1979 in architecture

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List of years in architecture (table)

Buildings and structures

The year 1979 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

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Buildings opened[]

Buildings completed[]

Events[]

  • December: The Thirties Society (now the Twentieth Century Society) established in the United Kingdom as an architectural conservation pressure group.
  • Pritzker Prize instituted by Jay A. Pritzker.
  • Construction begins at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center designed by I. M. Pei.
  • Xanadu House design started.
  • Construction of the 360 foot (110 m) communications mast atop the North Tower (1WTC) of the World Trade Center is completed.

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References[]

  1. ^ Teatro Nacional de Cuba homepage
  2. ^ Merzagora, Eugenio A. (ed.). "Road Viaducts & Bridges in Norway (> 500 m)". Norske bruer og viadukter. Archived from the original on 2015-07-20. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  3. ^ "Juraj Neidhardt". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
  4. ^ Bell, Trudy (September 2007). "Roger Hayward: Forgotten Artist of Optics". Sky and Telescope 114 (3): 30–37
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