1975 in architecture

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The year 1975 in architecture involved some significant events.

Buildings opened

• June 10 - Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona, designed by Josep Lluís Sert.
• June 25 - Addleshaw Tower at Chester Cathedral in England, designed by George Pace.
• October 10 - Afrikaans Language Monument, Paarl, South Africa
• December 10 - General Artigas Bridge, Uruguay River, Uruguay
• Worth Abbey church in West Sussex, England, designed by Francis Pollen, consecrated

Buildings completed

• Frank House, also known as House VI, designed by Peter Eisenman
• First Canadian Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the tallest building in Canada (1975-present).
• The Fernmeldeturm Mannheim in Mannheim, Germany.
• The Willis Building (Ipswich), England, designed by Foster Associates.

Foster's Willis Building (Ipswich).

Awards

• Architecture Firm Award - Davis, Brody & Associates
• Grand prix national de l'architecture - Jean Willerval
• RAIA Gold Medal - Sydney Ancher
• RIBA Royal Gold Medal - Michael Scott
• Twenty-five Year Award - Philip Johnson's Residence

Events

• Designated European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
• SAVE Britain's Heritage founded as a campaigning group for endangered buildings.

Births

• December 3 - Julien De Smedt, Belgian-Danish architect

Deaths

• June 5 - John Leopold Denman, English Neo-Georgian architect (born 1882)
• June 14 - Pablo Antonio, Filipino modernist architect (born 1901)
• July 9- Edward D. Dart, American Mid-Century Modern architect (born 1922)
• August 28 - Norman Jewson, English Arts & Crafts architect (born 1884)
• date unknown - Robert Matthew, Scottish modernist architect (born 1906)