1931 in architecture
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The year 1931 in architecture involved some significant events.
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[edit] Buildings
- The Home Insurance Building in Chicago, Illinois is demolished.
- Commerce Court North is completed in Toronto, Ontario and becomes the tallest building in the British Empire.
- Completion of the House of Atlantis in Böttcherstraße (Bremen).
- The Empire State Building is completed and takes over as the Tallest Building in the World.
- India Gate in New Delhi, India is completed.
[edit] Awards
- Royal Gold Medal - Edwin Cooper.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
[edit] Births
- May 3 - Aldo Rossi (died 1997)
- May 7 - Ricardo Legorreta
- July 17 - Arata Isozaki
[edit] Deaths
- March 7 - Theo van Doesburg (born 1883)
