1970 in architecture
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The year 1970 in architecture involved some significant events.
[edit] Buildings
- December 23 - The North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City is topped out at 1,368 feet, making it the tallest building in the world.
- The Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed.
- Cathedral of Brasilia, designed by Oscar Niemeyer is completed.
- One New York Plaza in Manhattan, New York, United States is completed.
- KEMO Toren in Arnheim, The Netherlands is completed.
- The Trust Bank Building in Johannesburg, South Africa is completed.
- Euston Tower in London, England is completed.
- Alpha Tower in Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom is completed.
- The Westinghouse Tower in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is completed.
[edit] Awards
- AIA Gold Medal - Richard Buckminster Fuller.
- Architecture Firm Award - Ernest J. Kump Associates.
- RAIA Gold Medal - Jack McConnell.
- Royal Gold Medal - Robert Matthew.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
[edit] Deaths
- April 16 - Richard Neutra (born 1892)
- July 20 - Egon Eiermann (born 1904)
- November 13 - Guillermo Gonzalez Sanchez (born 1900)
