1951 in architecture - Definition and Overview

See also: 1950 in architecture, other events of 1951, 1952 in architecture and the architecture timeline.

Buildings

• May 3 - Royal Festival Hall in London, designed by Leslie Martin, Peter Moro and Robert Matthews is opened.
• The Lansbury Estate in Poplar, London is begun as a housing showcase.

Events

• Nikolaus Pevsner published the first in his Buildings of England series, the volume on Nottinghamshire.

Births

• July 28 - Santiago Calatrava

Deaths