1912 in architecture
The year 1912 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.Events
Buildings opened
- Electric Tower, in Buffalo, New York, designed by Esenwein & Johnson
- April 19 – Bridges in Constantine, Algeria:
- * :de:Pont Sidi M’Cid|Sidi M'Cid Bridge, designed by Ferdinand Arnodin.
- * :fr:Pont de Sidi Rached|Sidi Rached Bridge, designed by Paul Séjourné.
- April 25 – Rebuilt St Mark's Campanile in Venice inaugurated.
- May – Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts opens in Moscow, Russia.
- June – Government Conference Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- December 26 – Opening of:
- * Manchester Opera House, in Manchester, England, as the New Theatre, designed by Richardson & Gill with Farquarson.
- * St. James Theatre, Wellington, New Zealand, designed by Henry Eli White.
Buildings completed
- Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia, Bulgaria.
- Mysore Palace, India, designed by Henry Irwin.
- El Centro Español de Tampa, Florida, USA.
- Mawson's Huts, Cape Denison, Commonwealth Bay, Australian Antarctic Territory
- Šaloun's Villa in Prague, designed by and for sculptor Ladislav Šaloun.
- The Salutation, Sandwich, Kent, England, designed by Edwin Lutyens with garden by Gertrude Jekyll.
- Sons of Norway Hall, Petersburg, Alaska, USA.
- Glamorgan County Hall, Cardiff, Wales, designed by Vincent Harris and T. A. Moodie.
- Chengyang Bridge, China.
- Jackson Tower in Portland, Oregon
- The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts
- Sun Tower in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Ritz-Carlton Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Awards
- Olympic gold medal – Eugène Monod & Alphone Laverrière of Switzerland for Building plan of a modern stadium.
- RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Basil Champneys.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Jacques Debat-Ponsan.
Births
- January 9 – Ralph Tubbs, British architect associated with the Festival of Britain
- January 30 – Finn Juhl, Danish architect, interior and industrial designer
- February 21 – Henry Bernard, French architect, designer of the Palace of Europe
- March 12 – Gordon Tait, British architect
- June 11 – Rosemary Stjernstedt, British architect
- December 1 – Minoru Yamasaki, American World Trade Center architect
- December 15 – Ray Eames, American designer, 2nd wife of Charles Eames
Deaths
- February 8 – Constant-Désiré Despradelle, French architect and professor of architecture
- June 1 – Daniel Burnham, American architect and urban planner
- June 27 – Frank Furness, Philadelphia-based American architect
- November 17 – Richard Norman Shaw, British architect
