Toy enigma that challenges ingenuity. Solutions to puzzle may require recognizing patterns and creating a particular order. People with a high inductive reasoning aptitude may be better at solving these puzzles than others. Puzzles based on the process of inquiry and discovery to complete may be solved faster by those with good deduction skills. A popular puzzle toy is the Rubik's Cube, invented by Hungarian Ernő Rubik in 1974. Popularized in the 1980s, solving the cube requires planning and problem-solving skills and involves algorithms. There are many different types of puzzles, for example a maze is a type of tour puzzle.
Howard Davis (professor of architecture) Christopher Alexander on "The Production of Houses" (1985), an account of an innovative housing project in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. His current research is concerned with urban buildings that combine commercial and residential uses; museums and memorials to war; housing; and American architectural education. His latest book is "Living Over the Store: Architecture and Local Urban Life." Davis was founding co-editor of "Buildings & Landscapes", the journal of the Vernacular Architecture Forum. The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture honored Davis with the ACSA Distinguished Professor Award in 2009. Howard Davis (professor of architecture) Howard Davis is an American writer