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*[[June 24]] - [[Peter Womersley]], British architect (died [[1993 in architecture|1993]]) |
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*[[June 25]] - [[Harry Seidler]], Austrian-born Australian Modernist architect<ref>{{cite book|first=Peter|last=Blake|title=Architecture for the New World: The Work of Harry Seidler|location=Sydney|year=1973|isbn=3-7828-1459-2}}</ref> (died [[2006 in architecture|2006]]) |
*[[June 25]] - [[Harry Seidler]], Austrian-born Australian Modernist architect<ref>{{cite book|first=Peter|last=Blake|title=Architecture for the New World: The Work of Harry Seidler|location=Sydney|year=1973|isbn=3-7828-1459-2}}</ref> (died [[2006 in architecture|2006]]) |
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*[[September 18]] - [[Alison and Peter Smithson|Peter Smithson]], English [[New Brutalism|New Brutalist]] architect, husband and partner of [[Alison Smithson]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://designmuseum.org/design/alison-peter-smithson|title=Alison and Peter Smithson|publisher=Design Museum}}</ref> (died [[2003 in architecture|2003]]) |
*[[September 18]] - [[Alison and Peter Smithson|Peter Smithson]], English [[New Brutalism|New Brutalist]] architect, husband and partner of [[Alison Smithson]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://designmuseum.org/design/alison-peter-smithson |title=Alison and Peter Smithson |publisher=Design Museum |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124011148/http://designmuseum.org/design/alison-peter-smithson |archivedate=2010-11-24 |df= }}</ref> (died [[2003 in architecture|2003]]) |
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*[[September 25]] - [[Leonardo Benevolo]], Italian historian of modern architecture (died [[2017 in architecture|2017]]) |
*[[September 25]] - [[Leonardo Benevolo]], Italian historian of modern architecture (died [[2017 in architecture|2017]]) |
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*[[Eulie Chowdhury]], Indian architect (died [[1995 in architecture|1995]]) |
*[[Eulie Chowdhury]], Indian architect (died [[1995 in architecture|1995]]) |
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The year 1923 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
- Vers une architecture by Le Corbusier (later translated into English as Towards a New Architecture) is published.
- Bauhaus expressionist architecture phase ends.
- Liebenberg and Kaplan architectural practice established in Minneapolis.
Buildings opened
- June 23 - Stockholm City Hall, designed by Ragnar Östberg.
- December 26 - Ottawa Auditorium, Canada[1] (demolished 1967).
Buildings completed
- Chilehaus in Hamburg, designed by Fritz Höger.
- Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
- Église Notre-Dame du Raincy in France, designed by Auguste Perret.
Awards
- AIA Gold Medal - Henry Bacon
- RIBA Royal Gold Medal - John James Burnet
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Jean-Baptiste Mathon
Births
- March 2 - Sam Scorer, English architect (died 2003)
- June 24 - Peter Womersley, British architect (died 1993)
- June 25 - Harry Seidler, Austrian-born Australian Modernist architect[2] (died 2006)
- September 18 - Peter Smithson, English New Brutalist architect, husband and partner of Alison Smithson[3] (died 2003)
- September 25 - Leonardo Benevolo, Italian historian of modern architecture (died 2017)
- Eulie Chowdhury, Indian architect (died 1995)
Deaths
- May 19 - Frank Darling, Canadian architect and promoter of the Beaux-Arts style (born 1850)
- October 25 - Robert S. Roeschlaub, Colorado architect (born 1843)
- November 24 - Michel de Klerk, Dutch Amsterdam School architect (born 1884)
- December 27 - Gustave Eiffel, French civil engineer and architect (born 1832)
References
- ^ Robinson, Dean (1982). Howie Morenz: Hockey's First Superstar. p. 52. ISBN 0-919822-69-X.
- ^ Blake, Peter (1973). Architecture for the New World: The Work of Harry Seidler. Sydney. ISBN 3-7828-1459-2.
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