The year 1961 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
December - Demolition of the Euston Arch in London begins.
Archigram is founded as an avant-garde architectural group based at the Architectural Association, London, and publishes its manifesto Archigram I. It will work through hypothetical projects and an associated magazine.[1]
November 20 - Dungeness Lighthouse on the south coast of England, designed by Philip W. Hunt (engineer) and Ronald Ward and Partners (architects), illuminated.
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