1908 in architecture
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The year 1908 in architecture involved some significant events.
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[edit] Buildings
- April 6 - The foundation stone of Knox College, Otago, is laid.
- Emile Toussaint and Louis Marchal complete the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Meurthe-et-Moselle in Nancy, which is officially inaugurated on November 8, and features ironwork by Louis Majorelle and stained glass by Jacques Gruber.
- The Gamble House in Pasadena, California, designed by Henry Mather Greene and Charles Sumner Greene, is completed.
- British Medical Association Building, London, designed by Charles Holden with sculptures by Jacob Epstein, is completed.[1]
[edit] Events
- Ornament and Crime essay by Adolf Loos argues for the exclusion of ornamentation from buildings.
[edit] Awards
[edit] Births
- May 23 - Max Abramovitz, US architect (died 2004)
[edit] Deaths
- February 13 - Sir James Knowles, English architect and editor, 76
- September 15 - Friedrich Adler, German architect and archaeologist, 80
[edit] References
- ^ Buckle, Richard (1963). "1907-08: Strand Statues". Jacob Epstein, Sculptor. London: Faber. pp. 24–37.
