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1991 in architecture

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1991 in architecture

The year 1991 in architecture involved some significant events.

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Buildings

  • One Canada Square at Canary Wharf in London, designed by César Pelli & Associates, becomes the tallest building in the United Kingdom.
  • Stansted Airport terminal building in Essex, England, designed by Norman Foster.
  • Rebuilt Liverpool Street station in London, designed by Nick Derbyshire, is opened.
  • The Tianjin Radio and Television Tower in Tianjin, China is completed.
  • The Sainsbury Wing of the National Gallery in London, designed by Robert Venturi and Denise Scott, is opened.
  • Extended Brentwood Cathedral in England, designed by Quinlan Terry, is dedicated.
  • Key Tower in Cleveland, Ohio, United States is completed.
  • The Messeturm in Frankfurt am Main, Germany is completed.
  • Carnegie Hall Tower in Manhattan, New York, United States is completed.
  • Bell Atlantic Tower in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States is completed.
  • Bourke Place in Melbourne, Australia is completed.
  • Melbourne Central Shopping Centre in Melbourne, Australia is completed.
  • The Friedrich-Clemens-Gerke Turm in Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony, Germany is completed.
  • The Guangzhou TV Tower in Guangzhou, China is completed.
  • The West Tower of the Stardust Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States is completed.
  • 101 Collins Street designed by architects Denton Corker Marshall is completed in Melbourne.
  • "The Corns" residential towers, "1000 Years" housing estate, Katowice, Poland, designed by Henryk Buszko and Aleksander Franta, is completed.

    • Awards

  • AIA Gold Medal - Benjamin C. Thompson.
  • Architecture Firm Award - Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects.
  • Grand Prix de l'urbanisme - Jean Dellus.
  • Grand prix national de l'architecture - Christian Hauvette.
  • Praemium Imperiale Architecture Laureate – Gae Aulenti.
  • Pritzker Prize - Robert Venturi.
  • Prix de l'Académie d'Architecture de France - Norman Foster.
  • RAIA Gold Medal - Donald Bailey.
  • Royal Gold Medal - Colin Stansfield Smith.
  • Twenty-five Year Award - Sea Ranch Condominium One

    • References

    1991 in architecture Wikipedia
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