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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 built by this (10[1])family with rooftop green (10[1])spaces (10[1])like the Garden of the Nations. Members of this family financed the building of the Lincoln Center and a skyscraper once decorated with Diego Rivera’s mural Man at the Crossroads. (10[1])For 10 points, NBC is based in number 30 at what family’s “center?” ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Rockefeller [accept Rockefeller Center, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, or Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Anna BarkerUCF AUCF B8010
Shawn JarrardUF AFlorida Tech B8410
Christophe SavoieUF EUF C8510
Graham CopeUF BFlorida Tech A11510
Samuel StellaFlorida State University AUF F12910

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