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The year 1957 in architecture involved some significant events.

Events

Byrd Station commissioned in West Antarctica.

Buildings completed

Friedrich-Engelhorn-Hochhaus in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, at the time the tallest building in Germany.
The Interbau project in West Berlin, with buildings designed by forty-eight architects.
Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts in Yerevan, Armenia.
Munkegaard School near Copenhagen, Denmark, designed by Arne Jacobsen.
Richards Medical Research Laboratories by architect Louis Kahn, on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.
Torre de Madrid, one of the tallest buildings in Spain.
Unité d'Habitation at Marseille, by Le Corbusier.
Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge in China.

Awards

Births

July - Ai Weiwei, Chinese contemporary artist, active in sculpture, installation, architecture, curating, photogr 28aphy, film, and social, political and cultural criticism.^[1]^[2]
date unknown - Shigeru Ban, Japanese architect known for use of paper and cardboard

Deaths

January 7 - Joze Plecnik, Slovene architect (born 1872)
February 2 - Julia Morgan, first woman to be admitted to the architecture program at l'École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and the first woman architect licensed in California (born 1872)
October 3 - Bernard Maybeck, American architect of the Arts and Crafts Movement (born 1862)
October 15 - Henry Van de Velde, Belgian Flemish painter, architect and interior designer (born 1863)

References

^ "Ai Weiwei". Wolseley Media. 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
^ Cooper, Rafi (6 July 2008). "Cultural revolutionary". The Observer. UK. Archived from the original on 9 July 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[1] "Ai Weiwei". Wolseley Media. 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008.

[observer-2] Cooper, Rafi (6 July 2008). "Cultural revolutionary". The Observer. UK. Archived from the original on 9 July 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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 The year '''1957 in architecture''' involved some significant events.
-==Buildings==
+==Events==
 * [[Byrd Station]] commissioned in [[West Antarctica]].
-* The [[Interbau]] project in [[West Berlin]] is completed, with buildings designed by forty-eight architects.
+==Buildings completed==
-* [[Matenadaran|Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts]] completed in [[Yerevan, Armenia]].
+* [[Friedrich-Engelhorn-Hochhaus]] in [[Ludwigshafen am Rhein]], at the time the tallest building in Germany.
+* The [[Interbau]] project in [[West Berlin]], with buildings designed by forty-eight architects.
+* [[Matenadaran|Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts]] in [[Yerevan, Armenia]].
 * [[Munkegaard School]] near Copenhagen, Denmark, designed by [[Arne Jacobsen]].
-* [[Richards Medical Research Laboratories]] by architect [[Louis Kahn]] completed on the campus of the [[University of Pennsylvania]].
+* [[Richards Medical Research Laboratories]] by architect [[Louis Kahn]], on the campus of the [[University of Pennsylvania]].
-* [[Torre de Madrid]] completed as one of the tallest buildings in Spain.
+* [[Torre de Madrid]], one of the tallest buildings in Spain.
+* [[Unité d'Habitation]] at Marseille, by [[Le Corbusier]].
+* [[Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge]] in China.
 ==Awards==
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 ==Births==
+*[[July]] - [[Ai Weiwei]], Chinese contemporary artist, active in sculpture, installation, architecture, curating, photogr 28aphy, film, and social, political and cultural criticism.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wolseleymedia.com.au/AP-Ai-Weiwei.html|title=Ai Weiwei|work=[[Wolseley Media]]|year=2008|accessdate=6 July 2008}}</ref><ref name="observer">{{Cite news|author=Cooper, Rafi|url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/visualart/story/0,,2289411,00.html|title=Cultural revolutionary|work=The Observer|location=UK |date=6 July 2008|accessdate=6 July 2008 | archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080709021959/http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/visualart/story/0,,2289411,00.html| archivedate= 9 July 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
-* 28 July - [[Ai Wei Wei|Ai Weiwei]]
-* [[Shigeru Ban]] in [[Tokyo]]
+*''date unknown'' - [[Shigeru Ban]], Japanese architect known for use of paper and cardboard
 ==Deaths==
-* January 7 - [[Joze Plecnik]]  (born [[1872 in architecture|1872]])
+*[[January 7]] - [[Joze Plecnik]], Slovene architect (born [[1872 in architecture|1872]])
+*[[February 2]] - [[Julia Morgan]], first woman to be admitted to the architecture program at l'École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and the first woman architect licensed in California (born 1872)
-* February 2 - [[Julia Morgan]] (born 1872)
-* October 3 - [[Bernard Maybeck]] (born [[1862 in architecture|1862]])
+*[[October 3]] - [[Bernard Maybeck]], American architect of the [[Arts and Crafts Movement]] (born [[1862 in architecture|1862]])
-* October 15 - [[Henry Van de Velde]] (born [[1863 in architecture|1863]])
+*[[October 15]] - [[Henry Van de Velde]], Belgian Flemish painter, architect and interior designer (born [[1863 in architecture|1863]])
+==References==
-==In popular media==
+{{reflist}}
-[[Henry Fonda]]'s character "Juror 8" (Davis) in [[12 Angry Men (1957 film)|12 Angry Men]] was an architect
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