1784 in architecture
The year 1784 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
- September 1 – John Sanders becomes the first architectural student of John Soane.
- In Saint Petersburg, Russia, at the Gardens of Orienbaum, a ride is built that features carriages that undulate over hills within grooved tracks, a predecessor of the roller coaster.
- Étienne-Louis Boullée proposes a cenotaph to Isaac Newton.
Buildings and structures
Buildings
- St Andrew's Church in New Town, Edinburgh, Scotland, designed by Andrew Frazer and Robert Kay, opened.
- In New London, Connecticut, the town hall is built.
- Ishak Pasha Palace is built in Turkey.
- Ubosot at Wat Phra Kaew temple in Bangkok, Thailand, receives the Emerald Buddha.
- Work starts on La Moneda Palace in Santiago, originally intended to house the Spanish mint in Colonial Chile, designed by Joaquín Toesca.
Awards
- Grand Prix [de Rome], architecture: Auguste Cheval de Saint-Hubert.
Births
- January 11 – Thomas Hamilton, Scottish architect
- January 21 – Georg Moller, German architect and town planner
- February 29 – Leo von Klenze, German Neoclassicist architect
- October 3 – Ithiel Town, American architect and civil engineer
Deaths
- March – Thomas Cooley, English architect who worked in Dublin
- April 7 – Samuel Rhoads, American architect and cultural figure
- September 14 – James Essex, English builder and architect