1979 in architecture

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The year 1979 involved some significant events in architecture.

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March - Kuwait Towers opened in Kuwait City with a Viewing Sphere which completes a full turn every 30 minutes.
October 10 - The Atheneum, designed by Richard Meier, opened as a visitor center in New Harmony, Indiana.
September 2 - Prabhupada's Palace of Gold dedicated in Marshall County, West Virginia as a memorial shrine built by Hare Krishna devotees.
Parque Central Complex, the tallest building in South America, completed in Caracas, Venezuela.
The Tower of Europe in Frankfurt am Main, Germany is completed.
Vienna International Centre completed for the United Nations Office at Vienna.
Rio de Janeiro Cathedral (Catedral Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro) completed, with 64 meter (210 ft) tall stained glass windows.

December - The Twentieth Century Society established as The Thirties Society in the United Kingdom as an architectural conservation pressure group.
Pritzker Prize instituted by Jay A. Pritzker.
Construction begins at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center designed by I. M. Pei.
Xanadu House design started.