Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Install
Faster access than browser!
 

1998 in architecture

Index 1998 in architecture

The year 1998 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. [1]

87 relations: Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, Albert Frey (architect), Alvar Aalto Medal, April 16, April 5, Architecture Firm Award, August 29, Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal, Álvaro Siza Vieira, B 018, Beirut, Bellagio (resort), Bernard Khoury, British Airways, Carlsberg Architectural Prize, César Pelli, City of Arts and Sciences, David Chipperfield, Earth house, Erik Asmussen, European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture, Félix Candela, Foster and Partners, Francis Skinner (architect), Future Systems, Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Grand Prix de l'urbanisme, Grand prix national de l'architecture, Harmondsworth, Henley-on-Thames, Hong Kong International Airport, January 6, Jaquelin T. Robertson, Jean Nouvel, Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre, Jin Mao Tower, July 6, June 13, Kiasma, Kimbell Art Museum, Kuala Lumpur, Kulturforum, Kunsthaus Bregenz, Las Vegas Strip, Lúcio Costa, List of longest suspension bridge spans, List of tallest buildings, List of tallest buildings in the British Empire and the British Commonwealth, Listed building, Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre, ..., Malator, Marnell Corrao Associates, May 31, New Caledonia, Niels Torp AS, Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, November 14, October 15, October 31, Oscar Niemeyer, Park Hill, Sheffield, Peter Zumthor, Petronas Towers, Polaria, Pritzker Architecture Prize, Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent, Rem Koolhaas, Renzo Piano, River and Rowing Museum, Rosemary Stjernstedt, Royal Gold Medal, Santiago Calatrava, Satoshi Kashima, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, South Yorkshire, Steven Holl, Stirling Prize, Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture, Twenty-five Year Award, Valencia, Waterside (building), Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, 1902 in architecture, 1903 in architecture, 1908 in architecture, 1912 in architecture, 1913 in architecture. Expand index (37 more) »

Akashi Kaikyō Bridge

The is a suspension bridge, which links the city of Kobe on the Japanese mainland of Honshu to Iwaya on Awaji Island.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Akashi Kaikyō Bridge · See more »

Albert Frey (architect)

Albert Frey (October 18, 1903 – November 14, 1998) was a Swiss-born architect who established a style of modernist architecture centered on Palm Springs, California, United States, that came to be known as "desert modernism".

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Albert Frey (architect) · See more »

Alvar Aalto Medal

The Alvar Aalto Medal was established in 1967 by the Museum of Finnish Architecture, the Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA) and the Finnish Architectural Society.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Alvar Aalto Medal · See more »

April 16

No description.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and April 16 · See more »

April 5

No description.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and April 5 · See more »

Architecture Firm Award

The Architecture Firm Award is the highest honor that The American Institute of Architects can bestow on an architecture firm for consistently producing distinguished architecture.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Architecture Firm Award · See more »

August 29

No description.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and August 29 · See more »

Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal

The Gold Medal is the highest award of the Australian Institute of Architects awarded annually since 1960.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal · See more »

Álvaro Siza Vieira

Álvaro Joaquim de Melo Siza Vieira, (born 25 June 1933), is a Portuguese architect, and architectural educator.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Álvaro Siza Vieira · See more »

B 018

B 018, also pronounced in French, B Dix-Huit, is a nightclub in the semi-industrial, Quarantaine neighborhood of Beirut, Lebanon it was originally established in 1994 until 1998 in Sin el Fil, before moving to its current location the same year.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and B 018 · See more »

Beirut

Beirut (بيروت, Beyrouth) is the capital and largest city of Lebanon.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Beirut · See more »

Bellagio (resort)

Bellagio is a resort, luxury hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Bellagio (resort) · See more »

Bernard Khoury

Bernard Khoury (born August 19, 1968 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese architect.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Bernard Khoury · See more »

British Airways

British Airways (BA) is the flag carrier and the largest airline in the United Kingdom based on fleet size, or the second largest, behind easyJet, when measured by passengers carried.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and British Airways · See more »

Carlsberg Architectural Prize

Carlsberg Architectural Prize (Carlsberg Arkitekturpris) was an architecture award founded by the Danish New Carlsberg foundation in 1991.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Carlsberg Architectural Prize · See more »

César Pelli

César Pelli (born Oct. 12, 1926, Tucumán, Arg.), founder of Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, is an Argentine American architect who has designed some of the world's tallest buildings and other major urban landmarks.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and César Pelli · See more »

City of Arts and Sciences

The City of Arts and Sciences (Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències; Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias) is an entertainment-based cultural and architectural complex in the city of Valencia, Spain.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and City of Arts and Sciences · See more »

David Chipperfield

Sir David Alan Chipperfield (born 18 December 1953) is an English architect.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and David Chipperfield · See more »

Earth house

An earth house (also known as an earth berm, an earth sheltered home, or an eco-house) is an architectural style characterized by the use of natural terrain to help form the walls of a house.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Earth house · See more »

Erik Asmussen

Erik "Abbi" Asmussen (2 November 1913 – 29 August 1998) was a Danish architect active in Järna, Sweden.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Erik Asmussen · See more »

European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture

The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award is a Prize given biennially by the European Union and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe, Barcelona, 'to acknowledge and reward quality architectural production in Europe'.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture · See more »

Félix Candela

Félix Candela Outeriño (January 27, 1910 – December 7, 1997) was a Spanish and Mexican architect who was born in Madrid and at the age of 26, emigrated to Mexico, acquiring double nationality.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Félix Candela · See more »

Foster and Partners

Foster + Partners is a British international studio for architecture and integrated design, with headquarters in London.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Foster and Partners · See more »

Francis Skinner (architect)

Russell Thomas Francis Skinner (1908–1998) was the longest-serving member of Tecton, the architectural practice founded by Berthold Lubetkin in 1932 that pioneered the Modern Movement in Britain.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Francis Skinner (architect) · See more »

Future Systems

Future Systems was a London-based architectural and design practice, formerly headed by Directors Jan Kaplický and Amanda Levete.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Future Systems · See more »

Gemäldegalerie, Berlin

The Gemäldegalerie (Picture Gallery) is an art museum in Berlin, Germany, and the museum where the main selection of paintings belonging to the Berlin State Museums (Staatliche Museen zu Berlin) is displayed.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Gemäldegalerie, Berlin · See more »

Grand Prix de l'urbanisme

The Grand prix de l'urbanisme is awarded for urban planning in France by the Ministry for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Planning.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Grand Prix de l'urbanisme · See more »

Grand prix national de l'architecture

The Grand Prix national de l'architecture ("Grand National Prize of Architecture") is a French prize awarded by a jury of twenty persons under the chairmanship of the Ministry of Culture to an architect, or an architectural firm, for recognition of an outstanding contribution to architecture.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Grand prix national de l'architecture · See more »

Harmondsworth

Harmondsworth is a village in the London Borough of Hillingdon with a short border to the south onto London Heathrow Airport.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Harmondsworth · See more »

Henley-on-Thames

Henley-on-Thames is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England, northeast of Reading, west of Maidenhead and southeast of Oxford, near the tripoint of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Henley-on-Thames · See more »

Hong Kong International Airport

Hong Kong International Airport is the main airport in Hong Kong.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Hong Kong International Airport · See more »

January 6

No description.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and January 6 · See more »

Jaquelin T. Robertson

Jaquelin Taylor Robertson, FAIA, FAICP, usually credited as Jaquelin T. Robertson and informally known as "Jaque," is an American architect and urban designer.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Jaquelin T. Robertson · See more »

Jean Nouvel

Jean Nouvel (born 12 August 1945) is a French architect.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Jean Nouvel · See more »

Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre

The Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre (Centre culturel Tjibaou), on the narrow Tinu Peninsula, approximately northeast of the historic centre of Nouméa, the capital of New Caledonia, celebrates the vernacular Kanak culture, the indigenous culture of New Caledonia, amidst much political controversy over the independent status sought by some Kanaks from French rule.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre · See more »

Jin Mao Tower

The Jin Mao Tower, also known as the or, is an 88-story (93 if counting the floors in the spire) landmark skyscraper in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai, China.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Jin Mao Tower · See more »

July 6

No description.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and July 6 · See more »

June 13

No description.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and June 13 · See more »

Kiasma

Kiasma is a contemporary art museum located on Mannerheimintie in Helsinki, Finland.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Kiasma · See more »

Kimbell Art Museum

The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, hosts an art collection as well as traveling art exhibitions, educational programs and an extensive research library.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Kimbell Art Museum · See more »

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur, officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur (Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur), or commonly known as KL, is the national capital of Malaysia as well as its largest city in the country.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Kuala Lumpur · See more »

Kulturforum

The Kulturforum is a collection of cultural buildings in Berlin, Germany.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Kulturforum · See more »

Kunsthaus Bregenz

The Kunsthaus Bregenz (KUB) presents temporary exhibitions of international contemporary art in Bregenz, capital of the Austrian Federal State of Vorarlberg.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Kunsthaus Bregenz · See more »

Las Vegas Strip

The Las Vegas Strip is a stretch of South Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada that is known for its concentration of resort hotels and casinos.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Las Vegas Strip · See more »

Lúcio Costa

Lúcio Marçal Ferreira Ribeiro Lima Costa (27 February 1902 – 13 June 1998) was a Brazilian architect and urban planner, best known for his plan for Brasília.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Lúcio Costa · See more »

List of longest suspension bridge spans

The world's longest suspension bridges are listed according to the length of their main span (i.e. the length of suspended roadway between the bridge's towers).

New!!: 1998 in architecture and List of longest suspension bridge spans · See more »

List of tallest buildings

This list of tallest buildings in the world ranks skyscrapers by height.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and List of tallest buildings · See more »

List of tallest buildings in the British Empire and the British Commonwealth

The title of tallest building in the British Empire (later in the Commonwealth) has been contested since the late nineteenth century.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and List of tallest buildings in the British Empire and the British Commonwealth · See more »

Listed building

A listed building, or listed structure, is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, Cadw in Wales, and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency in Northern Ireland.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Listed building · See more »

Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre

The Culture and Congress Centre in Lucerne (or KKL for Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern) is a multi-functional building with a concert hall that is esteemed for its high-profile acoustics.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre · See more »

Malator

Malator is a house in Druidston, Pembrokeshire, Wales, built in the Earth house architectural style.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Malator · See more »

Marnell Corrao Associates

Marnell Corrao Associates is a privately held company specializing in architecture and general contracting services that is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Marnell Corrao Associates · See more »

May 31

No description.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and May 31 · See more »

New Caledonia

New Caledonia (Nouvelle-Calédonie)Previously known officially as the "Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies" (Territoire de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et dépendances), then simply as the "Territory of New Caledonia" (French: Territoire de la Nouvelle-Calédonie), the official French name is now only Nouvelle-Calédonie (Organic Law of 19 March 1999, article 222 IV — see). The French courts often continue to use the appellation Territoire de la Nouvelle-Calédonie.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and New Caledonia · See more »

Niels Torp AS

Niels Torp AS is an architectural firm based in Oslo, Norway.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Niels Torp AS · See more »

Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank

Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, (born 1 June 1935) is a British architect whose company, Foster + Partners, maintains an international design practice famous for high-tech architecture.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank · See more »

November 14

No description.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and November 14 · See more »

October 15

No description.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and October 15 · See more »

October 31

No description.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and October 31 · See more »

Oscar Niemeyer

Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho (December 15, 1907 – December 5, 2012), known as Oscar Niemeyer, was a Brazilian architect considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Oscar Niemeyer · See more »

Park Hill, Sheffield

Park Hill is a council housing estate in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Park Hill, Sheffield · See more »

Peter Zumthor

Peter Zumthor (born 26 April 1943) is a Swiss architect whose work is frequently described as uncompromising and minimalist.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Peter Zumthor · See more »

Petronas Towers

The Petronas Towers, also known as the Petronas Twin Towers (Malay: Menara Petronas, or Menara Berkembar Petronas), are twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Petronas Towers · See more »

Polaria

Polaria is the world's most northerly aquarium.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Polaria · See more »

Pritzker Architecture Prize

The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually "to honor a living architect or architects whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture." Founded in 1979 by Jay A. Pritzker and his wife Cindy, the award is funded by the Pritzker family and sponsored by the Hyatt Foundation.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Pritzker Architecture Prize · See more »

Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent

The Prix d'architecture de l'Équerre d'argent (The Silver T-square Prize) is a French architecture award.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent · See more »

Rem Koolhaas

Remment Lucas "Rem" Koolhaas (born 17 November 1945) is a Dutch architect, architectural theorist, urbanist and Professor in Practice of Architecture and Urban Design at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Rem Koolhaas · See more »

Renzo Piano

Renzo Piano, (born 14 September 1937) is an Italian architect and engineer.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Renzo Piano · See more »

River and Rowing Museum

The River & Rowing Museum in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, is located on a site at Mill Meadows by the River Thames.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and River and Rowing Museum · See more »

Rosemary Stjernstedt

Rosemary Stjernstedt (11 June 1912 – 31 October 1998) was an English architect and town planner.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Rosemary Stjernstedt · See more »

Royal Gold Medal

The Royal Gold Medal for architecture is awarded annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects on behalf of the British monarch, in recognition of an individual's or group's substantial contribution to international architecture.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Royal Gold Medal · See more »

Santiago Calatrava

Santiago Calatrava Valls (born 28 July 1951) is a Spanish architect, structural design and analyst engineer, sculptor and painter, particularly known for his bridges supported by single leaning pylons, and his railway stations, stadiums, and museums, whose sculptural forms often resemble living organisms.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Santiago Calatrava · See more »

Satoshi Kashima

, is a Japanese civil engineer.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Satoshi Kashima · See more »

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) is an American architectural, urban planning, and engineering firm.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill · See more »

South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and South Yorkshire · See more »

Steven Holl

Steven Holl (born December 9, 1947) is a New York-based American architect and watercolorist.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Steven Holl · See more »

Stirling Prize

The Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is a British prize for excellence in architecture.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Stirling Prize · See more »

Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture

The Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture recognizes individuals for distinguished contributions to the field of architecture.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture · See more »

Twenty-five Year Award

The Twenty-five Year Award is an architecture prize awarded by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) to buildings and structures that have "stood the test of time for 25 to 35 years",.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Twenty-five Year Award · See more »

Valencia

Valencia, officially València, on the east coast of Spain, is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-largest city in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona, with around 800,000 inhabitants in the administrative centre.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Valencia · See more »

Waterside (building)

The Waterside building in Harmondsworth, London, is the international head office of British Airways; it also houses the operational head office of BA's parent company, International Airlines Group (IAG).

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Waterside (building) · See more »

Wellington Cathedral of St Paul

This article relates to the Anglican Cathedral of Wellington, New Zealand.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · See more »

1902 in architecture

The year 1902 in architecture involved some significant events.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and 1902 in architecture · See more »

1903 in architecture

The year 1903 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and 1903 in architecture · See more »

1908 in architecture

The year 1908 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and 1908 in architecture · See more »

1912 in architecture

The year 1912 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and 1912 in architecture · See more »

1913 in architecture

The year 1913 in architecture involved some significant events.

New!!: 1998 in architecture and 1913 in architecture · See more »

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_in_architecture

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »