1880 in architecture explained

The year 1880 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Buildings and structures

Buildings

• August 14 – Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, is completed after 632 years.^[1]
• Berlin Anhalter Bahnhof (railway station) in Berlin, Germany, rebuilt by Franz Heinrich Schwechten, is completed.^[2]
• Manchester Central railway station in Manchester, England is completed.^[3]
• Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne is completed.^[4]
• Yıldız Palace, Istanbul, Turkey, is built.
• Bathing Ghat, Bulandshahr, India, is completed.

Awards

• RIBA Royal Gold Medal – John Loughborough Pearson.^[5]
• Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Louis Girault.^[6]

Births

• April 1 – Louis Laybourne Smith – Australian architect (died 1965)^[7]
• April 9 – Jan Letzel, Czech architect (died 1925)^[8]
• May 4 – Bruno Taut, German architect and urban planner (died 1938)
• May 19 – Albert Richardson, English architect, writer, and professor of architecture (died 1964)^[9]
• May 25 – Eižens Laube, Latvian architect (died 1967)^[10]
• June 15 – Aymar Embury II, American architect (died 1966)
• October 23 – Dominikus Böhm, German church architect (died 1955)
• November 9 – Giles Gilbert Scott, English architect, son of George Gilbert Scott, Jr. (died 1960)^[11]

Deaths

• January 27 – Edward Middleton Barry, English architect (born 1830)^[12]
• May 25 – Richard Lane, English architect (born 1795)^[13]
• August 22 – Benjamin Ferrey, English architect (born 1810)^[14]

Developments

• Margaret Hicks became the first woman to graduate from an architecture course at an American university.^[15]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cologne Cathedral. whc.unesco.org. 18 January 2018. en.
2. Web site: Anhalter Bahnhof (Berlin-Kreuzberg, 1880). Structurae. 19 January 2018. de.
3. Web site: Britton. Paul. Guided tour will track history of former station. men. 19 January 2018. 15 April 2013.
4. Web site: Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens. whc.unesco.org. 19 January 2018. en.
5. Web site: Goold. David. John Loughborough Pearson – Dictionary of Scottish Architects . www.scottisharchitects.org.uk. 19 January 2018.
6. Book: Gelis-Didot. Pierre. Paris Mansions and Apartments 1893: Facades, Floor Plans and Architectural Details. 2012. Courier Corporation. 978-0-486-15431-2. en.
7. Irwin. J. C.. Smith, Louis Laybourne (1880–1965) . smith-louis-laybourne-8479. 19 January 2018.
8. http://www.radio.cz/en/issue/69210 A look at the Czech architect who built Hiroshima's Industrial Promotion Hall — today's A-Bomb Dome.
9. Web site: Sir Albert Richardson. www.royalacademy.org.uk. 19 January 2018.
10. Web site: Eižens Laube. nekropole.info. 19 January 2018. en.
11. Scott, Sir Giles Gilbert (1880–1960). Gavin Stamp. Gavin. Stamp. 10.1093/ref:odnb/60773. 2004 . 2016-03-23.
12. Web site: Royal Academy of Arts Collections – Person . www.racollection.org.uk. 19 January 2018.
13. Web site: Richard Lane . www.scottisharchitects.org.uk. 19 January 2018.
14. Web site: Benjamin Ferrey . www.scottisharchitects.org.uk. 19 January 2018.
15. Web site: The History of Cornell AAP . Cornell University Architecture Art and Planning . Cornell University . 10 July 2018.