1927 in architecture

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Contents 1 Buildings 2 Awards 3 Births 4 Deaths

[edit] Buildings

• Weissenhof Estate in Stuttgart, designed by a team led by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is completed.
• Battersea Power Station in London, designed by Giles Gilbert Scott.
• The rebuilt Quadrant in Regent Street, London, is officially declared complete.
• Bakhmetevsky Bus Garage in Moscow, designed by Konstantin Melnikov and Vladimir Shukov, is completed.
• The Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia is completed.

[edit] Awards

• AIA Gold Medal - Howard Van Doren Shaw
• Royal Gold Medal - Herbert Baker

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

• January 3 - Antonio Rivas Mercado (born 1853)
• December 27 - Lluís Domènech i Montaner (born 1850)