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1975 in architecture

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The year 1975 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

  • Planned residential development of Noak Bridge in the Borough of Basildon (England), designed by George Garrard and Maurice Naunton, begins.

Buildings and structures

Buildings opened

  • June 10 – Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona, designed by Josep Lluís Sert.
  • June 25 – Addleshaw Tower at Chester Cathedral in England, designed by George Pace.
  • June 28 – Sir Thomas White Building, St John's College, Oxford, England, designed by Philip Dowson of Arup Associates.
  • c. September – Metropolitan Correctional Center, Chicago, designed by Harry Weese.
  • October 10 – Afrikaans Language Monument, Paarl, South Africa.
  • December 10 – General Artigas Bridge, Uruguay River, Uruguay.
  • Worth Abbey church in West Sussex, England, designed by Francis Pollen, consecrated.
  • Malmö Konsthall in Sweden, designed by Klas Anshelm.

Buildings completed

  • Frank House, also known as House VI, designed by Peter Eisenman.
  • First Canadian Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the tallest building in Canada (1975-present).
  • The Fernmeldeturm Mannheim in Mannheim, Germany.
  • The Willis Building (Ipswich), England, designed by Foster Associates.
  • Granite Tower in Billings, Montana, designed by Harrison Fagg's partnership.
  • Modissa (fashion store) in Zürich, Switzerland, designed by Werner Gantenbein.
  • Foire Internationale de Dakar in Senegal, designed by Jean-François Lamoureux and Jean-Louis Marin.
  • Ramot Polin housing development in East Jerusalem, designed by Zvi Hecker.
  • River Park Towers, The Bronx, designed by Davis, Brody & Associates
  • Les Arcades du Lac and Le Viaduc housing development in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, near Versailles, France, designed by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura.
  • Warszawa Centralna railway station in Poland (by Arseniusz Romanowicz).

Awards

  • Architecture Firm Award – Davis, Brody & Associates
  • Grand prix national de l'architecture – Jean Willerval
  • RAIA Gold Medal – Sydney Ancher
  • RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Michael Scott
  • Twenty-five Year Award – Philip Johnson's Residence

Events

  • Designated European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
  • SAVE Britain's Heritage founded as a campaigning group for endangered buildings.

Births

  • December 3 – Julien De Smedt, Belgian-Danish architect

Deaths

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  • June 2 – Robert Matthew, Scottish modernist architect (born 1906)
  • June 5 – John Leopold Denman, English Neo-Georgian architect (born 1882)
  • June 7 – Robert Schmertz, American folk musician and architect (born 1898)
  • June 14 – Pablo Antonio, Filipino modernist architect (born 1901)
  • July 9 – Edward D. Dart, American Mid-Century Modern architect (born 1922)
  • August 23 – George Pace, English ecclesiastical architect (born 1915)
  • August 28 – Norman Jewson, English Arts & Crafts architect (born 1884)
  • September 21 – Mihran Mesrobian, Armenian American architect (born 1889)
  • December 23 – Ejnar Mindedal Rasmussen, Danish Neoclassical architect (born 1892)
  • December 29 – Sigurd Lewerentz, Swedish architect and furniture designer (born 1885)

References

References

  1. Harwood, Elain. (2003). "England: a Guide to Post-War Listed Buildings". Batsford.
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