1991 in architecture

The year 1991 in architecture involved some significant events.

[edit] Buildings

• One Canada Square in London becomes the tallest building in England.
• Stansted Airport terminal building in Essex, England, designed by Norman Foster.
• The Tianjin Radio and Television Tower in Tianjin, China is completed.
• Key Tower in Cleveland, Ohio, United States is completed.
• The MesseTurm in Frankfurt am Main, Germany is completed.
• Carnegie Hall Tower in Manhattan, New York, United States is completed.
• Bell Atlantic Tower in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States is completed.
• Bourke Place in Melbourne, Australia is completed.
• Melbourne Central in Melbourne, Australia is completed.
• The Friedrich-Clemens-Gerke Turm in Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony, Germany is completed.
• The Guangzhou TV Tower in Guangzhou, China is completed.
• The West Tower of the Stardust Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States is completed.
• 101 Collins Street designed by architects Denton Corker Marshall is completed in Melbourne

[edit] Awards

• AIA Gold Medal - Benjamin C. Thompson.
• Architecture Firm Award - Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects.
• Grand Prix de l'urbanisme - Jean Dellus.
• Grand prix national de l'architecture - Christian Hauvette.
• Pritzker Prize - Robert Venturi.
• Prix de l'Académie d'Architecture de France - Norman Foster.
• RAIA Gold Medal - Donald Bailey.
• Royal Gold Medal - Colin Stansfield Smith.
• Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).

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