1857 in architecture#Births
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The year 1857 in architecture involved some significant events.
Events
- September 17 – Official opening of the Municipal Theatre of Santiago, Chile.
- American Institute of Architects (AIA) founded.{{cite web |title=Construction - Building science |url=https://www.britannica.com/technology/construction/Building-science |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=3 April 2020 |language=en}}
Buildings and structures
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- Absecon Lighthouse in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States, designed by George Meade.
- Ahırkapı Feneri (lighthouse), Istanbul, Turkey, designed by French engineers.
- Britannia Music Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, designed by Thomas Gildard and H. M. McFarlane.
- Old Town Hall, Silkeborg, Denmark, designed by H. C. Zeltner.
- Schwerin Palace, Mecklenburg, largely designed by {{ill|Georg Adolf Demmler|de}}.
- Borujerdis House, Kashan, Persia, designed by Ustad Ali Maryam.
- Pont Saint-Michel, Paris, France, designed by Paul-Martin Gallocher de Lagalisserie and Paul Vaudrey.
- Basilica of Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, France, completed by Théodore Ballu to the design of Franz Christian Gau.
- All Saints' Church, Maidenhead, England, designed and with murals painted by George Edmund Street, with associated school.
- Museum, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, designed by Thomas Deane and Benjamin Woodward.
- United States Custom House, designed by Ammi B. Young, opens in Providence, Rhode Island{{cite news |last1=Morgan |first1=William |title=5 gems of Rhode Island architecture |url=https://www.providencejournal.com/entertainmentlife/20190214/5-gems-of-rhode-island-architecture |access-date=19 February 2019 |publisher=The Providence Journal |date=14 February 2019}}
- Zeldenrust, Zuidbarge smock mill, Netherlands.
Awards
- RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Owen Jones.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Joseph Heim.
Births
- January 18 – William Lethaby, English Arts and Crafts architect and designer (died 1931)
- March 31 – John James Burnet, Scottish architect (died 1938)
- May 28 – Charles Voysey, English Arts and Crafts designer and domestic architect (died 1941)
- July 4 – John Campbell, Scottish architect (died 1942)
- August 12 – Marc Camoletti, Swiss architect (died 1940)
- September 1 – W. D. Caröe, English ecclesiastical architect (died 1938)
Deaths
- March 19 – William Henry Playfair, English-born neoclassical architect working in New Town, Edinburgh (born 1790)
- December 9 – Thomas Oliver, English neoclassical architect working in Newcastle upon Tyne (born 1791)