Overview of the events of 1953 in architecture
The year 1953 in architecture involved some significant events.
Events
Buildings and structures completed
Main building of Moscow State University
Air Forces Memorial, Runnymede
- Main building of Moscow State University, the tallest building in Europe (1953–1990) and the tallest educational building in the world (1953–present), designed by Lev Rudnev.
- St Crispin's School, Wokingham, Berkshire, England, designed by the U.K. Ministry of Education.
- YMCA Indian Student Hostel, Fitzrovia, London, designed by Ralph Tubbs.[1]
- Housing at Chandigarh, Punjab (India), designed by Le Corbusier in collaboration with Pierre Jeanneret, Jane Drew, Maxwell Fry, B. V. Doshi and others.
- Mardyke Road (residential crescent), Harlow New Town, England, designed by Frederick Gibberd.[2]
- Air Forces Memorial, Runnymede, England, designed by Edward Maufe, dedicated October 17.
- English Martyrs' Church, Wallasey, designed by F. X. Velarde, dedicated August 31.
- New building for Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, the first major commission for Louis Kahn, opened November.
- Lijnbaan pedestrianised shopping street in Rotterdam, designed by Jo van den Broek and Jacob B. Bakema.[3]
Awards
Publications
Births
Vladimir Tatlin
Deaths
References