1981 in architecture
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The year 1981 in architecture involved some significant events.
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[edit] Buildings
- JPMorgan Chase Tower, Houston, Texas designed by I. M. Pei is completed.
- Sydney Tower in Sydney, Australia is completed and opened.
- Colonius in Cologne, Germany is completed.
- The Riyadh TV Tower in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is completed.
- The National Palace of Culture opens in Sofia, Bulgaria.
- Howell High School in Howell, MI is completed as the most expensive high school at the time in the State of Michigan.
[edit] Awards
- AIA Gold Medal - Josep Lluís Sert.
- Architecture Firm Award - Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates.
- Grand prix national de l'architecture - Gérard Thurnauer, Pierre Riboulet and Jean-Louis Veret.
- Pritzker Prize - James Stirling.
- RAIA Gold Medal - Colin Madigan.
- Royal Gold Medal - Philip Dowson.
- Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- April 10 - Charles Cowles-Voysey (born 1889)
- July 1 - Marcel Breuer (born 1902)
- September 1 - Albert Speer (born 1905)
- December 2 - Wallace Harrison (born 1895)
