1951 in architecture
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The year 1951 in architecture involved some significant events.
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[edit] Buildings
- May 3 - Royal Festival Hall in London, designed by Leslie Martin, Peter Moro and Robert Matthew is opened.
- The Lansbury Estate in Poplar, London is begun as a housing showcase.
- The JK Building in Belo Horizonte, Brazil is designed by Oscar Niemeyer.
- Farnsworth House is completed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in Plano, Illinois, USA.
- The antenna of the Empire State Building is added to the building.
[edit] Events
- Nikolaus Pevsner published the first in his Buildings of England series, the volume on Nottinghamshire.
[edit] Awards
- AIA Gold Medal - Bernard Ralph Maybeck.
- Royal Gold Medal - Vincent Harris.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- Arthur Joseph Davis (born 1878)
- William Alexander Harvey (born 1874)
