1904 in architecture
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The year 1904 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- The Bergeret House in Nancy is completed by Lucien WeissenburgerLucien WeissenburgerLucien Weissenburger , was a French architect. He was one of the principal architects to work in the Art Nouveau style in Lorraine and a member of the board of directors of the École de Nancy....
, with ironwork by Louis MajorelleLouis MajorelleLouis-Jean-Sylvestre Majorelle, usually known simply as Louis Majorelle, was a French decorator and furniture designer who manufactured his own designs, in the French tradition of the ébéniste...
, interior paintings by Victor Prouvé, stained glass by Jacques Gruber, and woodwork by Eugène VallinEugène VallinEugène Vallin was a French furniture designer and manufacturer, as well as an architect.-Life and career:Vallin studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Nancy...
. - The Villa des Roches, is finished by Émile AndréÉmile AndréFrançois-Émile André was a French architect, artist, and furniture designer. He was the son of the architect of Charles André and the father of two other architects, Jacques and Michel André.-Life and career:...
as his own house, in the Parc de Saurupt in Nancy. - The Larkin Administration BuildingLarkin Administration BuildingThe Larkin Building was designed in 1904 by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1906 for the Larkin Soap Company of Buffalo, New York. The five story dark red brick building used pink tinted mortar and utilized steel frame construction. It was noted for many innovations, including air conditioning,...
was designed by Frank Lloyd WrightFrank Lloyd WrightFrank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 500 works. Wright believed in designing structures which were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture...
for the Larkin Soap Company of Buffalo, New YorkBuffalo, New YorkBuffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
. - The Mayoralty of BakuMayoralty of BakuThe mayoralty of Baku houses the executive authority of Azerbaijan's capital, Baku, being the residence of the mayor. It is a Baroque building, built in the beginning of the 20th century....
was completed by Józef Gosławski, becoming his last work.
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....
- Auguste ChoisyAuguste ChoisyAuguste Choisy was an architectural historian and author of Histoire de l'Architecture. In 1904 he won the RIBA's Royal Gold Medal...
. - Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
Births
- April 18 - Giuseppe TerragniGiuseppe TerragniGiuseppe Terragni was an Italian architect who worked primarily under the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini and pioneered the Italian modern movement under the rubric of Rationalism...
(died 19431943 in architectureThe year 1943 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:*The Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington D.C., United States is completed.*The Pentagon in Washington D.C., United States is completed.-Events:...
) - June 8 - Bruce GoffBruce GoffBruce Alonzo Goff was an American architect distinguished by his organic, eclectic, and often flamboyant designs for houses and other buildings in Oklahoma and elsewhere.-Early years:...
(died 19821982 in architectureThe year 1982 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* October 12 - National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, ACT, designed by Colin Madigan is opened....
) - September 29 - Egon EiermannEgon EiermannEgon Eiermann was one of Germany's most prominent architects in the second half of the 20th century....
(died 19701970 in architectureThe year 1970 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings and structures:* March 7 - John Hancock Center official opening ceremony, by Bruce Graham/ SOM, in Chicago, Illinois....
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Deaths
- October 4 - Frédéric BartholdiFrédéric BartholdiFrédéric Auguste Bartholdi was a French sculptor who is best known for designing the Statue of Liberty.-Life and career:...
(born 18341834 in architectureThe year 1834 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* The last reconstruction of the Presidential Palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, by Vasily Stasov is completed....
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