The year 1960 in architecture involved some significant events.

Buildings

• The Cairo Tower in Cairo, Egypt is completed.
• Cobo Hall convention center and arena in Detroit, Michigan, United States, are opened.
• The Euromast in Rotterdam, The Netherlands is completed.
• Construction of the Tour Telus in Montreal, Quebec begins.

Awards

• AIA Gold Medal - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
• RAIA Gold Medal - Leslie Wilkinson.
• Royal Gold Medal - Pier Luigi Nervi.
• Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).

Events

• August 21 - Brasília, with most of its public buildings designed by Oscar Niemeyer is inaugurated as Brazil's capital city.

Births

Deaths

• February 8 - Giles Gilbert Scott (born 1880)
• May 1 - Charles Holden (born 1875)

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