Overview of the events of 1903 in architecture
The year 1903 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
Buildings and structures
Buildings completed
Hill House, Helensburgh , Scotland
The Beurs van Berlage (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), designed by Hendrik Berlage .
Hill House, Helensburgh , Scotland , designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh .
St Cyprian's, Clarence Gate , London, designed by Ninian Comper .
St Ignatius Church, Stamford Hill , London, designed by Benedict Williamson , first portion.
Juselius Mausoleum , Pori, Finland, designed by Josef Stenbäck .[1]
Palazzo Castiglioni (Milan) , Italy, designed by Giuseppe Sommaruga .
Wemyss Bay railway station in Scotland, rebuilt by James Miller .
Communal Palace of Buzău, Romania , designed by Alexandru Săvulescu (died 1902 ).
22, Rue du Général de Castelnau in Strasbourg , France, designed by Franz Lütke and Heinrich Backes.
56, Allée de la Robertsau in Strasbourg, designed by Lütke and Backes.
Awards
Births
January 7 – Ioannis Despotopoulos , Greek architect and academic (died 1992 )
March 7 – Raymond McGrath , Australian -born architect, illustrator and interior designer working in the British Isles (died 1977 )
April 18 – Stephen Dykes Bower , English ecclesiastical architect (died 1994 )
June 17 – A. Hays Town , American architect known for commercial and domestic architecture (died 2005 )
July 16 – Adalberto Libera , Italian Modernist architect (died 1963 )
July 18 – Victor Gruen , Austrian-born architect of shopping malls (died 1980 )[2]
August 21 – F. S. Platou , Norwegian architect (died 1980)
October 18 – Albert Frey , American "desert modernist" architect (died 1998 )
October 24 – Charlotte Perriand , French architect and designer (died 1999 )
Louis-Daniel Perrier
Deaths
References
^ "The Juselius Mausoleum". City of Pori. Archived from the original on 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2013-11-29 .
^ Wall, Alex (2006). Victor Gruen: From Urban Shop to New City . Barcelona: Actar. ISBN 978-84-95951-87-8 .
^ "F. L Olmsted is Dead; End Comes to Great Landscape Architect at Waverly, Mass. Designer of Central and Prospect Parks and Other Famous Garden Spots of American Cities" (PDF) . The New York Times . 1903-08-29.
^ 1903 in architecture at archINFORM