1946 in architecture
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The year 1946 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
- J. M. Richards publishes his anatomy of England's suburbia, The Castles on the Ground, illustrated by John Piper.
- Thomas Sharp publishes The Anatomy of the Village.
Buildings and structures
Buildings
- Hudson's department store in Detroit, Michigan, United States is completed.
- BISF houses in the United Kingdom, designed by Frederick Gibberd.[1]
- KPRK radio station building in Livingston, MT is designed and built.
Awards
- RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Patrick Abercrombie.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture – Guillaume Gillet.