1962 in architecture
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The year 1962 in architecture involved some significant events.
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[edit] Buildings
- Coventry Cathedral in England, designed by Basil Spence is completed.
- Maracaibo Lake Bridge in Venezuela, designed by Riccardo Morandi is opened.
- The Space Needle in Seattle is completed for the Century 21 Exposition.
- The TWA Terminal at JFK Airport in New York, designed by Eero Saarinen is opened.
- Policromatic condominium block in Zagreb by Ivo Vitic is completed.
- The Tour CIBC in Montreal, Canada is completed.
- The Place Ville-Marie in Montreal, Canada is completed.
- The Sentech Tower in Johannesburg, South Africa is completed.
- The KPN-Zendmast Waalhaven in Rotterdam, The Netherlands is completed.
- Both Marina City towers in Chicago, United States are completed however are not fully furnished until 1964.
- The Tryvannstårnet in Oslo, Norway is completed.
- The Minolta Tower in Niagara Falls is opened.
[edit] Awards
- AIA Gold Medal - Eero Saarinen (posthumous).
- Architecture Firm Award - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
- RAIA Gold Medal - Joseph Fowell.
- Royal Gold Medal - Sven Gottfried Markelius.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
