1946 in architecture

The year 1946 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

• J. M. Richards publishes his anatomy of England's suburbia, The Castles on the Ground, illustrated by John Piper.
• Thomas Sharp publishes The Anatomy of the Village.

Buildings and structures

Original (right) and reconstructed (left) BISF houses in Port Glasgow

Buildings

• Hudson's department store in Detroit, Michigan, United States is completed.
• BISF houses in the United Kingdom, designed by Frederick Gibberd. ^[1]
• KPRK radio station building in Livingston, MT is designed and built.

Awards

• RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Patrick Abercrombie.
• Grand Prix de Rome, architecture – Guillaume Gillet.

Births

• April 24 – Piers Gough, English architect
• May 12 – Daniel Libeskind, Polish architect, artist and set designer
• date unknown
  • Alberto Campo Baeza, Spanish architect
  • Richard Johnson, Australian architect ^[2]

Deaths

• February 4 – Herbert Baker, British architect based in South Africa (born 1862)
• August 30 – Theodate Pope Riddle, American architect (born 1867)
• December 16 – Zachary Taylor Davis, Chicago-based U.S. architect (born 1872) ^[3]

References

1. "History". BISF Houses. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
2. "Background Biography". Australian Institute of Architects. Archived from the original on 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
3. Chicago Tribune , December 17, 1946