1966 in architecture
The year 1966 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.Events
Buildings opened
- February 14 – CN Tower, the first skyscraper in the city of Edmonton, and tallest building in Western Canada until 1971.
- March – Dunelm House, Durham, England, designed by Richard Raines of Architects' Co-Partnership.
- June – Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, opens as the largest new hospital in North America.
- July 3 – Church of Mariä Heimsuchung, Wiesbaden, designed by Johannes Lackel.
- July 18 – New Abbey Theatre, Dublin, designed by former actor Michael Scott.
- c. August 31 – Tricorn Centre in Portsmouth, England, designed by Owen Luder and Rodney Gordon.
- September 8 – Severn Bridge in Britain.
Buildings completed
- October 28 – The Gateway Arch in St Louis, Missouri, United States, designed by Eero Saarinen.
- December – GPO Tower, England.
- New Hall, Cambridge, England, designed by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon.
- Church of St Peter, Klippan, Sweden, by Sigurd Lewerentz.
- Kaleva Church in Tampere, Finland, designed by Reima and Raili Pietilä.
- Fire Station Number 4 in Columbus, Indiana, by Robert Venturi.
- Whitney Museum of American Art on Madison Avenue in New York City, by Marcel Breuer with Hamilton P. Smith.
- :File:Creek Vean House Pill Creek.jpg|Creek Vean, Feock, Cornwall, England, designed by Team 4.
- Lovejoy Plaza in Portland, Oregon, by Lawrence Halprin, is designed.
Awards
- AIA Gold Medal – Kenzo Tange.
- RAIA Gold Medal – William Laurie.
- RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Ove Arup.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture – Bernard Schoebel.
Births
- September – David Adjaye, Tanzanian-born British architect
- date unknown – Winka Dubbeldam, Dutch American architect
Deaths
- May 24 – Hans Hansen, German architect and theorist
- November 15 – Aymar Embury II, American architect
