Buildings and structures
Buildings opened
- January 15 – The Tashkent Tower in Tashkent, Uzbekistan begins operation after six years construction.
- March 2 – Columbia Center (formerly the Bank of America Tower) in Seattle, Washington, United States.
- June 4 – Farø Bridges, Denmark. [1]
- July 27 – The 63 Building officially opens as the tallest skyscraper outside North America in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea. [2]
- August 10 – St. Paul's Cathedral, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, designed by Aldo Spirito, is consecrated by the Pope.
- September 7 – The first concert is held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow, Scotland. [3]
Buildings completed
- November 18 – HSBC Headquarters Building in Hong Kong.
- Central State Museum of Kazakhstan. [4]
- The Bank of America Plaza in Dallas, Texas, United States.
- Several notable buildings in Manhattan, New York City, United States:
- The first tower in the World Financial Center.
- New York Marriott Marquis.
- Tower 49.
- Amarin Plaza in Bangkok, designed by Rangsan Torsuwan.
- Pak Sha O Youth Hostel in Hong Kong, designed by Rocco Design Architects.
- Hundertwasserhaus in Vienna.
- The Sender Eifel-Bärbelkreuz in Hellenthal, Germany.
- Tyholttårnet in Trondheim, Norway.
- Calgary Municipal Building in Calgary
- Spiral in Tokyo, Japan.
- Mjøsa Bridge, Norway.
- Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall, Nanjing, China.
- Reconstruction of Basilica of St. Cunibert, Cologne, after bombing of Cologne in World War II.
- Thematic House (remodeled structure) by Charles Jencks, Terry Farrell, Michael Graves and others in Holland Park, Kensington, London, United Kingdom. [5]