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The year 1979 involved some significant events in architecture.

Contents 1 Buildings 2 Events 3 Awards 4 Births 5 Deaths

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• Xanadu House design started.
• The Tower of Europe in Frankfurt am Main, Germany is completed.

[edit] Events

• Pritzker Prize instituted by Jay A. Pritzker.

[edit] Awards

• AIA Gold Medal - I. M. Pei.
• Architecture Firm Award - Geddes Brecher Qualls Cunningham.
• Grand prix national de l'architecture - Claude Parent.
• Pritzker Prize - Philip Johnson.
• RAIA Gold Medal - Bryce Mortlock.
• Royal Gold Medal - Charles and Ray Eames.
• Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).

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