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The year 1912 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
* Electric Tower, in Buffalo, New York, designed by Esenwein & Johnson
* April 19 – Bridges in Constantine, Algeria:
** :de:Pont Sidi M’Cid, Sidi M'Cid Bridge, designed by Ferdinand Arnodin.
** :fr:Pont de Sidi Rached, Sidi Rached Bridge, designed by Paul Séjourné.
* April 25 – Rebuilt St Mark's Campanile in Venice inaugurated.
* May – Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts opens in Moscow, Russia.
* June – Government Conference Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (opened by the Grand Trunk Railway as Ottawa's railway station)
* October 12 – Quarr Abbey on the Isle of Wight (England), designed by Dom Paul Bellot, consecrated.
* December 26 – Opening of:
** Manchester Opera House, in Manchester, England, as the New Theatre, designed by Richardson & Gill with Farquarson.
** St. James Theatre, Wellington, New Zealand, designed by Henry Eli White.
* Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia, Bulgaria.
* Mysore Palace, India, designed by Henry Irwin.
* El Centro Español de Tampa, Florida, USA.
* Mawson's Huts, Cape Denison, Commonwealth Bay, Australian Antarctic Territory
* Šaloun's Villa in Prague, designed by and for sculptor Ladislav Šaloun.
* The Salutation, Sandwich, Kent, England, designed by Edwin Lutyens with garden by Gertrude Jekyll.
* Sons of Norway Hall, Petersburg, Alaska, USA.
* Glamorgan Building, Glamorgan County Hall, Cardiff, Wales, designed by Vincent Harris and T. A. Moodie.
* Chengyang Bridge, China.
* Jackson Tower in Portland, Oregon
* The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts
* Sun Tower in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
* Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
* Ritz-Carlton Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
* January 9 – Ralph Tubbs, British architect associated with the Festival of Britain (died 1996 in architecture, 1996)
* January 30 – Finn Juhl, Danish architect, interior and industrial designer (died 1989 in architecture, 1989)
* February 21 – Henry Bernard (architect), Henry Bernard, French architect, designer of the Palace of Europe (died 1994 in architecture, 1994)
* March 12 – Gordon Tait, British architect (died 1999 in architecture, 1999)
* June 11 – Rosemary Stjernstedt, British architect (died 1998 in architecture, 1998)
* December 1 – Minoru Yamasaki, American World Trade Center (1973–2001), World Trade Center architect (died 1986 in architecture, 1986)
* December 15 – Charles and Ray Eames#Ray Kaiser Eames, Ray Eames, American designer, 2nd wife of Charles Eames (died 1988 in architecture, 1988)
Events
* Clough Williams-Ellis receives his first major architectural commission, for the remodelling of Llangoed Hall in Wales.Buildings and structures
Buildings opened
* Electric Tower, in Buffalo, New York, designed by Esenwein & Johnson
* April 19 – Bridges in Constantine, Algeria:
** :de:Pont Sidi M’Cid, Sidi M'Cid Bridge, designed by Ferdinand Arnodin.
** :fr:Pont de Sidi Rached, Sidi Rached Bridge, designed by Paul Séjourné.
* April 25 – Rebuilt St Mark's Campanile in Venice inaugurated.
* May – Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts opens in Moscow, Russia.
* June – Government Conference Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (opened by the Grand Trunk Railway as Ottawa's railway station)
* October 12 – Quarr Abbey on the Isle of Wight (England), designed by Dom Paul Bellot, consecrated.
* December 26 – Opening of:
** Manchester Opera House, in Manchester, England, as the New Theatre, designed by Richardson & Gill with Farquarson.
** St. James Theatre, Wellington, New Zealand, designed by Henry Eli White.
Buildings completed
* Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia, Bulgaria.
* Mysore Palace, India, designed by Henry Irwin.
* El Centro Español de Tampa, Florida, USA.
* Mawson's Huts, Cape Denison, Commonwealth Bay, Australian Antarctic Territory
* Šaloun's Villa in Prague, designed by and for sculptor Ladislav Šaloun.
* The Salutation, Sandwich, Kent, England, designed by Edwin Lutyens with garden by Gertrude Jekyll.
* Sons of Norway Hall, Petersburg, Alaska, USA.
* Glamorgan Building, Glamorgan County Hall, Cardiff, Wales, designed by Vincent Harris and T. A. Moodie.
* Chengyang Bridge, China.
* Jackson Tower in Portland, Oregon
* The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts
* Sun Tower in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
* Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
* Ritz-Carlton Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Awards
* Olympic medallists in art competitions, Olympic gold medal – Eugène Monod & Alphone Laverrière of Switzerland for ''Building plan of a modern stadium''. * Royal Institute of British Architects, RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Basil Champneys. * Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Jacques Debat-Ponsan.Births
* January 9 – Ralph Tubbs, British architect associated with the Festival of Britain (died 1996 in architecture, 1996)
* January 30 – Finn Juhl, Danish architect, interior and industrial designer (died 1989 in architecture, 1989)
* February 21 – Henry Bernard (architect), Henry Bernard, French architect, designer of the Palace of Europe (died 1994 in architecture, 1994)
* March 12 – Gordon Tait, British architect (died 1999 in architecture, 1999)
* June 11 – Rosemary Stjernstedt, British architect (died 1998 in architecture, 1998)
* December 1 – Minoru Yamasaki, American World Trade Center (1973–2001), World Trade Center architect (died 1986 in architecture, 1986)
* December 15 – Charles and Ray Eames#Ray Kaiser Eames, Ray Eames, American designer, 2nd wife of Charles Eames (died 1988 in architecture, 1988)
Deaths
* February 8 – Constant-Désiré Despradelle, French architect and professor of architecture (born 1862 in architecture, 1862) * June 1 – Daniel Burnham, American architect and urban planner (born 1846 in architecture, 1846) * June 27 – Frank Furness, Philadelphia-based American architect (born 1839 in architecture, 1839) * November 17 – Richard Norman Shaw, British architect (born 1831 in architecture, 1831)References
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