Architecture at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Dates 29 July – 14 August 1948
Medal Events 3
Venues Victoria & Albert Museum, London

As in 1928, 1932, and 1936 there were three architectural events in the 1948 Arts Competition – Designs for Town Planning, Architectural Designs, and Further Entries. There were 55 participants from 14 nations who submitted designs. The exhibits for Town Planning and Architectural Designs were identical but were assessed separately for both categories. All possible medals were awarded as well as several honorable mentions.

Events

Event Status Date Participants NOCs
Architecture, Designs for Town Planning, Open Olympic 29 July – 14 August 1948 6 3
Architecture, Architectural Designs, Open Olympic 29 July – 14 August 1948 12 7
Architecture, Further Entries, Open Olympic 29 July – 14 August 1948 38 12
55 (54/1) 14 (14/1)

Medals

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Architecture, Designs for Town Planning, Open Yrjö LindegrenFIN SwitzerlandSUI Ilmari NiemeläinenFIN
Architecture, Architectural Designs, Open Adolf HochAUT Alfred RineschAUT Nils OlssonSWE

Medal table

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Austria AUT 1 1 0 2
Finland FIN 1 0 1 2
Switzerland SUI 0 1 0 1
Sweden SWE 0 0 1 1