1984 in architecture

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See also: 1983 in architecture, other events of 1984, 1985 in architecture and the architecture timeline.

Contents 1 Buildings 2 Events 3 Awards 4 Births 5 Deaths

Buildings

• Lloyd's Building in London, designed by Richard Rogers is completed.
• Neue Staatsgalerie in Stuttgart, designed by James Stirling opens to the public.
• The Swisscom-Sendeturm St. Chrischona located near Basel, Switzerland is completed.
• The Bank of America Center in Houston, Texas, United States is completed and opened.
• The Wachovia Financial Center in Miami, Florida, United States is completed.
• The Petro-Canada Centre in Calgary, Canada is completed and opened.
• The whole of PPG Place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States is completed.
• The Smurfit-Stone Building in Chicago, Illinois, United States is completed.
• The Deutsche Bank Tower in Frankfurt am Main, Germany is completed.
• The Tour Hertzienne TDF in Romainville near Paris, France is completed.

Events

• 30 May: The Prince of Wales denounces a proposed modernist extension to the National Gallery, London as "a hideous carbuncle on the face of an elegant and much-loved friend", declaring his reactionary views on architecture for the first time. [1]

Awards

• Grand prix national de l'architecture - Edmond Lay
• Pritzker Prize - Richard Meier

Births

Deaths

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