1971 in architecture

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The year 1971 in architecture involved some significant events.

Buildings

• Department of the Environment Building, three 20 story tower blocks atop a 5 story linking building, designed by Eric Bedford, at Marsham Street in Westminster, London, was completed.
• Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas, designed by Mark Rothko and Philip Johnson is completed.
• Hillbrow Tower in Johannesburg, South Africa was completed.
• Trump International Hotel & Tower in Manhattan, New York, United States is completed.
• Näsinneula tower in Tampere, Finland is completed.
• Meritus Mandarin Singapore Tower 1 in Singapore is opened.
• Summerland Leisure Complex in Douglas, Isle Of Man is completed

Awards

• AIA Gold Medal - Louis Kahn.
• Architecture Firm Award - Albert Kahn Associates, Inc..
• RAIA Gold Medal - Frederick Lucas.
• Royal Gold Medal - Hubert de Cronin Hastings.
• Twenty-five Year Award - Crow Island School

Births

Deaths

• March 24 - Arne Jacobsen (born 1902)
• October 16 - Robin Boyd (born 1919), Australian architect