Arrchitecture Timeline

  • oldest building

    oldest building

    1793 – Old East, the oldest public university building in the USA, is erected on the campus of the University of North Carolina, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  • Charles Barry

    Charles Barry

    1795 – Birth of architect Charles Barry.
  • Birthday

    Birthday

    1809 – Birth of city planner Baron Haussmann.
  • 7 years of contruction

    7 years of contruction

    1830 – The Altes Museum in Berlin, designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, is completed after seven years of construction.
  • Architect Dream

    Architect Dream

    The Architect's Dream by Thomas Cole (1840) shows a vision of buildings in the historical styles of the Western tradition, from Ancient Egypt through to Classical Revival
  • Washington Monument

    Washington Monument

    1848 – Construction begins on the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., though it will not be completed until 1885.
  • Casa Vicens

    Casa Vicens

    1883 – Antoni Gaudí completes his Casa Vicens in Barcelona.
  • Hoffman

    Hoffman

    1911 – Josef Hoffmann completes the Palais Stoclet in Brussels.
  • Hector

    Hector

    1928 – Hector Guimard builds his last house in Paris
  • glass house

    glass house

    1949 – Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut designed by Philip Johnson.
  • Unite d'Habitation

    Unite d'Habitation

    1952 – Le Corbusier completes his Unité d'Habitation in Marseilles.
  • Seattle Space Needle

    Seattle Space Needle

    1962 – Seattle Space needle & TWA Terminal by Saarinen at JFK are opened.
  • Santa Monica Place

    Santa Monica Place

    1980 – Santa Monica Place was constructed by Frank Gehry.
  • Umeda Sky Building

    Umeda Sky Building

    1993 – The Umeda Sky Building in Osaka City, Japan is completed.
  • Dubai

    2000 – The Emirates Towers are both completed in Dubai.
  • world trade center

    2013 – One World Trade Center will be dedicated in New York City of the United States of America