1962 in architecture
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The year 1962 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
- Construction of Dalgety Bay, a small New town in Fife, Scotland, begins.
Buildings opened
- April 21 - The Space Needle in Seattle, just in time for the Century 21 Exposition.[1]
- May 25 - Coventry Cathedral in England, designed by Basil Spence, is consecrated.
- May 28 - TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport, New York, designed by Eero Saarinen.[2]
- July 1 - The Minolta Tower in Niagara Falls.
- August 24 - General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge over Lake Maraceibo, Venezuela, designed by Riccardo Morandi; opened by President Romulo Betancourt.
- dates unknown
- Saint Petersburg TV Tower in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
- KPN-Zendmast Waalhaven in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[3]
Buildings completed
- Both Marina City towers in Chicago, United States, are completed; however, they are not fully furnished until 1964.
- Tour CIBC in Montreal, Canada.
- The Place Ville-Marie in Montreal, Canada, becoming the tallest building in the British Commonwealth (1962-1964).
- Tryvannstårnet, broadcasting tower in Oslo, Norway.
- Policromatic condominium block in Zagreb by Ivo Vitic
- United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel, Colorado Springs, designed by Walter Netsch.[4]
- Sentech Tower, television transmitter in Johannesburg, South Africa (transmissions began in 1961).
Awards
- AIA Gold Medal - Eero Saarinen (posthumous).
- Architecture Firm Award - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture - Piet Blom.
- RAIA Gold Medal - Joseph Fowell.
- Royal Gold Medal - Sven Gottfried Markelius.
Births
- February 25 - Andres Siim, Estonian architect
Deaths
- January 16 - Ivan Meštrović, Croatian sculptor and architect (born 1883)
- April 21 - W. Gray Young, New Zealand architect (born 1885)
- May 14 - Dov Karmi, Israeli architect (born 1905)
- August 18 - Max Fabiani, Slovene-Italian architect (born 1865)
- September 23 - Louis de Soissons (born 1890)
- December 28 - Karl Völker, German architect and painter (born 1889)
References
- ↑ United States History: Space Needle. Accessed 19 October 2013
- ↑ "A Review of a Show You Cannot See". Designobvserver.com, Tom Vanderbilt, January 14, 2005.
- ↑ Communication Tower, Rotterdam, Netherlands | Emporis.com
- ↑ "Walter Netsch Interviewed by Detlef Mertins". SOM.com. Retrieved 2010-01-05.