1964 in architecture
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[edit] Buildings
- July 15 - The Post Office Tower in London, designed by Eric Bedford and G. R. Yeats is topped out.
- Tokyo Olympic Arena, designed by Kenzo Tange is completed.
- Prudential Tower in Boston, USA is completed.
- Donauturm (Danube Tower) in Vienna, Austria is completed.
- Fernmeldeturm Berlin in Berlin, Germany is completed after 3 years.
- The BT Tower in London, England is topped out on July 15.
- The Fernmeldeturm Ulm-Ermingen in Ulm-Ermingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany is completed.
- The Erieview Tower in Downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States is completed as part of the Erieview urban renewal plan.
- The Kyoto Tower in Kyoto, Japan is completed.
- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, designed by William Pereira, is completed.
- Pääskyvuoren linkkitorni in Turku, Finland is completed.
- Casino Tower in Niagara Falls is completed.
- The USCE Tower in Belgrade, Serbia is completed. It was destroyed in 1999 by NATO airstrikes however was reconstructed in 2004.
- Verrazano Narrows Bridge opens in New York Harbor.
[edit] Events
- Architecture Without Architects by Bernard Rudofsky is published.
[edit] Awards
- AIA Gold Medal - Pier Luigi Nervi
- Architecture Firm Award - The Architects Collaborative
- RAIA Gold Medal - Cobden Parkes
- Royal Gold Medal - Maxwell Fry
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- June 26 - Gerrit Rietveld (born 1888)
- Percy Erskine Nobbs (born 1875)
