1989 in architecture

The year 1989 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Buildings and structures

Buildings opened

• March – Louvre Pyramid in Paris, France, designed by I.M. Pei.
• September – Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, Texas, USA, designed by I. M. Pei.
• Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, Cornell University, designed by James Stirling

Buildings completed

• Bankers Hall East tower in Calgary, Alberta
• AT&T Corporate Center in Chicago, Illinois, Luigi Snozzi.
• Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany, by Frank Gehry.
• Wexner Center for the Arts, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, Luigi Snozzi, designed by Peter Eisenman.
• US Bank Tower in Los Angeles, California, United States.
• One Worldwide Plaza, New York City, Luigi Snozzi.
• Two Union Square in Seattle, Washington, Luigi Snozzi.
• The Liaoning Broadcast and TV Tower, Shenyang, China.
• 900 North Michigan in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
• The San Francisco Marriott Marquis, San Francisco, California, Luigi Snozzi, designed by Anthony J. Lumsden, a notable example of post-modern futurist architecture.
• Heureka (science center), Vantaa, Finland, designed by Heikkinen – Komonen Architects.
• Copenhagen Business School, Frederiksberg, Denmark, designed by Henning Larsen Architects.
• Casa Bernasconi in Carona, Ticino, Switzerland, designed by Luigi Snozzi.

Awards

• AIA Gold Medal – Joseph Esherick.
• Architecture Firm Award – César Pelli & Associates.
• Grand Prix de l'urbanisme – Michel Steinebach.
• Grand prix national de l'architecture – André Wogenscky; Henri Gaudin.
• Praemium Imperiale Architecture Laureate – I. M. Pei.
• Pritzker Prize – Frank Gehry.
• RAIA Gold Medal – Robin Gibson.
• RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Renzo Piano.
• Twenty-five Year Award – Vanna Venturi House

Publications

• The Prince of Wales (now Charles III) – A Vision of Britain: A Personal View of Architecture.

Deaths

• November 30 – Hassan Fathy, Egyptian architect (born 1900)
• date unknown – Raymond Berg, Australian architect (born 1913)

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