1912 in architecture

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The year 1912 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

• Clough Williams-Ellis receives his first major architectural commission, for the remodelling of Llangoed Hall in Wales.

Buildings opened

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia

• April 19 - Bridges in Constantine, Algeria:
  • Sidi M'Cid Bridge, designed by Ferdinand Arnodin.
  • Sidi Rached Bridge, designed by Paul Séjourné.
• April 25 - Rebuilt St Mark's Campanile in Venice inaugurated.
• May - Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts opens in Moscow, Russia.
• June - Government Conference Centre, Ottawa, Canada (opened by the Grand Trunk Railway as Ottawa's railway station)^[1]
• December 26 - Opening of:
  • Manchester Opera House, in Manchester, England, as the New Theatre, designed by Richardson & Gill with Farquarson.^[2]
  • St. James Theatre, Wellington, New Zealand, designed by Henry Eli White.

Buildings completed

• Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia, Bulgaria.
• El Centro Español de Tampa, Florida, USA.^[3]
• Mawson's Huts, Cape Denison, Commonwealth Bay, Australian Antarctic Territory^[4]
• Šaloun's Villa in Prague, designed by and for sculptor Ladislav Šaloun.
• Sons of Norway Hall, Petersburg, Alaska, USA.^[5]
• Glamorgan County Hall, Cardiff, Wales, designed by Vincent Harris and T. A. Moodie.
• Chengyang Bridge, China.
• Jackson Tower in Portland, Oregon
• The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston
• Sun Tower in Vancouver, British Columbia
• Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in Montreal
• Ritz-Carlton Montreal in Montreal

Awards

• Olympic gold medal - Eugène Monod & Alphone Laverrière of Switzerland for Building plan of a modern stadium.
• Royal Gold Medal - Basil Champneys.
• Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Jacques Debat-Ponsan.

Births

• January 9 - Ralph Tubbs, British architect associated with the Festival of Britain (died 1996)
• January 30 - Finn Juhl, Danish architect, interior and industrial designer (died 1989)
• February 21 - Henry Bernard, French architect, designer of the Palace of Europe (died 1994)
• June 11 - Rosemary Stjernstedt, British architect (died 1998)
• December 1 - Minoru Yamasaki, American World Trade Center architect (died 1986)
• December 15 - Ray Eames, American designer, 2nd wife of Charles Eames (died 1988)

Deaths

• February 8 - Constant-Désiré Despradelle, French architect and professor of architecture (born 1862)
• June 1 - Daniel Burnham, American architect and urban planner (born 1846)
• June 27 - Frank Furness, Philadelphia-based American architect (born 1839)
• November 17 - Richard Norman Shaw, British architect (born 1831)

References

1. Kalman, Harold; Roaf, John (1983). Exploring Ottawa: An Architectural Guide to the Nation's Capital. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
2. Historic England. "Grade II (456959)". Images of England.
3. "Ybor City Historic District". TampaGov. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
4. "Mawsons Huts and Mawsons Huts Historic Site (entry AHD105713)". Australian Heritage Database. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.
5. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.