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The year '''1903 in architecture''' involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

==Events==
*[[January 31]] – The [[Palais des Fêtes|Sängerhaus]] in Strasbourg opens with an inaugural concert.
* September – First Garden City Ltd formed to develop [[Letchworth]] in England with [[Richard Barry Parker|Barry Parker]] and [[Raymond Unwin]] as architects.
* The [[Group Plan]] for the [[Downtown Cleveland|civic center]] of [[Cleveland, Ohio]], by [[Daniel Burnham]], [[Arnold Brunner]], and [[John Merven Carrère|John Carrere]] is released.
* [[Giles Gilbert Scott]] wins the competition to design [[Liverpool Cathedral]].

==Buildings and structures==
{{See also|Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1903}}
===Buildings completed===
[[File:HillHouse.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Hill House, Helensburgh]], Scotland]]
* The [[Beurs van Berlage]] (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), designed by [[Hendrik Berlage]].
* [[Hill House, Helensburgh]], [[Scotland]], designed by [[Charles Rennie Mackintosh]].
* [[St Cyprian's, Clarence Gate]], London, designed by [[Ninian Comper]].
* [[St Ignatius Church, Stamford Hill]], London, designed by [[Benedict Williamson]], first portion.
* [[Juselius Mausoleum]], Pori, Finland, designed by [[Josef Stenbäck]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.pori.fi/english/tourism/juselius.html|title=The Juselius Mausoleum|publisher=City of Pori|accessdate=2013-11-29|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222082837/http://pori.fi/english/tourism/juselius.html|archivedate=2010-12-22}}</ref>
* [[Palazzo Castiglioni (Milan)]], Italy, designed by [[Giuseppe Sommaruga]].
* [[Wemyss Bay railway station]] in Scotland, rebuilt by [[James Miller (architect)|James Miller]].
* [[Communal Palace of Buzău]], [[Romania]], designed by [[Alexandru Săvulescu (architect)|Alexandru Săvulescu]] (died [[1902 in architecture|1902]]).
* [[22, Rue du Général de Castelnau]] in [[Strasbourg]], France, designed by Franz Lütke and Heinrich Backes.
* [[56, Allée de la Robertsau]] in Strasbourg, designed by Lütke and Backes.

==Awards==
* [[Royal Institute of British Architects|RIBA]] [[Royal Gold Medal]] – [[Charles Follen McKim]].
* [[Grand Prix de Rome]], architecture: [[Léon Jaussely]].

==Births==
* [[January 7]] – [[Ioannis Despotopoulos]], Greek architect and academic (died [[1992 in architecture|1992]])
* [[March 7]] – [[Raymond McGrath]], [[Australia]]n-born architect, illustrator and interior designer working in the British Isles (died [[1977 in architecture|1977]])
* [[April 18]] – [[Stephen Dykes Bower]], [[English people|English]] ecclesiastical architect (died [[1994 in architecture|1994]])
* [[June 17]] – [[A. Hays Town]], [[Americans|American]] architect known for commercial and domestic architecture (died [[2005 in architecture|2005]])
* [[July 16]] – [[Adalberto Libera]], Italian Modernist architect (died [[1963 in architecture|1963]])
* [[July 18]] – [[Victor Gruen]], Austrian-born architect of shopping malls (died [[1980 in architecture|1980]])<ref>{{cite book|first=Alex|last=Wall|title=Victor Gruen: From Urban Shop to New City|publisher=Actar|location=Barcelona|year=2006|isbn=978-84-95951-87-8}}</ref>
* [[August 21]] – [[F. S. Platou]], Norwegian architect (died 1980)
* [[October 18]] – [[Albert Frey (architect)|Albert Frey]], American "desert modernist" architect (died [[1998 in architecture|1998]])
* [[October 24]] – [[Charlotte Perriand]], French architect and designer (died [[1999 in architecture|1999]])
[[File:Louis Daniel Perrier.JPG|thumb|upright|[[Louis-Daniel Perrier]]]]

==Deaths==
* [[May 29]] – [[Bruce Price]], American architect (born [[1845 in architecture|1845]])
* [[August 28]] – [[Frederick Law Olmsted]], American landscape architect, journalist, social critic and public administrator (born [[1822 in architecture|1822]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1903/08/29/105058805.pdf|title=F. L Olmsted is Dead; End Comes to Great Landscape Architect at Waverly, Mass. Designer of Central and Prospect Parks and Other Famous Garden Spots of American Cities|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=1903-08-29}}</ref>
* [[November 16]] – [[Camillo Sitte]], Austrian architect, painter and city planner (born [[1843 in architecture|1843]])
* ''date unknown'' – [[Louis-Daniel Perrier]], Swiss architect (born [[1818 in architecture|1818]])<ref>{{archINFORM|arch|41155}}</ref>

==References==
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