1976 in architecture

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The year 1976 in architecture involved some significant events.

Buildings

CN Tower.

• CN Tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada completed.
• John Hancock Tower in Boston, designed by I. M. Pei is completed.
• The former Home Office building at 50 Queen Anne's Gate, Westminster, London, designed by Basil Spence, is completed.
• Royal National Theatre in London, designed by Denys Lasdun is completed.
• Water Tower Place in Chicago, United States is completed.
• Fernmeldeturm Koblenz near Koblenz in Germany is completed.
• The OCBC Centre in Singapore is completed.
• Federal Reserve Bank in Boston, United States is completed.
• Ponte City Apartments in Johannesburg, South Africa is completed.
• ABSA Tower in Pretoria, South Africa is completed.

Awards

• Architecture Firm Award - Mitchell/Giurgola Architects
• Grand prix national de l'architecture - Roger Taillibert
• RAIA Gold Medal - Harry Seidler
• RIBA Royal Gold Medal - John Summerson
• Twenty-five Year Award - 860-880 North Lakeshore Drive Apartments

Births

Deaths

• 11 May - Alvar Aalto (born 1898)
• 19 November - Basil Spence (born 1907)