1907 in architecture
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The year 1907 in architecture involved some significant events.
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[edit] Buildings
- Casa Milà and Casa Batlló in Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudí are completed.
- The Magasins Réunis, a large department store in Nancy, is finished by Lucien Weissenburger after seventeen years of work.
- The Villa Fruhinsholz in Nancy is designed by Léon Cayotte.
- North Hall, the fifth dormitory on the quad, is completed at Vassar College. The building is renamed Jewett Hall in 1912 in honor of the College's first president, Milo P. Jewett.
[edit] Events
- Deutscher Werkbund founded by Hermann Muthesius in Munich.
[edit] Awards
- AIA Gold Medal - Aston Webb.
- Royal Gold Medal - John Belcher.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
[edit] Births
- June 17 - Charles Eames (died 1978)
- August 13 - Basil Spence (died 1976)
- December 15 - Oscar Niemeyer
[edit] Deaths
- June 14- William Le Baron Jenney (born 1832)
