1923 in architecture

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Contents 1 Buildings 2 Events 3 Awards 4 Births 5 Deaths

[edit] Buildings

• Chilehaus in Hamburg, designed by Fritz Höger is completed.

[edit] Events

• Vers une architecture by Le Corbusier (later translated into English as Towards a New Architecture) is published.
• Berlin secession exhibition.
• Bauhaus expressionist architecture phase ends.

[edit] Awards

• AIA Gold Medal - Henry Bacon
• Royal Gold Medal - John James Burnet

[edit] Births

• 18 September - Peter Smithson (died 2003)
• Harry Seidler

[edit] Deaths

• October 25 - Robert S. Roeschlaub (born 1843)
• December 23 - Gustave Eiffel (born 1832)
• Frank Darling (born 1850)