1885 in architecture
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The year 1885 in architecture involved some significant events.
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[edit] Buildings
- The Home Insurance Building in Chicago, Illinois, designed by William LeBaron Jenney, is completed, often regarded as the world's first skyscraper.
[edit] Awards
- Royal Gold Medal - Heinrich Schliemann.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
[edit] Births
- August 30 - Paul Gösch (d. 1940)
- September 22 - Gunnar Asplund (d. 1940)
- December 5 - Ernest Cormier (d. 1980)
- December 28 - Vladimir Tatlin (d. 1953)
