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Overview of the events of 1959 in architecture
The year 1959 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
Buildings and structures
Buildings opened
Buildings completed
- Basilica of Candelaria, Tenerife, Canary Islands, designed by architect José Enrique Marrero Regalado.
- Case Study House #21: Bailey House and #22: Stahl House, by architect Pierre Koenig.
- 6 Bacon's Lane, Highgate, London, designed by architect Leonard Manasseh for himself.[3]
- Chase Tower, Detroit, Michigan, designed by Albert Kahn Associates.
- Kariba Dam completed between Zambia and Zimbabwe on the Zambezi River.
- The Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, Australia.
- Ten Great Buildings project completed in Beijing, China.
- Bracken House, the Financial Times headquarters in the City of London, designed by Sir Albert Richardson.[4]
- Lincoln Motors showrooms and garage, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, England, designed by Sam Scorer of Denis Clarke Hall, Scorer and Bright; engineer Dr K. Hajnal-Kónyi.[4]
- Pride Cleaners, Chicago, designed by Gerald Siegwart.[5]
- National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, designed by Le Corbusier.[6]
- Finmere Church of England Primary School, England, designed by Mary and David Medd.
Awards
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Deaths
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