1978 in architecture

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The year 1978 in architecture involved some significant events.

Buildings

• Gehry House by Frank Gehry in Santa Monica, California.
• Sunshine 60 in Tokyo, Japan is completed.
• Reunion Tower in Dallas, Texas is completed.
• United Nations City in Vienna, Austria is completed.
• Comodoro Rivadavia Cathedral in Argentina is dedicated.
• London Borough of Camden low-rise high-density social housing schemes completed on Alexandra Road Estate (by Neave Brown) and Branch Hill (by Gordon Benson and Alan Forsyth).^[1]

Events

• Herzog & de Meuron Architekten set up in Basel.

Awards

• AIA Gold Medal - Philip Johnson
• Alvar Aalto Medal – James Stirling (architect)
• Architecture Firm Award - Harry Weese & Associates
• Grand prix national de l'architecture - Jean Renaudie
• RAIA Gold Medal - Mervyn Parry
• RIBA Royal Gold Medal - Jørn Utzon
• Twenty-five Year Award - Eames House

Births

Deaths

• January 27 – Thomas Sharp, English urban planner (born 1901)
• March 1 – Léon Azéma, French architect (born 1888)
• August 21 – Charles Eames, American designer (born 1907)
• September 6 – Jo van den Broek, Dutch architect (born 1898)
• November 4 – Alfred Albini, Croatian architect and urban planner (born 1896)
• November 27 – Carlo Scarpa, Italian architect and designer (born 1906)

References

1. London Suburbs. London: Merrell Holberton. 1999. ISBN 978-1-85894-077-9.