1883 in architecture
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The year 1883 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- The Home Insurance BuildingHome Insurance BuildingThe Home Insurance Building was built in 1884 in Chicago, Illinois, USA and destroyed in 1931 to make way for the Field Building . It was the first building to use structural steel in its frame, but the majority of its structure was composed of cast and wrought iron...
in ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
designed by William LeBaron Jenney (demolished 1931) - The Kuhns Building in Dayton, OhioDayton, OhioDayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
, is constructed. - May 24 - Brooklyn BridgeBrooklyn BridgeThe Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. Completed in 1883, it connects the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River...
, designed by John Augustus Roebling, is completed. - Hotel WindsorHotel Windsor (Melbourne)The Hotel Windsor is a 5 Star luxury hotel in Melbourne. The Windsor is Australia’s only surviving grand 19th century city hotel and only official "grand" Victorian era hotel....
, MelbourneMelbourneMelbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
is completed. - Cane Hill Hospital is Coulsdon, London, is completed.
Awards
- Royal Gold MedalRoyal Gold MedalThe Royal Gold Medal for architecture is awarded annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects on behalf of the British monarch, in recognition of an individual's or group's substantial contribution to international architecture....
- Francis Cranmer Penrose. - Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
Births
- January 8 - Robert AtkinsonRobert Atkinson (architect)Robert Atkinson, OBE was an English architect primarily working in the Art Deco style.Atkinson was born in Wigton, Cumberland and studied at University College, Nottingham before studying abroad in Paris, Italy and America. He was a talented draughtsman and worked for C.E. Mallows from 1905...
(died 19521952 in architectureThe year 1952 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects, completed in the Brush Park section of Detroit, Michigan.* Edificio Miguel E...
) - February 15 - Richard KonwiarzRichard KonwiarzRichard Konwiarz was a German architect.He was born in Tschempin and died in Hanover.In 1932 he won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his design of the "Schlesierkampfbahn" in the Sport Park of Breslau.In the years 1952 to 1954 he constructed in cooperation with Heinz...
(died 19601960 in architectureThe year 1960 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* January 13 - Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory officially opened in Shamakhi, Azerbaijan....
) - May 18 - Walter GropiusWalter GropiusWalter Adolph Georg Gropius was a German architect and founder of the Bauhaus School who, along with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier, is widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of modern architecture....
(died 19691969 in architectureThe year 1969 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings and structures:* January 8: At the Smithsonian, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden building is begun, with ground-breaking by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, Chief Justice Earl Warren, and the Secretary S...
) - June 25 - Paul BartholomewPaul BartholomewPaul Amos Batholomew was an architect in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. From the beginning of his practice, he received a variety of high-profile commissions for both residential and non-residential structures, mainly in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. His buildings typically had historicist...
(died 19731973 in architectureThe year 1973 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:*Sears Tower in Chicago, Illinois, United States, designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, becomes the tallest building in the world...
) - August 30 - Theo van DoesburgTheo van DoesburgTheo van Doesburg was a Dutch artist, practicing in painting, writing, poetry and architecture. He is best known as the founder and leader of De Stijl.-Biography:-Early life:...
(died 19311931 in architectureThe year 1931 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* July 1 - Rebuilt Milano Centrale railway station opens in Italy....
) - December 19 - Barry ByrneBarry ByrneFrancis Barry Byrne was initially a member of the group of architects known as the Prairie School. After the demise of the Prairie School about 1914-16, Byrne continued as a successful architect by developing his own personal style.-Biography:Francis Barry Byrne was born and raised in Chicago...
(died 19671967 in architectureThe year 1967 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* Habitat 67 in Montreal, Canada designed by Moshe Safdie as part of Expo 67.* Marina City in Chicago, designed by Bertrand Goldberg is opened....
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Deaths
- October 22 - John Henry ChamberlainJohn Henry ChamberlainJohn Henry Chamberlain , generally known professionally as J H Chamberlain, was a nineteenth century English architect....
(born 18311831 in architectureThe year 1831 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* The Bridge of Sighs, Cambridge, England is completed.* The Dugald Stewart Monument in Edinburgh, Scotland is completed.* The Pedrocchi Café in Padua, Italy is completed....
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