Overview of the events of 1903 in architecture
The year 1903 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Buildings and structures
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Buildings completed
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- The Beurs van Berlage (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), designed by Hendrik Berlage.
- Hill House, Helensburgh, Scotland, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
- St Cyprian's, Clarence Gate, London, designed by Ninian Comper.
- St Ignatius Church, Stamford Hill, London, designed by Benedict Williamson, first portion.
- Juselius Mausoleum, Pori, Finland, designed by Josef Stenbäck.[1]
- Palazzo Castiglioni (Milan), Italy, designed by Giuseppe Sommaruga.
- Wemyss Bay railway station in Scotland, rebuilt by James Miller.
- Communal Palace of Buzău, Romania, designed by Alexandru Săvulescu (died 1902).
- 22, Rue du Général de Castelnau in Strasbourg, France, designed by Franz Lütke and Heinrich Backes.
- 56, Allée de la Robertsau in Strasbourg, designed by Lütke and Backes.
- January 7 – Ioannis Despotopoulos, Greek architect and academic (died 1992)
- March 7 – Raymond McGrath, Australian-born architect, illustrator and interior designer working in the British Isles (died 1977)
- April 18 – Stephen Dykes Bower, English ecclesiastical architect (died 1994)
- June 17 – A. Hays Town, American architect known for commercial and domestic architecture (died 2005)
- July 16 – Adalberto Libera, Italian Modernist architect (died 1963)
- July 18 – Victor Gruen, Austrian-born architect of shopping malls (died 1980)[2]
- August 21 – F. S. Platou, Norwegian architect (died 1980)
- October 18 – Albert Frey, American "desert modernist" architect (died 1998)
- October 24 – Charlotte Perriand, French architect and designer (died 1999)