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Overview of the events of 1934 in architecture
The year 1934 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
The Architects (Registration) Act, 1934, is passed in the United Kingdom; the legislation is eventually superseded by a new Act in 1997.
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Narkomtiazhprom stage a design contest for construction of a People's Commissariat of Construction of Heavy Industry in
Red Square , Moscow in the Soviet Union.
Buildings and structures
Buildings opened
Buildings completed
, UK
Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City , Mexico
Gothenburg City Theatre , Sweden.[6]
64 Heath Drive, Gidea Park , London, designed by Francis Skinner of Tecton Group .
Cholmeley Lodge (apartments), Highgate , London, designed by Guy Morgan.[7]
Samuel Goldwyn Estate , Beverly Hills, California, by Douglas Honnold and George Vernon Russell [8]
Drapacz Chmur ("Silesian Skyscraper") apartment building, Katowice , Poland, designed by architect Tadeusz Kozłowski and structural engineer Stefan Bryła .
Helsingborg Concert Hall, designed by Sven Markelius .
Synagogue (Agudat Achim) at Skořepka 13 , Brno , designed by Otto Eisler .
New Cambridge University Library (October 22) and Memorial Court for Clare College, Cambridge , designed as an ensemble, and buildings in North Court, Trinity Hall, Cambridge , England, all by Giles Gilbert Scott .
Tongland Generating Station , Galloway hydro-electric power scheme , Scotland, designed by Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners .
Palacio de Bellas Artes , Mexico City , designed by Federico Mariscal [es ] .
Fronton Recoletos, Madrid , designed by Eduardo Torroja .
Joyería J. Roca (modern-day Tous) at 18, Paseo de Gracia, and Ciutat de Repòs i de Vacances, both in Barcelona and designed by Josep Lluís Sert .
57 Ahad Ha'am Street, White City (Tel Aviv) , Mandatory Palestine , designed by Genia Averbuch .
Publication
Awards
Henry Vaughan Lanchester
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Grand Prix de Rome
, architecture: André Hilt.
Births
January 4 – Zurab Tsereteli , Georgian-Russian painter, sculptor and architect, President of the Russian Academy of Arts[9]
March 30 – Hans Hollein , Austrian architect and designer
April 8 – Kisho Kurokawa , Japanese architect and one of the founders of the Metabolist Movement (died 2007 )[10]
June 21 – John Outram , English architect
July 9 – Michael Graves , US architect, one of The New York Five [11]
September 11 – Cedric Price , English architect (died 2003 )
September 30 – Marco Dezzi Bardeschi , Italian architect (died 2018 )
October 12 – Richard Meier , US Rationalist architect[12]
November 6 – Barton Myers , US-Canadian architect and teacher
Nari Gandhi , Indian architect (died 1993 )
Deaths
References
^ Chapter 22.
^ "Architecture at the Zoo" . Zoological Society of London . 2006-06-15. Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2008-03-05 .
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^ A Look Back at Fascist Architecture | Architectural Digest
^ Inaugurazione del Palazzo delle Poste da parte del ministro delle Comunicazioni nell'annuale – YouTube
^ Waern, Caldenby (2001). Guide till Sveriges arkitektur .
^ "London Deco Flats | Guy Morgan" . londondecoflats.co.uk . Retrieved 2018-09-24 .
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^ Moscow news: Zurab Disney Or Walt Tsereteli? Archived 2005-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
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^ Goldberger, Paul (1996-02-11). "Architecture View: A Little Book That Led Five Men to Fame" . The New York Times .
^ Tempest, Rone. "America's Designs on Europe Top quality U.S. architectural firms, feeling the pinch at home, are finding work in Europe-and are snapping up some of the most sought-after projects." Archived 2013-04-11 at the Wayback Machine , Los Angeles Times , August 25, 1992. Accessed September 19, 2008.
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