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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 a facade of five tall arches. Paul Manship’s bronze Prometheus sits in an Art Deco complex (-5[1])built by (10[1])this family with rooftop green spaces like the Garden of the Nations. Members of this family financed the building of the Lincoln Center (10[1])and a skyscraper once decorated with Diego (-5[1])Rivera’s mural Man (10[1])at the Crossroads. (10[1])For 10 points, NBC is based (10[1])in number (10[1])30 at what family’s (10[1])“center?” (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Rockefeller [accept Rockefeller Center, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, or Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Gavin MarkoffVanderbiltDurham B77-5
Ian McDowellCambridge CBirmingham7910
Christian SherringtonSouthampton AWarwick B10210
Hamish CampbellDurham ACambridge B109-5
Alessandro d'AttanasioCambridge DWarwick A11210
Omer KeskinOxford ABristol A11510
Paige CrawleyOxford BImperial A12110
Blake DanzigerEdinburghManchester12310
Lily MorrisBristol BLSE B12710
Joseph CollinsImperial BCambridge A12810
Andrei HuiCambridge BDurham A12910
Luke NashDurham BVanderbilt12910