1962 in architecture

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The year 1962 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

## Events

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* Construction of Dalgety Bay, a small New town in Fife, Scotland, begins.

## Buildings and structures

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See also: Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1962

### Buildings opened

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The Space Needle in Seattle, USA General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge over Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela The Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York City, USA

* April 21 – The Space Needle in Seattle, just in time for the Century 21 Exposition.[1]
* May 25 – Coventry Cathedral in England, designed by Basil Spence, is consecrated.
* May 28 – TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport, New York, designed by Eero Saarinen.[2]
* July 1 – The Minolta Tower in Niagara Falls.
* August 24 – General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge over Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, designed by Riccardo Morandi; opened by President Romulo Betancourt.
* September 23 – Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York City, designed by Max Abramovitz.
* November 6 – Commonwealth Institute in the London Borough of Kensington, designed by Sir Robert Matthew of RMJM; opened by Queen Elizabeth II (refurbished 2016 as the Design Museum).
* dates unknown
* St George's Church, Rugby, Warwickshire, England, designed by Denys Hinton, is consecrated.
* Saint Petersburg TV Tower in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
* KPN-Zendmast Waalhaven in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[3]

### Buildings completed

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* Both Marina City towers in Chicago, United States, are completed; however, they are not fully furnished until 1964.
* Tour CIBC in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
* Place Ville Marie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, becoming the tallest building in the British Commonwealth (1962–1964).
* CIS Tower in Manchester, England, designed by G. S. Hay and Gordon Tait, becoming the tallest building in the United Kingdom (1962–1963).
* Tryvannstårnet, broadcasting tower in Oslo, Norway.
* Sentech Tower, television transmitter in Johannesburg, South Africa (transmissions began in 1961).
* Policromatic condominium block in Zagreb by Ivo Vitic.
* United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel, Colorado Springs, designed by Walter Netsch.[4]
* Tukal, on Beaulieu River in Hampshire, England, house designed for himself by Seymour Harris.[5]

## Awards

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* AIA Gold Medal – Eero Saarinen (posthumous).
* Architecture Firm Award – Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
* Grand Prix de Rome, architecture – Piet Blom.
* RAIA Gold Medal – Joseph Fowell.
* RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Sven Gottfried Markelius.

## Births

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* February 25 – Andres Siim, Estonian architect

## Deaths

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* January 16 – Ivan Meštrović, Croatian sculptor and architect (born 1883)
* April 21 – W. Gray Young, New Zealand architect (born 1885)
* May 14 – Dov Karmi, Israeli architect (born 1905)
* August 18 – Max Fabiani, Slovene-Italian architect (born 1865)
* September 23 – Louis de Soissons, Canadian-born English architect (born 1890)
* December 28 – Karl Völker, German architect and painter (born 1889)

## References

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1. ^ United States History: Space Needle. Accessed 19 October 2013
2. ^ Vanderbilt, Tom (2005-01-14). "A Review of a Show You Cannot See". Design Observer. Archived from the original on 2010-01-04.
3. ^ Communication Tower, Rotterdam, Netherlands | Emporis.com[usurped]
4. ^ "Walter Netsch Interviewed by Detlef Mertins". SOM.com. Archived from the original on 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
5. ^ Rose, Steve (2009-04-13). "From Hampshire with love: the renovation of Seymour Harris' Tukal". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2019-06-08.

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