1978 in architecture

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The year 1978 in architecture involved some significant events.

Contents

1 Buildings
2 Events
3 Awards
4 Births
5 Deaths

Buildings

Gehry House by Frank Gehry in Santa Monica, California.
Sunshine 60 in Tokyo, Japan is completed.
Reunion Tower in Dallas, Texas is completed.
United Nations City in Vienna, Austria is completed.

Events

Herzog & de Meuron Architekten set up in Basel.

Awards

AIA Gold Medal - Philip Johnson
Alvar Aalto Medal – James Stirling (architect)
Architecture Firm Award - Harry Weese & Associates
Grand prix national de l'architecture - Jean Renaudie
RAIA Gold Medal - Mervyn Parry
RIBA Royal Gold Medal - Jørn Utzon
Twenty-five Year Award - Eames House

Births

Deaths

August 21 - Charles Eames (born 1907)
September 6 - J. H. van den Broek (born 1898)
November 27 - Carlo Scarpa (born 1906)