1895 in architecture
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The year 1895 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- Milwaukee City HallMilwaukee City HallCity Hall is the scene of the largest Socialist victory ever registered in an American city, when in 1910 Emil Seidel and a majority Socialist Common Council swept into office. Although the Socialist majority on the Common Council was short-lived, the city was led by Socialist mayors from 1916 to...
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
is completed and becomes the tallest building in the world. It holds this titles until 1899. - Biltmore EstateBiltmore EstateBiltmore House is a Châteauesque-styled mansion near Asheville, North Carolina, built by George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895. It is the largest privately-owned home in the United States, at and featuring 250 rooms...
in Asheville, North CarolinaAsheville, North CarolinaAsheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active...
, United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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....
- James Brooks. - Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
Births
- July 12 - Richard Buckminster Fuller (died 19831983 in architectureThe year 1983 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* The Conoco-Phillips Building in Anchorage, AK, United States, is completed.* The Alma-Ata Tower in Almaty, Kazakhstan is completed....
) - September 28 - Wallace HarrisonWallace HarrisonWallace Kirkman Harrison , was an American architect.-Career:Harrison started his professional career with the firm of Corbett, Harrison & MacMurray, participating in the construction of Rockefeller Center...
(died 19811981 in architectureThe year 1981 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* JPMorgan Chase Tower, Houston, Texas designed by I. M. Pei is completed.* Sydney Tower in Sydney, Australia is completed and opened.* Colonius in Cologne, Germany is completed....
) - December 17 - Wells CoatesWells CoatesWells Wintemute Coates OBE was an architect, designer and writer. He was, for most of his life, an ex-patriate Canadian architect who is best known for his work in England...
(died 19581958 in architectureThe year 1958 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* The Atomium is opened in Brussels, designed by André Waterkeyn.* Center of New Industries and Technologies, completed at La Défense in Paris, by engineer Jean Prouvé....
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Deaths
- June 23 - James Renwick, Jr.James Renwick, Jr.James Renwick, Jr. , was a prominent American architect in the 19th-century. The Encyclopedia of American Architecture calls him "one of the most successful American architects of his time".-Life and work:Renwick was born into a wealthy and well-educated family...
(born 18181818 in architectureThe year 1818 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:*William Strickland starts to build The Second Bank of the United States, Philadelphia....
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