1915 in architecture
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The year 1915 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Buildings opened
- April - The Hiroshima Prefectural Commercial Exhibition, designed by Jan Letzel, is opened. Today, it is known as the Hiroshima Peace Memorial.
- April 21 - Theatre Circo, Braga, Portugal.[1]
Buildings completed
- Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, Bombay.[2]
- Kumarakottam Temple, Kanchipuram, India rebuilt.
- Yosemite Lodge at the Falls, Yosemite Village, California.
- Well Hall Estate for arsenal workers at Woolwich in south-east London.
Awards
- Royal Gold Medal - Frank Darling.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: not held.
Births
- May 8 - Laurent Chappis, French architect and town planner (died 2013)
- October 4 - Beverly Loraine Greene, African American architect (died 1957)
- December 12 - Tobias Faber, Danish architect and academic (died 2010)
Deaths
- February 17 - George Franklin Barber, American residential architect (born 1854)
- April 17 - Philip Webb, English architect (born 1831)
- May 28 - Robert Chisholm, British "Indo-Saracenic" architect (born 1840)[3]
- June 25 - John James Clark, Australian architect (born 1838)
- July 11 - Albert Schickedanz, Austro-Hungarian architect and painter in the Eclectic style (born 1846)
References
- ↑ Dinis, António; Bandeira, Filomena (2002). SIPA, ed. "Teatro Circo de Braga (n.PT010303420055)" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA –Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico.
- ↑ Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai.
- ↑ Jeyaraj, George J. "Indo-Saracenic Architecture in Chennai" (PDF). Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.
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