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1903 in architecture

The year 1903 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events
January 31 – The Sängerhaus in Strasbourg opens with an inaugural concert. • September – First Garden City Ltd formed to develop Letchworth in England with Barry Parker and Raymond Unwin as architects. • The Group Plan for the civic center of Cleveland, Ohio, by Daniel Burnham, Arnold Brunner, and John Carrere is released. • Giles Gilbert Scott wins the competition to design Liverpool Cathedral. ==Buildings and structures==
Buildings and structures
Buildings completed , Scotland • The Beurs van Berlage (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), designed by Hendrik Berlage. • Hill House, Helensburgh, Scotland, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. • St Cyprian's, Clarence Gate, London, designed by Ninian Comper. • St Ignatius Church, Stamford Hill, London, designed by Benedict Williamson, first portion. • Juselius Mausoleum, Pori, Finland, designed by Josef Stenbäck. • Palazzo Castiglioni (Milan), Italy, designed by Giuseppe Sommaruga. • Wemyss Bay railway station in Scotland, rebuilt by James Miller. • Communal Palace of Buzău, Romania, designed by Alexandru Săvulescu (died 1902). • 22, Rue du Général de Castelnau in Strasbourg, France, designed by Franz Lütke and Heinrich Backes. • 56, Allée de la Robertsau in Strasbourg, designed by Lütke and Backes. ==Awards==
Awards
Births
January 7Ioannis Despotopoulos, Greek architect and academic (died 1992) • March 7Raymond McGrath, Australian-born architect, illustrator and interior designer working in the British Isles (died 1977) • April 18Stephen Dykes Bower, English ecclesiastical architect (died 1994) • June 17A. Hays Town, American architect known for commercial and domestic architecture (died 2005) • July 16Adalberto Libera, Italian Modernist architect (died 1963) • July 18Victor Gruen, Austrian-born architect of shopping malls (died 1980) • August 21F. S. Platou, Norwegian architect (died 1980) • October 18Albert Frey, American "desert modernist" architect (died 1998) • October 24Charlotte Perriand, French architect and designer (died 1999) ==Deaths==
Deaths
May 29Bruce Price, American architect (born 1845) • August 28Frederick Law Olmsted, American landscape architect, journalist, social critic and public administrator (born 1822) • November 16Camillo Sitte, Austrian architect, painter and city planner (born 1843) • date unknownLouis-Daniel Perrier, Swiss architect (born 1818) ==References==
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