2013 in architecture
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The year 2013 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
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Events
- March 1 - The first phase of the Old Port of Marseille renewal is inaugurated.[1][2]
- March 28 - Paradise Center, in Sofia, the largest shopping mall in Bulgaria.
- April 13 - The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam reopens its doors after a 10-year restoration and renovation project.
- April - The 11th-century minaret of the Great Mosque of Aleppo in Aleppo, Syria, is destroyed during civil war fighting.
- May 10 - One World Trade Center becomes the tallest building in the United States and the third-tallest building in the world by pinnacle height (not yet complete).
- June 12 - The Berlin City Palace foundation stone laying ceremony is held in Berlin. The building is expected to be completed in 2019.[3]
- July 11 - Work begins on a Lego model of Durham Cathedral in England, the beginning of a huge fund-raising effort.[4]
- August 3 - The Shanghai Tower, topping out ceremony is held in Shanghai. The tallest building in China and the second-tallest in the world is expected to be completed in 2015.
- October - The sixth World Architecture Festival is held in Singapore.
- November 12 - The Height Committee of the Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) makes the controversial[5] announcement that One World Trade Center is the tallest building in the United States at 1,776 feet, declaring that the mast on top of the building is a spire since it is a permanent part of the building's architecture.[6][7]
Buildings opened
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- Bulgaria
- September - Dorkovo Museum.
- Chile
- Tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere, the Gran Torre Santiago is completed.
- Denmark
- March - New building for the National Aquarium Denmark, designed by 3XN, in Copenhagen.
- France
- June 1 - Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations national museum in Marseille, in the South of France, designed by Rudy Ricciotti.
- Germany
- May - Extension to Lenbachhaus art museum, designed by Foster and Partners, in Munich, Germany.
- Mexico
- November 19 - Museo Júmex, Mexico City, designed by David Chipperfield.
- New Zealand
- August 2 - Cardboard Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand, designed by Shigeru Ban with Warren and Mahoney.
- Poland
- April 19 - Museum of the History of Polish Jews, designed by Rainer Mahlamäki, in Warsaw, Poland.
- Turkey
- October 29 - The Marmaray rail tunnel under the Bosphorus strait, the world's deepest undersea immersed tube tunnel, Istanbul, Turkey.
- United Kingdom
- February 1 - Bishop Edward King Chapel at Ripon College Cuddesdon in Oxfordshire, England, designed by Niall McLaughlin Architects, is dedicated.[8][9]
- March - Number One Riverside civic offices in Rochdale, designed by FaulknerBrowns Architects, opens to the public.[10]
- April - The Shed temporary auditorium for the National Theatre on the South Bank in London, by Haworth Tompkins.[11]
- May 30 - Mary Rose Museum, designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects and Perkins+Will, at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard in England.
- June 28 - Scale Lane Bridge over River Hull in the UK, designed by McDowell+Benedetti with engineers Alan Baxter Associates and Qualter Hall.[12]
- September 3 - Library of Birmingham, the largest public library in the United Kingdom, designed by Mecanoo.[13]
- September 30 - SSE Hydro arena in Glasgow, Scotland, designed by Foster and Partners.
- USA
- January: James B. Hunt Jr. Library the main library of Centennial Campus of North Carolina State University, designed by Snøhetta, in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.
- April 25 - The George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Texas.
- November 27 - Kimbell Art Museum expansion, named the Renzo Piano Pavilion, designed by Renzo Piano, in Fort Worth, Texas, is officially inaugurated.
- December 4 - Pérez Art Museum Miami, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, in Miami, USA.[14]
Buildings completed
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- Russia
- Mercury City Tower, in Moscow, the tallest building in Europe, is completed.
- United Arab Emirates
- June 10 - Cayan Tower in Dubai Marina, the world's tallest tower featuring a 90-degree twist, is completed.
- United Kingdom
- December 18 - Stonehenge Visitor Centre, Wiltshire, England, designed by Denton Corker Marshall.[15]
- Burntwood School in Wandsworth (London), by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris.[16]
- Tate Britain renovation in London, by Caruso St John.[17]
- USA
Awards
- AIA Architecture Firm Award – Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
- AIA Gold Medal – Thom Mayne[18]
- Emporis Skyscraper Award – The Shard designed by Renzo Piano
- European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture (Mies van der Rohe Prize) – The Harpa concert hall in Reykjavík by Henning Larsen Architects[19]
- Driehaus Architecture Prize for New Classical Architecture – Thomas H. Beeby
- Lawrence Israel Prize - Roman and Williams
- LEAF Award, Overall Winner – archi5
- Praemium Imperiale Architecture Laureate – David Chipperfield
- Pritzker Architecture Prize – Toyo Ito.[20]
- Reed Award for classical architecture commitment - David Watkin[21]
- RAIA Gold Medal – Peter Wilson
- RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Peter Zumthor[22]
- Stirling Prize – Witherford Watson Mann Architects for refurbishment of Astley Castle in North Warwickshire, England (2012)[23]
- Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture – Laurie Olin
- Twenty-five Year Award by AIA – Renzo Piano for Menil Collection
Exhibitions
- June 15 until September 23 - "Le Corbusier: An Atlas of Modern Landscapes at Museum of Modern Art in New York City[24]
Deaths
- January 5 - Bruce McCarty, American architect (born 1920)
- January 7 - Ada Louise Huxtable, American architecture critic (The New York Times) (born 1921)
- February 25 - Heikki Siren, Finnish architect (born 1918)
- March 7 - Elmar Tampõld, Estonian-Canadian architect (born 1920)
- April 9 - Paolo Soleri, Italian architect (born 1919)
- April 11
- Ram Karmi, Israeli architect (born 1931)
- Clorindo Testa, Italian-born Argentine architect and artist (born 1923)
- April 16 - Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, Mexican architect (born 1919)
- April 20 - Rick Mather, American-born UK-based architect (born 1937)
- June 18 - Colin Stansfield Smith, British architect and academic (born 1932)
- June 22 - Henning Larsen, Danish architect (born 1925)
- October 30 - Anca Petrescu, Romanian architect and politician (born 1949)
- November 13 - Roland Paoletti, British architect (born 1931)
- December 5 - Fred Bassetti, American architect (born 1917)
References
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- ↑ AIA Gold Medal 2013, retrieved 22 April 2013
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