1949 in architecture

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The year 1949 in architecture involved some significant events.

Events

January 26 – Fire breaks out in the golden hall of Horyu-ji Buddhist temple, Japan, causing severe damage to the building, mainly its first floor, and murals. As a result of the restoration (completed in 1954) it is estimated that about 15–20% of the original seventh century Kondo materials is left in the building; the charred timbers are carefully removed to a separate fireproof warehouse for future research.^[1]^[2]
George Pace is appointed surveyor to the Church of England Diocese of Sheffield and establishes a private practice in York.

March 1 – Gordon Kaufmann, English-born American architect known for his work on the Hoover Dam (born 1888)
March 4 – Sir Charles Nicholson, 2nd Baronet, English ecclesiastical architect (born 1867)
April 17 – R. Harold Zook, American architect working in Chicago (born 1889)
May 1 – Josep Maria Jujol, Catalan architect (born 1879)
September 27 – David Adler, American architect (born 1882)