1950 in architecture

The year 1950 in architecture involved some significant events.

Buildings

The Eames House was Case Study House #8

• Alas Building completed in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The tallest building in Buenos Aires between 1950 and 1996, surpassed by the Le Parc tower.
• Eames House (pictured) in Santa Monica, California, designed by Charles and Ray Eames is completed.
• Estádio do Maracanã opening day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The largest stadium in South America, and host to the 2016 Summer Olympics.
• Frank Lloyd Wright completed construction of several Usonian style houses across the United States. Refer to the List of Frank Lloyd Wright works.
  • John D. Haynes House in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
  • Fountainhead (J. Willis Hughes House) in Jackson, Mississippi.
  • Thomas Keys Residence in Rochester, Minnesota.
  • Richard C. Smith House in Jefferson, Wisconsin.
  • J.A. Sweeton Residence in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
• Hyart Theater was built in Lovell, Wyoming by Hyrum "Hy" Bischoff.
• Mutual of New York Building completed in Times Square, New York City. The architects Shreve, Lamb and Harmon also designed the Empire State Building.
• Neutra Office Building completed in Los Angeles, California designed by modernist architect Richard Neutra and used as his office until his death in 1970.
• United Nations Headquarters completed by Wallace Harrison (director of planning) in Manhattan. The Secretariat Building (by Le Corbusier and Niemeyer) completed two years later.

Events

• Larkin Administration Building in Buffalo, New York is demolished. It was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904.

Awards

• AIA Gold Medal - Patrick Abercrombie.
• Royal Gold Medal - Eliel Saarinen.
• Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).

Births

• Herzog & de Meuron:
  • April 19 - Jacques Herzog
  • May 8 - Pierre de Meuron
• October 31 - Zaha Hadid
• Hafeez Contractor
• Richard Feilden (died 2005)

Deaths

• July 1 - Eliel Saarinen (born 1873)
• August 31 - Maciej Nowicki (born 1910) (in TWA Flight 903 disaster)