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Overview of the events of 1958 in architecture
The year 1958 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
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February 21 – The
Irish Georgian Society, the group for the promotion of
Georgian architecture in
Ireland, is established by
Desmond Guinness.
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February 28 – The
Victorian Society, the pressure group for the promotion and protection of
Victorian and
Edwardian Baroque architecture and related arts in the
United Kingdom, holds its first meeting at
Linley Sambourne House in London.
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Alvar Aalto is commissioned to design the
North Jutland Art Museum in
Aalborg,
Denmark (completed
1972).
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Sanctuary of Divine Mercy (Sanktuarium Miłosierdzia Bożego),
Kalisz, Poland is designed; it will not be built until 1977–93.
- Competition for the design of
Churchill College, Cambridge, England, is won by
Richard Sheppard's practice,
Sheppard Robson; the competition also launches the practice of
Howell, Killick, Partridge and Amis.
Buildings and structures
Buildings opened
Palácio da Alvorada in
Brasília, Brazil
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March 27 –
Congress House, London, designed by
David Aberdeen, officially opened.
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April 17 – Opening of the
Expo '58 World's Fair in
Brussels; its most notable features are the
Atomium, designed by
André Waterkeyn, and the
Philips Pavilion, designed by
Iannis Xenakis.
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June 30 –
Palácio da Alvorada (English: Palace of Dawn),
Brasília, designed by
Oscar Niemeyer.
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September 12 –
Center of New Industries and Technologies, at
La Défense in Paris, designed by
Bernard Zehrfuss with
Robert Camelot,
Jean de Mailly and engineer
Jean Prouvé; opened by General
Charles de Gaulle.
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November 7 –
Chapel, Convent of the Sisters of Mary Reparatrix,
Chelsea, London, designed by
Hector Corfiato, consecrated.
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Buildings completed
Tokyo Tower,
Tokyo, Japan
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October 14 –
Tokyo Tower,
Shiba Park, Tokyo, Japan, by
Tachū Naitō.
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October 15 –
Dirksen Senate Office Building,
Washington, D.C., designed by
Eggers & Higgins from New York.
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Kulttuuritalo (House of Culture),
Helsinki, designed by
Alvar Aalto.
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The Old Vic Theatre Annex, Southwark, London, designed by Lyons, Israel and
Ellis.
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UNESCO headquarters in Paris, designed by
Bernard Zehrfuss with
Marcel Breuer and
Pier Luigi Nervi.
- Provost's House,
The Queen's College, Oxford, England, designed by
Raymond Erith.
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Riverview High School (Sarasota, Florida), designed by
Paul Rudolph.
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St. Joseph's Church, Le Havre, France, designed by
Auguste Perret (died
1954).
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Wiener Stadthalle
indoor arena,
Vienna, designed by
Roland Rainer.
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Seagram Building in
New York City, designed by
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
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Torre Velasca in
Milan, designed by
BBPR.
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Torres de Satélite monument in
Ciudad Satélite, Mexico, designed by
Luis Barragán,
Mathias Goeritz and
Jesús Reyes Ferreira.
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High Sunderland (house for
Bernat Klein), near
Selkirk, Scottish Borders, designed by
Peter Womersley.
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Awards
Births
Deaths
References