1898 in architecture

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Contents 1 Buildings 2 Events 3 Awards 4 Births 5 Deaths

[edit] Buildings

• St. Paul Building in New York is completed and is one of the tallest buildings in the world.
• The Queen Victoria Building, Sydney, Australia is completed.

[edit] Events

• Tomorrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform is published by Ebenezer Howard, calling for the creation of garden cities.

[edit] Awards

• Royal Gold Medal - George Aitchison

[edit] Births

• February 3 - Alvar Aalto (died 1976)
• October 4 - J. H. van den Broek (died 1978)
• Steen Eiler Rasmussen (died 1990)

[edit] Deaths

• August 3 - Charles Garnier (born 1825)
• September 28 - Thomas Fuller (born 1823)