1831 in architecture
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The year 1831 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- The Bridge of Sighs, St John's College, Cambridge, England, designed by Henry Hutchinson, is completed.
- The Dugald Stewart Monument in Edinburgh, Scotland, designed by W. H. Playfair, is completed.
- The Burns Monument, Edinburgh, is designed by Thomas Hamilton.
- North Church in Aberdeen, Scotland, designed by John Smith, is opened.
- Goodrich Court in Herefordshire, England, designed by Edward Blore, is completed.
- The Pedrocchi Café in Padua, Italy is completed.
Awards
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Prosper Morey.
Births
- January 12 - Philip Webb, English architect (died 1915)
- May 7 - Richard Norman Shaw, Scottish-born architect (died 1912)
- June 21 - John Henry Chamberlain, English architect (died 1883)
Deaths
- December 8 - James Hoban, Irish architect working in the United States (born 1762)
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