1972 in architecture
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See also: 1971 in architecture, other events of 1972, 1973 in architecture and the architecture timeline.
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Buildings
- Brunswick Centre in London, designed by Patrick Hodgkinson is completed.
- Munich Olympic Arena, designed by Gunter Behnisch for the 1972 Summer Olympics is completed.
- Brion-Vega Cemetery, San Vito d'Alvitole, Italy by Carlo Scarpa is completed.
- Central Beheer, Apeldoorn, the Netherlands by Hermann Hertzberger is completed.
- Exeter Library, Exeter, New Hampshire by Louis Kahn is completed.
- Kimball Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas by Louis Kahn is completed.
Events
- Pietro Belluschi receives the Gold Medal from the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
- Louis Kahn receives the Royal Gold Medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
- Learning from Las Vegas by Robert Venturi, Steven Izenour and Denise Scott Brown is published.
- India passes the Architects Act governing the professional practice of architecture in India.
- Yale University designates the Yale School of Architecture as a separate professional school.
- Demolition begins (March 16) of the Pruitt-Igoe public housing project designed by Minoru Yamasaki in St. Louis, Missouri. Film from the demolition is featured in the 1983 Godfrey Reggio movie Koyaanisqatsi.