1973 in architecture

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The year 1973 in architecture involved some significant events.

Contents

1 Buildings
2 Awards
3 Births
4 Deaths

Buildings

Sears Tower in Chicago, Illinois, United States, designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, becomes the tallest building in the world
October 20 - Sydney Opera House, designed by Jørn Utzon opens in Sydney, Australia
The Aon Center in Chicago, Illinois, United States opens. It is originally known as the Standard Oil Building
The Kiev TV Tower in Kiev, Ukraine is completed
The IDS Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota is completed
The Carlton Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa is completed and opened
The Tour Montparnasse in Paris, France is opened
The Zagreb TV Tower in Zagreb, Croatia is completed
Tower 2 of the Meritus Mandarin Singapore in Singapore is completed
Cromwell Tower in London, United Kingdom is completed
The First Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is completed

Awards

American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal – Louis Kahn
Alvar Aalto Medal – Hakon Ahlberg
Architecture Firm Award - Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott
Prix de l'Académie d'Architecture de France - Kenzo Tange
RAIA Gold Medal - Jørn Utzon
RIBA Royal Gold Medal - Leslie Martin
AIA Twenty-five Year Award - Taliesin West

Births

Deaths

December 8 - Paul Bartholomew (born 1883)