1908 in architecture

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Contents 1 Buildings 2 Events 3 Awards 4 Births 5 Deaths

[edit] Buildings

• Emile Toussaint and Louis Marchal complete the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Meurthe-et-Moselle in Nancy, which is officially inaugurated on November 8, and features ironwork by Louis Majorelle and stained glass by Jacques Gruber.
• The Gamble House in Pasadena, California, designed by Henry Mather Greene and Charles Sumner Greene, is completed.

[edit] Events

• Ornament and Crime essay by Adolf Loos argues for the exclusion of ornamentation from buildings.

[edit] Awards

• Royal Gold Medal - Honore Daumet

[edit] Births

• May 23 - Max Abramovitz - US architect (d. 2004)

[edit] Deaths