1947 in architecture
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The year 1947 in architecture involved some significant events.
- February–June – Initial proposals for the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City are drawn up.
- April – Initial proposals for Point Park Civic Center in Pittsburgh by Frank Lloyd Wright are presented.
- Bankside Power Station, London, designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (completed in early 1960s; converted to Tate Modern art gallery in late 1990s).
- Le Corbusier commences construction of the Cité radieuse, Marseille.
- Reconstruction plan for the French city of Nantes by Michel Roux-Spitz is approved.
- Jože Plečnik proposes plans for the "Plečnik Parliament" overlooking Ljubljana.
Buildings and structures
Buildings completed
- The Berkeley Building, or "Old" John Hancock Tower in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, designed by Cram and Ferguson.
- 75 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City.
- Altino Arantes Building in São Paulo, Brazil, designed by Plínio Botelho do Amaral with the contractors, Camargo & Mesquita.
- Wachovia Building (Mobile), Alabama, designed by Platt Roberts & Associates.
- Nizami Mausoleum, Ganja, Azerbaijan (replaced 1991).[1]
- Cathedral of San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina, designed by Alejandro Bustillo.
- St. Josaphat Cathedral, McCauley, Edmonton, Alberta, designed by Reverend Philip Ruh.
- Zushi Temple, New Taipei City, Taiwan, designed by Li Meishu.
- Avenel Cooperative Housing Project in Los Angeles, California, designed by Gregory Ain.
- Hearst Castle, California, designed by Julia Morgan (construction, begun in 1919, ceases).
- Delano hotel, Miami Beach, designed by Robert Swartburg.