1941 in architecture
overview of the events of 1941 in architecture
The year 1941 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings and structures
Buildings
Hoover Tower in Stanford, California, United States, designed by Arthur Brown, Jr., completed.
Fen Court at Peterhouse, Cambridge, England, designed by H. C. Hughes and Peter Bicknell, completed.
Dublin Airport passenger terminal, Ireland, designed by Desmond FitzGerald, opened.
Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australia, completed.
Lord Elgin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, completed.
Smith-Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, completed.
Replica of the Parthenon, in concrete, in Nashville, Tennessee, completed.
Presidential Palace of Tirana, in Tirana, Albania, completed.
Karlskoga city hall in Sweden designed by Sune Lindström.
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