1905 in architecture
Encyclopedia
The year 1905 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- Euville City Hall, in Euville, France, is designed by Georges Biet and Eugène VallinEugène VallinEugène Vallin was a French furniture designer and manufacturer, as well as an architect.-Life and career:Vallin studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Nancy...
, with stained glass by Jacques Gruber. - Stoclet HousePalais StocletThe Stoclet Palace is a private mansion built by architect Josef Hoffmann between 1905 and 1911 in Brussels, Belgium, for banker and art lover Adolphe Stoclet. Considered Hoffman's masterpiece, the Stoclet's house is one of the most refined and luxurious private houses of the twentieth century.The...
, BrusselsBrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
by Josef HoffmannJosef HoffmannJosef Hoffmann was an Austrian architect and designer of consumer goods.- Biography :...
. - The Berliner DomBerliner DomBerlin Cathedral is the colloquial name for the Evangelical Oberpfarr- und Domkirche in Berlin, Germany...
in BerlinBerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
is completed. - Darwin D. Martin HouseDarwin D. Martin HouseThe Darwin D. Martin House Complex, also known as the Darwin Martin House State Historic Site, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built between 1903 and 1905...
completed in Buffalo, New York by Frank Lloyd WrightFrank Lloyd WrightFrank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 500 works. Wright believed in designing structures which were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture...
Awards
- Royal Gold MedalRoyal Gold MedalThe Royal Gold Medal for architecture is awarded annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects on behalf of the British monarch, in recognition of an individual's or group's substantial contribution to international architecture....
- Aston WebbAston WebbSir Aston Webb, RA, FRIBA was an English architect, active in the late 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century...
. - Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
Births
- February 13 - Werner SchindlerWerner SchindlerWerner Schindler was a Swiss architect.In 1948 he won a silver medal together with Edy Knupfer in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for their "Projekt ETS Magglingen, Eidgenössische Turn- und Sportschule" .-External links:*...
(died 1986) - March 19 - Albert SpeerAlbert SpeerAlbert Speer, born Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer, was a German architect who was, for a part of World War II, Minister of Armaments and War Production for the Third Reich. Speer was Adolf Hitler's chief architect before assuming ministerial office...
(died 19811981 in architectureThe year 1981 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* JPMorgan Chase Tower, Houston, Texas designed by I. M. Pei is completed.* Sydney Tower in Sydney, Australia is completed and opened.* Colonius in Cologne, Germany is completed....
) - April 13 - Bernard RudofskyBernard RudofskyBernard Rudofsky was an Moravian-born American writer, architect, collector, teacher, designer, and social historian....
(died 19881988 in architectureThe year 1988 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* 9 May - Parliament House in Canberra, Australia is opened.* The Seikan Tunnel in Japan is completed* Scotia Plaza in Toronto, Ontario, Canada is completed....
) - June 24 - Michael ScottMichael Scott (architect)Michael Scott was an Irish architect whose buildings included the Busáras building in Dublin, the Abbey Theatre, and Tullamore Hospital....
(died 19891989 in architectureThe year 1989 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* Office by Coop Himmelblau in Vienna is completed.* Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany by Frank Gehry is completed....
)
Deaths
- July 24 Adolf ClussAdolf ClussAdolf Cluss was a German-born American immigrant who became one of the most important architects in Washington, D.C., in the late 19th century, responsible for the design of numerous schools and other notable public buildings in the capital.He was born in 1825 in Heilbronn in the Kingdom of...
(born 18251825 in architectureThe year 1825 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* The front and rear porticoes of The White House are added to the building.* Tuskulėnai Manor in Vilnius by Karol Podczaszyński completed-Births:...
) - August 22 - Alfred WaterhouseAlfred WaterhouseAlfred Waterhouse was a British architect, particularly associated with the Victorian Gothic Revival architecture. He is perhaps best known for his design for the Natural History Museum in London, and Manchester Town Hall, although he also built a wide variety of other buildings throughout the...
(born 18301830 in architectureThe year 1830 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* The Altes Museum in Berlin, designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, which was begun in 1823, is completed.-Births:* January 27 - Edward Middleton Barry...
)