- 1974 in architecture
The year 1974 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
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National Assembly, Dhaka inBangladesh , designed byLouis Kahn is completed.
*Horseferry Road Magistrates' Court inWestminster ,London , designed by C. A. Legerton, is completed.
*Sears Tower inChicago ,Illinois ,United States is opened.
* The Aon Center inLos Angeles ,California ,United States is completed and becomes the tallest building in Los Angeles.
*Renaissance Tower inDallas ,Texas ,United States is completed.
* TheW. R. Grace Building inNew York ,United States is completed.
* TheKamzik TV Tower inBratislava ,Slovakia is completed.
*Guy's Tower inLondon ,United Kingdom is completed making it the tallest hospital in the world.
* TheHudson Bay Centre inToronto ,Ontario ,Canada is completed.Awards
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Architecture Firm Award -Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates .
*RAIA Gold Medal -Raymond Berg .
*Royal Gold Medal - Powell & Moya.
*Grand Prix de Rome , architecture: (unknown).Births
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Deaths
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March 17 -Louis Kahn (born 1901)
*April 6 -Willem Marinus Dudok (born 1884)
*November 28 -Konstantin Melnikov (born 1890)
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