1937 in architecture
This article analyzes 1937 in architecture from different perspectives, in order to understand its importance and relevance today. From its impact on society to its influence on culture, 1937 in architecture has become a topic of great interest to people of all ages and sectors. Along these lines, its origins, its evolution over time and the various opinions and theories that revolve around it will be explored. Likewise, its implications and consequences in different areas will be examined, with the aim of providing a comprehensive and complete vision of 1937 in architecture.
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The year 1937 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
- May – The Georgian Group is set up as part of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings in England.
- September 7 – Witley Court in Worcestershire, England, is gutted by fire.[1]
- J. M. Richards becomes editor of the Architectural Review (London), continuing until 1971.
- Icelandic State Architect Guðjón Samúelsson's design for the Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavík is commissioned; it will be constructed 1945–86.
Buildings and structures
Buildings opened
- May 6 – Chelsea Bridge in Pimlico, London, designed by G. Topham Forrest, former head of London County Council's Architect's Department, opened by the Prime Minister of Canada, William Lyon Mackenzie King.[2]
- May 27 – The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, longest suspension bridge in the world by the length of central span (1937–1964), designed by Joseph B. Strauss.
- July 18 – Haus der deutschen Kunst ("House of German Art") in Munich, designed by Paul Troost (died 1934), opened by Adolf Hitler to display art of the Third Reich.
Buildings completed
- Thousand Islands Bridge over the Saint Lawrence River, linking Canada and the United States.
- Petőfi Bridge, Budapest, Hungary.
- Holy Trinity Church, Sighișoara, Romania, designed by Dumitru Petrescu Gopeş.
- Bethlehem Church, Copenhagen, Denmark, by Kaare Klint after original designs by his father, Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint (died 1930).
- Church of St Michael and All Angels, Northenden, Manchester, England, designed by Nugent Cachemaille-Day.
- Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Winefride, Amlwch, Wales, designed by Giuseppe Rinvolucri.
- Senate House (University of London), designed by Charles Holden.
- Dolphin Square in Pimlico, London, designed by Gordon Jeeves.
- Villa Myrdal, designed by Sven Markelius.
- 3 Mapu Street, White City (Tel Aviv), Mandatory Palestine, designed by Ben-Ami Shulman.
- St Ann's Court, near Chertsey in England, a modernist circular house designed by Raymond McGrath for Gerald L. Schlesinger and his partner landscape architect Christopher Tunnard.[3]
- Houses in Frognal Close, Hampstead, London, designed by Ernst L. Freud.
- Kensal House in Ladbroke Grove, London, two low-rise blocks of modernist flats for the working class designed by Maxwell Fry.
- Republic pavilion, Barcelona, and Spanish Republican government pavilion at the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne in Paris, both designed by Josep Lluís Sert.
- Club Moderne, Anaconda, Montana, designed by Fred F. Willson, built.
- Via della Conciliazione in Rome constructed following demolition of the Piazza Scossacavalli.
Awards
- RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Raymond Unwin.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Paul Jacques Grillo
Births
- February 7 – Daryl Jackson, Australian architect
- April 18 – Jan Kaplický, Czech architect mainly active in UK (died 2009)
- May 9 – Rafael Moneo, Spanish architect
- September 14 – Renzo Piano, Italian Pritzker Prize-winning architect
- October 3 – Richard England, Maltese architect
- October 24 – M. Rosaria Piomelli, born Agrisano, Italian-born American architect[4]
- December 7 – Ron Labinski, American stadium architect (d. 2023)[5]
- date unknown
- Kate Macintosh, Scottish-born architect
- Georgie Wolton, born Cheesman, English architect
- Yoshio Taniguchi, Japanese architect active in New York
Deaths
- January 10 – Bertie Crewe, English architect (born 1860)
- January 28 – Anastasios Metaxas, Greek architect and shooting champion (born 1862)
- February 11 – Walter Burley Griffin, US architect and landscape architect, involved in design of Canberra (born 1876)
- May 9 – Harry Barton, US architect from North Carolina (born 1876)
- August 27 – John Russell Pope, US architect known for his work in Washington, DC (born 1874)
- November 23 – Edward Prioleau Warren, English architect (born 1856)
References
- ^ "Stately in Abandonment: Witley Court". Sometimes Interesting. August 7, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ Matthews, Peter (2008). London's Bridges. Oxford: Shire. ISBN 978-0-7478-0679-0. OCLC 213309491. Page 77.
- ^ "England's Queer History Recognised, Recorded and Celebrated". Historic England. September 23, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "M. Rosaria Piomelli Architectural Papers, 1960–1995". Spec.Lib.Vt. Archived from the original on April 12, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
- ^ Sandomir, Richard (February 9, 2023). "Ron Labinski, Who Designed a Cozier Future for Stadiums, Dies at 85". New York Times. Archived from the original on February 12, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2023.