1969 in architecture

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The year 1969 in architecture involved some significant events.

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January 8: At the Smithsonian, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden building is begun, with ground-breaking by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, Chief Justice Earl Warren, and the Secretary S. Dillon Ripley.
March 7 - The John Hancock Center in Chicago, United States is completed, by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill.
September 18 - Dresden TV tower (Fernsehturm Dresden-Wachwit) begins radio transmission in Dresden, Germany.
October 3 - The Berliner Fernsehturm in Berlin, Germany is completed.

Knights of Columbus Building in New Haven, Connecticut, designed by Roche-Dinkeloo is completed.
One New York Plaza is completed in Manhattan, New York, United States, designed by William Lescaze & Assocs. and Kahn & Jacobs.
Bank One Plaza in Chicago, United States is completed. Renamed as the Chase Tower on October 24, 2005.
555 California Street (formerly The Bank of America Center), is completed in San Francisco, California, and was the tallest building west of the Mississippi from 1969–1972.
Toronto-Dominion Centre (formerly the Royal Trust Tower) is partially completed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
FMT 6 - Brackenheim telecommunication tower completed in Brackenheim-Cleebronn, Germany.
Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States is completed. Designed by architect Martin Stern, Jr. and the largest hotel at the time.