1912 in architecture
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The year 1912 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
- Clough Williams-Ellis receives his first major architectural commission, for the remodelling of Llangoed Hall in Wales.
Buildings opened
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia
- April 19 - Bridges in Constantine, Algeria:
- Sidi M'Cid Bridge, designed by Ferdinand Arnodin.
- Sidi Rached Bridge, designed by Paul Séjourné.
- April 25 - Rebuilt St Mark's Campanile in Venice inaugurated.
- May - Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts opens in Moscow, Russia.
- June - Government Conference Centre, Ottawa, Canada (opened by the Grand Trunk Railway as Ottawa's railway station)[1]
- December 26 - Opening of:
- Manchester Opera House, in Manchester, England, as the New Theatre, designed by Richardson & Gill with Farquarson.[2]
- St. James Theatre, Wellington, New Zealand, designed by Henry Eli White.
Buildings completed
- Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia, Bulgaria.
- El Centro Español de Tampa, Florida, USA.[3]
- Mawson's Huts, Cape Denison, Commonwealth Bay, Australian Antarctic Territory[4]
- Šaloun's Villa in Prague, designed by and for sculptor Ladislav Šaloun.
- Sons of Norway Hall, Petersburg, Alaska, USA.[5]
- Glamorgan County Hall, Cardiff, Wales, designed by Vincent Harris and T. A. Moodie.
- Chengyang Bridge, China.
- Jackson Tower in Portland, Oregon
- The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston
- Sun Tower in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in Montreal
- Ritz-Carlton Montreal in Montreal
Awards
- Olympic gold medal - Eugène Monod & Alphone Laverrière of Switzerland for Building plan of a modern stadium.
- Royal Gold Medal - Basil Champneys.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Jacques Debat-Ponsan.
Births
- January 9 - Ralph Tubbs, British architect associated with the Festival of Britain (died 1996)
- January 30 - Finn Juhl, Danish architect, interior and industrial designer (died 1989)
- February 21 - Henry Bernard, French architect, designer of the Palace of Europe (died 1994)
- June 11 - Rosemary Stjernstedt, British architect (died 1998)
- December 1 - Minoru Yamasaki, American World Trade Center architect (died 1986)
- December 15 - Ray Eames, American designer, 2nd wife of Charles Eames (died 1988)
Deaths
- February 8 - Constant-Désiré Despradelle, French architect and professor of architecture (born 1862)
- June 1 - Daniel Burnham, American architect and urban planner (born 1846)
- June 27 - Frank Furness, Philadelphia-based American architect (born 1839)
- November 17 - Richard Norman Shaw, British architect (born 1831)
References
- ↑ Kalman, Harold; Roaf, John (1983). Exploring Ottawa: An Architectural Guide to the Nation's Capital. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
- ↑ Historic England. "Grade II (456959)". Images of England.
- ↑ "Ybor City Historic District". TampaGov. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
- ↑ "Mawsons Huts and Mawsons Huts Historic Site (entry AHD105713)". Australian Heritage Database. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.
- ↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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