1918 in architecture

Overview of the events of 1918 in architecture

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The year 1918 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

## Events

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* November 3 – A Baroque Marian column (built 1650) in Prague, the Czech Republic, is destroyed by nationalists.[1]
* December 3 – The November Group (Novembergruppe) of expressionist artists and architects is formed in Germany, and shortly afterwards merges with the Arbeitsrat für Kunst.[2]

## Buildings and structures

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Hallidie Building

### Buildings

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* Hallidie Building is built in San Francisco. Designed by Willis Polk. Credited as the first glass curtain wall building.
* D. L. James House is built in Carmel Highlands, California. Designed by Greene and Greene in an Arts and Crafts style.
* Copenhagen Police Headquarters are begun in Denmark. Designed by Hack Kampmann in a Neoclassical style.
* Our Lady of the Victories Basilica in Melbourne, Australia is completed.
* Newman College in Melbourne, Australia designed by Walter Burley Griffin, is completed.
* The Chapel of St. James, of the Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago, designed by Zachary Taylor Davis, in the French Gothic style, is completed.
* Woodland Chapel in Skogskyrkogården Cemetery is built in Stockholm, Sweden. Designed by Erik Gunnar Asplund.
* Snellman House in Djursholm, Sweden, is built. Designed by Erik Gunnar Asplund.

## Awards

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* RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Ernest Newton.
* Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: not held.

## Births

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* February 1 – Minnette de Silva, Ceylonese modernist architect (died 1998)
* March 16 – Aldo van Eyck, Dutch architect (died 1999)[3]
* April 10 – Jørn Utzon, Danish architect best known for Sydney Opera House (died 2008)[4]
* July 3 – Benjamin C. Thompson, American architect (died 2002)
* October 23 – Paul Rudolph, American architect and academic (died 1997)[5][6]
* December 16 – Gerard Goalen, English Catholic church architect (died 1999)

## Deaths

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* April 11 – Otto Wagner, Austrian architect and urban planner (born 1841)[7]
* May 25 – William Pitt, Australian architect, public servant and politician (born 1855)[8]
* October 25 – Zsigmond Quittner, Hungarian commercial architect (died 1859)

## References

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1. ^ Paces, Cynthia (2001). "The Fall and Rise of Prague's Marian Column". Radical History Review. 79: 141–155.
2. ^ Kliemann, Helga (1969). Die Novembergruppe. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.
3. ^ "Aldo van Eyck". Team 10 On line. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
4. ^ "Sydney Opera House designer Joern Utzon dies". Associated Press. 2008-11-30. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
5. ^ Domin, Christopher; King, Joseph (2005). Paul Rudolph: The Florida Houses. Princeton Architectural Press. p. 26\. ISBN 1-56898-551-7.
6. ^ Muschamp, Herbert (1997-08-09). "Paul Rudolph Is Dead at 78; Modernist Architect of the 1960s". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-04-08. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
7. ^ Geretsegger, Heinz (1979). Otto Wagner, 1841–1989; the Expanding City; The Beginning of Modern Architecture. New York: Rizzoli. ISBN 0-8478-0217-5.
8. ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition.

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