The year 1922 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
- Construction of Böttcherstraße in Bremen, Germany, in the Brick Expressionist style, begins.
- The proposed construction of a Monument to the Third International, designed by Vladimir Tatlin, is cancelled.
Buildings and structures
Buildings opened
- March 21 – Rebuilt London Waterloo station with war memorial entrance is officially opened (engineers: J. W. Jacomb-Hood and A. W. Szlumper; architect: J. R. Scott).
- May 30 – The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., United States is dedicated by William H. Taft, in the presence of Abraham Lincoln’s son, 79-year-old Robert Todd Lincoln.
- June 9 – Spalding War Memorial in England, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, is dedicated.
- October 14 – Gerrards Cross Memorial Building in England, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, is dedicated.
- November 26 – Rochdale Cenotaph in England, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, is dedicated.
Buildings completed
- Estonian Constituent Assembly (Riigikogu) building in Toompea Castle, designed by Eugen Habermann and Herbert Johanson.
- Church of the Sacred Heart and St Catherine of Alexandria (Roman Catholic), Droitwich Spa, England, by Frank B. Peacock.
- Antiguo Casino de Ponce, Puerto Rico, by Agustin Camilo Gonzalez.
- Phitsanulok Mansion in Bangkok, by Mario Tamagno.
- Shabolovka tower in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, by Vladimir Shukhov.
- Wolseley Motors showrooms, 160 Piccadilly, London, by W. Curtis Green.
- Wrigley Building in Chicago, Illinois, by Graham, Anderson, Probst & White.
- Shukhov Tower in Moscow, by Vladimir Shukhov.
Awards
- AIA Gold Medal – Victor Laloux
- RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Thomas Hastings
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Robert Giroud.
Births
- January 4 – Mart Port, Estonian architect (died 2012)
- March 14 – Colin St John Wilson, English architect (died 2007)
- April 13 – Valve Pormeister, Estonian architect (died 2002)
- May 29 – Iannis Xenakis, Greek composer, music theorist, and architect-engineer (died 2001)
- June 14 – Kevin Roche, Irish-born American Pritzker Prize-winning architect (died 2019)
- Bill Howell, British architect (died 1974)
Deaths
- April 18 – Hjalmar Welhaven, Norwegian architect, palace manager, and sportsman (born 1850)
- July 21 – Eugène Vallin, French architect, furniture designer, and manufacturer (born 1856)
- September 19 – Benjamin D. Price, American architect known principally for his catalogue sales of plans for churches (born 1845)
- December 4 – Hermann Baagøe Storck, Danish architect and heraldist (born 1839)
- December 8 – Ernest George, English architect and painter (born 1839)
- William Henry Miller, American architect based in Ithaca, New York (born 1848)
References
- ^ Tim Benton (1975). Expressionism. Open University Press. p. 28.
- ^ Honour, H. and Fleming, J. (2009) A World History of Art. 7th edn. London: Laurence King Publishing, p. 819. ISBN 978-1-85669-584-8
- ^ Pfanz, Donald C. (1981-03-24). “National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form: Lincoln Memorial”. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2009-11-03. p. 5.
- ^ Historia del Antiguo Casino de Ponce. Government of the Municipality of Ponce. p.1 (14 pages). Available from the Casino’s walk-in office.
- ^ “Sir Colin St John Wilson”. The Daily Telegraph. 15 May 2007. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
- ^ “Valve Pormeister 13. IV 1922 – 27. X 2002”, Sirp.ee. (in Estonian) Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ Ole Petter Bjerkek. “Hjalmar Welhaven”. Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
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