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Overview of the events of 1973 in architecture
The year 1973 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Buildings and structures
Buildings opened
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February 14 –
Vicksburg Bridge over the Mississippi River, United States.
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April 4 – The
World Trade Center in
New York City, designed by
Minoru Yamasaki.
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May 10 –
General Belgrano Bridge, over the
Paraná River, Argentina.
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June 29 –
Clifton Cathedral (Roman Catholic) in Bristol, England, designed by R. J. Weeks with F. S. Jennett and A. Poremba of the
Percy Thomas Partnership.
[1]
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July 19 –
National Stadium, Singapore.
[2]
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August 25 –
Jesús Soto Museum of Modern Art in
Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela, designed by
Carlos Raúl Villanueva.
- September –
Kenyatta International Conference Centre in
Nairobi, Kenya, designed by Karl Henrik Nøstvik.
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October 20 –
Sydney Opera House in
Sydney,
Australia, designed by
Jørn Utzon.
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October 30 –
Bosphorus Bridge in
Istanbul, Turkey.
- The
Aon Center in
Chicago,
Illinois,
United States, originally known as the Standard Oil Building.
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Sears Tower in
Chicago,
Illinois,
United States, designed by
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, becomes the
tallest building in the world.
- Uris Hall at
Cornell University, designed by
Gordon Bunshaft of
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
[3]
- Theatr Ardudwy at
Coleg Harlech in Wales, designed by Colwyn Foulkes & Partners.
[4]
Buildings completed
- May –
Sears Tower,
Chicago, designed by
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
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September 4 –
First Wisconsin Center in
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
- date unknown
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Alpha Tower,
Birmingham, England, designed by
George Marsh of
Richard Seifert & Partners.
- The
Carlton Centre in
Johannesburg,
South Africa, becomes the tallest building in
South Africa and
in Africa (1973–present).
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Großgaststätte Ahornblatt, Berlin, Germany (demolished in 2000).
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Harvard Science Center at
Harvard University,
Boston, Massachusetts, designed by
Josep Lluís Sert.
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IDS Center in
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Boyana Residence,
Sofia (later
National Historical Museum (Bulgaria)), designed by
Alexander Barov.
- Underhill (underground residence),
Holme, West Yorkshire, England, designed by Arthur Quarmby.
[5]
- 291⁄2
Lansdowne Crescent, London (infill residence), designed by Jeremy Lever.
[6]
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Kyiv TV Tower in
Kyiv,
Ukraine.
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Mala Rijeka Viaduct, Podgorica, Montenegro.
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Royal Centre (Vancouver) in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Empire Landmark Hotel in
Vancouver
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Granville Square in
Vancouver
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Tour Montparnasse in
Paris,
France, designed by Eugène Beaudouin, Urbain Cassan and Louis Hoym de Marien.
- Tower 2 of the
Meritus Mandarin Singapore in
Singapore.
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Cromwell Tower in
London, England.
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Le Pyramide market in
Abidjan, Ivory Coast, designed by Rinaldo Olivieri.
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Zagreb TV Tower in
Zagreb,
Croatia.[
citation needed].
Events
- Vladimir Somov designs the Fyodor Dostoyevsky Theater of Dramatic Art for
Veliky Novgorod.
[7]
Awards
Births
Deaths
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