1992 in architecture

The year 1992 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

• At least 7 stave churches in Norway suffer arson attacks, for some of which early black metal musician Varg Vikernes is convicted.^[1]
• December 6 – Demolition of the Babri Masjid in India.

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.
• specific date not listed:
  • Great Mosque of Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and Old City Center Redevelopment, designed by Rasem Badran.^[2]
  • 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.^[3]
  • Maitland Robinson Library at Downing College, Cambridge, designed by Quinlan Terry.
  • Møller Centre at Churchill College, Cambridge, designed by Henning Larsen, is opened.
  • Männistö Church, Kuopio, Finland, designed by Juha Leiviskä, is built.
  • Church of St Jan Kanty, Kraków, Poland, designed by Krzysztof Bień, is completed.
  • Fountains Abbey Visitor Centre, England, by Edward Cullinan Architects, is completed.
  • Punta del Hidalgo Lighthouse on Tenerife is completed (illuminated 1994).
  • 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 (Mies van der Rohe Prize) – 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.

Births

Deaths

• February 22 – Aarno Ruusuvuori, Finnish architect (born 1925)
• April 27 – Sir James M. Richards, English architectural writer (born 1907)
• March 20 – Lina Bo Bardi, Italian-born Brazilian modernist architect (born 1914)
• June 25 – Sir James Stirling, British architect (born 1926)
• November 10 – Sir John Summerson, English architectural historian (born 1904)

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