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<h2 id="events">Events</h2> <ul><li>October – The <a href="/facts/Victoria_and_Albert_Museum/vUMjeHBn">Victoria and Albert Museum</a> in London under <a href="/facts/Roy_Strong/74XvPcwC">Roy Strong</a> opens an influential exhibition. '<a href="/facts/Destruction_of_the_Country_House_exhibition/DEPX2nzz">The Destruction of the Country House 1875–1975</a>', documenting the <a href="/facts/Destruction_of_country_houses_in_20th-century_Britain/Fdd5BeCD">destruction of country houses in 20th-century Britain</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Heikkinen_%25E2%2580%2593_Komonen_Architects/ba4SmaLE">Heikkinen – Komonen Architects</a> established by Mikko Heikkinen and Markku Komonen in <a href="/facts/Helsinki/9za9r3jS">Helsinki</a>, Finland.</li></ul> <h2 id="buildings-and-structures">Buildings and structures</h2> <p class="note">See also: Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1974</p> <h3>Buildings opened</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Sears_Tower/0oukJxzA">Sears Tower</a> in <a href="/facts/Chicago/yPMokrXH">Chicago</a>, <a href="/facts/Illinois/MuPb1Ctn">Illinois</a>, <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>, designed by <a href="/facts/Skidmore%2c_Owings_and_Merrill/nzd6KsqJ">Skidmore, Owings and Merrill</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Birmingham_Central_Library/VSQefs6t">Birmingham Central Library</a>, <a href="/facts/Birmingham/lNd1h81V">Birmingham</a>, <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">UK</a>, designed by <a href="/facts/John_Madin/DlAyKlJ9">John Madin</a> (closed <a href="/facts/2013_in_architecture/DD5Pvdqu">2013</a>).</li> <li><a href="/facts/Horseferry_Road_Magistrates%2527_Court/VBhhWJBI">Horseferry Road Magistrates' Court</a> in <a href="/facts/City_of_Westminster/8pvuYHq2">Westminster</a>, <a href="/facts/London/KozCCsy9">London</a>, designed by C. A. Legerton</li></ul> <h3>Buildings completed</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/May_18/fgnkLFEh">May 18</a> – The <a href="/facts/Warsaw_radio_mast/geyf0Emg">Warsaw radio mast</a> in Poland, the second tallest structure ever built (it collapses on August 8, <a href="/facts/1991/2VyD1KeD">1991</a>).</li> <li><i>date unknown</i></li> <li><a href="/facts/Renaissance_Tower_(Dallas)/WeAy0XKP">Renaissance Tower</a> in <a href="/facts/Dallas/f3c7MQn0">Dallas</a>, <a href="/facts/Texas/B987WHF0">Texas</a>, USA.</li> <li><a href="/facts/AT%2526T/y3Lo9uhk">AT&T</a> Long Lines Building, <a href="/facts/33_Thomas_Street/8tTAK92t">33 Thomas Street</a>, New York, USA, designed by <a href="/facts/John_Carl_Warnecke/MkyDdnPx">John Carl Warnecke</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kamzik_TV_Tower/ze3fWRrv">Kamzik TV Tower</a> in <a href="/facts/Bratislava/mr28JyEg">Bratislava</a>, <a href="/facts/Slovakia/gmJwpwM3">Slovakia</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Guy%2527s_Tower/j9NbHBfr">Guy's Tower</a> in <a href="/facts/London/KozCCsy9">London</a>, <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a>, the world's tallest hospital at this time.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hudson_Bay_Centre/CySbGdta">Hudson Bay Centre</a> in <a href="/facts/Toronto/cnXH7881">Toronto</a>, <a href="/facts/Ontario/HUkxk5Rf">Ontario</a>, <a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a>.</li> <li>Palace of Weddings, <a href="/facts/Vilnius/ecy21qeQ">Vilnius</a>, <a href="/facts/Lithuanian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic/nD4lm1Ue">Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic</a>, designed by <a href="/facts/Gediminas_Baravykas/uuselALz">Gediminas Baravykas</a>.</li> <li>Plastic classroom, Kennington Primary School, <a href="/facts/Preston%2c_Lancashire/vcppAdEw">Preston, England</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hotel_du_Lac%2c_Tunis/qlv8BnaA">Hotel du Lac, Tunis</a>, designed by <a href="/facts/Raffaele_Contigiani/wg6kLlCH">Raffaele Contigiani</a>.</li> <li>Laurie Short House in <a href="/facts/Sydney/8TegRcwB">Sydney</a>, <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a>, designed by <a href="/facts/Glenn_Murcutt/nQMzX6xH">Glenn Murcutt</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="awards">Awards</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Architecture_Firm_Award/KmIuHYcy">Architecture Firm Award</a> – <a href="/facts/Kevin_Roche_John_Dinkeloo_and_Associates/5uYJct9Q">Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Royal_Australian_Institute_of_Architects_Gold_Medal/wyxC5tKH">RAIA Gold Medal</a> – <a href="/facts/Raymond_Berg/gGcJxq3V">Raymond Berg</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Royal_Institute_of_British_Architects/grdupR5D">RIBA</a> <a href="/facts/Royal_Gold_Medal/xhPS9zJU">Royal Gold Medal</a> – <a href="/facts/Philip_Powell_(architect)/Boq94nzl">Powell</a> & <a href="/facts/Hidalgo_Moya/RBHM4b6k">Moya</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Twenty-five_Year_Award/2y9z2AoH">Twenty-five Year Award</a> – <a href="/facts/Johnson_Wax_Headquarters/zDKxylMp">Johnson and Son Administration Building</a></li></ul> <h2 id="births">Births</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/October_2/Mx6naLFK">October 2</a> – <a href="/facts/Bjarke_Ingels/BLDU8u2S">Bjarke Ingels</a>, Danish architect</li></ul> <h2 id="deaths">Deaths</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/March_17/KWQqx7wR">March 17</a> – <a href="/facts/Louis_Kahn/wza8FptA">Louis Kahn</a>, American architect based in Philadelphia, USA (born <a href="/facts/1901_in_architecture/tw7FrWro">1901</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/April_6/dHolSS8U">April 6</a> – <a href="/facts/Willem_Marinus_Dudok/HYMahNd4">Willem Marinus Dudok</a>, Dutch modernist architect (born <a href="/facts/1884_in_architecture/UATScs5I">1884</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/April_25/z7DGQtQz">April 25</a> – <a href="/facts/Gustavo_R._Vincenti/bwTmsTQl">Gustavo R. Vincenti</a>, Maltese architect and developer (born <a href="/facts/1888_in_architecture/JvEdv1JK">1888</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/September_3/HveWHyJI">September 3</a> - <a href="/facts/Romuald_Gutt/lYzgAqk7">Romuald Gutt</a>, Polish architect (born <a href="/facts/1888_in_architecture/JvEdv1JK">1888</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/November_28/S5bg5uEC">November 28</a> – <a href="/facts/Konstantin_Melnikov/E5gUj5yg">Konstantin Melnikov</a>, Russian architect and painter (born <a href="/facts/1890_in_architecture/W24v86X8">1890</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/December_12/wo5rv56W">December 12</a> – Sir <a href="/facts/Edward_Maufe/7stUMx7v">Edward Maufe</a>, English architect (born <a href="/facts/1882_in_architecture/QyKyFUuh">1882</a>)</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Strong, Roy; Binney, Marcus; Harris, John (1974). The Destruction of the Country House. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0-500-24094-9. <a href="0-500-24094-9" target="_blank">0-500-24094-9</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Saving Britain's Past Episode 3: The Country House". open2.net. Open University. 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-06-16. Retrieved 2021-09-26. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100616122851/http://www.open2.net/savingbritainspast/country_house.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20100616122851/http://www.open2.net/savingbritainspast/country_house.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Plastic Classroom at Kennington Primary School". English Heritage. 2017-10-04. Retrieved 2022-04-04. <a href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1438821" target="_blank">https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1438821</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Social and Personal: In Memoriam". Times of Malta. 25 April 2002. Retrieved 23 December 2018. <a href="https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20020425/slug/social-and-personal.176906" target="_blank">https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20020425/slug/social-and-personal.176906</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>