- 1911 in architecture
The year 1911 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
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May 23 –New York Public Library Main Branch , built by architects John Carrere and Thomas Hastings, is officially opened.
*Brasserie Excelsior and Angleterre Hotel inNancy , designed byLucien Weissenburger andAlexander Mienville , with ironwork and interiors byLouis Majorelle and stained glass byJacques Gruber .
*Fagus Factory atAlfeld an der Leine, designed byWalter Gropius and Adolf Meyer.
*Frank Lloyd Wright builds his Taliesin house and studio inSpring Green, Wisconsin .Events
* Competition to design
Canberra is won byWalter Burley Griffin
*Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire led to improved safety standards in New York City buildingsAwards
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AIA Gold Medal -George Browne Post .
*Royal Gold Medal -Wilhelm Dorpfeld .
*Grand Prix de Rome , architecture: (unknown).Births
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July 16 - John Lautner (died 1994)Deaths
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