Architects: Life in the UK test revision

Inigo Jones worked in the 17th century and took his ideas from classical architecture. His two named buildings are the Queen's House at Greenwich and the Banqueting House in Whitehall, both in London. Wren came later in the same century, so the test often swaps the two. Jones is classical and earlier.

Test Trap. Inigo Jones (Queen's House, Banqueting House, classical style, earlier 17th century) is often confused with Sir Christopher Wren (St Paul's Cathedral, ornate style, later 17th century).

Why it matters: Jones and Wren are both 17th-century London architects and are routinely confused in questions.

Memory hook: Inigo Jones, the Queen's House and the Banqueting House: Inigo built two Houses.

Official handbook: Chapter 4, section 4.2, page 46

Wren followed Jones later in the 17th century. Where Jones favoured classical simplicity, Wren adapted the ornate styles then fashionable in Europe into a British form. His great example is the new St Paul's Cathedral in London. Questions ask for his building or for the style he is associated with.

Why it matters: St Paul's is Wren's calling card, and the 'ornate European style made British' phrase can appear as true/false.

Memory hook: Wren, a small bird, built a big dome: Wren and St Paul's.

Official handbook: Chapter 4, section 4.2, page 46

In the 18th century tastes turned to simpler designs, and Robert Adam led the way. He was Scottish, and unusually he designed the interior decoration as well as the building itself. Dumfries House in Scotland is his named example. His influence stretched across the UK, Europe and America, according to the handbook.

Why it matters: Adam's nationality, his interiors, Dumfries House and his wide influence can each be a question.

Memory hook: Adam, the first architect of simpler style, designed inside and out at Dumfries.

Official handbook: Chapter 4, section 4.2, page 47

Adam's simpler, classical ideas spread to other architects and other cities. The handbook's example is Bath, where the Royal Crescent was built. Note the wording: Adam influenced the architects there; the text does not say he designed the Crescent himself. The city is the detail most likely to be tested.

Why it matters: A subtle point: Adam influenced the Royal Crescent rather than designing it, and Bath is the tested city.

Memory hook: A crescent moon over the Roman baths: the Royal Crescent, Bath.

Official handbook: Chapter 4, section 4.2, page 47

Lutyens is the handbook's 20th-century architect of the Empire. His biggest project was New Delhi, planned as India's seat of government. He therefore had influence far beyond Britain. The test may ask who designed New Delhi or what Lutyens designed, and he is also the architect of the Cenotaph.

Why it matters: New Delhi is a striking fact the test likes, and Lutyens links to the Cenotaph and to Gertrude Jekyll.

Memory hook: Lutyens laid out a capital: New Delhi's designer was Edwin Lutyens.

Official handbook: Chapter 4, section 4.2, page 48