1892 in architecture
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The year 1892 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- Consecration of Heinävesi ChurchHeinävesi ChurchHeinävesi Church is an Evangelical Lutheran wooden church located in Heinävesi, Finland. It was built in 1890–1891 and designed by Josef Stenbäck. The church represents the Gothic Revival style, like many of the other churches designed by Stenbäck....
, the largest wooden church in FinlandFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, designed by Josef StenbäckJosef StenbäckJosef Daniel Stenbäck was a Finnish church architect and engineer who worked in the Imperial Russia and independent Finland. He designed 35 churches for Finland and Finnish Karelia ceded to Soviet Union in 1944...
and built in 1890–1891. - 1892–1893 - The World Columbian Exposition held in Chicago, IL. Many of the worlds best and brightest architects design what will be known as the White City. The planner for the exposition is Daniel BurnhamDaniel BurnhamDaniel Hudson Burnham, FAIA was an American architect and urban planner. He was the Director of Works for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. He took a leading role in the creation of master plans for the development of a number of cities, including Chicago and downtown Washington DC...
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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....
- Cesar Daly. - Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Guillaume TronchetGuillaume TronchetGuillaume Tronchet was a French architect.- Life :Guillaume Tronchet studied at the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris in the studio of Louis-Jules André, then in 1890 in that of Victor Laloux...
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Deaths
- January 27 - Philip Charles HardwickPhilip Charles Hardwick-Life:Philip Charles Hardwick was a notable English architect of the 19th century who was once described as "a careful and industrious student of mediaeval art"...
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