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Overview of the events of 1939 in architecture
The year 1939 in architecture involved some significant events.
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April 21 – The
San Jacinto Monument near
Houston, Texas, United States.
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April 30 –
1939 New York World's Fair. Notable examples of temporary architecture include the
Trylon and Perisphere designed by
Wallace Harrison and
J. André Fouilhoux and the Ireland pavilion designed by
Michael Scott.
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May 7 –
Vulcan Park in
Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
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June 14 – St Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church,
Gorleston, England, designed by
Eric Gill.
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July 26 – The
Barber Institute of Fine Arts at the
University of Birmingham, England, designed by
Robert Atkinson.
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November 16 –
Uptown Theater (Minneapolis), designed by
Liebenberg and Kaplan.
- The
Jefferson Memorial in
Washington, D.C., designed by
John Russell Pope, is begun.
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St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne, Australia, designed by
William Wardell in 1858, is completed.
- Dome of
Saint Joseph's Oratory in
Montreal, Quebec, Canada is completed.
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Hotel Vancouver in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Impington Village College in England, designed by
Walter Gropius and
Maxwell Fry, is completed.
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Daily Express Building, Manchester, England, designed by engineer
Sir Owen Williams, is completed.
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Marine Gate (apartments) in
Brighton, England, designed by Wimperis, Simpson and Guthrie, is built.
- Remodelling of the village, manor house and parish church of
Cornwell, Oxfordshire, England, by
Clough Williams-Ellis is completed.
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Villa Mairea in
Noormarkku, Finland, designed by
Alvar Aalto for Harry and
Maire Gullichsen, is completed.
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Tip Top Bakery,
St Paul's Cray, London, designed by engineers
Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners.