1962 in architecture

none 1962 architecture The year 1962 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Events Construction of Dalgety Bay, a small New town in Fife, Scotland, begins. Buildings and structures Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1962 Buildings opened thumb|The Space Needle in Seattle, USA thumb|General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge over Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela thumb|The Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York City, USA April 21 – The Space Needle in Seattle, just in time for the Century 21 Exposition.United States History: Space Needle. Accessed 19 October 2013 May 25 – Coventry Cathedral in England, designed by Basil Spence, is consecrated. May 28 – TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport, New York, designed by Eero Saarinen.A Review of a Show You Cannot See Design Observer Tom Vanderbilt 2005-01-14 http://observatory.designobserver.com/entry.html?entry=2897 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100104203506/http://observatory.designobserver.com/entry.html?entry=2897 2010-01-04 July 1 – The Minolta Tower in Niagara Falls. August 24 – General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge over Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, designed by Riccardo Morandi; opened by President Romulo Betancourt. September 23 – Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York City, designed by Max Abramovitz. November 6 – Commonwealth Institute in the London Borough of Kensington, designed by Sir Robert Matthew of RMJM; opened by Queen Elizabeth II (refurbished 2016 as the Design Museum). dates unknown St George's Church, Rugby, Warwickshire, England, designed by Denys Hinton, is consecrated. Saint Petersburg TV Tower in Saint Petersburg, Russia. KPN-Zendmast Waalhaven in Rotterdam, Netherlands.https://archive.today/20130220041828/http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=communicationtower-rotterdam-nestreetrlands Communication Tower, Rotterdam, Netherlands Emporis.com Buildings completed Both Marina City towers in Chicago, United States, are completed; however, they are not fully furnished until 1964. Tour CIBC in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Place Ville Marie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, becoming the tallest building in the British Commonwealth (1962–1964). CIS Tower in Manchester, England, designed by G. S. Hay and Gordon Tait, becoming the tallest building in the United Kingdom (1962–1963). Tryvannstårnet, broadcasting tower in Oslo, Norway. Sentech Tower, television transmitter in Johannesburg, South Africa (transmissions began in 1961). Policromatic condominium block in Zagreb by Ivo Vitic. United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel, Colorado Springs, designed by Walter Netsch.Walter Netsch Interviewed by Detlef Mertins SOM.com http://www.som.com/content.cfm/walter_netsch_interview 2010-01-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091016003420/http://www.som.com/content.cfm/walter_netsch_interview 2009-10-16 Tukal, on Beaulieu River in Hampshire, England, house designed for himself by Seymour Harris.Steve Rose From Hampshire with love: the renovation of Seymour Harris' Tukal https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2009/apr/13/tukal-new-forest-seymour-harris The Guardian London 2009-04-13 2019-06-08 Awards AIA Gold Medal – Eero Saarinen (posthumous). Architecture Firm Award – Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Grand Prix de Rome, architecture – Piet Blom. RAIA Gold Medal – Joseph Fowell. RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Sven Gottfried Markelius. Births February 25 – Andres Siim, Estonian architect November 30 – Senan Abdelqader, Palestinian architect Deaths January 16 – Ivan Meštrović, Croatian sculptor and architect (born 1883) April 21 – W. Gray Young, New Zealand architect (born 1885) May 14 – Dov Karmi, Israeli architect (born 1905) August 18 – Max Fabiani, Slovene-Italian architect (born 1865) September 23 – Louis de Soissons, Canadian-born English architect (born 1890) December 28 – Karl Völker, German architect and painter (born 1889) References Category:20th-century architecture