 the year 1870 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. ==events==  ==buildings== * the university of glasgow, designed by george gilbert scott. * melbourne town hall, melbourne, australia is completed. ==awards== * royal gold medal - benjamin ferrey. * grand prix de rome, architecture: albert-fÃ©lix-thÃ©ophile thomas. ==births== *april 17 - max berg, german architect and urban planner (died 1947) artnet biography *december 10 - adolf loos, austrian-czech modernist architect (died 1933). *december 15 - josef hoffmann, austrian architect and designer (died 1965) ==deaths== *february 15 - william burn, pioneer of the scottish baronial style (born 1789) *march 24 - ferdinand stadler, swiss architect (born 1813) *december 28 - philip hardwick, british architect particularly associated with railway stations and warehouses in london (born 1792) *date unknown - ignatius bonomi, english architect and surveyor (born 1787) ==references==  
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