1988 in architecture explained

The year 1988 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

• Hawkins\Brown architectural practice established in London.

Buildings and structures

Buildings opened

• March 13 – Seikan Tunnel beneath the Tsugaru Strait in Japan.
• May 9 – Parliament House, Canberra, Australia.
• September 25 – Aalto Theatre, Essen, Germany.
• October 10 – Cairo Opera House, Egypt.
• November 2 – Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Dili, Indonesia.^[1]
• December – Torre Picasso, in Madrid, Spain, by Minoru Yamasaki.^[2]
• date unknown – National Union of Mineworkers headquarters, Sheffield, England.^[3]

Buildings completed

• March 11 – Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque, Selangor, Malaysia.^[4]
• July – 108 St Georges Terrace in Perth, Western Australia.^[5]
• Scotia Plaza in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
• Bell Media Tower in Montreal, Canada.
• Canterra Tower in Calgary, Alberta.
• Wells Fargo Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
• Pitampura TV Tower in New Delhi, India.
• Washington Mutual Tower in Seattle, Washington.
• Central Plaza 1, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
• One Kansas City Place, in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
• Bellevue Place, Hong Kong, designed by Rocco Design Architects.
• Richmond Riverside development in London, England, designed by Quinlan Terry.^[6]
• ERCO Technical Centre (Technisches Zentrum ERCO-Leuchten) in Lüdenscheid, Germany, designed by Uwe Kiessler.
• Storm water pumping station on the Isle of Dogs in London Docklands, designed by John Outram Associates.
• Causewayside Building, National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, designed by Andrew Merrylees.^[7]
• Clovelly Visitor Centre in North Devon, England, designed by van Heyningen and Haward Architects.^[7]
• House for Janet Street-Porter, Clerkenwell, London, designed by Piers Gough of CZWG.

Awards

• Alvar Aalto Medal – Alvaro Siza
• Architecture Firm Award – Hartman-Cox Architects
• European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture (Mies van der Rohe Prize) – Alvaro Siza for Banco Borges e Irmão, Vila do Conde
• Pritzker Prize – Oscar Niemeyer and Gordon Bunshaft
• RAIA Gold Medal – Romaldo Giurgola
• RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Richard Meier
• Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture – Romaldo Giurgola.
• Twenty-five Year Award – Washington Dulles International Airport Terminal Building

Deaths

• March – Tom Ellis, English architect (born 1911)
• March 12 – Bernard Rudofsky, Moravian-born American writer, architect, collector, teacher, designer, and social historian (born 1905)
• August 21 – Ray Eames, American architect and designer, partner of Charles Eames (born 1912)
• November 22 – Luis Barragán, Mexican architect (born 1902)

Notes and References

1. http://archives.ucanews.com/1988/11/09/soeharto-inaugurates-new-cathedral-and-other-development-projects/ UCANews November 9, 1988
2. Web site: History. Torre Picasso. 2014-01-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20140125154213/http://www.per-gestora.com/ing/conoce_historia.htm. 2014-01-25. dead.
3. Web site: Sheffield casino plan approved for ex-NUM headquarters. 19 December 2011. 19 July 2013. BBC.
4. Web site: Tourism Malaysia-Selangor destinations-Blue Mosque. Government website-Tourism Malaysia. 2011. 2011-01-26.
5. News: Rob . MacDonald . 214m tower is all set to open for business . Daily News. Perth. 14. 1988-07-08.
6. Book: Hardingham, Samantha. London: a guide to recent architecture. London. Ellipsis. 3rd. 1996. 1-899858-08-3.
7. Book: Peter. Murray. Stephen. Trombley. Modern Britain. Phaidon Architecture Guide. Phaidon. London. 2nd. 1990. 0-7148-3133-6. |