1993 in architecture

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The year 1993 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

• August 18 – The 14th century Kapellbrücke covered wooden truss bridge in Lucerne (Switzerland) is largely destroyed by fire; rebuilding begins almost immediately.
• Philip Dowson becomes President of the Royal Academy. ^[1]
• Architekturzentrum Wien founded in Austria.
• van Heyningen and Haward Architects practice formed in London.

Buildings and structures

See also: Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1993

Buildings opened

• February 23 – Guildford Spectrum, UK ^[2]
• September 4 – Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Managua, Nicaragua, designed by Ricardo Legorreta ^[3]
• Het Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam, designed by Jo Coenen

Buildings completed

Yokohama Landmark Tower

• The Landmark Tower in Yokohama, Japan.
• Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco, designed by Michel Pinseau and built by Bouygues. ^[4]
• Hämeenkylä Church, Vantaa, Finland, designed by Jokela & Kareoja.
• Inner shrine, Ise, Mie, Mie Prefecture, Japan.
• Sanctuary of Divine Mercy (Sanktuarium Miłosierdzia Bożego), Kalisz, Poland (designed 1958; building commenced 1977).
• Museum of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki, Greece. ^[5]
• The Umeda Sky Building in Osaka City, Japan.
• Governor Phillip Tower, Sydney, Australia, by architects Denton Corker Marshall.
• Cave of Niaux visitor entrance in Ariège (department), France, designed by Massimiliano Fuksas.

Construction began

• The Zeitpyramide (time pyramid) in Wemding, Germany. Scheduled to be completed in the year 3183.

Awards

• AIA Gold Medal – Thomas Jefferson (posthumous).
• Architecture Firm Award – Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc.
• Grand Prix de l'urbanisme – Bernard Huet.
• Grand prix national de l'architecture – Dominique Perrault.
• Praemium Imperiale Architecture Laureate – Kenzo Tange.
• Pritzker Prize – Fumihiko Maki.
• RAIA Gold Medal – Ken Woolley.
• RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Giancarlo de Carlo.
• Twenty-five Year Award – Deere & Company Administrative Center.
• UIA Gold Medal – Fumihiko Maki.

Deaths

• March 27 – Paul László, Hungarian American architect (born 1900)
• June 27 – Paul Thiry, American architect (born 1904)
• July 13 – Alan McCullough, American modernist architect (born c.1909)
• August 16 – Alison Smithson, English architect (born 1928)
• August 19 – Norman Jaffe, American residential architect (born 1932)
• September 23 – Moshe Mayer, Romanian Israeli architect (born 1909)
• October 24 – Arthur T. Brown, American architect (born 1900)
• December 16 – Charles Moore, American architect (born 1925)

References

1. Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage (107th ed.). Wilmington, Delaware, USA: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd.
2. "About Us". Guildford Spectrum. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
3. "Catedral Managua: Historia" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
4. Hardy, Paula; Vorhees, Mara; Edsall, Heidi (2005). Lonely Planet Morocco . Lonely Planet. pp.  24, 57, 82, 85. ISBN   978-1-74059-678-7.
5. "Museum of Byzantine Culture". euromuse.net. Retrieved 2009-12-01.^{[ dead link ]}