- 1971 in architecture
The year 1971 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
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Department of the Environment Building , three 20 story tower blocks atop a 5 story linking building, designed byEric Bedford , at Marsham Street inWestminster ,London , was completed.
*Rothko Chapel inHouston, Texas , designed byMark Rothko andPhilip Johnson is completed.
* TheEmley Moor Tower nearHuddersfield ,West Yorkshire ,England is recommences transmission after being damaged in a storm.
*Hillbrow Tower inJohannesburg ,South Africa was completed.
* Trump International Hotel & Tower inManhattan ,New York ,United States is completed.
*Näsinneula tower inTampere ,Finland is completed.
* Meritus Mandarin Singapore Tower 1 inSingapore is opened.
*Summerland Leisure Complex inDouglas ,Isle Of Man is completedAwards
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AIA Gold Medal -Louis Kahn .
*Architecture Firm Award -Albert Kahn Associates, Inc. .
*RAIA Gold Medal -Frederick Lucas .
*Royal Gold Medal -Hubert de Cronin Hastings .
*Prix de Rome , architecture: (unknown).Births
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Deaths
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March 24 -Arne Jacobsen (born 1902)
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