1929 in architecture

The year 1929 in architecture involved some significant events.

Buildings

* The Barcelona Pavilion, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is erected.
* Lovell House in Los Angeles, designed by Richard Neutra.
* Richfield Tower in Los Angeles, designed by Stiles O. Clements, is completed.
* Nobel House, the headquarters of ICI, on Millbank, Westminster, London, designed by Frank Baines, is completed.
* Paimio Sanatorium in Finland, designed by Alvar Aalto is completed.
* Work begins on the Rockefeller Center in New York
* The Royal York Hotel in Toronto, Ontario is completed and becomes the tallest building in the British Empire

Awards

* AIA Gold Medal - Milton Bennett Medary.
* Royal Gold Medal - Victor Laloux.
* Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).

Births

* February 28 - Frank Gehry

Deaths

* January 25 - Ralph Knott (born 1878)
* February 24 - Lucien Weissenburger (born 1860)
* April 4 - Francis Sullivan (born 1882)
* October 15 - Émile Bénard (born 1844)


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