1999 in architecture
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See also: 1998 in architecture, other events of 1999, 2000 in architecture and the architecture timeline.
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Buildings
- Jewish Museum Berlin, designed by Daniel Libeskind is completed.
- Great Court of the British Museum is redesigned by Norman Foster.
- Millennium Dome in London, designed by Richard Rogers is completed.
- Reichstag building in Berlin, redesigned by Norman Foster is reopened.
- The new Embassy of the United States in Ottawa designed by David Childs is opened
- The Burj al Arab in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is completed and opened.
- The Conde Nast Building in Manhattan, New York City, United States is completed.
- The Maintower in Frankfurt am Main, Germany is completed.
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Awards
- Grand Prix de l'urbanisme - Philippe Panerai and Nathan Starkman
- Grand prix national de l'architecture - Massimiliano Fuksas
- Pritzker Prize - Norman Foster
- Prix de l'Académie d'Architecture de France - Jean Nouvel
- Stirling Prize - Future Systems, Media Centre at Lord's
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Births
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Deaths
- January 23 - Jay A. Pritzker (born 1922)
- August 15 - Hugh Casson (born 1910)
- Aldo van Eyck (born 1918)fr:1999 en architecture