The year 1888 in architecture involved some significant events. This is a timeline of architecture, indexing the individual year in architecture pages. ... The table of years in architecture is a tabular display of all years in architecture, for overview and quick navigation to any year. ... See also: 1877 in architecture, other events of 1878, 1879 in architecture and the architecture timeline. ... See also: 1878 in architecture, other events of 1879, 1880 in architecture and the architecture timeline. ... See also: 1879 in architecture, other events of 1880, 1881 in architecture and the architecture timeline. ... See also: 1880 in architecture, other events of 1881, 1882 in architecture and the architecture timeline. ... See also: 1881 in architecture, other events of 1882 1883 in architecture and the architecture timeline. ... See also: 1882 in architecture, other events of 1883, 1884 in architecture and the architecture timeline. ... 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Events

Buildings

• April 11 - The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, designed by Adolf Leonard van Gendt, opens.
• Texas State Capitol - Located in Austin, Texas.
• Illinois State Capitol - Located in Springfield, Illinois.
• In Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, the Conquest Plantation is built in Victorian style.
• In Atlanta, Georgia Tech opened (as the "Georgia School of Technology"), with Tech Tower used for classrooms.

is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Concertgebouw is a concert hall in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ... For other uses, see Amsterdam (disambiguation). ... The Capitol Building is brilliantly illuminated at night The Texas State Capitol, located in Austin, Texas, is the fourth building to serve as the seat of Texas government. ... Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County. ... The Sixth Illinois Capitol The Illinois State Capitol, located in Springfield, Illinois, is the capitol and seat of government of the U.S. state of Illinois. ... : Home of President Abraham Lincoln United States Illinois Sangamon 60. ... Pointe Coupee Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... Manchester Town Hall is an example of Victorian architecture found in Manchester, UK. The Carson Mansion is an example of a Victorian home in Eureka, California, USA The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles predominantly in the Victorian era. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech, is a public, coeducational research university, part of the University System of Georgia, and located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, with satellite campuses in Savannah, Georgia, Metz, France, Shanghai, China, and Singapore. ... A closeup of Tech Tower The Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans Administration Building, commonly known as Tech Tower, is an historic building located on the central campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology. ...

Awards

• Royal Gold Medal - Theophil Freiherr von Hansen.
• Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).

The Royal Gold Medal for architecture is awarded annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects on behalf of the British monarch, in recognition of an individuals or groups substantial contribution to international architecture. ... Theophil Edvard Freiherr von Hansen (original Danish name: Theophilus Hansen) (July 13, 1813 in Copenhagen - February 17, 1891 in Vienna) was a Danish architect. ... The Prix de Rome is a scholarship for students of the arts. ...

Births

• June 24 - Gerrit Rietveld (died 1964)

is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Gerrit Thomas Rietveld (Utrecht, June 24, 1888 – Utrecht, June 26, 1964), was a Dutch designer, architect and cabinet maker. ... See also: 1963 in architecture, other events of 1964, 1965 in architecture and the architecture timeline. ...

Deaths