1918 in architecture

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

Hallidie Building

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

1. Paces, Cynthia (2001). "The Fall and Rise of Prague's Marian Column". Radical History Review. 79: 141–155.
2. Kliemann, Helga (1969). Die Novembergruppe. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.
3. "Aldo van Eyck". Team 10 On line. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
4. "Sydney Opera House designer Joern Utzon dies". Associated Press. 2008-11-30. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
5. Domin, Christopher; King, Joseph (2005). Paul Rudolph: The Florida Houses. Princeton Architectural Press. p. 26. ISBN   1-56898-551-7.
6. 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.
7. Geretsegger, Heinz (1979). Otto Wagner, 1841–1989; the Expanding City; The Beginning of Modern Architecture. New York: Rizzoli. ISBN   0-8478-0217-5.
8. Langmore, Diane (1988). "William Pitt (1855–1918)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Vol. 11. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN   978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN   1833-7538. OCLC   70677943 . Retrieved 28 August 2025.