1936 in architecture
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The year 1936 in architecture involved some significant events.
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[edit] Buildings
- Johnson Wax Headquarters designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
- Obelisk of Buenos Aires designed by Alberto Prebisch.
- Florin Court, London, by Guy Morgan and Partners.
- Vytautas the Great War Museum in Kaunas, Lithuania completed.
- Berlin Olympic Stadium, designed by Werner March, opened.
- 'Beehive' terminal at Gatwick Airport, England, designed by Frank Hoar of Hoar, Marlow & Lovett, opened.[1][2][3]
- Campion Hall, Oxford, designed by Edwin Lutyens, opened.[4][5]
- British General Post Office K6 'Jubilee' red telephone box, designed by Giles Gilbert Scott, introduced.[6]
[edit] Awards
- Olympic gold medal - Hermann Kutschera of Austria for Skistadium.
- Olympic silver medal - Werner March of Germany for National sports field.
- Olympic bronze medal - Hermann Stieglholzer and Herbert Kastinger of Austria for Fighting site in Vienna.
- Royal Gold Medal - Charles Henry Holden.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
[edit] Births
- March 17 - Juha Leiviskä
- July 25 - Glenn Murcutt
- October 4 - Christopher Alexander
[edit] Deaths
- Luigi Manini (born 1848)
[edit] References
- ^ "Gatwick's send-off". Flight. 11 June 1936. pp. 616–19. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%201511.html. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "Modern Airport – Features of Gatwick, London's Latest Terminal: Rational Building Layout: Ground and Air Traffic Control: Ancillary Services". Flight. 4 June 1936. pp. 602–4. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1936/1936%20-%201475.html. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ King, John. "Gatwick's Beehive: a forgotten development". The Thirties Society Journal 2: 25–8.
- ^ Brown, Jane (1996). Lutyens and the Edwardians: An English Architect and his Clients. London: Viking. pp. 223–227. ISBN 0-670-85871-4.
- ^ Details from listed building database (244871) . Images of England. English Heritage.
- ^ Johannessen, Neil (1994). Telephone Boxes. Princes Risborough: Shire Publications. ISBN 0-7478-0250-5.
