1961 in architecture

The year 1961 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

December - Demolition of the Euston Arch in London begins.
Archigram is founded as an avant-garde architectural group based at the Architectural Association, London, and publishes its manifesto Archigram I. It will work through hypothetical projects and an associated magazine.
Ahrends, Burton and Koralek is formed as an architectural practice in London.
Building Design Partnership is formed in Preston, Lancashire.
St Eusebius' Church, Arnhem, Netherlands, is restored by Berend Tobia Boeyinga.
The first apartment blocks in Hungary of Panelház construction are erected in Dunaújváros.
Construction of Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban in Dhaka, designed by Louis Kahn, begins.
Double tee beams are first used by Gene Leedy in constructing his own office at Winter Haven, Florida.

February 6 - Olin Library at Cornell University, designed by Warner, Burns, Toan & Lunde, opens.
March 11 - Benton Park School, Leeds, England, designed by Sir John Burnet, Tait and Partners, formally opened.
May 17 - Guildford Cathedral, England, designed by Sir Edward Maufe, dedicated.
May 18 - The Henninger Turm in Frankfurt, Germany, designed by Karl Leiser, inaugurated.
September 17 - The Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, United States, designed by Mitchell and Ritchey, is completed.
October 17 - The Kremlin Palace of Congresses in Moscow, Soviet Union, designed by a team led by M. Posokhin.
November 20 - Dungeness Lighthouse on the south coast of England, designed by Philip W. Hunt and Ronald Ward and Partners, illuminated.
December 17 - New Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin, designed by Egon Eiermann, consecrated.
date unknown - Rose Art Museum in Waltham, Massachusetts, designed by Harrison & Abramovitz.