1930 in architecture

See also: 1929 in architecture, other events of 1930, 1931 in architecture and the architecture timeline.

Buildings

• 40 Wall Street (then called the Bank of Manhattan Trust Building) is completed and is briefly the tallest building in the world.
• Chrysler Building in New York, designed by William van Alen, succeeds the Bank of Manhattan Trust Building as the tallest building in the world.
• Empire State Building in New York, designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harlon Associates overtakes the Chrysler Building as the tallest building in the world.
• Karl Marx Hof in Vienna designed by Karl Ehn

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Deaths

See also: 1930 in architecture, 1929 in architecture, 1930, 1931 in architecture, 40 Wall Street, Architecture timeline, Chrysler Building, Empire State Building, New York, Vienna