1965 in architecture
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The year 1965 in architecture involved some significant events.
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[edit] Buildings
- Akosombo Dam in Ghana is completed.
- Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis, Missouri, designed by Eero Saarinen, is completed.
- Elephant House at London Zoo, designed by Hugh Casson and Neville Conder is completed.
- The first phase of the University of California, Irvine campus, designed by William Pereira, is opened.
- The first phase of the University of California, Santa Cruz campus, designed by John Carl Warnecke, is opened.
- Seinajoki Town Hall in Finland, designed by Alvar Aalto is completed.
- The Guangdong TV Tower in Guangzhou, China is completed.
- The Richard J. Daley Center in Chicago, United States is completed.
- The NASA Vehicle Assembly Building in Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States is completed.
- The Skylon Tower in Niagara Falls is completed.
- The Shalom Meir tower in Tel-Aviv, Israel is completed.
- The Nozema Zendstation at The Hague, The Netherlands is completed.
- St. John's Beacon in Liverpool, England is completed.
- Toronto City Hall in Toronto, Canada is opened.
- The BT Tower in London, England is operational.
[edit] Awards
- Architecture Firm Award - Wurster, Bernardi & Emmons.
- RAIA Gold Medal - Osborn McCutcheon.
- Royal Gold Medal - Kenzo Tange.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- August 27 - Le Corbusier (Charles Edouard Jeanneret, born 1887)fr:1965 en architecture
