1860 in architecture
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The year 1860 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- Oxford University Museum of Natural HistoryOxford University Museum of Natural HistoryThe Oxford University Museum of Natural History, sometimes known simply as the Oxford University Museum, is a museum displaying many of the University of Oxford's natural history specimens, located on Parks Road in Oxford, England. It also contains a lecture theatre which is used by the...
, by Benjamin WoodwardBenjamin WoodwardBenjamin Woodward was an Irish architect who, in partnership with Sir Thomas Newenham Deane, designed a number of buildings in Dublin....
, completed.
Births
- May 2 - Lucien WeissenburgerLucien WeissenburgerLucien Weissenburger , was a French architect. He was one of the principal architects to work in the Art Nouveau style in Lorraine and a member of the board of directors of the École de Nancy....
(died 19291929 in architectureThe year 1929 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* The Barcelona Pavilion, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, is erected.* Royal York Hotel in Toronto, Ontario is completed and becomes the tallest building in the British Empire....
) - August 20 - Kirtland CutterKirtland CutterKirtland Kelsey Cutter was a 20th century architect in the Pacific Northwest and California. He was born in East Rockport, Ohio, as the great-grandson of Jared Potter Kirtland. He studied painting and illustration at the Art Students League of New York. At the age of 26 he moved to Spokane,...
(died 19391939 in architectureThe year 1939 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* April 21 - The San Jacinto Monument is dedicated near Houston, Texas....
) - James MillerJames Miller (architect)James Miller was a Scottish architect and artist. He is noted for his many buildings in Glasgow and for his Scottish railway stations. Among these are the heavily American-influenced Union Bank building at 110-20 St Vincent Street; his 1901-1905 extensions to Glasgow Central railway station; and...
(died 19471947 in architectureThe year 1947 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:*The Berkeley Building, or "Old" John Hancock Tower in Boston, Massachusetts, United States is completed.-Awards:*AIA Gold Medal - Eliel Saarinen...
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Deaths
- 19 April - Karol PodczaszyńskiKarol PodczaszynskiKarol Podczaszyński was a Polish-Lithuanian architect, a representative of the neoclassical architecture and a professor of the Imperial University of Vilna, as well as one of the pioneers of industrial design....
(born 17901790 in architectureThe year 1790 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* The Pitot House is built by Don Santiago Lorreins, later bought by James Pitot in 1809.* The John Dodd Hat Shop was built by Danbury lawyer John Dodd....
) - 12 May - Charles BarryCharles BarrySir Charles Barry FRS was an English architect, best known for his role in the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster in London during the mid-19th century, but also responsible for numerous other buildings and gardens.- Background and training :Born on 23 May 1795 in Bridge Street, Westminster...
(born 17951795 in architectureThe year 1795 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* In New Orleans, the Cabildo is started .-Births:* April 3 - Richard Lane * May 23 - Charles Barry...
), architect best known for his role in the rebuilding of the Palace of WestminsterPalace of WestminsterThe Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament or Westminster Palace, is the meeting place of the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom—the House of Lords and the House of Commons...
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