1974 in architecture

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The year 1974 in architecture involved some significant events.

Buildings

• National Assembly, Dhaka in Bangladesh, designed by Louis Kahn, is completed.
• Horseferry Road Magistrates' Court in Westminster, London, designed by C. A. Legerton, is completed.
• Sears Tower in Chicago, Illinois, United States, is opened.
• The Aon Center in Los Angeles, California, United States, is completed and becomes the tallest building in Los Angeles.
• Renaissance Tower in Dallas, Texas, United States, is completed.
• The W. R. Grace Building in New York, United States, is completed.
• The Kamzik TV Tower in Bratislava, Slovakia, is completed.
• Guy's Tower in London, United Kingdom, is completed making it the tallest hospital in the world.
• The Hudson Bay Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is completed.
• Laurie Short House in Sydney, Australia, designed by Glenn Murcutt, is completed.

Awards

• Architecture Firm Award - Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates
• RAIA Gold Medal - Raymond Berg
• RIBA Royal Gold Medal - Powell & Moya
• Twenty-five Year Award - Johnson and Son Administration Building

Births

• October 2 - Bjarke Ingels

Deaths

• March 17 - Louis Kahn (born 1901)
• April 6 - Willem Marinus Dudok (born 1884)
• November 28 - Konstantin Melnikov (born 1890)