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Overview of the events of 1975 in architecture
The year 1975 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
Buildings and structures
Buildings opened
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June 10 –
Fundació Joan Miró in
Barcelona, designed by
Josep Lluís Sert.
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June 25 –
Addleshaw Tower at
Chester Cathedral in England, designed by
George Pace.
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June 28 –
Sir Thomas White Building,
St John's College, Oxford, England, designed by
Philip Dowson of
Arup Associates.
- c. September –
Metropolitan Correctional Center, Chicago, designed by
Harry Weese.
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October 10 –
Afrikaans Language Monument,
Paarl, South Africa.
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December 10 –
General Artigas Bridge, Uruguay River, Uruguay.
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Worth Abbey church in
West Sussex, England, designed by Francis Pollen, consecrated.
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Malmö Konsthall in Sweden, designed by Klas Anshelm.
Buildings completed
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Frank House, also known as
House VI, designed by
Peter Eisenman.
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First Canadian Place in
Toronto,
Ontario,
Canada,
the tallest building in Canada (1975-present).
- The
Fernmeldeturm Mannheim in
Mannheim,
Germany.
- The
Willis Building (Ipswich), England, designed by
Foster Associates.
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Granite Tower in
Billings, Montana, designed by
Harrison Fagg's partnership.
- Modissa (fashion store) in
Zürich, Switzerland, designed by Werner Gantenbein.
- Foire Internationale de Dakar in
Senegal, designed by Jean-François Lamoureux and Jean-Louis Marin.
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Ramot Polin housing development in
East Jerusalem, designed by
Zvi Hecker.
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River Park Towers,
The Bronx, designed by
Davis, Brody & Associates
- Les
Arcades du Lac and Le Viaduc housing development in
Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, near Versailles, France, designed by
Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura.
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Warszawa Centralna railway station in Poland (by Arseniusz Romanowicz).
Awards
Events
Births
Deaths
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June 2 –
Robert Matthew, Scottish modernist architect (born
1906)
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June 5 –
John Leopold Denman, English Neo-Georgian architect (born
1882)
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June 7 –
Robert Schmertz, American folk musician and architect (born
1898)
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June 14 –
Pablo Antonio, Filipino modernist architect (born
1901)
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July 9 –
Edward D. Dart, American Mid-Century Modern architect (born
1922)
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August 23 –
George Pace, English ecclesiastical architect (born
1915)
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August 28 –
Norman Jewson, English Arts & Crafts architect (born
1884)
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September 21 –
Mihran Mesrobian, Armenian American architect (born
1889)
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December 23 –
Ejnar Mindedal Rasmussen, Danish Neoclassical architect (born
1892)
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December 29 –
Sigurd Lewerentz, Swedish architect and furniture designer (born
1885)
References
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^ Harwood, Elain (2003). England: a Guide to Post-War Listed Buildings (rev. ed.). London: Batsford.
ISBN
0-7134-8818-2.