page_title: 1962 in architecture
section_title: Buildings opened
hierarchical_section_title: 1962 in architecture / Buildings and structures / Buildings opened
caption_attribution_description: English: Seattle skyline. Despite the title of the Flickr image, this is from Kerry Park, not Kinnear Park. Item 107574, Fleets and Facilities Department Imagebank Collection (Record Series 0207-01), Seattle Municipal Archives.
context_page_description: The year 1962 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
context_section_description: April 21 – The Space Needle in Seattle, just in time for the Century 21 Exposition.
  May 25 – Coventry Cathedral in England, designed by Basil Spence, is consecrated.
  May 28 – TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport, New York, designed by Eero Saarinen.
  July 1 – The Minolta Tower in Niagara Falls.
  August 24 – General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge over Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, designed by Riccardo Morandi; opened by President Romulo Betancourt.
  September 23 – Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York City, designed by Max Abramovitz.
  November 6 – Commonwealth Institute in the London Borough of Kensington, designed by Sir Robert Matthew of RMJM; opened by Queen Elizabeth II (refurbished 2016 as the Design Museum).
  dates unknown
  St George's Church, Rugby, Warwickshire, England, designed by Denys Hinton, is consecrated.
  Saint Petersburg TV Tower in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
  KPN-Zendmast Waalhaven in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
caption: The Space Needle in Seattle, USA
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