1918 in architecture explained

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

Events

• 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

Buildings

• 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

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

Births

• 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

• 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)

Notes and References

1. Cynthia. Paces. The Fall and Rise of Prague's Marian Column. Radical History Review. 79. 2001. 141–155.
2. Book: Kliemann, Helga. Die Novembergruppe. Gebr. Mann. Berlin. 1969.
3. Web site: Aldo van Eyck. Team 10 On line. 9 September 2012.
4. News: Sydney Opera House designer Joern Utzon dies. https://web.archive.org/web/20081202172431/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ikmCHVv0stlSnIJYFrpEDVBq8I3wD94OKMGO0. dead. December 2, 2008. 2008-11-30. Associated Press. 2008-11-30.
5. Book: Domin, Christopher. Paul Rudolph: The Florida Houses. King, Joseph. 2005. Princeton Architectural Press. 1-56898-551-7. 26.
6. News: Paul Rudolph Is Dead at 78; Modernist Architect of the 1960s. Herbert. Muschamp. Herbert Muschamp. The New York Times. 1997-08-09. 2011-06-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20120408174647/http://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/09/arts/paul-rudolph-is-dead-at-78-modernist-architect-of-the-60-s.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm. 2012-04-08. dead.
7. Geretsegger, Heinz (1979). Otto Wagner, 1841–1989; the Expanding City; The Beginning of Modern Architecture. New York: Rizzoli. .
8. http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110245b.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography