1954 in architecture
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The year 1954 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- Ciudad Universitaria (University City), UNAM's main campus in Mexico City, designed by Mario Pani and Enrique del Moral, is completed.
- Hunstanton Secondary Modern School, Hunstanton, Norfolk, England, designed by Peter and Alison Smithson, is completed[1]
- Stockholm city district of Vällingby, planned by Sven Markelius, is inaugurated
- Pruitt–Igoe housing project in St. Louis, Missouri, designed by Minoru Yamasaki, first occupied[2]
Events
- Buckminster Fuller patents his geodesic dome design, later expressed in his Dymaxion House
Awards
- Royal Gold Medal - Arthur George Stephenson.
- Prix de Rome, architecture - Michel Marot.
- Rome Prize Fellowship at American Academy in Rome - Robert Venturi.
Births
- Hans Robert Hiegel, German architect
Deaths
- February 25 - Auguste Perret, French architect, pioneer of reinforced concrete (born 1874)
- Salvador Valeri i Pupurull, Catalan architect (born 1873)
References
- ^ Harwood, Elain (2003). England: a Guide to Post-War Listed Buildings (rev. ed.). London: Batsford. ISBN 0-7134-8818-2.
- ^ Checkoway, Barry (1985). "Revitalizing an Urban Neighborhood: A St. Louis Case Study". The Metropolitan Midwest. Urbana/Chicago: University of Illinois Press: 245. ISBN 978-0-252-01114-6. ISBN 0252011147.