1932 in architecture
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The year 1932 in architecture involved some significant events.
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[edit] Buildings
- Church of the Sacred Heart in Prague, designed by Josip Plecnik, is completed.
- The Daily Express Building, London, designed by Sir Owen Williams, is built.
- Lambeth Bridge, designed by Geoffrey Groves is opened.
- Sydney Harbour Bridge, designed by John Bradfield, is opened.
[edit] Awards
- Olympic gold medal - Gustave Saacke, Pierre Bailey and Pietter Montenot for Arena for bulls, Paris.
- Olympic silver medal - John Russell Pope of the USA for Design for Payne Whitney Gymnasium.
- Olympic bronze medal - Richard Konwiartz of Germany for Design for Schlesierkampfbahn, Breslau.
- Royal Gold Medal - Hendrik Petrus Berlage.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
[edit] Events
- International Style by Philip Johnson and Henry-Russell Hitchcock is published.
- The International Exhibition of Modern Architecture at the Museum of Modern Art in New York spreads the international style.
- John Wiley & Sons publishes Architectural Graphic Standards by Charles George Ramsey (1884-1963) and Harold Reeve Sleeper. It was the very first book to present the accepted architectural practices of the time in a clear and accessible graphic form.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- Aldo Rossi (died 1997)
