1980 in architecture explained

The year 1980 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Buildings and structures

Buildings

• The Hopewell Centre, Hong Kong, is completed.
• Balneological Hospital in Druskininkai, Lithuania is completed.
• The Tallinn TV Tower in Tallinn, Estonia is completed for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
• The Vilnius TV Tower in Vilnius, Lithuania is completed on the last day of the year.
• The Telstra Tower in Canberra, Australia is completed.
• The Western City Gate in Belgrade, Serbia is completed.
• The 2 Fevrier Sofitel Hotel in Lomé, Togo is completed.
• Thorncrown Chapel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, USA is completed.
• Tower 42 in London, England, is completed.
• Ganter Bridge in Switzerland, designed by Christian Menn, is completed.

Events

• August 23 – Demolition of Wallis, Gilbert and Partners' Art Deco Firestone Tyre Factory (1928) on the 'Golden Mile' of London's Great West Road a week before its designation as a listed building.^[1]

Awards

• Aga Khan Prize – Hassan Fathy.
• Architecture Firm Award – Edward Larrabee Barnes Associates.
• Grand prix national de l'architecture – Paul Chemetov.
• Pritzker Prize – Luis Barragán.
• RAIA Gold Medal – John Andrews.
• RIBA Royal Gold Medal – James Stirling.
• Twenty-five Year Award – Lever House.

Births

• Jing Liu, Chinese-born architect

Deaths

• January 1 – Ernest Cormier, Canadian architect (born 1885)
• January 23 – Paul Williams, American architect (born 1894)
• February 14 – Victor Gruen, Austrian architect (born 1903)
• April 19 – Amyas Connell, New Zealand-born architect (born 1901)
• November 27 – F. Burrall Hoffman, American architect (born 1882)

Notes and References

1. Simon. Jenkins. Simon Jenkins. The Anger of Firestone. The Thirties Society Journal. 1. 1–2.