1909 in architecture
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The year 1909 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- AEG Turbine Factory in Berlin, designed by Peter Behrens is completed.
- Many architects of the École de Nancy, including Lucien Weissenburger, Émile André, Émile Toussaint, Louis Marchal, Paul Charbonnier, Eugène Vallin, and others design the pavilions for the International Exhibition of the East of France, held in Nancy from May 1 to October 31.
- Construction begins on the Robie House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, in Hyde Park, Chicago.
Awards
- AIA Gold Medal - Charles Follen McKim.
- Royal Gold Medal - Arthur John Evans.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
Births
- March 16 - Ernesto Nathan Rogers (died 1969)
- May 9 - Gordon Bunshaft (died 1990)
Deaths
- September 14 - Charles Follen McKim (born 1847)
- September 18 - Auguste Choisy (born 1841)
- Thomas Worthington (born 1826)