1964 in architecture
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The year 1964 in architecture involved some significant events.
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[edit] Buildings
- The Post Office Tower in London (now known as the BT Tower), designed by Eric Bedford and G. R. Yeats is topped out on July 15.
- Tokyo Olympic Arena, designed by Kenzo Tange is completed.
- Tour de la Bourse in Montreal, Canada is completed.
- Prudential Tower in Boston, USA, is completed.
- Donauturm (Danube Tower) in Vienna, Austria, is completed.
- Fernmeldeturm Berlin in Berlin, Germany, is completed after 3 years.
- The Fernmeldeturm Ulm-Ermingen in Ulm-Ermingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, is completed.
- The Erieview Tower in Downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States, is completed as part of the Erieview urban renewal plan.
- The Kyoto Tower in Kyoto, Japan, is completed.
- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, designed by William Pereira, is completed.
- Pääskyvuoren linkkitorni in Turku, Finland, is completed.
- Casino Tower in Niagara Falls is completed.
- The USCE Tower in Belgrade, Serbia, is completed. It was destroyed in 1999 by NATO airstrikes however was reconstructed in 2004.
- Verrazano Narrows Bridge opens in New York Harbor.
- Rohm and Haas Corporate Headquarters in Philadelphia, PA is completed.
- The Economist Group headquarters in the City of London, designed by Peter and Alison Smithson, is completed.[1]
- The Snowdon Aviary, London Zoo, designed by Lord Snowdon, Cedric Price and Frank Newby, is completed.[1][2]
[edit] Events
- Architecture Without Architects by Bernard Rudofsky is published.
[edit] Awards
- AIA Gold Medal - Pier Luigi Nervi.
- Architecture Firm Award - The Architects Collaborative.
- RAIA Gold Medal - Cobden Parkes.
- Royal Gold Medal - Maxwell Fry.
- Prix de Rome, architecture: Charles O. Perry.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- February 3 - Albert Richardson English architect, writer, and Professor of Architecture (born 1880)
- March 28 - Vlastislav Hofman (born 1884)
- June 26 - Gerrit Rietveld (born 1888)
- November 5 - Percy Erskine Nobbs (born 1875)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Harwood, Elain (2003). England: a Guide to Post-War Listed Buildings (rev. ed.). London: Batsford. ISBN 0-7134-8818-2.
- ^ "ZSL Architecture". ZSL. http://www.zsl.org/info/about-us/zoo-architecture,103,AR.html. Retrieved 2008-03-06.