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Overview of the events of 1961 in architecture
The year 1961 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
December - Demolition of the Euston Arch in London begins.
Archigram is founded as an avant-garde architectural group based at the Architectural Association , London , and publishes its manifesto Archigram I . It will work through hypothetical projects and an associated magazine.[1] Ahrends, Burton and Koralek is formed as an architectural practice in London.Building Design Partnership is formed in Preston, Lancashire .St Eusebius' Church, Arnhem , Netherlands, is restored by Berend Tobia Boeyinga .[2] The first apartment blocks in Hungary of Panelház panel building ) construction are erected in Dunaújváros .
Construction of Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban (house of the national parliament of Bangladesh ) in Dhaka , designed by Louis Kahn , begins.
Double tee beams are first used by Gene Leedy in constructing his own office at Winter Haven, Florida .[3] Buildings and structures [ edit ] Buildings opened [ edit ] Guildford Cathedral , EnglandThe Kremlin Palace of Congresses in Moscow , Russia February 6 - Olin Library at Cornell University , designed by Warner, Burns, Toan & Lunde ,[4] [5] March 11 - Benton Park School , Leeds , England, designed by Sir John Burnet, Tait and Partners, formally opened.May 17 - Guildford Cathedral , England, designed by Sir Edward Maufe , dedicated.May 18 - The Henninger Turm in Frankfurt , Germany , designed by Karl Leiser , inaugurated.[6] September 17 - The Civic Arena, Pittsburgh , United States, designed by Mitchell and Ritchey, is completed (demolished 2011-2012).October 17 - The Kremlin Palace of Congresses in Moscow , Soviet Union , designed by a team led by M. Posokhin.November 20 - Dungeness Lighthouse on the south coast of England, designed by Philip W. Hunt (engineer) and Ronald Ward and Partners (architects), illuminated.December 17 - New Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Gedächtniskirche ) in Berlin , designed by Egon Eiermann , consecrated.date unknown - Rose Art Museum in Waltham, Massachusetts , designed by Harrison & Abramovitz .[7] Buildings completed [ edit ] Hyvinkää Church , FinlandDecember 8 - The Space Needle in Seattle , Washington , United States , designed by Edward Carlson , John Graham and Victor Steinbrueck .[8] date unknown
Hyvinkää Church in Hyvinkää , Finland , designed by Aarno Ruusuvuori .The Palazzo del Lavoro and Palazzetto dello sport in Turin , designed by Pier Luigi Nervi .
One Chase Manhattan Plaza in New York City , United States , designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill .The Empress State Building in London , England, designed by Stone, Toms & Partners.
Brasenose College, Oxford , England, Staircases 16, 17 and 18, designed by Powell and Moya .Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford , England, Wolfson Quadrangle library and entrance, designed by Raymond Erith .Yokohama Marine Tower in Yokohama , Japan .Chungking Mansions in Hong Kong , China .Park Hill Flats , Sheffield , England, designed by Jack Lynn and Ivor Smith .[9] Keelson (house for Olga Kennard ), Hills Avenue, Cambridge , England, designed by Danish architect Eric Sørensen.[10]
Embassy of the United States, Baghdad , Iraq , designed by Josep Lluís Sert , is completed[11] [12] Michael Faraday Memorial at Elephant and Castle in London, designed by Rodney Gordon .Service station with hyperbolic paraboloid concrete shell roof at Markham Moor , Nottinghamshire, England, designed by Sam Scorer .Publications [ edit ] Eero Saarinen References [ edit ]
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^ Harwood, Elain (2003). England: a Guide to Post-War Listed Buildings (rev. ed.). London: Batsford. ISBN 978-0-7134-8818-0 ^ Harwood, Elain (2017). "Keelson". In The Twentieth Century Society (ed.). 100 Houses 100 Years . London: Batsford. pp. 98–9. ISBN 978-1-84994-437-3 ^ Isenstadt, Samuel (February 1997). "Faith in a Better Future": Josep Luis Sert's American Embassy in Baghdad". Journal of Architectural Education 50 (3): 172–88. JSTOR 1425469 . ^ "U.S. Embassy in Baghdad" . WikiArquitectura . 2010-11-24. Archived from the original on 2012-05-06. Retrieved 2012-10-16 .^ Rehorst, Chris (Christiaan M. Rehorst; 1983). Jan Buijs, architect van de Volharding: de architectuur van het bureau Ir. J.W.E. Buijs en J.B. Lürsen . Cahiers van het Nederlands Documentatiecentrum voor de Bouwkunst, 4. The Hague: Staatsuitgeverij. ISBN 978-90-12-03890-4 (thesis).
