See also: 1971 in architecture, other events of 1972, 1973 in architecture and the architecture timeline.

Buildings

• Brunswick Centre in London, designed by Patrick Hodgkinson is completed.
• Munich Olympic Arena , designed by Gunter Behnisch for the 1972 Summer Olympics is completed.
• Brion-Vega Cemetery , San Vito d'Alvitole, Italy by Carlo Scarpa is completed.
• Central Beheer , Apeldoorn, the Netherlands by Hermann Hertzberger is completed.
• Exeter Library , Exeter, New Hampshire by Louis Kahn is completed.
• Kimball Art Museum , Fort Worth, Texas by Louis Kahn is completed.

Events

• Pietro Belluschi receives the Gold Medal from the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
• Louis Kahn receives the Royal Gold Medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
• Learning from Las Vegas by Robert Venturi, Steven Izenour and Denise Scott Brown is published.
• India passes the Architects Act governing the professional practice of architecture in India.
• Yale University designates the Yale School of Architecture as a separate professional school.
• Demolition begins (March 16) of the Pruitt-Igoe public housing project designed by Minoru Yamasaki in St. Louis, Missouri. Film from the demolition is featured in the 1983 Godfrey Reggio movie Koyaanisqatsi.

Births

Deaths

• Hans Scharoun (1893-1972)