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Overview of the events of 1940 in architecture
The year 1940 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
Buildings and structures
Buildings completed
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Igreja Nossa Senhora do Brasil in
São Paulo, Brazil.
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St. Mark's Church, Belgrade, Serbia.
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Church of St. Michael, Črna Vas, Slovenia, designed by
Jože Plečnik.
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Timișoara Orthodox Cathedral,
Timișoara,
Romania.
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Grundtvig's Church,
Bispebjerg, Copenhagen,
Denmark, designed by
Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint (d.1930) in 1913 and completed by his son
Kaare Klint.
- Church and Priory of
Christ the King, Cockfosters, London, designed by Dom Constantine Bosschaerts.
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Raleigh Hotel in
Miami Beach, Florida, United States, designed by
Lawrence Murray Dixon.
- Replacement
Llao Llao Hotel at
San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina, designed by
Alejandro Bustillo.
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Civic Centre of San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina, designed by Ernesto de Estrada.
- New
Bodleian Library in the
University of Oxford, England, designed by Sir
Giles Gilbert Scott.
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Atatürk Bridge, Istanbul, Turkey (the fourth bridge on this site).
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Eastern Michigan Motorbus Terminal in
Ann Arbor, United States, designed by Banfield and Cumming with Douglas Loree.
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Detroit Arsenal (Warren, Michigan) Tank Plant, designed by
Albert Kahn.
- Walton Yacht Works at
Walton on Thames, England, designed by
Jane Drew.
- No. 4 Boathouse at
HMNB Portsmouth, England, designed by E. A. Scott.
Awards
Births
Deaths
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