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2002 in architecture
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The year
2002 in architecture
involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Contents
Events
Buildings and structures
Buildings opened
Buildings completed
Awards
Deaths
See also
References
Events
Office Kersten Geers David Van Severen established in Brussels.
Buildings and structures
See also:
Category:Buildings and structures completed in 2002
Buildings opened
The
Falkirk Wheel
near
Falkirk
, Scotland
City Hall
in
London
, England
May 21
–
Portico
and extensions to the
Queen's Gallery
at
Buckingham Palace
, London, designed by
John Simpson
, are opened by Queen
Elizabeth II
of the United Kingdom as part of her
Golden Jubilee
.
May 24
– The
Falkirk Wheel
, a rotating boat lift, connecting the
Forth and Clyde Canal
with the
Union Canal
, near
Falkirk
, Scotland, is opened by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom as part of her Golden Jubilee.
[
1
]
July –
London City Hall
on the south bank of the
River Thames
, designed by
Norman Foster
.
July 5
– The
Imperial War Museum North
in
Manchester
, UK, designed by
Daniel Libeskind
.
July 13
–
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
, converted from the Baltic Flour Mill at
Gateshead
in
North East England
, UK.
September 2
–
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
, designed by
José Rafael Moneo
, is consecrated in
Los Angeles, California
, USA.
September 22
-
Vassenden Church
, Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway, designed by Per W. Skarstein, is consecrated.
[
2
]
October 16
–
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
inaugurated in
Alexandria
, Egypt, from the competition winning entry by
Snøhetta
.
[
3
]
October 26
–
Federation Square
in
Melbourne
, Australia.,
[
4
]
December 14
–
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
in
Texas
, USA, designed by
Tadao Ando
.
date unknown
383 Madison Avenue
opens in New York City, USA, designed by
David Childs
and used as the
Bear Stearns
office building.
Laban dance centre
, designed by
Herzog & de Meuron
(
Stirling Prize
2003), in
Deptford
, London, UK.
The Deep
aquarium, designed by
Sir Terry Farrell
, in
Hull
, UK.
Buildings completed
The
Kingdom Centre
in
Riyadh
, Saudi Arabia
specific date not listed:
Kingdom Centre
in
Riyadh
,
Saudi Arabia
, designed by
Ellerbe Becket
and
Omrania and Associates
.
Peter B. Lewis Building
, designed by
Frank Gehry
for
Weatherhead School of Management
,
Case Western Reserve University
,
Cleveland
, Ohio.
Beddington Zero Energy Development
(BedZED), designed by
Bill Dunster
, in
Beddington
, London, UK.
"Dirty House", designed by
David Adjaye
, in the
London Borough of Hackney
, UK.
[
5
]
Hampden Gurney Church of England Primary School, designed by
Building Design Partnership
, in
Marylebone
, London, UK.
Weald and Downland Gridshell
, designed by
Edward Cullinan
Architects, in
Southern England
, UK.
Extension to
Horniman Museum
, London, designed by
Allies and Morrison
.
Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Zamboanga
, designed by designed by Abarro and Associates, in the Philippines.
Restoration and extension of
Church of the Good Shepherd
,
Pakila
, designed by
Juha Leiviskä
and Vilhelm Helander, in
Helsinki
, Finland.
Awards
American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal
–
Frank Gehry
AIA Gold Medal
–
Tadao Ando
Architecture Firm Award
–
Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates
Emporis Skyscraper Award
–
Kingdom Centre
Grand Prix de l'urbanisme
–
Bruno Fortier
Praemium Imperiale
Architecture Laureate –
Norman Foster
Pritzker Prize
–
Glenn Murcutt
Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent
–
Pierre du Besset
and
Dominique Lyon
for
Troyes Library
RIAS Award for Architecture
–
Malcolm Fraser Architects
for
Dance Base
, Edinburgh
RAIA Gold Medal
–
Brit Andresen
RIBA
Royal Gold Medal
–
Archigram
Stirling Prize
–
Wilkinson Eyre Architects
&
Gifford
for
Gateshead Millennium Bridge
[
6
]
Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture
–
James Turrell
Twenty-five Year Award
–
Fundació Joan Miró
UIA
Gold Medal
–
Renzo Piano
Vincent Scully Prize
–
Robert Venturi
and
Denise Scott-Brown
Deaths
August 21
–
Benjamin C. Thompson
, US architect (born
1918
)
September 13
–
Richard Foster
, US Modernist architect
October 27
–
Valve Pormeister
, Estonian architect (born
1922
)
See also
Timeline of architecture
References
↑
"Wheel back on roll after vandalism repair work"
.
The Scotsman
. 14 October 2002
. Retrieved
6 January
2014
.
↑
"Vassenden Kyrkje"
(in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv
. Retrieved
2013-11-26
.
↑
Clare Davies.
"Archive Map: Egypt"
(PDF)
. Speak Memory. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on 6 October 2014
. Retrieved
5 October
2014
.
↑
"FEDERATION SQUARE OPEN TO PUBLIC FROM OCTOBER
26"
.
MINISTER FOR MAJOR PROJECTS Media Release
. www.legislation.vic.gov.au. 18 October 2002. Archived from
the original
on 25 May 2011
. Retrieved
16 March
2008
.
↑
Frearson, Amy (2012-03-12).
"Designed in Hackney: Dirty House by David Adjaye"
.
de zeen
. Retrieved
2017-10-30
.
↑
"Stirling Prize winner revealed"
.
Designweek.co.uk
. 17 October 2002
. Retrieved
19 October
2024
.
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