1903 in architecture
The year 1903 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
- January 31 – The Sängerhaus in Strasbourg opens with an inaugural concert.
- September – First Garden City Ltd formed to develop Letchworth in England with Barry Parker and Raymond Unwin as architects.
- The Group Plan for the civic center of Cleveland, Ohio, by Daniel Burnham, Arnold Brunner, and John Carrere is released.
- Giles Gilbert Scott wins the competition to design Liverpool Cathedral.
Buildings and structures
Buildings completed
- The Beurs van Berlage, designed by Hendrik Berlage.
- Hill House, Helensburgh, Scotland, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
- St Cyprian's, Clarence Gate, London, designed by Ninian Comper.
- St Ignatius Church, Stamford Hill, London, designed by Benedict Williamson, first portion.
- Juselius Mausoleum, Pori, Finland, designed by Josef Stenbäck.
- Palazzo Castiglioni (Milan), Italy, designed by Giuseppe Sommaruga.
- Wemyss Bay railway station in Scotland, rebuilt by James Miller.
- Communal Palace of Buzău, Romania, designed by Alexandru Săvulescu.
- 22, Rue du Général de Castelnau in Strasbourg, France, designed by Franz Lütke and Heinrich Backes.
- 56, Allée de la Robertsau in Strasbourg, designed by Lütke and Backes.
Awards
- RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Charles Follen McKim.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Léon Jaussely.
Births
- January 7 – Ioannis Despotopoulos, Greek architect and academic
- March 7 – Raymond McGrath, Australian-born architect, illustrator and interior designer working in the British Isles
- April 18 – Stephen Dykes Bower, English ecclesiastical architect
- June 17 – A. Hays Town, American architect known for commercial and domestic architecture
- July 16 – Adalberto Libera, Italian Modernist architect
- July 18 – Victor Gruen, Austrian-born architect of shopping malls
- August 21 – F. S. Platou, Norwegian architect
- October 18 – Albert Frey, American "desert modernist" architect
- October 24 – Charlotte Perriand, French architect and designer
Deaths
- May 29 – Bruce Price, American architect
- August 28 – Frederick Law Olmsted, American landscape architect, journalist, social critic and public administrator
- November 16 – Camillo Sitte, Austrian architect, painter and city planner date unknown – Louis-Daniel Perrier, Swiss architect