1962 in architecture

The year 1962 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

 * Construction of Dalgety Bay, a small New town in Fife, Scotland, begins.

Buildings opened

 * April 21 – The Space Needle in Seattle, just in time for the Century 21 Exposition.
 * May 25 – Coventry Cathedral in England, designed by Basil Spence, is consecrated.
 * May 28 – TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport, New York, designed by Eero Saarinen.
 * July 1 – The Minolta Tower in Niagara Falls.
 * August 24 – General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge over Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, designed by Riccardo Morandi; opened by President Romulo Betancourt.
 * September 23 – Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York City, designed by Max Abramovitz.
 * November 6 – Commonwealth Institute in the London Borough of Kensington, designed by Sir Robert Matthew of RMJM; opened by Queen Elizabeth II (refurbished 2016 as the Design Museum).
 * dates unknown
 * St George's Church, Rugby, Warwickshire, England, designed by Denys Hinton, is consecrated.
 * Saint Petersburg TV Tower in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
 * KPN-Zendmast Waalhaven in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Buildings completed

 * Both Marina City towers in Chicago, United States, are completed; however, they are not fully furnished until 1964.
 * Tour CIBC in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
 * Place Ville Marie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, becoming the tallest building in the British Commonwealth (1962–1964).
 * CIS Tower in Manchester, England, designed by G. S. Hay and Gordon Tait, becoming the tallest building in the United Kingdom (1962–1963).
 * Tryvannstårnet, broadcasting tower in Oslo, Norway.
 * Sentech Tower, television transmitter in Johannesburg, South Africa (transmissions began in 1961).
 * Policromatic condominium block in Zagreb by Ivo Vitic.
 * United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel, Colorado Springs, designed by Walter Netsch.
 * Tukal, on Beaulieu River in Hampshire, England, house designed for himself by Seymour Harris.

Awards

 * AIA Gold Medal – Eero Saarinen (posthumous).
 * Architecture Firm Award – Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
 * Grand Prix de Rome, architecture – Piet Blom.
 * RAIA Gold Medal – Joseph Fowell.
 * RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Sven Gottfried Markelius.

Births

 * February 25 – Andres Siim, Estonian architect

Deaths

 * January 16 – Ivan Meštrović, Croatian sculptor and architect (born 1883)
 * April 21 – W. Gray Young, New Zealand architect (born 1885)
 * May 14 – Dov Karmi, Israeli architect (born 1905)
 * August 18 – Max Fabiani, Slovene-Italian architect (born 1865)
 * September 23 – Louis de Soissons, Canadian-born English architect (born 1890)
 * December 28 – Karl Völker, German architect and painter (born 1889)