1917 in architecture explained

The year 1917 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

• The journal De Stijl is first published by Theo van Doesburg.

Buildings and structures

Buildings

• The Het Schip housing scheme designed by Michel de Klerk in Amsterdam is started.
• The Lister County Courthouse (Listers härads tingshus) designed by Erik Gunnar Asplund in a Mannerist style in Sölvesborg, Sweden is started.

Buildings completed

• Cunard Building, Liverpool, England, designed by William Edward Willink and Philip Coldwell Thicknesse.
• Edificio Correos, San José, Costa Rica^[1]
• Livermore House, San Francisco, California, USA, designed by Julia Morgan.
• Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, designed by York and Sawyer^[2]

Awards

• RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Henri Paul Nenot.

Births

• March 2 – Laurie Baker, British-born Indian architect, known for his initiatives in cost-effective energy-efficient architecture (died 2007)
• April 26 – I. M. Pei, Chinese American architect often called a master of modern architecture^[3] (died 2019)
• July 6 – Wang Da-hong, Chinese-born Taiwanese architect (died 2018)
• September 14 – Ettore Sottsass, Italian architect and designer (died 2007)
• December 8 – Nisse Strinning, Swedish architect and designer (died 2006)
• December 10 – Eladio Dieste, Uruguayan engineer and architect (died 2000)

Deaths

• January 19 – E. R. Robson, English school architect (born 1836)
• February 8 – Thomas Arboe, Danish railway station architect (born 1837)
• July 2 – Gerald Horsley, English architect (born 1862)
• August 4 – C. W. Stephens, English commercial architect (born c.1845)
• September 23 – Robert Swain Peabody, Boston architect (born 1845)
• November 23 – William Ralph Emerson, American architect (born 1833)
• December 30 – Gustaf Nyström, Finnish architect (born 1856)

Notes and References

1. Book: Baker, C. P.. Costa Rica. Dorling Kindersley. Eye Witness Travel Guides. 2005. 58–9.
2. Web site: Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co Building . Guide to Providence Architecture . Providence Preservation Society . 7 October 2019.
3. Book: Wiseman, Carter. I.M. Pei: A Profile in American Architecture. New York. H. N. Abrams. 2001. 0-8109-3477-9. 11.