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