1946 in architecture
# 1946 in architecture

The year 1946 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

## Events

* J. M. Richards publishes his anatomy of England's suburbia, The Castles on the Ground, illustrated by John Piper.
* Thomas Sharp publishes The Anatomy of the Village.

## Buildings and structures

### Buildings

* Hudson's department store in Detroit, Michigan, United States is completed.
* BISF houses in the United Kingdom, designed by Frederick Gibberd.

## Awards

* RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Patrick Abercrombie.
* Grand Prix de Rome, architecture – Guillaume Gillet.

## Births

* April 24 – Piers Gough, English architect
* May 12 – Daniel Libeskind, Polish architect, artist and set designer
* date unknown
   * Alberto Campo Baeza, Spanish architect
   * Richard Johnson, Australian architect

## Deaths

* February 4 – Herbert Baker, British architect based in South Africa (born 1862)
* August 30 – Theodate Pope Riddle, American architect (born 1867)
* December 16 – Zachary Taylor Davis, Chicago-based U.S. architect (born 1872)
