1913 in architecture
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The year 1913 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
Woolworth Building when new
- February 1 – Grand Central Terminal, rebuilt, re-opens in New York City, United States.
- April 24 – The Woolworth Building opens in New York City, United States, designed by Cass Gilbert; the tallest building in the world at this date (1913 until 1930).[1]
- May 31 – Carol I Mosque in Constanța, Romania, designed by George Constantinescu, is inaugurated.
- October – Monument to the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig, designed by Bruno Schmitz, is completed.
- Sinaia railway station in Sinaia, Romania.
- City Federal Building in Birmingham, Alabama, the tallest building in Alabama until 1969.
- Union Buildings, Pretoria, Union of South Africa, by Herbert Baker, completed.
- Kelling Hall, Norfolk, England, designed by Edward Maufe, completed.
- "Bridge of Sighs", Hertford College, Oxford, England, by Thomas G. Jackson, built.
- Halenbrücke concrete open-spandrel arch bridge over Aare between Bern and Kirchlindach in Switzerland.
Awards
- Royal Gold Medal – Reginald Blomfield.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Roger Séassal.
Births
- May 20 – H. T. Cadbury-Brown (died 2009)
- September 4 – Kenzo Tange (died 2005)
- October 20 – Alejandro de la Sota (died 1996)
- November 2 – Erik Rasmussen (died 1998)
Deaths
- May 30 – John Oldrid Scott, English architect (born 1841)
- November 8 – John Belcher, English architect (born 1841)
- November 28 – George B. Post, American architect (born 1837)
References
- ↑ "Study for Woolworth Building, New York". World Digital Library. 1910-12-10. Retrieved 2013-07-25.