- 1961 in architecture
The year 1961 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
* The
Palace of Labour inTurin , designed byPier Luigi Nervi is completed.
*One Chase Manhattan Plaza inNew York City ,United States is completed.
* TheSpace Needle inSeattle ,Washington ,United States is completed.
* TheEmpress State Building inLondon ,England is completed.
* TheHenninger Turm inFrankfurt ,Germany designed byKarl Leiser is completed.
*Yokohama Marine Tower inYokohama ,Japan is inaugurated.
*Chungking Mansions inHong Kong ,China are completed.
* TheCongressional Palace is completed inMoscow ,Russia ,USSR .Awards
*
AIA Gold Medal -Le Corbusier .
*RAIA Gold Medal -Louis Laybourne-Smith .
*Royal Gold Medal -Lewis Mumford .
*Grand Prix de Rome , architecture: (unknown).Events
* "
Archigram " is founded as a magazine.
* "The Death and Life of Great American Cities " byJane Jacobs is published.
* "The City in History " byLewis Mumford is published.
* BDP is formed inPreston .Births
Deaths
*
September 1 -Eero Saarinen (born 1910)
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