1924 in architecture
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The year 1924 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- The ChilehausChilehausThe Chilehaus is a ten-story office building in Hamburg, Germany. It is an exceptional example of the 1920s Brick Expressionism style of architecture...
in HamburgHamburg-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
is completed. - Rietveld Schröder HouseRietveld Schröder HouseThe Rietveld Schröder House in Utrecht was built in 1924 by Dutch architect Gerrit Rietveld for Mrs. Truus Schröder-Schräder and her three children. She commissioned the house to be designed preferably without walls. Rietveld worked side by side with Schröder-Schräder to create the house...
in Utrecht, Netherlands
Awards
- Olympic silver medalOlympic medallists in art competitionsBelow is a list of the Olympic medallists in art competitions. See Olympic medallists for winners in other sports, and Art competitions at the Olympic Games for more background information on art competitions at the Olympic Games....
- Alfréd HajósAlfréd HajósAlfréd Hajós was a Hungarian swimmer and architect. He was the first modern Olympic swimming champion and the first Olympic champion of Hungary.-Biography:...
& Dezso LauberDezso LauberDezső Lauber was a Hungarian all-round sportsman and architect.He was born in Pécs and died in Budapest....
of HungaryHungaryHungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
for Plan for Budapest Swimming Stadium. - Olympic bronze medal - Julien MédecinJulien MédecinJulien Médecin was a Monegasque architect. He won a bronze medal in Designs for Town Planning at the 1924 Olympics in Paris...
of MonacoMonacoMonaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
for Stadium for Monte Carlo (no gold medal was awarded). - Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
Deaths
- April 14 - Louis SullivanLouis SullivanLouis Henri Sullivan was an American architect, and has been called the "father of skyscrapers" and "father of modernism" He is considered by many as the creator of the modern skyscraper, was an influential architect and critic of the Chicago School, was a mentor to Frank Lloyd Wright, and an...
(born 18561856 in architectureThe year 1856 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:*Parliament House, Melbourne, Australia is completed.*State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia is completed....
) - April 23 - Bertram GoodhueBertram GoodhueBertram Grosvenor Goodhue was a American architect celebrated for his work in neo-gothic design. He also designed notable typefaces, including Cheltenham and Merrymount for the Merrymount Press.-Early career:...
(born 18691869 in architectureThe year 1869 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* November 17 - The modern Suez Canal opens.* Construction of Neuschwanstein in Bavaria, designed by Christian Jank, is begun.* The Rotes Rathaus in Berlin, Germany is completed....
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