Round 5: Tossup 18

A disaster memorial in this country contains a pink bedroom visible through a peephole in memory of a teenage victim. Intersecting ramps and a large central courtyard appear in an urban complex in this country called the West Village, which was designed by a native of this country who won the 2025 Pritzker Prize. In response to the prismatic (-5[1])shape of a building in this country, (10[1])a nearby building had cannon-shaped cranes added to counterbalance. Two conjoined towers form a loop in a broadcasting company headquarters in this country (10[1])that is often called “big pants” and was designed (-5[1])by Rem Koolhaas. At (10[1])age 91, an architect from this country designed the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this home country of the architect of the Rock and Roll (10[1])Hall of Fame (10[1])and the Louvre Pyramid. ■END■ (10[1]0[2])

ANSWER: China [or People’s Republic of China; or PRC; or Zhōngguó; or Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó] (The Pritzker Prize-winning architect is Liu Jiakun. The third sentence refers to the Bank of China Tower and the HSBC Building.)
<Chicago C, Other Fine Arts> | Packet F - Chicago C, McGill C, WashU A, Chicago B
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