1919 in architecture
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The year 1919 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
- 25 April – The Bauhaus architectural and design movement is founded in Weimar, Germany, by Walter Gropius.
- November – Start of the Glass Chain correspondence.[1]
- Julia Morgan is selected as the architect for William Randolph Hearst's La Cuesta Encantada, better known as Hearst Castle, in San Simeon, California, USA.
Buildings and structures
Buildings opened
- April – First Congregational Church of Albany, New York, USA, designed by Albert W. Fuller.
- September – Brooklyn Army Terminal, New York, USA, designed by Cass Gilbert.
- Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, designed by Henry Sproatt.
- 27 November – Laie Hawaii Temple, Oahu, Hawaii, USA, dedicated.
- 29 November – Großes Schauspielhaus in Berlin with interior remodelled as a theater by Hans Poelzig.
- Church of the Madonna della Difesa, Montreal, Canada.[5]
- McMahon Building, better known as the "World's littlest skyscraper", by J. D. McMahon, in downtown Wichita Falls, Texas.
Buildings completed
- Het Schip, Amsterdam, Netherlands, by Michel de Klerk.
- First Goetheanum, Dornach, Switzerland, by Rudolf Steiner.
Awards
- RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Leonard Stokes.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture – Jacques Carlu and Jean-Jacques Haffner.
Births
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- 12 December – Giancarlo De Carlo, Italian architect (died 2005)
- date unknown – Mualla Eyüboğlu, Turkish architect (died 2009)
Deaths
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- 5 September – Frigyes Schulek, Hungarian architect (born 1841)
- 15 October – Adolf W. Edelsvärd, Swedish architect (born 1824)
- 6 November – Hans Christian Amberg, Danish architect (born 1837)
References
- ISBN 0-262-23121-2.
- ISBN 951-53-0533-0.)
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- ^ "Historic San Juan Hotel Reopens After 15 Years". Latin American Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ Church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Défense National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places.