1950 in architecture
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The year 1950 in architecture involved some significant events.
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[edit] Buildings
- Eames House in Santa Monica, California, designed by Charles and Ray Eames is completed.
- Farnsworth House in Plano, Illinois, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is completed.
- Larkin Administration Building in Buffalo, New York is demolished. It was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904.
[edit] Awards
- AIA Gold Medal - Patrick Abercrombie.
- Royal Gold Medal - Eliel Saarinen.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
[edit] Births
- October 31 - Zaha Hadid
- Richard Feilden (died 2005)
[edit] Deaths
- July 1 - Eliel Saarinen (born 1873)fr:1950 en architecture
