Editing 1932 in architecture

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The year '''1932 in architecture''' involved some significant events.

==Events==
* ''International Style'' by [[Philip Johnson]] and [[Henry-Russell Hitchcock]] is published.
* The International Exhibition of Modern Architecture at the [[Museum of Modern Art]] in [[New York City|New York]] spreads the [[International Style (architecture)|International Style]].
* John Wiley & Sons publishes ''Architectural Graphic Standards'' by Charles George Ramsey (1884–1963) and Harold Reeve Sleeper, the first book to present the accepted architectural practices of the time in a clear and accessible graphic form.

==Buildings and structures==
{{See also|Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1932}}
===Buildings opened===
[[File:Sydney harbour bridge new south wales.jpg|thumb|[[Sydney Harbour Bridge]], Australia]]
[[File:Sheffield City Hall - geograph.org.uk - 1221287.jpg|thumb|[[Sheffield City Hall]], Yorkshire, England]]
[[File:Narkmomfinfoto2.jpg|thumb|[[Narkomfin building]] in [[Moscow]], Russia]]
* [[March 19]] – [[Sydney Harbour Bridge]], designed by [[John Bradfield (engineer)]], is opened in [[Sydney]], Australia.
* [[April 23]] – New [[Royal Shakespeare Theatre|Shakespeare Memorial Theatre]] at [[Stratford-upon-Avon]], designed by [[Elisabeth Scott]], is opened, becoming the first important work erected in the United Kingdom by a woman architect.<ref>{{cite book|first=Marian|last=Pringle|title=The Theatres of Stratford-upon-Avon, 1875–1992: an architectural history|publisher=Stratford-upon-Avon Society|year=1994|page=29|isbn=0-9514178-1-9}}</ref>
* [[July 19]] – [[Lambeth Bridge]], London, designed by engineer Sir [[George Humphreys (civil engineer)|George Humphreys]] and architects Sir [[Reginald Blomfield]] and [[G. Topham Forrest]].
* [[August 1]] – [[Thiepval Memorial]], designed by Sir [[Edwin Lutyens]], is inaugurated in the [[Somme (department)|Somme]] (France).
* [[August 7]] – [[Douaumont ossuary]], designed by [[Léon Azéma]] to house the bones of at least 130,000 unidentified soldiers of both sides who died in the [[Battle of Verdun]].
* [[September 19]] – [[Arnos Grove tube station]], London, designed by [[Charles Holden]].
* [[September 22]] – [[Sheffield City Hall]], Yorkshire, England, designed by [[Vincent Harris]] in [[1920 in architecture|1920]].
* [[November 16]] – [[Parliament Buildings (Northern Ireland)]], [[Belfast]], designed by Sir [[Arnold Thornely]].
* [[November 25]] – [[Saint Sophia Cathedral in Harbin]], China.
* [[November 27]] – [[Bixby Creek Bridge]] at [[Big Sur]], California, designed by C. H. Purcell and F. W. Panhorst.

===Other new buildings===
* [[Loews Philadelphia Hotel]] in [[Center City, Philadelphia|Center City Philadelphia]], designed by [[George Howe (architect)|George Howe]] and [[William Lescaze]], the first [[International Style (architecture)|International Style]] [[skyscraper]] in the United States.
* Leopoldine-Glöckel-yard (residence), Vienna, Austria, designed by [[Josef Frank (architect)|Josef Frank]] (in honour of [[Leopoldine Glöckel]]).
* High Cross House, [[Dartington Hall]], Devon, England, designed by [[William Lescaze]].
* [[:File:Deneke Building LMH.png|Deneke Building]] at [[Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford]], England, designed by [[Giles Gilbert Scott]].
* [[Alameda Theatre (Alameda, California)]], United States, designed by [[Timothy L. Pflueger]].
* [[Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord]] in [[Prague]], designed by [[Jože Plečnik]].
* [[:File:St. Engelbert Köln.jpg|Catholic Church of St Engelbert]], [[Cologne]], Germany, designed by [[Dominikus Böhm]].
* The [[Daily Express Building, London]], designed by Sir [[Owen Williams (engineer)|Owen Williams]].
* The [[Hoover Building]] on the [[Western Avenue (London)|Western Avenue]] in [[Perivale]], West London, designed by [[Wallis, Gilbert and Partners]] in [[Art Deco]] style.
* [[Maison de Verre]], Paris, France, by [[Pierre Chareau]], [[Bernard Bijvoet]] and [[Louis Dalbet]].
* [[Paimio Sanatorium]] in [[Finland]], designed by [[Alvar Aalto]].
* [[Unilever House]] in the [[City of London]], designed by James Lomax-Simpson of [[Unilever]] with [[John James Burnet|Sir John Burnet]] and [[Thomas S. Tait]] of Sir John Burnet and Partners.<ref>{{cite journal|first=Clive|last=Aslet|authorlink=Clive Aslet|title=Unilever House, Blackfriars|journal=The Thirties Society Journal|volume=1|pages=18–21}}</ref>
* [[Immeuble Clarté]] apartment building in [[Geneva]], designed by [[Le Corbusier]] and his cousin, [[Pierre Jeanneret]].
* [[Narkomfin building]] (collective apartments) in Moscow, designed by [[Moisei Ginzburg]] with Ignaty Milinis in 1928.
* Harnischmacher House in [[Wiesbaden]], Germany, designed by [[Marcel Breuer]].
* Wohnbedarf furniture stores in Switzerland, designed by Marcel Breuer.
* [[Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex]], Shaft 12, ''Schacht Albert Vögler'', Germany, designed by [[Fritz Schupp]] and Martin Kremmer.
* [[Sol Wurtzel House]], Bel Air, Los Angeles, designed by [[Wallace Neff]].
* [[Niagara Mohawk Building]] in [[Syracuse, New York]], designed by [[Melvin L. King]] and firm [[Bley and Lyman]]<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Nyren |first1=Ron |title=7 Dazzling Art Deco Buildings for Architecture Admirers |url=https://savingplaces.org/stories/7-dazzling-art-deco-buildings-for-architecture-admirers |magazine=Preservation Magazine |publisher=National Trust for Historic Preservation |date=Spring 2023}}</ref>

==Awards==
* [[Olympic medallists in art competitions|Olympic gold medal]] – [[Gustave Saacké]], [[Pierre Bailey]] and [[Pierre Montenot]] for ''Arena for bulls, Paris''.
* Olympic silver medal – [[John Russell Pope]] of the United States for ''Design for Payne Whitney Gymnasium''.
* Olympic bronze medal – [[Richard Konwiartz]] of Germany for ''Design for Schlesierkampfbahn, Breslau''.
* [[Royal Institute of British Architects|RIBA]] [[Royal Gold Medal]] – [[Hendrik Petrus Berlage]].
* [[Grand Prix de Rome]], architecture – Camille Montagné.
[[File:Herman Hertzberger 1970.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Herman Hertzberger]]]]

==Births==
* [[June 22]] – [[Anthony Hunt]], English structural engineer (died 2022)
* [[July 6]] – [[Herman Hertzberger]], Dutch architect and academic
* [[July 19]] – [[William S. W. Lim]], Singaporean architect (died 2023)
* [[August 11]] – [[Peter Eisenman]], American architect
* [[September 9]] – [[Carm Lino Spiteri]], Maltese architect and politician (died 2008)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Scerri |first1=Victor |title=Politiċi li Valletta offriet għas-servizz nazzjonali (3) |url=https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/bitstream/123456789/38284/1/L-Orizzont_18-7-18_Politici%20li%20Valletta%20offriet%20ghas-servizz%20nazzjonali%20%283%29.PDF |work=[[L-Orizzont]] |date=18 July 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709090648/https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/bitstream/123456789/38284/1/L-Orizzont_18-7-18_Politici%20li%20Valletta%20offriet%20ghas-servizz%20nazzjonali%20%283%29.PDF |archivedate=9 July 2020 |pages=16–17 |language=Maltese}}</ref>

==Deaths==
* [[April 17]] – Sir [[Patrick Geddes]], Scottish urban theorist (born [[1854 in architecture|1854]])
* [[August 19]] – [[Edward Schroeder Prior|E. S. Prior]], English [[Arts and Crafts movement]] architect and theorist (born [[1852 in architecture|1852]])
* November – [[Abraham E. Lefcourt]], American real estate developer (born [[1876 in architecture|1876]])
* [[December 8]] – [[Gertrude Jekyll]], English garden designer (born [[1843 in architecture|1843]])
* [[December 28]] – [[Léon Jaussely]], French architect and urban planner (born [[1857 in architecture|1857]])

==References==
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