1811 in architecture
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The year 1811 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- Argyll House, London, designed by William Wilkins is completed
- The House wing of the United States Capitol, designed by William Thornton and Benjamin Latrobe is completed.
Events
- March â The Commissioners' Plan of 1811 determines the grid plan of Manhattan.
- John Nash prepares his plan of the Regent Street and Regent's Park areas of London.
Awards
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Jean-Louis Provost.
Births
- c. May â Thomas Larkins Walker, British architect (died 1860)
- July 13 â George Gilbert Scott, English architect (died 1878)[1]
Deaths
- May 5 â Robert Mylne, British architect (born 1734)
- August 22 â Juan de Villanueva, Spanish architect (born 1739)