From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Overview of the events of 1951 in architecture
The year 1951 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings and structures
Buildings
Royal Festival Hall in
London , England
January 2 –
Federal Reserve Bank Building (Seattle) , designed by
William J. Bain of
NBBJ , opened.
February 19 –
Mount Sinai Hospital (Minneapolis) , designed by
Liebenberg and Kaplan , opens.
February 28 –
Bronx River Houses completed in the
Soundview section of
The Bronx in New York City.
May 3 –
Festival of Britain opened in
London :
Royal Festival Hall , designed by
Leslie Martin ,
Peter Moro and
Robert Matthew .
Dome of Discovery , designed by
Ralph Tubbs .
Skylon , designed by
Philip Powell ,
Hidalgo Moya and
Felix Samuely .
Telecinema , designed by
Wells Coates .
Riverside Restaurant, New Schools building and Waterloo entrance tower, designed by
Jane Drew with
Maxwell Fry .
[1]
The Land of Britain and The People of Britain pavilions, the Turntable Café and the "Concourse" promenade, designed by
H. T. Cadbury-Brown .
Fountain by
Eduardo Paolozzi .
'51 Bar by
Leonard Manasseh and
Ian Baker .
The
Lansbury Estate in
Poplar is begun as a housing showcase.
May 23 –
Terrace Theatre (Minnesota) , designed by
Liebenberg and Kaplan , opens.
860-880 Lake Shore Drive Apartments are completed in
Chicago , by
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe .
Healy Guest House ,
Siesta Key, Florida , designed by
Paul Rudolph and
Ralph Twitchell is completed.
The
JK Building completed in
Belo Horizonte, Brazil as designed by
Oscar Niemeyer .
Farnsworth House (Plano, Illinois) is completed by
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe .
Events
Awards
Santiago Calatrava
Births
Deaths
References
^ Drew, Jane (1976). "The Riverside Restaurant". In Banham, Mary; Hillier, Bevis (eds.). A Tonic to the Nation: The Festival of Britain 1951 . London: Thames & Hudson. p. 103.