1871 in architecture

The year 1871 in architecture involved some significant events.

Events

Abraham Hirsch is appointed chief architect of the French city of Lyon.
Martin & Chamberlain are appointed architects for the Birmingham board schools in England.{{cite book|series=Pevsner Architectural Guides|title=Birmingham|first=Andy|last=Foster|year=2005|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=0-300-10731-5}}
(end of year) – At the Vienna Hofburg, groundbreaking is held for the new Imperial Natural History Museum ({{Langx|de|K.k. Naturhistorisches Hofmuseum}}), beginning a 20-year construction project.

March 29 – The Royal Albert Hall in London, designed by Francis Fowke and H. Y. Darracott Scott.{{cite web|title=The Building|url=http://www.royalalberthall.com/uploadedFiles/About_The_Hall/assets/History_of_the_Royal_Albert_Hall.pdf|publisher=Royal Albert Hall|access-date=2011-06-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626222518/http://www.royalalberthall.com/uploadedFiles/About_The_Hall/assets/History_of_the_Royal_Albert_Hall.pdf|archive-date=2011-06-26|url-status=dead}}
September 14 – Hokkaidō Shrine, Sapporo, Japan.
September 27 – Rochdale Town Hall, England, designed by William Henry Crossland.
October 15 – Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, Manchester, England, designed by Joseph A. Hansom & Son.{{cite book|last=Harris|first=Penelope|title=The Architectural Achievement of Joseph Aloysius Hansom (1803–1882), Designer of the Hansom Cab, Birmingham Town Hall and Churches of the Catholic Revival|publisher=Edwin Mellen Press|year=2010}}

Alexandria City Hall, Virginia, USA, designed by Adolph Cluss
Christ Church, Nazareth, Israel
Church of Saint-Augustin, Paris, designed by Victor Baltard
Fort Teremba, New Caledonia{{cite book|last=Stanley|first=David|title=South Pacific handbook|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_w6zguqsU7x0C|quote=Fort Teremba.|access-date=14 June 2011|date=January 2000|publisher=David Stanley|isbn=978-1-56691-172-6|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_w6zguqsU7x0C/page/n756 757]}}
Jacob Kamm House, Portland, Oregon, USA, designed by Justus F. Krumbein{{cite news|title=Walk into Portland's Past|date=1991-11-03|work=The Oregonian|pages=L13}}
Lehrter Bahnhof, Berlin, designed by Alfred Lent, Bertold Scholz and Gottlieb Henri Lapierre.

April 12 – August Endell, German Jugendstil architect and designer (died 1925)
August 22 – Émile André, French architect, artist and furniture designer (died 1933)
September 10 – Thomas Adams, British urban planner (died 1940)