1988 in architecture

Overview of the events of 1988 in architecture

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The year 1988 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

## Events

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* Hawkins\Brown architectural practice established in London.

## Buildings and structures

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See also: Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1988

### Buildings opened

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The Parliament House, Canberra, Australia

* March 13 – Seikan Tunnel beneath the Tsugaru Strait in Japan.
* May 9 – Parliament House, Canberra, Australia.
* September 25 – Aalto Theatre, Essen, Germany.
* October 10 – Cairo Opera House, Egypt.
* November 2 – Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Dili, Indonesia.[1]
* December – Torre Picasso, in Madrid, Spain, by Minoru Yamasaki.[2]
* date unknown – National Union of Mineworkers headquarters, Sheffield, England.[3]

### Buildings completed

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Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque, Selangor, Malaysia Technisches Zentrum ERCO-Leuchten in Lüdenscheid, Germany

* March 11 – Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque, Selangor, Malaysia.[4]
* July – 108 St Georges Terrace in Perth, Western Australia.[5]
* Scotia Plaza in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
* Bell Media Tower in Montreal, Canada.
* Canterra Tower in Calgary, Alberta.
* Wells Fargo Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
* Pitampura TV Tower in New Delhi, India.
* Washington Mutual Tower in Seattle, Washington.
* Central Plaza 1, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
* One Kansas City Place, in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
* Bellevue Place, Hong Kong, designed by Rocco Design Architects.
* Richmond Riverside development in London, England, designed by Quinlan Terry.[6]
* ERCO Technical Centre (Technisches Zentrum ERCO-Leuchten) in Lüdenscheid, Germany, designed by Uwe Kiessler.
* Storm water pumping station on the Isle of Dogs in London Docklands, designed by John Outram Associates.[6]
* Causewayside Building, National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, designed by Andrew Merrylees.[7]
* Clovelly Visitor Centre in North Devon, England, designed by van Heyningen and Haward Architects.[7]
* House for Janet Street-Porter, Clerkenwell, London, designed by Piers Gough of CZWG.

## Awards

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* Alvar Aalto Medal – Alvaro Siza
* Architecture Firm Award – Hartman-Cox Architects
* European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture (Mies van der Rohe Prize) – Alvaro Siza for Banco Borges e Irmão, Vila do Conde
* Pritzker Prize – Oscar Niemeyer and Gordon Bunshaft
* RAIA Gold Medal – Romaldo Giurgola
* RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Richard Meier
* Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture – Romaldo Giurgola.
* Twenty-five Year Award – Washington Dulles International Airport Terminal Building

## Deaths

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* March – Tom Ellis, English architect (born 1911)
* March 12 – Bernard Rudofsky, Moravian-born American writer, architect, collector, teacher, designer, and social historian (born 1905)
* August 21 – Ray Eames, American architect and designer, partner of Charles Eames (born 1912)
* November 22 – Luis Barragán, Mexican architect (born 1902)

## References

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1. ^ UCANews November 9, 1988[permanent dead link]
2. ^ "History". Torre Picasso. Archived from the original on January 25, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
3. ^ "Sheffield casino plan approved for ex-NUM headquarters". BBC. December 19, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
4. ^ "Tourism Malaysia-Selangor destinations-Blue Mosque". Government website-Tourism Malaysia. 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2011.[permanent dead link]
5. ^ MacDonald, Rob (July 8, 1988). "214m tower is all set to open for business". Daily News. Perth. p. 14.
6. ^ a b Hardingham, Samantha (1996). London: a guide to recent architecture (3rd ed.). London: Ellipsis. ISBN 1-899858-08-3.
7. ^ a b Murray, Peter; Trombley, Stephen (1990). Modern Britain. Phaidon Architecture Guide (2nd ed.). London: Phaidon. ISBN 0-7148-3133-6.|