- 1927 in architecture
The year 1927 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
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Weissenhof Estate inStuttgart , designed by a team led byLudwig Mies van der Rohe is completed.
*Battersea Power Station inLondon , designed byGiles Gilbert Scott .
*The rebuilt Quadrant inRegent Street ,London , is officially declared complete.
*Bakhmetevsky Bus Garage inMoscow , designed byKonstantin Melnikov andVladimir Shukhov , is completed. Konstantin Melnikov enters his "golden season", designing over 10 buildings in one year, including extantKauchuk Factory Club ,Rusakov Workers' Club ,Svoboda Factory Club and his own residence in Moscow. These buildings were completed in 1928-1929
*TheShrine of Remembrance inMelbourne ,Australia is completed.
*The Art DecoLeVeque Tower was completed inColumbus, Ohio ,USA . At 555.5 feet (169 meters) tall, it is just slightly taller than theWashington Monument It was designed by C. Howard Crane and John Gill & Sons.Awards
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AIA Gold Medal -Howard Van Doren Shaw .
*Royal Gold Medal -Herbert Baker .
*Grand Prix de Rome , architecture: (unknown).Births
Deaths
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January 3 -Antonio Rivas Mercado (born 1853)
*December 27 -Lluís Domènech i Montaner (born 1850)
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