1918 in architecture
Overview of the events of 1918 in architecture
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The year 1918 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
- November 3 – A Baroque Marian column (built 1650) in Prague, the Czech Republic, is destroyed by nationalists.[1]
- December 3 – The November Group (Novembergruppe) of expressionist artists and architects is formed in Germany, and shortly afterwards merges with the Arbeitsrat für Kunst.[2]
Buildings and structures
Buildings
- Hallidie Building is built in San Francisco. Designed by Willis Polk. Credited as the first glass curtain wall building.
- D. L. James House is built in Carmel Highlands, California. Designed by Greene and Greene in an Arts and Crafts style.
- Copenhagen Police Headquarters are begun in Denmark. Designed by Hack Kampmann in a Neoclassical style.
- Our Lady of the Victories Basilica in Melbourne, Australia is completed.
- Newman College in Melbourne, Australia designed by Walter Burley Griffin, is completed.
- The Chapel of St. James, of the Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago, designed by Zachary Taylor Davis, in the French Gothic style, is completed.
- Woodland Chapel in Skogskyrkogården Cemetery is built in Stockholm, Sweden. Designed by Erik Gunnar Asplund.
- Snellman House in Djursholm, Sweden, is built. Designed by Erik Gunnar Asplund.
Awards
- RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Ernest Newton.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: not held.
Births
- February 1 – Minnette de Silva, Ceylonese modernist architect (died 1998)
- March 16 – Aldo van Eyck, Dutch architect (died 1999)[3]
- April 10 – Jørn Utzon, Danish architect best known for Sydney Opera House (died 2008)[4]
- July 3 – Benjamin C. Thompson, American architect (died 2002)
- October 23 – Paul Rudolph, American architect and academic (died 1997)[5][6]
- December 16 – Gerard Goalen, English Catholic church architect (died 1999)
Deaths
- April 11 – Otto Wagner, Austrian architect and urban planner (born 1841)[7]
- May 25 – William Pitt, Australian architect, public servant and politician (born 1855)[8]
- October 25 – Zsigmond Quittner, Hungarian commercial architect (died 1859)
References
- ^ Paces, Cynthia (2001). "The Fall and Rise of Prague's Marian Column". Radical History Review. 79: 141–155.
- ^ Kliemann, Helga (1969). Die Novembergruppe. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.
- ^ "Aldo van Eyck". Team 10 On line. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ "Sydney Opera House designer Joern Utzon dies". Associated Press. 2008-11-30. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
- ^ Domin, Christopher; King, Joseph (2005). Paul Rudolph: The Florida Houses. Princeton Architectural Press. p. 26. ISBN 1-56898-551-7.
- ^ Muschamp, Herbert (1997-08-09). "Paul Rudolph Is Dead at 78; Modernist Architect of the 1960s". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-04-08. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
- ^ Geretsegger, Heinz (1979). Otto Wagner, 1841–1989; the Expanding City; The Beginning of Modern Architecture. New York: Rizzoli. ISBN 0-8478-0217-5.
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition.
