1949 in architecture
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The year 1949 in architecture involved some significant events.
- January 26 – Fire breaks out in the golden hall of Horyu-ji Buddhist temple, Japan, causing severe damage to the building, mainly its first floor, and murals. As a result of the restoration (completed in 1954) it is estimated that about 15–20% of the original seventh century Kondo materials is left in the building; the charred timbers are carefully removed to a separate fireproof warehouse for future research.[1][2]
- George Pace is appointed surveyor to the Church of England Diocese of Sheffield and establishes a private practice in York.
Buildings and structures
Buildings opened
- Early – Spa Green Estate in London, designed by Berthold Lubetkin of the Tecton Group with Ove Arup & Partners.
- August 20 – Las Lajas Shrine in Colombia, begun in 1916.
- December 16 – The Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria, designed by Gerard Moerdijk.
Buildings completed
- Ford House in Illinois designed by Bruce Goff.
- Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut designed by Philip Johnson.
- Eames House in Los Angeles, California, designed by Charles Eames.
- Promontory Apartments in Chicago, Illinois, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
- Church of Saint Francis Xavier, Kansas City, Missouri, designed by Barry Byrne.
- Googies coffee shop, West Hollywood, California, designed by John Lautner.
