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1978 in architecture

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The year 1978 in architecture involved some significant events.

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Buildings

  • Gehry House by Frank Gehry in Santa Monica, California.
  • Sunshine 60 in Tokyo, Japan is completed.
  • Reunion Tower in Dallas, Texas is completed.
  • United Nations City in Vienna, Austria is completed.
  • Comodoro Rivadavia Cathedral in Argentina is dedicated.
  • London Borough of Camden low-rise high-density social housing schemes completed on Alexandra Road Estate (by Neave Brown) and Branch Hill (by Gordon Benson and Alan Forsyth).

    • Events

  • Herzog & de Meuron Architekten set up in Basel.

    • Awards

  • AIA Gold Medal - Philip Johnson
  • Alvar Aalto Medal – James Stirling (architect)
  • Architecture Firm Award - Harry Weese & Associates
  • Grand prix national de l'architecture - Jean Renaudie
  • RAIA Gold Medal - Mervyn Parry
  • RIBA Royal Gold Medal - Jørn Utzon
  • Twenty-five Year Award - Eames House

    • Deaths

  • January 27 – Thomas Sharp, English urban planner (born 1901)
  • March 1 – Léon Azéma, French architect (born 1888)
  • August 21 – Charles Eames, American designer (born 1907)
  • September 6 – Jo van den Broek, Dutch architect (born 1898)
  • November 4 – Alfred Albini, Croatian architect and urban planner (born 1896)
  • November 27 – Carlo Scarpa, Italian architect and designer (born 1906)

    • References

    1978 in architecture Wikipedia
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