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1982 in architecture

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The year 1982 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Buildings and structures

Buildings opened

  • January 28 – Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban, the National Parliament Building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, designed by Louis Kahn.
  • April 29 – Sri Lankan Parliament Building in Kotte, designed by Geoffrey Bawa.
  • October 12 – National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, ACT, designed by Colin Madigan.
  • November 13 – Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., designed by Maya Ying Lin, is dedicated.

Buildings completed

  • JPMorgan Chase Tower in Houston, Texas, United States.
  • Rheinturm Düsseldorf in Germany.
  • Abteiberg Museum in Mönchengladbach, Germany, designed by Hans Hollein.
  • First Canadian Centre in Calgary, Alberta
  • Nexen Building, Calgary in Calgary, Alberta
  • Kuwait National Assembly Building, designed by Jørn Utzon.
  • Rare Books Library, Newnham College, Cambridge, designed by van Heyningen and Haward.
  • Hamer Hall, part of the Arts Centre complex, in Melbourne, Australia.
  • Georgia Pacific Tower in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
  • TV-am Breakfast Television Centre in Camden Town, London, designed by Terry Farrell.
  • Inmos microprocessor factory in Newport, Wales, designed by the Richard Rogers Partnership.
  • BellSouth Building in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
  • Tower of the Juche Idea in Pyongyang, North Korea.
  • Main chapel of Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Thailand.
  • Akasaka Prince Hotel in Tokyo, Japan.
  • Atlantis Condominium in Miami, Florida.
  • December – Renault Centre in Swindon, England, designed by Norman Foster.

Awards

  • AIA Gold Medal – Romaldo Giurgola
  • Alvar Aalto Medal – Jørn Utzon
  • Architecture Firm Award – Gwathmey Siegel & Associates, Architects LLC
  • Grand prix national de l'architecture – Claude Vasconi
  • Pritzker Prize – Kevin Roche
  • RAIA Gold Medal – John Overall (architect)
  • RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Berthold Lubetkin
  • Twenty-five Year Award – Equitable Savings and Loan Building

Births

Deaths

  • March 10 – Charles N. Agree, American architect (born 1897)
  • March 27 – Fazlur Rahman Khan, Bengal-born structural engineer (born 1929)
  • April 20 – Şevki Balmumcu, Turkish architect (born 1905)
  • May 21 – Giovanni Muzio, Italian architect (born 1893)
  • August 4 – Bruce Goff, American architect (born 1904)
  • November 8 – David Roberts, British architect (born 1911)
  • November 16 – Peter Yates, English architect (born 1920)
  • December 18 – Sir Richard Sheppard, English architect (born 1910)

References

References

  1. McCarter, Robert [2004]. ''Louis I. Kahn''. Phaidon Press Ltd. p. 512. {{ISBN. 0-7148-4045-9.
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  3. Richard Weston, ''Utzon: Inspiration, Vision, Architecture'', Hellerup, Edition Bløndal, 2001, Pages 300–333
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