The year 1991 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Buildings and structures
Buildings
- One Canada Square at Canary Wharf in London, designed by César Pelli & Associates, becomes the tallest building in the United Kingdom.
- Stansted Airport terminal building in Essex, England, designed by Norman Foster.
- Rebuilt Liverpool Street station in London, designed by Nick Derbyshire, is opened.
- The Tianjin Radio and Television Tower in Tianjin, China is completed.
- The Sainsbury Wing of the National Gallery in London, designed by Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, is opened.
- Norwegian Glacier Museum in Fjærland, designed by Sverre Fehn, is built.
- Extended Brentwood Cathedral in England, designed by Quinlan Terry, is dedicated.
- University of Vaasa Palosaari stage 1 buildings, Finland, designed by Käpy and Simo Paavilainen.
- Key Tower in Cleveland, Ohio, United States is completed.
- The Messeturm[1] in Frankfurt am Main, Germany is completed.[2]
- QV.1 in Perth, Australia.[2]
- TD Canada Trust Tower, Calgary in Calgary, Alberta
- Carnegie Hall Tower in Manhattan, New York, United States is completed.
- Bell Atlantic Tower in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States is completed.[3]
- Bourke Place in Melbourne, Australia is completed.
- Melbourne Central Shopping Centre in Melbourne, Australia is completed.
- The Friedrich Clemens Gerke Tower 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.
- "The Corns" residential towers, "1000 Years" housing estate, Katowice, Poland, designed by Henryk Buszko and Aleksander Franta, is completed.
- Team Disney Orlando, an office building in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, designed by Arata Isozaki.[4]
- The Keeler House in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, designed by Ray Kappe. It was destroyed in the January 2025 Southern California wildfires.[5]
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.
- Praemium Imperiale Architecture Laureate – Gae Aulenti.
- Pritzker Prize – Robert Venturi.
- Prix de l'Académie d'Architecture de France – Norman Foster.
- RAIA Gold Medal – Donald Bailey.
- RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Colin Stansfield Smith.
- Twenty-five Year Award – Sea Ranch Condominium One
Births
Deaths
- August 19 – Hans van der Laan, Dutch monk and architect (born 1904)
References
- ^ Al-Kodmany, Kheir; Ali, Mir M. (2013). The Future of the City: Tall Buildings and Urban Design. WIT Press. p. 352. ISBN 978-1-84564-410-9. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ a b Sharp, Dennis (2002). Twentieth Century Architecture: A Visual History. Images Publishing. p. 424. ISBN 978-1-86470-085-5. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Nickels, Thom (2005). Philadelphia Architecture. Arcadia Publishing. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-7385-3798-6. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Korkis, Jim (2016-08-02). "WDW Chronicles: The Story of the Team Disney Building". All Ears. Vol. 880. AllEarsNet, LLC. ISSN 1533-0753. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ Sam Lubell (9 January 2014). "As Flames Consume Architectural Gems, a Hit to 'Old California'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
