1944 in architecture
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The year 1944 in architecture involved some significant events.
- March 9 – St. Nicholas Church, Tallinn, gutted during the bombing of Tallinn in World War II.
- Summer – Ministry of Works (United Kingdom) builds the first demonstration British temporary prefab houses designed for postwar reconstruction (in Northolt and on Millbank in London).[1] The temporary wooden Jicwood bungalow is designed by Richard Sheppard in England.
- October – Destruction of Warsaw.
- The Greater London Plan and A Plan for Plymouth are published by Patrick Abercrombie.[2]
Buildings and structures
Buildings
- Malmö City Theatre, Sweden, designed by Sigurd Lewerentz with Erik Lallerstedt and David Helldén in 1933, is completed.
- Fagersta airspace surveillance tower, Sweden, designed by Cyrillus Johansson, is completed.
- 10050 Cielo Drive (site of the Manson murders in 1969) is built.
Awards
- AIA Gold Medal – Louis Sullivan.
- RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Edward Maufe.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Claude Béraud.
