1946 in architecture

The year 1946 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

 * J. M. Richards publishes his anatomy of England's suburbia, The Castles on the Ground, illustrated by John Piper.
 * Thomas Sharp publishes The Anatomy of the Village.

Buildings

 * Hudson's department store in Detroit, Michigan, United States is completed.
 * BISF houses in the United Kingdom, designed by Frederick Gibberd.

Awards

 * RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Patrick Abercrombie.
 * Grand Prix de Rome, architecture – Guillaume Gillet.

Births

 * April 24 – Piers Gough, English architect
 * May 12 – Daniel Libeskind, Polish architect, artist and set designer
 * date unknown
 * Alberto Campo Baeza, Spanish architect
 * Richard Johnson, Australian architect

Deaths

 * February 4 – Herbert Baker, British architect based in South Africa (born 1862)
 * August 30 – Theodate Pope Riddle, American architect (born 1867)
 * December 16 – Zachary Taylor Davis, Chicago-based U.S. architect (born 1872)