1992 in architecture
The year 1992 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.Events
Buildings and structures
Buildings
- October 22: YKK Manufacturing and Engineering Centre in Namerikawa, Toyama, Japan, designed by Roy Fleetwood and Kenji Sugimura, is opened.
- October 31: Kunsthal in Rotterdam, designed by Rem Koolhaas is opened.
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- * Porto School of Architecture in Portugal, designed by Álvaro Siza Vieira, is completed.
- * 1000 de La Gauchetière in Montreal, Quebec
- * 1501 McGill College in Montreal
- * 1250 René-Lévesque in Montreal, Canada
- * The Bank of America Corporate Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States is completed.
- * Collserola Tower in Barcelona, designed by Norman Foster, is completed.
- * Supreme Court of Israel in Jerusalem, designed by Ram Karmi and his sister Ada Karmi-Melamede, is opened.
- * Central Plaza in Hong Kong, China is completed.
- * Bank of America Plaza in Atlanta, Georgia, United States is completed.
- * Construction of the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, is completed.
- * The GLG Grand in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, is completed.
- * SunTrust Plaza in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, is completed.
- * The 225 South Sixth tower in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, is completed.
- * United Overseas Bank Plaza One in Singapore is completed.
- * Government offices, Rauma, Finland, designed by Jokela & Kareoja, are built.
- * Goetz Collection, Munich, by Herzog & de Meuron.
- * The Ark, London, designed by Ralph Erskine, is completed.
- * :File:Downing College, Cambridge - Library.JPG|Maitland Robinson Library at Downing College, Cambridge, designed by Quinlan Terry.
- * Møller Centre at Churchill College, Cambridge, designed by Henning Larsen, is opened.
- * :File:Eglise Männistö.jpg|Männistö Church, Kuopio, Finland, designed by Juha Leiviskä, is built.
- * Church of St Jan Kanty, Kraków, Poland, designed by :pl:Krzysztof Bień |Krzysztof Bień, is completed.
- * Fountains Abbey Visitor Centre, England, by Edward Cullinan Architects, is completed.
- * Punta del Hidalgo Lighthouse on Tenerife is completed.
- * Central Radio and TV Tower in Beijing, China is completed.
- * The Telemax television tower in Hanover, Germany is completed.
- * The Zizkov Television Tower in Prague, Czech Republic, is completed.
Awards
- AIA Gold Medal – Kevin Roche
- Alvar Aalto Medal – Glenn Murcutt
- Architecture Firm Award – James Stewart Polshek and Partners.
- Carlsberg Architectural Prize – Tadao Ando
- European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Esteve Bonell and Francesc Rius for Municipal Sports Stadium, Barcelona.
- Grand Prix de l'urbanisme – Antoine Grumbach.
- Grand prix national de l'architecture – Christian de Portzamparc.
- Praemium Imperiale Architecture Laureate – Frank Gehry
- Pritzker Prize – Alvaro Siza.
- RAIA Gold Medal – Glenn Murcutt.
- RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Peter Rice.
- Twenty-five Year Award – Salk Institute for Biological Studies.
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