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Overview of the events of 1903 in architecture
The year 1903 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
Buildings and structures
Buildings completed
- The
Beurs van Berlage (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), designed by
Hendrik Berlage.
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Hill House, Helensburgh,
Scotland, designed by
Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
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St Cyprian's, Clarence Gate, London, designed by
Ninian Comper.
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St Ignatius Church, Stamford Hill, London, designed by
Benedict Williamson, first portion.
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Juselius Mausoleum, Pori, Finland, designed by
Josef Stenbäck.
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Palazzo Castiglioni (Milan), Italy, designed by
Giuseppe Sommaruga.
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Wemyss Bay railway station in Scotland, rebuilt by
James Miller.
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Communal Palace of Buzău,
Romania, designed by
Alexandru Săvulescu (died
1902).
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22, Rue du Général de Castelnau in
Strasbourg, France, designed by Franz Lütke and Heinrich Backes.
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56, Allée de la Robertsau in Strasbourg, designed by Lütke and Backes.
Awards
Births
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January 7 –
Ioannis Despotopoulos, Greek architect and academic (died
1992)
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March 7 –
Raymond McGrath,
Australian-born architect, illustrator and interior designer working in the British Isles (died
1977)
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April 18 –
Stephen Dykes Bower,
English ecclesiastical architect (died
1994)
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June 17 –
A. Hays Town,
American architect known for commercial and domestic architecture (died
2005)
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July 16 –
Adalberto Libera, Italian Modernist architect (died
1963)
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July 18 –
Victor Gruen, Austrian-born architect of shopping malls (died
1980)
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August 21 –
F. S. Platou, Norwegian architect (died 1980)
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October 18 –
Albert Frey, American "desert modernist" architect (died
1998)
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October 24 –
Charlotte Perriand, French architect and designer (died
1999)
Deaths
References