1908 in architecture

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The year 1908 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

• April 6 - The foundation stone of Knox College, Otago, is laid.
• St. Mary's Church, Wellingborough, England, is designed by Ninian Comper.

Buildings opened

• July 20 - Casa de Nariño, official residence of the President of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, designed by Gastón Lelarge.^[1]
• November 8 - Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Meurthe-et-Moselle in Nancy, France, designed by Emile Toussaint and Louis Marchal and featuring ironwork by Louis Majorelle and stained glass by Jacques Gruber.

Buildings completed

Gamble House

• The Gamble House in Pasadena, California, designed by Henry Mather Greene and Charles Sumner Greene.
• British Medical Association Building, London, designed by Charles Holden with sculptures by Jacob Epstein, is completed.^[2]
• St. Andrew's United Church in Cairo, Egypt
• St. Patrick's Church, Toronto, Canada.
• Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk, Ostend, Belgium, designed by Louis Delacenserie.
• Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois, USA, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
• Old Colony Club on Madison Avenue in New York City, designed by Stanford White of McKim, Mead & White.^[3]
• Singer Building in New York City, designed by Ernest Flagg. It is the world's tallest building for a year. Demolished 1968.

Awards

• Royal Gold Medal - Honore Daumet

Births

• May 23 - Max Abramovitz, US architect (died 2004)
• December 22 - Max Bill, Swiss architect, painter, typeface designer, industrial designer and graphic designer (died 1994)

Deaths

• January 2 - Alexander Davidson, Scottish architect active in Australia, 68
• February 3 - Ferdinand Meldahl, Danish architect best known for the reconstruction of Frederiksborg Palace, 80
• February 13 - Sir James Knowles, English architect and editor, 76
• September 15 - Friedrich Adler, German architect and archaeologist, 80
• November 26 - William Swinden Barber, English architect, 76

References

1. "Casas Presidenciales". El Tiempo. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
2. Buckle, Richard (1963). "1907-08: Strand Statues". Jacob Epstein, Sculptor. London: Faber. pp. 24–37.
3. New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S. (text); Postal, Matthew A. (text) (2009), Postal, Matthew A., ed., Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.), New York: John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1, p.78