1831 in architecture
# 1831 in architecture

The year 1831 in architecture involved some significant events.

## Buildings and structures

### Buildings

* The Bridge of Sighs, St John's College, Cambridge, England, designed by Henry Hutchinson, is completed.
* The Dugald Stewart Monument in Edinburgh, Scotland, designed by W. H. Playfair, is completed.
* The Burns Monument, Edinburgh, is designed by Thomas Hamilton.
* North Church in Aberdeen, Scotland, designed by John Smith, is opened.
* Goodrich Court in Herefordshire, England, designed by Edward Blore, is completed.
* The Pedrocchi Café in Padua, Italy is completed.
* Waterloo Chamber at Windsor Castle in England, designed by Jeffry Wyatville, is constructed.

## Publications

* Augustus Charles Pugin publishes Examples of Gothic Architecture in London.

## Awards

* Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Prosper Morey.

## Births

* January 12 – Philip Webb, English architect (died 1915)
* May 7 – Richard Norman Shaw, Scottish-born architect (died 1912)
* June 21 – John Henry Chamberlain, English architect (died 1883)

## Deaths

* December 8 – James Hoban, Irish architect working in the United States (born 1762)
