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1932 in architecture

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The year 1932 in architecture involved some significant events.

Events

  • International Style by Philip Johnson and Henry-Russell Hitchcock is published.
  • The International Exhibition of Modern Architecture at the Museum of Modern Art in New York spreads the International Style.
  • John Wiley & Sons publishes Architectural Graphic Standards by Charles George Ramsey (1884–1963) and Harold Reeve Sleeper, the first book to present the accepted architectural practices of the time in a clear and accessible graphic form.

Buildings and structures

Buildings opened

Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia
Sheffield City Hall, Yorkshire, England
Narkomfin building in Moscow, Russia

Other new buildings

Awards

Herman Hertzberger

Births

Deaths

References

  1. ^ Pringle, Marian (1994). The Theatres of Stratford-upon-Avon, 1875–1992: an architectural history. Stratford-upon-Avon Society. p. 29. ISBN 0-9514178-1-9.
  2. ^ Aslet, Clive. "Unilever House, Blackfriars". The Thirties Society Journal. 1: 18–21.
  3. ^ Nyren, Ron (Spring 2023). "7 Dazzling Art Deco Buildings for Architecture Admirers". Preservation Magazine. National Trust for Historic Preservation.
  4. ^ Scerri, Victor (18 July 2018). "Politiċi li Valletta offriet għas-servizz nazzjonali (3)" (PDF). L-Orizzont (in Maltese). pp. 16–17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2020.