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Overview of the events of 1934 in architecture
The year 1934 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
Buildings and structures
Buildings opened
May –
Penguin Pool, London Zoo , designed by
Berthold Lubetkin and
Ove Arup .
[2]
July 9 –
Isokon building (Lawn Road flats),
Hampstead ,
London , designed by
Wells Coates .
July 17 – Circular
Manchester Central Library , England, designed by
Vincent Harris ; foundation stone for same architect's adjacent
Manchester Town Hall Extension is laid on same day.
October 23 –
Guildhall, Swansea , Wales, designed by
Percy Thomas .
[3]
October 24 –
Palazzo delle Poste ,
Palermo , Sicily, Italy, designed by
Angiolo Mazzoni .
[4]
[5]
November 24 –
ANZAC War Memorial in
Sydney , Australia, designed by
Bruce Dellit .
Buildings completed
Isokon building in
Hampstead ,
London , UK
Palacio de Bellas Artes in
Mexico City , Mexico
Gothenburg City Theatre , Sweden.
[6]
64 Heath Drive,
Gidea Park , London, designed by
Francis Skinner of
Tecton Group .
Cholmeley Lodge (apartments),
Highgate , London, designed by Guy Morgan.
[7]
Samuel Goldwyn Estate , Beverly Hills, California, by
Douglas Honnold and
George Vernon Russell
[8]
Drapacz Chmur ("Silesian Skyscraper") apartment building,
Katowice , Poland, designed by architect Tadeusz Kozłowski and structural engineer
Stefan Bryła .
Helsingborg Concert Hall, designed by
Sven Markelius .
Synagogue (Agudat Achim) at Skořepka 13 ,
Brno , designed by
Otto Eisler .
New
Cambridge University Library (October 22) and Memorial Court for
Clare College, Cambridge , designed as an ensemble, and buildings in North Court,
Trinity Hall, Cambridge , England, all by
Giles Gilbert Scott .
Tongland Generating Station ,
Galloway hydro-electric power scheme , Scotland, designed by
Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners .
Palacio de Bellas Artes ,
Mexico City , designed by
Federico Mariscal [
es ] .
Fronton Recoletos,
Madrid , designed by
Eduardo Torroja .
Joyería J. Roca (modern-day Tous) at 18, Paseo de Gracia, and Ciutat de Repòs i de Vacances, both in
Barcelona and designed by
Josep Lluís Sert .
57 Ahad Ha'am Street,
White City (Tel Aviv) ,
Mandatory Palestine , designed by
Genia Averbuch .
Publication
Awards
Births
January 4 –
Zurab Tsereteli , Georgian-Russian painter, sculptor and architect, President of the Russian Academy of Arts
[9]
March 30 –
Hans Hollein , Austrian architect and designer
April 8 –
Kisho Kurokawa , Japanese architect and one of the founders of the
Metabolist Movement (died
2007 )
[10]
June 21 –
John Outram , English architect
July 9 –
Michael Graves , US architect, one of
The New York Five
[11]
September 11 –
Cedric Price , English architect (died
2003 )
September 30 –
Marco Dezzi Bardeschi , Italian architect (died
2018 )
October 12 –
Richard Meier , US Rationalist architect
[12]
November 6 –
Barton Myers , US-Canadian architect and teacher
Nari Gandhi , Indian architect (died
1993 )
Deaths
References
^
Chapter 22.
^
"Architecture at the Zoo" .
Zoological Society of London . 2006-06-15. Archived from
the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2008-03-05 .
^ Frith Book Company Ltd, ed. (2007-07-26). Swansea Pocket Album . Frith Book Company Ltd.
ISBN
978-1-85937-717-8 .
^
A Look Back at Fascist Architecture | Architectural Digest
^
Inaugurazione del Palazzo delle Poste da parte del ministro delle Comunicazioni nell'annuale – YouTube
^ Waern, Caldenby (2001). Guide till Sveriges arkitektur .
^
"London Deco Flats | Guy Morgan" . londondecoflats.co.uk . Retrieved 2018-09-24 .
^ John Chase (2004).
Glitter Stucco & Dumpster Diving: Reflections on Building Production in the Vernacular City .
Verso Books . pp. 67–.
ISBN
978-1-85984-138-9 .
^
Moscow news: Zurab Disney Or Walt Tsereteli?
Archived 2005-02-22 at the
Wayback Machine
^ Koolhaas, Rem; Obrist, Hans U. (2011), Project Japan Metabolism Talks… London:
Taschen ,
ISBN
978-3-8365-2508-4 , p. 181-182.
^ Goldberger, Paul (1996-02-11).
"Architecture View: A Little Book That Led Five Men to Fame" .
The New York Times .
^ Tempest, Rone.
"America's Designs on Europe Top quality U.S. architectural firms, feeling the pinch at home, are finding work in Europe-and are snapping up some of the most sought-after projects."
Archived 2013-04-11 at the
Wayback Machine ,
Los Angeles Times , August 25, 1992. Accessed September 19, 2008.
^ Christen, Barbara S.; Flanders, Steven (2001). Cass Gilbert, Life and Work: Architect of the Public Domain . W.W. Norton.
ISBN
0-393-73065-4 .
^ Baughman, Judith S., ed. (1996).
American Decades: 1920–1929 . New York: Gale Research. pp.
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ISBN
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