1981 in architecture

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See also: 1980 in architecture, other events of 1981, 1982 in architecture and the architecture timeline.

Buildings

• JPMorgan Chase Tower, Houston, Texas designed by I. M. Pei is completed.
• Sydney Tower in Sydney, Australia is completed and opened.
• Colonius in Cologne, Germany is completed.
• The Riyadh TV Tower in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is completed.
• The National Palace of Culture opens in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Awards

• Grand prix national de l'architecture - Gérard Thurnauer, Pierre Riboulet and Jean-Louis Veret
• Pritzker Prize - James Stirling

Births

Deaths

• April 10 - Charles Cowles-Voysey (born 1889)
• July 1 - Marcel Breuer (born 1902)
• September 1 - Albert Speer (born 1905)
• December 2 - Wallace Harrison (born 1895)fr:1981 en architecture