1955 in architecture
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The year 1955 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events[edit]
- June – Outrage, a special issue of Architectural Review condemning the areas of British cities failed by urban planning, establishes the reputation of Ian Nairn as an architectural critic.
- December – Reyner Banham introduces the term "New Brutalism" into English print, writing in Architectural Review.
- Chinese American architect I. M. Pei establishes the architectural practice I. M. Pei & Associates with Eason H. Leonard and Henry N. Cobb in New York City.
- German architect Josef Bieling establishes the architectural practice Architekturbüro Josef Bieling in his hometown Kassel.
Buildings and structures[edit]
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Buildings opened[edit]
- June 25 – Notre Dame du Haut in Ronchamp, France, designed by Le Corbusier, is dedicated.[1]
- July 22 – Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, the tallest building in Poland (1955–present) and the second tallest in Europe (1955–1990), designed by Lev Rudnev.[1]
- August – Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Japan, designed by Kenzō Tange.
Buildings completed[edit]
- February – Bavinger House in Norman, Oklahoma, United States, the best-known building designed by Bruce Goff.[2][3]
- MIT Chapel and Kresge Auditorium at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, designed by Eero Saarinen.[1]
- Chapel of Trinity College, Toronto, designed by Giles Gilbert Scott.
- Dominus Flevit Church, Jerusalem, designed by Antonio Barluzzi.
- Restoration following bomb damage at Lambeth Palace in London, by Seely & Paget.[4]
- Reconstructed Kinkaku-ji temple in Kyoto, Japan.
- Chandigarh High Court (Palace of Justice), Chandigarh Capitol Complex, India, designed by Le Corbusier.[1]
- Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary, Alberta.
- Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton, Alberta.
- Punta La Entallada Lighthouse on Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, designed by Carlos Alcon.
- Fundació Pilar y Joan Miró in Palma, Majorca, designed by Josep Lluís Sert.
- Tate & Lyle sugar silo, Liverpool, England.[1]
- Casa Antonio Gálvez, Mexico City, designed by Luis Barragán.[1]
- House Fox, Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa, designed by Revel Fox.[1]
- Houses for self at 7 Gibraltar Hill and for E. W. Scorer, both in Lincoln, England, designed by Sam Scorer.
- House for John Womersley at Farnley Tyas, Yorkshire, England, designed by Peter Womersley.
- "Hermit's Castle", Achmelvich, Scotland, designed by David Scott.[5]
Awards[edit]
- AIA Gold Medal – Willem Marinus Dudok.
- RIBA Royal Gold Medal – John Murray Easton.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture – Ngô Viết Thụ.
Births[edit]
- February 12 – Enric Miralles, Spanish Catalan architect (died 2000)
- April 14 – Robert Couturier, French architect and interior designer, designer of Cuixmala[6]
- July 2 – Francine Houben, Dutch architect
- August 2 – Anne Lacaton, French architect
- November 17 – Amanda Levete, British architect
- date unknown
- Miroslav Grčev, Macedonian architect and graphic designer
- Alan Powers, British modern architecture and design historian
Deaths[edit]
- February 7 – Carl Rubin, Galician-born Israeli International Style architect (born 1899)
- April 16 – George Howe, American International Style architect and educator (born 1886)
- August 6 – Dominikus Böhm, German church architect (born 1880)
- November 29 – Rene Paul Chambellan, American architectural sculptor (born 1893)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g Irving, Mark, ed. (2001). 1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die. London: Cassell. ISBN 978-1-84403-578-6.
- ^ Webb, Michael (June 2005). "Saving Bruce Goff". Architectural Review. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
- ^ "Space and Saucer House: Oklahoma family lives in suspension in a unique new structure". Life. 1955-09-19. pp. 155–156. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
- ^ "Lambeth Palace Conservation Area. Conservation Area Character Appraisal" (PDF). Lambeth Council. 2017. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ^ Calder, Barnabas (2016). Raw Concrete: The Beauty of Brutalism. London: Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-434-02244-1.
- ^ "Robert Couturier – Biography". Robert Couturier Inc. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2008-11-15.