Center, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, or Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Neal JoshiWashU BUIUC A6110
Stephen WalshNorthwestern AWashU D7710
William HoustonUChicago BPurdue B81-5
Aden SunUChicago ASIUE A8110
Davis JohnsonPurdue DUChicago D91-5
Nermeen RahmanIndiana BMiami102-5
Max KoldaNotre DamePurdue C12310
Evan DaviesMiamiIndiana B12910
Reilly MelvillePurdue BUChicago B12910
Carter HerronUChicago DPurdue D12910

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