1917 in architecture#Births

The year 1917 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

The Het Schip housing scheme designed by Michel de Klerk in Amsterdam is started.
The Lister County Courthouse (Listers härads tingshus) designed by Erik Gunnar Asplund in a Mannerist style in Sölvesborg, Sweden is started.

Cunard Building, Liverpool, England, designed by William Edward Willink and Philip Coldwell Thicknesse.
Edificio Correos, San José, Costa Rica{{cite book|author=Baker, C. P.|title=Costa Rica|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|series=Eye Witness Travel Guides|date=2005|pages=58–9}}
Livermore House, San Francisco, California, USA, designed by Julia Morgan.
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, designed by York and Sawyer{{cite web |title=Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co Building |url=http://guide.ppsri.org/property/rhode-island-hospital-trust-co-building |website=Guide to Providence Architecture |publisher=Providence Preservation Society |accessdate=7 October 2019}}

March 2 – Laurie Baker, British-born Indian architect, known for his initiatives in cost-effective energy-efficient architecture (died 2007)
April 26 – I. M. Pei, Chinese American architect often called a master of modern architecture{{cite book|last=Wiseman|first=Carter|title=I.M. Pei: A Profile in American Architecture|location=New York|publisher=H. N. Abrams|year=2001|isbn=0-8109-3477-9|page=11}} (died 2019)
July 6 – Wang Da-hong, Chinese-born Taiwanese architect (died 2018)
September 14 – Ettore Sottsass, Italian architect and designer (died 2007)
December 8 – Nisse Strinning, Swedish architect and designer (died 2006)
December 10 – Eladio Dieste, Uruguayan engineer and architect (died 2000)