1959 in architecture
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The year 1959 in architecture involved some significant events.
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[edit] Buildings
- Basilica of Candelaria completed on the island of Tenerife in the Spanish Canary Islands.
- Birmingham Museum of Art (Birmingham, Alabama) by Warren, Knight & Davis is opened.
- Case Study House #21: Bailey House and #22: Stahl House completed by architect Pierre Koenig.
- Chase Tower completed in Detroit, Michigan, designed by Albert Kahn Associates.
- Kariba Dam completed between Zambia and Zimbabwe on the Zambezi River.
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum designed by Frank Lloyd Wright is completed.
- The Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne, Australia is completed.
- Ten Great Buildings project completed in Beijing, China.
- Bracken House, the Financial Times headquarters in the City of London, designed by Sir Albert Richardson, is completed.[1]
[edit] Awards
[edit] Births
- October 10 - Maya Lin
[edit] Deaths
- 9 April - Frank Lloyd Wright (born 1867)
[edit] References
- ^ Harwood, Elain (2003). England: a Guide to Post-War Listed Buildings (rev. ed.). London: Batsford. ISBN 0-7134-8818-2.
