1972 in architecture - Definition and Overview

See also: 1971 in architecture, other events of 1972, 1973 in architecture and the architecture timeline.

Buildings

• Brunswick Centre in London, designed by Patrick Hodgkinson is completed.
• Munich Olympic Arena, designed by Gunter Behnisch for the 1972 Summer Olympics is completed.
• Brion-Vega Cemetery, San Vito d'Alvitole, Italy by Carlo Scarpa is completed.
• Central Beheer, Apeldoorn, the Netherlands by Hermann Hertzberger is completed.
• Exeter Library, Exeter, New Hampshire by Louis Kahn is completed.
• Kimball Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas by Louis Kahn is completed.

Events

• Pietro Belluschi receives the Gold Medal from the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
• Louis Kahn receives the Royal Gold Medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
• Learning from Las Vegas by Robert Venturi, Steven Izenour and Denise Scott Brown is published.
• India passes the Architects Act governing the professional practice of architecture in India.
• Yale University designates the Yale School of Architecture as a separate professional school.
• Pruitt-Igoe public housing project in St. Louis, Missouri designed by Minoru Yamasaki is demolished (March 16). Film from the demolition is featured in the 1983 Godfrey Reggio movie Koyaanisqatsi.

Births

Deaths

• Hans Scharoun (1893-1972)