1902 in architecture
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The year 1902 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- Flatiron BuildingFlatiron BuildingThe Flatiron Building, or Fuller Building, as it was originally called, is located at 175 Fifth Avenue in the borough of Manhattan, New York City and is considered to be a groundbreaking skyscraper. Upon completion in 1902 it was one of the tallest buildings in the city and the only skyscraper...
in New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, designed by Daniel BurnhamDaniel BurnhamDaniel Hudson Burnham, FAIA was an American architect and urban planner. He was the Director of Works for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. He took a leading role in the creation of master plans for the development of a number of cities, including Chicago and downtown Washington DC...
is completed. - Post Office Savings Bank in ViennaViennaVienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, designed by Otto WagnerOtto WagnerOtto Koloman Wagner was an Austrian architect and urban planner, known for his lasting impact on the appearance of his home town Vienna, to which he contributed many landmarks.-Life:...
is completed. - Otto Wagner's Viennese StadtbahnStadtbahnA ' is a tramway or light railway that includes segments built to rapid transit standards, usually as part of a process of conversion to a metro railway, mainly by the building of tunnels in the central city area....
railway system is completed. - The Villa Jika for Louis MajorelleLouis MajorelleLouis-Jean-Sylvestre Majorelle, usually known simply as Louis Majorelle, was a French decorator and furniture designer who manufactured his own designs, in the French tradition of the ébéniste...
, designed by Henri SauvageHenri SauvageHenri Sauvage was a French architectural designer.Sauvage was born in Rouen, France. After studying at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in the atelier of Jean-Louis Pascal, he opened a wallpaper shop in Paris for which he got orders from Hector Guimard and Louis Majorelle, he then...
and 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....
, with stained glass by Jacques Gruber and ironwork and interior woodwork by Majorelle himself, is completed. - The Villa Lejeune in Nancy is designed by Émile AndréÉmile AndréFrançois-Émile André was a French architect, artist, and furniture designer. He was the son of the architect of Charles André and the father of two other architects, Jacques and Michel André.-Life and career:...
. - Émile AndréÉmile AndréFrançois-Émile André was a French architect, artist, and furniture designer. He was the son of the architect of Charles André and the father of two other architects, Jacques and Michel André.-Life and career:...
designs the France-Lanord and Lombard Apartment Buildings in Nancy. - The Biet Apartment Building in Nancy, designed by Georges Biet and Eugène VallinEugène VallinEugène Vallin was a French furniture designer and manufacturer, as well as an architect.-Life and career:Vallin studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Nancy...
, is completed. - The House with ChimaerasHouse with ChimaerasHouse with Chimaeras or Gorodetsky House is an Art Nouveau building located in the historic Lypky neighborhood of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Situated across the street from the President of Ukraine's office at No. 10, Bankova Street, the building has been used as a presidential residence for...
is completed and was designed by Vladislav GorodetskyVladislav GorodetskyVladislav Gorodetsky or full name Leshek Vladislav Dezidery Gorodetsky was an architect and big-game hunter, best known for his Art Nouveau-style buildings, namely the House with Chimaeras, the St...
. - West Baden Springs HotelWest Baden Springs HotelThe West Baden Springs Hotel is a historic landmark hotel in the town of West Baden Springs in Orange County, Indiana, United States, known for its vast domed atrium. It is currently part of the French Lick Resort...
designed by Harrison AlbrightHarrison AlbrightHarrison Albright was an American architect best known for his innovative design of the West Baden Springs Hotel in Orange County, Indiana, which boasted the largest free-spanning dome in the world at the time of its construction.- Biography :Born in the Ogontz neighborhood of North Philadelphia,...
featuring the world's largest free-spanning dome is completed.
Awards
- Royal Gold MedalRoyal Gold MedalThe Royal Gold Medal for architecture is awarded annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects on behalf of the British monarch, in recognition of an individual's or group's substantial contribution to international architecture....
- Thomas Edward CollcuttThomas Edward CollcuttThomas Edward Collcutt was an English architect in the Victorian era who designed several important buildings in London.-Biography:...
. - Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
Births
- January 30 - Nikolaus PevsnerNikolaus PevsnerSir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner, CBE, FBA was a German-born British scholar of history of art and, especially, of history of architecture...
(died 19831983 in architectureThe year 1983 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* The Conoco-Phillips Building in Anchorage, AK, United States, is completed.* The Alma-Ata Tower in Almaty, Kazakhstan is completed....
) - February 11 - Arne JacobsenArne JacobsenArne Emil Jacobsen, usually known as Arne Jacobsen, was a Danish architect and designer. He is remembered for contributing so much to architectural Functionalism as well as for the worldwide success he enjoyed with simple but effective chair designs.-Early life and education:Arne Jacobsen was born...
(died 19711971 in architectureThe year 1971 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* Department of the Environment Building, three 20 story tower blocks atop a 5 story linking building, designed by Eric Bedford, at Marsham Street in Westminster, London, was completed.* Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas,...
) - February 27 - Lúcio CostaLúcio CostaLucio Costa was a Brazilian architect and urban planner.-Career:Costa was born in Toulon, France.Educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne, England and in Montreux until 1916, he graduated as an architect in 1924 from the School of Fine Art in Rio de Janeiro...
(died 19981998 in architectureThe year 1998 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, designed by Marnell Corrao Associates.* Chek Lap Kok Airport in Hong Kong, designed by Norman Foster....
) - March 9 - Luis BarragánLuis BarragánLuis Barragán Morfin was a Mexican architect. He was self-trained.-Early life:Educated as an engineer, he graduated from the Escuela Libre de Ingenieros in Guadalajara in 1923 and was self-trained as an architect.After graduation, he travelled through Spain, France , and...
(died 19881988 in architectureThe year 1988 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* 9 May - Parliament House in Canberra, Australia is opened.* The Seikan Tunnel in Japan is completed* Scotia Plaza in Toronto, Ontario, Canada is completed....
) - March 9 - Edward Durrell Stone (died 19781978 in architectureThe 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....
) - May 21 - Marcel BreuerMarcel BreuerMarcel Lajos Breuer , was a Hungarian-born modernist, architect and furniture designer of Jewish descent. One of the masters of Modernism, Breuer displayed interest in modular construction and simple forms.- Life and work :Known to his friends and associates as Lajkó, Breuer studied and taught at...
(died 19811981 in architectureThe year 1981 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* JPMorgan Chase Tower, Houston, Texas designed by I. M. Pei is completed.* Sydney Tower in Sydney, Australia is completed and opened.* Colonius in Cologne, Germany is completed....
) - November 11 - Ernő GoldfingerErno GoldfingerErnő Goldfinger was a Hungarian-born Jewish architect and designer of furniture, and a key member of the architectural Modern Movement after he had moved to the United Kingdom.-Biography:Goldfinger was born in Budapest...
(died 19871987 in architectureThe year 1987 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* The Menil Collection, in Houston, Texas, United States, designed by architect Renzo Piano, is opened to the public.* The Riga Radio & TV Tower in Riga, Latvia is completed....
) - Welton BecketWelton BecketWelton Becket was an architect who designed many buildings in Los Angeles, California.Becket was born in Seattle, Washington and graduated from the University of Washington program in Architecture in 1927 with a Bachelor of Architecture degree .He settled in Los Angeles in 1933 and formed a...
(died 19691969 in architectureThe year 1969 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings and structures:* January 8: At the Smithsonian, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden building is begun, with ground-breaking by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, Chief Justice Earl Warren, and the Secretary S...
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