1940 in architecture
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The year 1940 in architecture involved some significant events.
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Buildings
- The Timişoara Orthodox Cathedral, in Timişoara, Romania, is completed.
- The Raleigh Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida is built by Lawrence Murray Dixon.
- Walton Yacht Works at Walton on Thames, England, by Jane Drew.
Events
- The last of the White Pine Series of Architectural Monographs, begun in 1916, is published.
- Thomas Sharp's Pelican book Town Planning is published in England.
Awards
- American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal – William Adams Delano.
- Royal Gold Medal - Charles Voysey.
Births
- January 14 - Helmut Jahn
- June 24 - Claude Vasconi (died 2009)
Deaths
- February 27 - Peter Behrens (born 1868)
- June 11 - John A. Pearson (born 1867)
- August 22 - Paul Gösch (born 1885)
- October 20 - Gunnar Asplund (born 1885)
- December 13 - Marc Camoletti (born 1857)
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