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Overview of the events of 1953 in architecture
The year 1953 in architecture involved some significant events.
Events
Buildings and structures completed
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Main building of Moscow State University,
the tallest building in Europe (1953–1990) and the
tallest educational building in the world (1953–present), designed by
Lev Rudnev.
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St Crispin's School,
Wokingham,
Berkshire,
England, designed by the U.K.
Ministry of Education.
- YMCA Indian Student Hostel,
Fitzrovia, London, designed by
Ralph Tubbs.
[1]
- Housing at
Chandigarh,
Punjab (India), designed by
Le Corbusier in collaboration with
Pierre Jeanneret,
Jane Drew,
Maxwell Fry,
B. V. Doshi and others.
- Mardyke Road (residential crescent),
Harlow New Town, England, designed by
Frederick Gibberd.
[2]
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Air Forces Memorial,
Runnymede, England, designed by
Edward Maufe, dedicated October 17.
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English Martyrs' Church, Wallasey, designed by
F. X. Velarde, dedicated August 31.
- New building for
Yale University Art Gallery,
New Haven, Connecticut, the first major commission for
Louis Kahn, opened November.
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Lijnbaan pedestrianised shopping street in
Rotterdam, designed by
Jo van den Broek and
Jacob B. Bakema.
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Awards
Publications
Births
Deaths
References