1978 in architecture
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The year 1978 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- Gehry House by Frank Gehry in Santa Monica, California.
- Sunshine 60 in Tokyo, Japan is completed.
- Reunion Tower in Dallas, Texas is completed.
- United Nations City in Vienna, Austria is completed.
- Comodoro Rivadavia Cathedral in Argentina is dedicated.
- London Borough of Camden low-rise high-density social housing schemes completed on Alexandra Road Estate (by Neave Brown) and Branch Hill (by Gordon Benson and Alan Forsyth).[1]
Events
- Herzog & de Meuron Architekten set up in Basel.
Awards
- AIA Gold Medal - Philip Johnson
- Alvar Aalto Medal – James Stirling (architect)
- Architecture Firm Award - Harry Weese & Associates
- Grand prix national de l'architecture - Jean Renaudie
- RAIA Gold Medal - Mervyn Parry
- RIBA Royal Gold Medal - Jørn Utzon
- Twenty-five Year Award - Eames House
Births
Deaths
- January 27 – Thomas Sharp, English urban planner (born 1901)
- March 1 – Léon Azéma, French architect (born 1888)
- August 21 – Charles Eames, American designer (born 1907)
- September 6 – Jo van den Broek, Dutch architect (born 1898)
- November 4 – Alfred Albini, Croatian architect and urban planner (born 1896)
- November 27 – Carlo Scarpa, Italian architect and designer (born 1906)
References
- ^ London Suburbs. London: Merrell Holberton. 1999. ISBN 978-1-85894-077-9.