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1811 in architecture

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The year 1811 in architecture involved some significant events.

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Buildings

  • Argyll House, London, designed by William Wilkins is completed
  • The House wing of the United States Capitol, designed by William Thornton and Benjamin Latrobe is completed.

Events

  • March – The Commissioners' Plan of 1811 determines the grid plan of Manhattan.
  • John Nash prepares his plan of the Regent Street and Regent's Park areas of London.

Awards

  • Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Jean-Louis Provost.

Births

  • c. May – Thomas Larkins Walker, British architect (died 1860)
  • July 13 – George Gilbert Scott, English architect (died 1878)

Deaths

  • May 5 – Robert Mylne, British architect (born 1734)
  • August 22 – Juan de Villanueva, Spanish architect (born 1739)

References

References

  1. Brownlee, David B.. (1980-12-01). "Review: The Work of Sir Gilbert Scott by David Cole, Gilbert Scott". Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians.
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