1761 in architecture
The year 1761 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
- Robert Adam and Sir William Chambers are jointly appointed Architect of the King's Works to King George III of Great Britain.
Buildings and structures
Buildings completed
- Aina Mahal in Bhuj, Gujarat, India, built by Rao Lakhpatji.
- Christ Church (Cambridge, Massachusetts), designed by Peter Harrison, is completed.
- St. George Church, Moldavia, with a 99-foot high bell tower once gilded in 18-carat gold.
- Penicuik House in Scotland built by Sir James Clerk, 3rd Baronet.
- Dunmore Pineapple in Scotland built.
- Église Saint-Georges de Châtenois completed
Births
- June 7 – John Rennie the Elder, Scottish-born civil engineer
- August 19 – Andreyan Zakharov, Russian architect of the "Empire" style
- August 30 – Archibald Elliot, Scottish architect
Deaths
- April 7 – Gabriele Valvassori, Italian architect
- date unknown – Domenico Cachia, Maltese master builder