1962 in architecture explained

The year 1962 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

• Construction of Dalgety Bay, a small New town in Fife, Scotland, begins.

Buildings and structures

Buildings opened

• April 21 – The Space Needle in Seattle, just in time for the Century 21 Exposition.^[1]
• May 25 – Coventry Cathedral in England, designed by Basil Spence, is consecrated.
• May 28 – TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport, New York, designed by Eero Saarinen.^[2]
• July 1 – The Minolta Tower in Niagara Falls.
• August 24 – General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge over Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, designed by Riccardo Morandi; opened by President Romulo Betancourt.
• September 23 – Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York City, designed by Max Abramovitz.
• November 6 – Commonwealth Institute in the London Borough of Kensington, designed by Sir Robert Matthew of RMJM; opened by Queen Elizabeth II (refurbished 2016 as the Design Museum).
• dates unknown
  • St George's Church, Rugby, Warwickshire, England, designed by Denys Hinton, is consecrated.
  • Saint Petersburg TV Tower in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
  • KPN-Zendmast Waalhaven in Rotterdam, Netherlands.^[3]

Buildings completed

• Both Marina City towers in Chicago, United States, are completed; however, they are not fully furnished until 1964.
• Tour CIBC in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
• Place Ville Marie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, becoming the tallest building in the British Commonwealth (1962–1964).
• CIS Tower in Manchester, England, designed by G. S. Hay and Gordon Tait, becoming the tallest building in the United Kingdom (1962–1963).
• Tryvannstårnet, broadcasting tower in Oslo, Norway.
• Sentech Tower, television transmitter in Johannesburg, South Africa (transmissions began in 1961).
• Policromatic condominium block in Zagreb by Ivo Vitic.
• United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel, Colorado Springs, designed by Walter Netsch.^[4]
• Tukal, on Beaulieu River in Hampshire, England, house designed for himself by Seymour Harris.^[5]

Awards

• AIA Gold Medal – Eero Saarinen (posthumous).
• Architecture Firm Award – Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
• Grand Prix de Rome, architecture – Piet Blom.
• RAIA Gold Medal – Joseph Fowell.
• RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Sven Gottfried Markelius.

Births

• February 25 – Andres Siim, Estonian architect

Deaths

• January 16 – Ivan Meštrović, Croatian sculptor and architect (born 1883)
• April 21 – W. Gray Young, New Zealand architect (born 1885)
• May 14 – Dov Karmi, Israeli architect (born 1905)
• August 18 – Max Fabiani, Slovene-Italian architect (born 1865)
• September 23 – Louis de Soissons, Canadian-born English architect (born 1890)
• December 28 – Karl Völker, German architect and painter (born 1889)

Notes and References

1. http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h3118.html United States History: Space Needle
2. Web site: A Review of a Show You Cannot See. Design Observer. Tom. Vanderbilt. 2005-01-14. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100104203506/http://observatory.designobserver.com/entry.html?entry=2897. 2010-01-04.
3. https://archive.today/20130220041828/http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=communicationtower-rotterdam-nestreetrlands Communication Tower, Rotterdam, Netherlands Emporis.com
4. Web site: Walter Netsch Interviewed by Detlef Mertins. SOM.com. 2010-01-05. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091016003420/http://www.som.com/content.cfm/walter_netsch_interview. 2009-10-16.
5. News: Steve. Rose. From Hampshire with love: the renovation of Seymour Harris' Tukal. The Guardian. London. 2009-04-13. 2019-06-08.