1949 in architecture

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The year 1949 in architecture involved some significant events.

Events

• January 26 - Fire breaks out in the golden hall of Horyu-ji Buddhist temple, Japan, causing severe damage to the building, mainly its first floor, and murals. As a result of the restoration (completed in 1954), it is estimated that about 15%-20% of the original seventh century Kondo materials is left in the current building; the charred timbers were carefully removed to a separate fireproof warehouse for future research.
• George Pace is appointed surveyor to the Church of England Diocese of Sheffield and establishes a private practice in York.

Philip Johnson's Glass House

Buildings opened

• December 16 - The Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria, designed by Gerard Moerdijk.

Buildings completed

• Ford House in Illinois designed by Bruce Goff.
• Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut designed by Philip Johnson.
• Eames House in Los Angeles, California, designed by Charles Eames.
• Promontory Apartments in Chicago, Illinois, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.

Awards

• American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal - Frederick Law Olmsted.
• AIA Gold Medal - Frank Lloyd Wright.
• Royal Gold Medal - Howard Robertson.

Births

• August 26 - Dan Cruickshank British architectural historian
• December 9 - Tom Kite, US professional golfer and golf course architect
• Demetri Porphyrios, Greek New Classical architect

Deaths

• April - R. Harold Zook, Chicago architect (born 1889)
• May 1 - Josep Maria Jujol, Catalan architect (born 1879)
• September 27 - David Adler, US architect (born 1882)
• date unknown Gordon Kaufmann, architect known for his work on the Hoover Dam (born 1888)