1918 in architecture

Events

• November 3 – A Baroque Marian column (built 1650) in Prague, the Czech Republic, is destroyed by nationalists.
• December 3 – The November Group (Novembergruppe) of expressionist artists and architects is formed in Germany, and shortly afterwards merges with the Arbeitsrat für Kunst.

Buildings and structures

Buildings

• Hallidie Building is built in San Francisco. Designed by Willis Polk. Credited as the first glass curtain wall building.
• D. L. James House is built in Carmel Highlands, California. Designed by Greene and Greene in an Arts and Crafts style.
• Copenhagen Police Headquarters are begun in Denmark. Designed by Hack Kampmann in a Neoclassical style.
• Our Lady of the Victories Basilica in Melbourne, Australia is completed.
• Newman College in Melbourne, Australia designed by Walter Burley Griffin, is completed.
• The Chapel of St. James, of the Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago, designed by Zachary Taylor Davis, in the French Gothic style, is completed.
• Woodland Chapel in Skogskyrkogården Cemetery is built in Stockholm, Sweden. Designed by Erik Gunnar Asplund.
• Snellman House in Djursholm, Sweden, is built. Designed by Erik Gunnar Asplund.

Awards

• RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Ernest Newton.
• Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: not held.

Births

• February 1 – Minnette de Silva, Ceylonese modernist architect (died 1998)
• March 16 – Aldo van Eyck, Dutch architect (died 1999)
• April 10 – Jørn Utzon, Danish architect best known for Sydney Opera House (died 2008)
• July 3 – Benjamin C. Thompson, American architect (died 2002)
• October 23 – Paul Rudolph, American architect and academic (died 1997)
• December 16 – Gerard Goalen, English Catholic church architect (died 1999)

Deaths

• April 11 – Otto Wagner, Austrian architect and urban planner (born 1841)
• May 25 – William Pitt, Australian architect, public servant and politician (born 1855)
• October 25 – Zsigmond Quittner, Hungarian commercial architect (died 1859)

References

References

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