1919 in architecture
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The year 1919 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
- 25 April â The Bauhaus architectural and design movement is founded in Weimar, Germany, by Walter Gropius.
- November â Start of the Glass Chain correspondence.[1]
- Julia Morgan is selected as the architect for William Randolph Hearst's La Cuesta Encantada, better known as Hearst Castle, in San Simeon, California, USA.
Buildings and structures
Buildings opened
- 5 March â Rebuilt Helsinki Central railway station, designed by Eliel Saarinen.[2][3]
- April â First Congregational Church of Albany, New York, USA, designed by Albert W. Fuller.
- September â Brooklyn Army Terminal, New York, USA, designed by Cass Gilbert.
- 16 October â Condado Vanderbilt Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[4]
- 11 November (Remembrance Day) â Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, designed by Henry Sproatt.
- 27 November â Laie Hawaii Temple, Oahu, Hawaii, USA, dedicated.
- 29 November â GroÃes Schauspielhaus in Berlin with interior remodelled as a theater by Hans Poelzig.
- Church of the Madonna della Difesa, Montreal, Canada.[5]
- McMahon Building, better known as the "World's littlest skyscraper", by J. D. McMahon, in downtown Wichita Falls, Texas.
Buildings completed
- Het Schip, Amsterdam, Netherlands, by Michel de Klerk.
- First Goetheanum, Dornach, Switzerland, by Rudolf Steiner.
Awards
- RIBA Royal Gold Medal â Leonard Stokes.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture â Jacques Carlu and Jean-Jacques Haffner.
Births
- 3 January â Robin Boyd, Australian architect (died 1971)
- 21 June â Paolo Soleri, Italian-American architect (died 2013)
- 23 July â Geoffrey Bawa, Ceylonese architect (died 2003)
- 12 December â Giancarlo De Carlo, Italian architect (died 2005)
- date unknown â Mualla EyüboÄlu, Turkish architect (died 2009)
Deaths
- 26 February â Paul Due, Norwegian architect of railway stations (born 1835)
- 12 August â Ernest Gimson, English "Arts and Crafts" architect and furniture designer (born 1864)
- 5 September â Frigyes Schulek, Hungarian architect (born 1841)
- 15 October â Adolf W. Edelsvärd, Swedish architect (born 1824)
- 6 November â Hans Christian Amberg, Danish architect (born 1837)