1970 in architecture
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The year 1970 in architecture involved some significant events.
[edit] Buildings and structures
- March 7 - John Hancock Center official opening ceremony, by Bruce Graham/ SOM, in Chicago, Illinois.
- May 31 - Cathedral of Brasilia, designed by Oscar Niemeyer is dedicated.
- July 21 - The Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed.
- December 23 - The North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City, by Minoru Yamasaki, is topped out at 1,368 feet, making it the tallest building in the world.
- 11 Stanwix Street (formerly the Westinghouse Tower) completed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- East Harlem Pre-School completed, by Hammel, Green and Abrahamson, in New York, New York.
- Euston Tower in London, England is completed.
- KEMO Toren telecommunications tower is completed in Arnheim, Netherlands.
- Mount Angel Abbey Library completed, by Alvar Aalto, in St. Benedict, near Mount Angel, Oregon.
- Oklahoma Theater Center completed, by John M. Johansen, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- Philips Exeter Athletics completed, by Kallman McKinnell and Wood, at Exeter, New Hampshire.
- Trumbull Public Library completed (circa 1970), by A. J. Palmieri, at Trumbull, Connecticut.
- Trust Bank Building in Johannesburg, South Africa is completed.
- The Royal Commonwealth Pool, designed by RMJM in Edinburgh, Scotland is completed.
[edit] Awards
- AIA Gold Medal - Richard Buckminster Fuller.
- Architecture Firm Award - Ernest J. Kump Associates.
- RAIA Gold Medal - Jack McConnell.
- Royal Gold Medal - Robert Matthew.
[edit] Deaths
- April 16 - Richard Neutra (born 1892)
- July 20 - Egon Eiermann (born 1904)
- September 11 - Ernst May (born 1886)
- November 13 - Guillermo Gonzalez Sanchez (born 1900)
