1960 in architecture

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See also: 1959 in architecture, other events of 1960, 1961 in architecture and the architecture timeline.

Contents 1 Buildings 2 Awards 3 Events 4 Births 5 Deaths

[edit] Buildings

• The Cairo Tower in Cairo, Egypt is completed.
• The Euromast in Rotterdam, The Netherlands is completed.
• Construction of the Tour Telus in Montreal, Quebec begins.

[edit] Awards

• AIA Gold Medal - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
• RAIA Gold Medal - Leslie Wilkinson
• Royal Gold Medal - Pier Luigi Nervi

[edit] Events

• August 21 - Brasília, with most of its public buildings designed by Oscar Niemeyer is inaugurated as Brazil's capital city.

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

• February 8 - Giles Gilbert Scott (born 1880)
• May 1 - Charles Holden (born 1875)