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The year 1960 in architecture involved some significant events.
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Buildings
- The Cairo Tower in Cairo, Egypt is completed.
- The Euromast in Rotterdam, The Netherlands is completed.
- Construction of the Tour Telus in Montreal, Quebec begins.
Awards
- AIA Gold Medal - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
- RAIA Gold Medal - Leslie Wilkinson.
- Royal Gold Medal - Pier Luigi Nervi.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
Events
- August 21 - Brasília, with most of its public buildings designed by Oscar Niemeyer is inaugurated as Brazil's capital city.
Births
Deaths
- February 8 - Giles Gilbert Scott (born 1880)
- May 1 - Charles Holden (born 1875)