1984 in architecture
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The year 1984 in architecture involved some significant events.
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[edit] Buildings
- Lloyd's Building in London, designed by Richard Rogers is completed.
- Neue Staatsgalerie in Stuttgart, designed by James Stirling opens to the public.
- The Swisscom-Sendeturm St. Chrischona located near Basel, Switzerland is completed.
- The Bank of America Center in Houston, Texas, United States is completed and opened.
- The Wachovia Financial Center in Miami, Florida, United States is completed.
- The Petro-Canada Centre in Calgary, Canada is completed and opened.
- The whole of PPG Place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States is completed.
- The Smurfit-Stone Building in Chicago, Illinois, United States is completed.
- The Deutsche Bank Tower in Frankfurt am Main, Germany is completed.
- The Tour Hertzienne TDF in Romainville near Paris, France is completed.
[edit] Events
- 30 May: The Prince of Wales denounces a proposed modernist extension to the National Gallery, London as "a hideous carbuncle on the face of an elegant and much-loved friend", declaring his reactionary views on architecture for the first time. [1]
[edit] Awards
- Architecture Firm Award - Kallmann McKinnell & Wood Architects.
- Grand prix national de l'architecture - Edmond Lay.
- Pritzker Prize - Richard Meier.
- RAIA Gold Medal - Philip Cox.
- Royal Gold Medal - Charles Correa.
- Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
