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The year 1939 in architecture involved some significant events.

Contents 1 Buildings 2 Awards 3 Births 4 Deaths

[edit] Buildings

• Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC designed by John Russell Pope is begun.
• St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne, Australia is officially completed.
• Vulcan Park in Birmingham, Alabama is dedicated.
• The Barber Institute of Fine Arts in Birmingham, England, is officially opened by Queen Mary.
• April 21, 1939 - The San Jacinto Monument is dedicated near Houston, Texas.

[edit] Awards

• Royal Gold Medal - Percy Thomas.
• Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).

[edit] Births

• October 9 - Nicholas Grimshaw
• December 5 - Ricardo Bofill
• Charles Jencks

[edit] Deaths

• September 26 - Kirtland Cutter (born 1860)