1916 in architecture
| List of years in architecture (table) |
|---|
| ... 1906 . 1907 . 1908 . 1909 . 1910 . 1911 . 1912 ... 1913 1914 1915 -1916- 1917 1918 1919 ... 1920 . 1921 . 1922 . 1923 . 1924 . 1925 . 1926 ... |
| Art . Archaeology . Architecture . Literature . Music . Philosophy . Science +... |
The year 1916 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
Giles Gilbert Scott's Church of St Paul, Liverpool completed
- Colony Club at Park Avenue & 62nd Streer in New York City by Delano & Aldrich with interiors by Elsie de Wolfe, later the East Coast school of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, completed.
- Church of St Paul, Liverpool in England by Giles Gilbert Scott completed.
Events
- The Incorporation of Architects in Scotland founded in Edinburgh.
- Publication of the White Pine Series of Architectural Monographs is initiated, continuing until 1940.
Awards
- Royal Gold Medal - Robert Rowand Anderson.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: not held.
Births
- April 4 - Robert S. McMillan, American architect (d. 2001)
- April 26 - Jane Jacobs, American-Canadian urban theorist (d. 2006)
- June 29 - John M. Johansen, American architect (d. 2012)
- July 1 - Lawrence Halprin, American architect (d. 2009)
- August 6 - Dom Mintoff, Maltese architect and Prime Minister (d. 2012)
- November 1 - John C. Harkness, American architect
- November 9 - Richard Tyler, British architect (d. 2009)
Deaths
- March 22 - Ferdinand Fellner, Austrian architect (b. 1847)
- June - Addison Hutton, American architect (d. 1834)
- July 22 - Hans Jørgen Holm, Danish architect (b. 1835)
- October 10 - Antonio Sant'Elia, Italian architect (killed in action) (b. 1888)
- December 22 - Gyula Pártos, Hungarian architect (b. 1845)