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.
 * (end of year) – At the Vienna Hofburg, groundbreaking is held for the new Imperial Natural History Museum (K.k. Naturhistorisches Hofmuseum), beginning a 20-year construction project.

Buildings opened

 * March 29 – The Royal Albert Hall in London, designed by Francis Fowke and H. Y. Darracott Scott.
 * 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.

Buildings completed

 * 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
 * Jacob Kamm House, Portland, Oregon, USA, designed by Justus F. Krumbein
 * Lehrter Bahnhof, Berlin, designed by Alfred Lent, Bertold Scholz and Gottlieb Henri Lapierre.

Awards

 * RIBA Royal Gold Medal – James Fergusson
 * Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Émile Ulmann.

Births

 * 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)

Deaths

 * January 4 – Lewis Vulliamy, English architect (born 1791)
 * September 1 – Sir James Pennethorne, English architect and planner (born 1801)
 * October 9 – Niels Sigfred Nebelong, Danish historicist architect (born 1806)