See also: 1869 in architecture, other events of 1870, 1871 in architecture and the architecture timeline. See also: 1868 in architecture, other events of 1869, 1870 in architecture and the architecture timeline. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... See also: 1870 in architecture, other events of 1871, 1872 in architecture and the architecture timeline. ... This page indexes the individual year in architecture pages. ...

Buildings

• The University of Glasgow, designed by George Gilbert Scott.
• Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia is completed.

The University of Glasgow, founded in 1451, is the largest of the three universities in Glasgow, Scotland. ... The chapel of St Johns College, Cambridge is characteristic of Scotts many church designs Sir George Gilbert Scott (July 13, 1811 – March 27, 1878) was an English architect of the Victorian Age, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches, cathedrals and workhouses. ... During the Melbourne International Comedy Festival the Melbourne Town Hall acts as venue to a large number of the performances. ... Melbourne (pronounced either or [1]) is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia, with a population of approximately 3. ...

Births

• April 17 - Max Berg (died 1947)
• December 10 - Adolf Loos (died 1933)

April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... Max Berg (17 April 1870 - 22 January 1947) was a German architect and urban planner. ... -1... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Adolf Loos (December 10, 1870 in Brno, Moravia–August 8, 1933 in Vienna, Austria) was an early-20th century Viennese modernist architect who is associated with the International Style. ... See also: 1932 in architecture, other events of 1933, 1934 in architecture and the architecture timeline. ...

Deaths

• Philip Hardwick (born 1792)
• Ignatius Bonomi (born 1787)
• William Burn (born 1789)