1917 in architecture

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The year 1917 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events edit

The Het Schip housing scheme designed by Michel de Klerk in Amsterdam is started.
The Lister County Courthouse (Listers härads tingshus) designed by Erik Gunnar Asplund in a Mannerist style in Sölvesborg, Sweden is started.

March 2 – Laurie Baker, British-born Indian architect, known for his initiatives in cost-effective energy-efficient architecture (died 2007)
April 26 – I. M. Pei, Chinese American architect often called a master of modern architecture^[3] (died 2019)
July 6 – Wang Da-hong, Chinese-born Taiwanese architect (died 2018)
September 14 – Ettore Sottsass, Italian architect and designer (died 2007)
December 8 – Nisse Strinning, Swedish architect and designer (died 2006)
December 10 – Eladio Dieste, Uruguayan engineer and architect (died 2000)

^ Baker, C. P. (2005). Costa Rica. Eye Witness Travel Guides. Dorling Kindersley. pp. 58–9.
^ "Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co Building". Guide to Providence Architecture. Providence Preservation Society. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
^ Wiseman, Carter (2001). I.M. Pei: A Profile in American Architecture. New York: H. N. Abrams. p. 11. ISBN 0-8109-3477-9.