1974 in architecture

none 1974 architecture The year 1974 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Events October – The Victoria and Albert Museum in London under Roy Strong opens an influential exhibition. 'The Destruction of the Country House 1875–1975', documenting the destruction of country houses in 20th-century Britain.The Destruction of the Country House Roy Strong Marcus Binney Marcus Binney John Harris John Harris (curator) 1974 London Thames & Hudson 0-500-24094-9http://www.open2.net/savingbritainspast/country_house.html Saving Britain's Past Episode 3: The Country House 2021-09-26 open2.net Open University https://web.archive.org/web/20100616122851/http://www.open2.net/savingbritainspast/country_house.html 2010-06-16 dead 2009 Heikkinen – Komonen Architects established by Mikko Heikkinen and Markku Komonen in Helsinki, Finland. Buildings and structures Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1974 Buildings opened thumb|Birmingham Central Library in Birmingham, England Sears Tower in Chicago, Illinois, United States, designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Birmingham Central Library, Birmingham, UK, designed by John Madin (closed 2013). Horseferry Road Magistrates' Court in Westminster, London, designed by C. A. Legerton Buildings completed thumb|Hotel du Lac May 18 – The Warsaw radio mast in Poland, the second tallest structure ever built (it collapses on August 8, 1991). date unknown Renaissance Tower in Dallas, Texas, USA. AT&T Long Lines Building, 33 Thomas Street, New York, USA, designed by John Carl Warnecke. Kamzik TV Tower in Bratislava, Slovakia. Guy's Tower in London, United Kingdom, the world's tallest hospital at this time. Hudson Bay Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Palace of Weddings, Vilnius, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, designed by Gediminas Baravykas. Plastic classroom, Kennington Primary School, Preston, England.Plastic Classroom at Kennington Primary School https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1438821 English Heritage 2017-10-04 2022-04-04 Hotel du Lac, Tunis, designed by Raffaele Contigiani. Laurie Short House in Sydney, Australia, designed by Glenn Murcutt. Awards Architecture Firm Award – Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates RAIA Gold Medal – Raymond Berg RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Powell & Moya Twenty-five Year Award – Johnson and Son Administration Building Births October 2 – Bjarke Ingels, Danish architect Deaths March 17 – Louis Kahn, American architect based in Philadelphia, USA (born 1901) April 6 – Willem Marinus Dudok, Dutch modernist architect (born 1884) April 25 – Gustavo R. Vincenti, Maltese architect and developer (born 1888)Social and Personal: In Memoriam https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20020425/slug/social-and-personal.176906 23 December 2018 Times of Malta 25 April 2002 September 3 - Romuald Gutt, Polish architect (born 1888) November 28 – Konstantin Melnikov, Russian architect and painter (born 1890) December 12 – Sir Edward Maufe, English architect (born 1882) References Category:20th-century architecture