Buildings opened , England in
Moscow, Russia •
February 6 - Olin Library at
Cornell University, designed by
Warner, Burns, Toan & Lunde, opens. •
March 11 -
Benton Park School,
Leeds, England, designed by Sir John Burnet, Tait and Partners, formally opened. •
May 17 -
Guildford Cathedral, England, designed by Sir
Edward Maufe, dedicated. •
May 18 - The
Henninger Turm in
Frankfurt,
Germany, designed by
Karl Leiser, inaugurated. •
September 17 - The
Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, United States, designed by Mitchell and Ritchey, is completed (demolished 2011-2012). •
October 17 - The
Kremlin Palace of Congresses in
Moscow,
Soviet Union, designed by a team led by M. Posokhin. •
November 20 -
Dungeness Lighthouse on the south coast of England, designed by Philip W. Hunt (engineer) and Ronald Ward and Partners (architects), illuminated. •
December 17 - New
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (
Gedächtniskirche) in
Berlin, designed by
Egon Eiermann, consecrated. •
date unknown -
Rose Art Museum in
Waltham, Massachusetts, designed by
Harrison & Abramovitz.
Buildings completed , Finland •
December 8 - The
Space Needle in
Seattle,
Washington, United States, designed by
Edward Carlson,
John Graham and
Victor Steinbrueck. •
date unknown •
Hyvinkää Church in
Hyvinkää,
Finland, designed by
Aarno Ruusuvuori. • The Palazzo del Lavoro and Palazzetto dello sport in
Turin, designed by
Pier Luigi Nervi. •
One Chase Manhattan Plaza in
New York City,
United States, designed by
Gordon Bunshaft of
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. • The
Empress State Building in
London, England, designed by Stone, Toms & Partners. •
Brasenose College, Oxford, England, Staircases 16, 17 and 18, designed by
Powell and
Moya. •
Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, England, Wolfson Quadrangle library and entrance, designed by
Raymond Erith. •
Yokohama Marine Tower in
Yokohama,
Japan. •
Chungking Mansions in
Hong Kong,
China. •
Park Hill Flats,
Sheffield, England, designed by
Jack Lynn and
Ivor Smith. • Keelson (house for
Olga Kennard), Hills Avenue,
Cambridge, England, designed by Danish architect Eric Sørensen. •
Embassy of the United States, Baghdad,
Iraq, designed by
Josep Lluís Sert, is completed (abandoned 1990). •
Michael Faraday Memorial at
Elephant and Castle in London, designed by
Rodney Gordon. •
Service station with
hyperbolic paraboloid concrete shell roof at
Markham Moor, Nottinghamshire, England, designed by
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