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Overview of the events of 1911 in architecture
The year 1911 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
Buildings and structures
Buildings opened
Fagus Factory at
Alfeld , Germany
New City Hall (Prague) , Czech Republic
Geschäftshaus Junkernstraße by
Hans Poelzig , Breslau/
Wroclaw , 1911
Buildings completed
Brasserie Excelsior and
Angleterre Hotel in
Nancy, France , designed by
Lucien Weissenburger and
Alexander Mienville , with ironwork and interiors by
Louis Majorelle and stained glass by
Jacques Grüber .[
citation needed ]
Fagus Factory at
Alfeld , an der Leine, designed by
Walter Gropius and
Adolf Meyer .
American Bank Note Company Printing Plant in New York City, designed by
Kirby, Petit & Green .
Frank Lloyd Wright builds his
Taliesin house and studio in
Spring Green, Wisconsin .
Horwood House in
Buckinghamshire , England, designed by
Detmar Blow , is completed.
King Edward Building for the
General Post Office in the
City of London , designed by
Henry Tanner , an early use of
Hennebique
reinforced concrete .
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Royal Liver Building ,
Liverpool , England, designed by
Walter Aubrey Thomas .
Eagle Insurance Building ,
Manchester , England, designed by
Charles Heathcote .
New City Hall (Prague) , designed by
Osvald Polívka .
Church of St Cuthbert Mayne,
Launceston, Cornwall , designed by Arthur Langdon.
Berlin-Pankow station , designed by Karl Cornelius and Ernst Schwartz.
Monroe Street Bridge in
Spokane, Washington .
Awards
Births
Adolf Eichler
Deaths
References
^ Osley, Julian (2010). Built for Service: Post Office Architecture . London: British Postal Museum & Archive. pp. 22–23.
ISBN
978-0-9553569-3-3 .
^ Flower, Sile; Macfarlane, Jean; Plant, Ruth (1986). Jane B. Drew, architect: A tribute from her colleagues and friends for her 75th birthday 24 March 1986 . Bristol Centre for the Advancement of Architecture.
ISBN
0-9510759-0-X .