2002 in architecture
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[edit] Buildings and structures
- May 24 – Falkirk Wheel, a rotating boat lift, connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal, near Falkirk, Scotland, is opened by Queen Elizabeth II as part of her Golden Jubilee.
- July – London City Hall is opened on the south bank of the River Thames, designed by Norman Foster.
- July 5 – The Imperial War Museum North in Manchester, designed by Daniel Libeskind, opens.
- July 13 – Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, converted from the Baltic Flour Mill at Gateshead in North East England, opens.
- September 2 – Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, designed by José Rafael Moneo, is consecrated in Los Angeles, California.
- October 16 – Bibliotheca Alexandrina inaugurated in Egypt, from the competition winning entry by Snøhetta.
- October 26 – Federation Square in Melbourne, Australia is completed.
- December 14 – Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth in Texas, designed by Tadao Ando.
- specific date not listed:
- 383 Madison Avenue opens in New York City, designed by David Childs, and used as the Bear Sterns office building.
- Laban dance centre opens in Deptford, London, designed by Herzog & de Meuron (Stirling Prize 2003).
- Beddington Zero Energy Development (BedZED) is completed in Beddington, London, designed by Bill Dunster.
- Weald and Downland Gridshell, designed by Edward Cullinan Architects, is completed in Southern England.
[edit] Awards
- American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal – Frank Gehry
- AIA Gold Medal – Tadao Ando.
- Architecture Firm Award – Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates.
- Emporis Skyscraper Award – Kingdom Centre.
- Grand Prix de l'urbanisme – Bruno Fortier.
- Pritzker Prize – Glenn Murcutt.
- Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent – Pierre du Besset and Dominique Lyon for Troyes Library.
- RIAS Award for Architecture – Malcolm Fraser Architects for Dance Base, Edinburgh.
- RAIA Gold Medal – Brit Andresen.
- Royal Gold Medal – Archigram.
- Stirling Prize – Wilkinson Eyre Architects, Gateshead Millennium Bridge.
- Vincent Scully Prize – Robert Venturi and Denise Scott-Brown.
- Twenty-five Year Award – Fundació Joan Miró
- UIA Gold Medal – Renzo Piano.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- Benjamin C. Thompson (born 1918)
