1938 in architecture
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The year 1938 in architecture involved some significant events.
Events
- First woman elected to Royal Institute of British Architects, Josephine Miller.
Buildings opened
- October 22 - Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, England, designed by Edward Maufe.[1]
- October 29 - City Hall, Norwich, England, designed by C. H. James and S. R. Pierce.
- November 14 - Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Buildings completed
- The Reich Chancellery in Berlin, designed by Albert Speer (rebuilt).
- Metro Theatre, designed by Kaplan and Sprachman, Toronto, Canada.
- Metropolitan Water Board Laboratories, London, designed by Howard Robertson.
- Palace of Fine and Decorative Arts, Treasure Island, San Francisco Bay, California, USA, designed by George W. Kelham and William Peyton Day.
- Palace of Justice, Lima, Peru.
- City Hall, Mar del Plata, Argentina, designed by Alejandro Bustillo.
- Manchester Town Hall Extension, England, designed by Vincent Harris in 1927)
- São Bento Palace, Lisbon, Portugal.
- Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Finland, designed by Yrjö Lindegren and Toivo Jäntti.
- Charters House, Berkshire, England, designed by Adie, Button and Partners.
Other
- Construction work begins on
- Mark Keppel High School in Alhambra, California, designed by Marston & Maybury.
- Council House, Bristol, England, designed by Vincent Harris.
Publications
- Lewis Mumford - The Culture of Cities
Awards
- AIA Gold Medal - Paul Philippe Cret
- RIBA Royal Gold Medal - Ivar Tengbom
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Henry Bernard
Births
- April 16 - Wolf Hilbertz, German-born futurist architect, inventor, and marine scientist (died 2007)
- July 10 - Paul Andreu, French airport architect
- July 14 - Moshe Safdie, Israeli/Canadian architect, urban designer, educator, theorist and author
- November 30 - Andrea Branzi, Italian architect and designer
Deaths
- February 25 - W. D. Caröe, English-born ecclesiastical architect (born 1857)
- October 30 - Charles Klauder, American architect (born 1872)
References
- ↑ Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire. Penguin Books. p. 324. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.