1945 in architecture
The year 1945 in architecture involved some significant events.
Events
- February 13–15 – The bombing of Dresden by the British Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Forces destroys 13 square miles of the city, and causes a firestorm that consumes the city centre. Landmarks destroyed include the Frauenkirche, the Semperoper, and the Zwinger Palace. In the decades following the end of the war, some of the lost buildings are reconstructed.
- October 26 – Bierut Decree nationalizes most land in Warsaw prior to the city's reconstruction following the destruction of Warsaw.
- Auguste Perret is appointed architect for the reconstruction of Le Havre.
- The Architects Collaborative is established in Cambridge, Massachusetts by founding members Norman C. Fletcher, Jean B. Fletcher, John C. Harkness, Sarah P. Harkness, Robert S. McMillan, Louis A. McMillen, Benjamin C. Thompson, and Walter Gropius. TAC becomes known as one of the most notable firms in post-war modernism.
Buildings and structures
Buildings
- Hallgrímskirkja, a church in Reykjavík, Iceland is started.
Awards
- RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Victor Vesnin.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture – Jean Dubuisson and Jean de Mailly.
Publications
- John Summerson – Georgian London.
Births
- July 1 – Chris Wilkinson, English architect, co-founder of WilkinsonEyre
- August 12 – Jean Nouvel, French architect
- Rasem Badran, Palestine-born Jordanian/Saudi Arabian architect
- Álvaro Barrera, Colombian restoration architect
- Stephen Carter, American architect
- John Frazer, English architectural academic, CAD pioneer
Deaths
- January 29 – Ilya Golosov, Soviet Russian architect
- February 5 – Ragnar Östberg, Swedish architect
- February 8 – Robert Mallet-Stevens, French architect
- February 10 – Baillie Scott, British architect
- June 20 – J. André Fouilhoux, French-born American architect
- Panteleimon Golosov, Russian Constructivist architect